Extreme
Dirt Track
DURO ATVA Nationals
Round #4 - Ashtabula, Ohio
Pine Lake 40th Anniversary
July 26, 2009
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Harold Goodman Wins
Again at Pine Lake's 40th Anniversary
Michael Coburn finishes 2nd &
Frank Batista Makes Season Debut on the Podium
Extreme
Dirt Track ATV Racing
Round #4 - Links |
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Once
again rain clouds threatened to stop the
racing action Pine Lake, but amazingly only
a few small showers passed over the track
while heavy rain was recorded within a few
miles of the track |
Ashtabula, OH - It was an intense
battle between Honda’s Harold Goodman and
recent Pike’s Peak record setter, Michael
Coburn at round four of the ATVA Extreme Dirt Track
Racing Series, but Harold Goodman would hang on
to claim both the Pro and Pro Lites win, while Kirby
Cooke would edge out Kristopher Bures and Shane
Hitt to take top honors in the Pro-am class.
This years round of racing at Pine Lake marked
the 40th anniversary of racing at the facility,
which makes it the oldest ATV race in America.
In celebration of its anniversary, the Fischer
family added four UTV exhibition classes to the
Extreme Dirt Track racing line-up, and they also
brought back an old tradition with a one hour
UTV & ATV Cross Country race on Saturday evening
after the heat races. After sunset, a celebration
party held along the lake. to wrap-up the evening
with great food and entertainment in appreciation
for the racers, which is held every year
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An
exhibit of race vehicles from the past that
roared around the Pine Lake track was on
showcase with 6 wheelers, pilots, 3-wheelers
& ATVs |
Extreme Dirt Track Racer, Quinn
Michaels, aslo displayed several of his
extreme ATVs with the 125K Outta Control
Raptor, Spider LTR450, & Goblin TRX450R |
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Former
Pro ATV racer & EDT Pro ATV Champion,
Tim Farr, along with co-pilot, Dave Fischer,
claimed the win in the Cross Country UTV
Race |
The XC ATV race was as brutal as
any GNCC event, but it didn't stop some
Pro EDT racers, like Brandon Shipman from
getting dirty for some fun in the mud |
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Youth
Racer, Jessica Ryckman, was thrown a surprise
birthday Party with family & friends
dressing up in luau costumes at the evening
dinner party |
A trophy
girl beauty pageant was held with 7 contestants
signing up with a panel of judges narrowing
it down to 3 trophy girls with Kirby Cooke's
Girlfriend Winning |
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