2013
AMA Racing
ATV Extreme Dirt Track Nationals
Round #6 - Ashtabula, OH
Pine Lake
July 28, 2013
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Harold Goodman Wins Pine Lake Extreme Dirt Track
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Brad Riley started mid pack & made his way up to second place before the finish |
Brad Riley of Two Se7en Motorsports / Maxxis Tires was once again a force to be reckoned with in the Pro ranks as he claimed the second spot on the podium at Pine Lake. Riley came off the line in a battle for 6th and 7th place and was forced to work his way up from there. Needless to say, Riley’s work was cut out for him as many talented racers lay ahead of him. Riley, in true “Intimidator” fashion pushed and raced his way up towards the podiums positions and eventually picked off Daniel Chepkauskas who was running in 3rd place. Once into the second place spot, Riley poured on the coal and chased down Goodman, but was not able to attempt a pass before the checkered flag flew.
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Brad Riley currently sits third in the Extreme Dirt Track Pro Class Points |
“I got a pretty bad holeshot and had to work super hard to get up towards the front. It’s nice to be on the podium again after a hard run, I was just really hoping to get up there and give Harold another run! My DASA motor and PEP shocks were working great on the big jumps on the fast track and my Maxxis tires hooked up awesome and stayed together for me while I was pushing them really hard,.” said Riley.
Rage / Elka Suspension’s Daniel Chepkauskas made his Pro podium debut at round 6 at Pine Lake after being on fire for the entire day! Chepkauskas set himself up for success immediately out of the holeshot securing a 3rd place ride behind #14 Damon Brown. Brown eventually dropped back and Chepkauskas slid to second giving chase to Goodman up front. Chepkauskas then had another fight on his hands as Riley was on a mission to the front and made his way around Chepkauskas and to the second place spot. From here the #14 Fly Racing Honda racer rode clean and true and ended up with a solid third spot on the podium!
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Daniel
Chepkauskas earned his first Extreme Dirt
Track Pro Class Podium Finish
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“I came out here and rode my race the best
I could! Coburn was pressuring me the entire time
from behind and I knew I had to just hold my own
and ride clean. I’m super happy to be up
here and I can’t imagine this weekend going
any better! Harold has helped me out a ton, Rage
motors and Elka suspension kept me running strong
all weekend too, I can’t thank everyone
enough who has helped me out!” said Chepkauskas
on the podium.
Michael Coburn had some bad luck off the start
as well sliding in behind Riley for 7th place
out of the holeshot. Coburn then kept his throttle
open as he and Riley both sliced their way through
the pack as they headed towards the front. Coburn
came out with the 4th place finish on the evening
after making attempts to get around Chepkauskas
for the podium finish.
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Michael
Coburn placed fourth at Pine Lake aboard
his Honda TRX 450R ATV
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Daryl
Rath rounded out the top five in the Extreme
Dirt Track Pro Class |
Daryl Rath was back at it in the Pro class and
was able to come away with the 5th place overall
finish after fending off charges from Josh Hibdon
behind him and with Riley and Coburn mounting
charges of their own as well. Rath had a lot of
boot to fill on Sunday as he raced in multiple
classes including the 3-wheeler event for TPC
trikes which he won.
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