ATVA Extreme Dirt Track Nationals Round #6 - Elizabeth City, NC Dixieland Speedway August 26, 2006

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Instead of rain, dust was an issue in Dixieland, which kept Ken busy watering the track all day

Daryl Rath finished in the runners-up spot behind Mitch Reynolds in the ProAm Unlimited Class	Keith Little's ProAm Production Win moved him 3 points ahead of Harold Goodman in the points chase

In the Open A Class, Marc Noreuil was able to return to his winning ways with his fifth win of the year over local Virginian resident Joseph Smith. Eli R. Bieschke swept the Production A and 4 Stroke A races with wins in both heats and main events.

Eli R. Bieschke rode his Yamaha YFZ450 flawlessly this weekend winning both the Production A and 4 Stroke A Classes	Michael Blanchard was one of the few riders able to hold off the hard charging Candace Lee at Dixieland

Candace Lee continues prove herself week after week as she is not only dominate in the Women’s Class with five wins counting the one this weekend over Bailey Williams, but she also has a handle on the 4 Stroke B and Production B Class by winning both heat races, and finishing the runners-up spot in both in the Main. Candace is currently leading the 4 Stroke B Class in points and is second in Production B behind Michael Blanchard another extremely talented up and coming rider. Blanchard added two more wins to his resume this weekend as he extends his points lead in the Production B and 16-24 Class.

Ken Marcou may be well over 50 years old, but he surely doesn’t show it on the track as he continues to dominate riders half his age in the 25 Plus Class by wining his third race of the year and extending his points lead. Ken doesn’t get much time to rest at the races either as he races in three classes including the Vet and Senior Classes. He also is currently leading the Senior Class over Donnie Allgood, but Marc Noreuil is the man to beat in the Vet Class as he has won five races this year with Marcou holding down second place in points.

#33 Ken Marcou	#23 Marc Noreuil

The youth racing action has been extremely intense this year and especially in the 90 Modified Class between Joel Hetrick and Mathew Carter as they both had two wins under their belts heading into Elizabeth City with only 4 points separating the pair. To make things even more intense before the start of the race, the track crew watered the track, which had some parents going crazy over fear of someone spinning out and wrecking in the slick conditions with go-cart tires, but after two hot laps, the track actually tacked up great, which eased the tension in the parent’s corner. The tacky track seemed to work perfect for Mathew Carter as he jumped out to the lead while Joel Hetrick was back in fourth battling with Ryland Johnson for the third spot. Several laps later, Joel managed to work his way past Lake Kuba to take over second place with Mathew Carter running away with the win and regaining control of the points lead.

Mathew Carter kept the hammer down as he went on to win the 90 Mod Class and regain the points lead over Joel Hetrick	Lake Kuba not only stands out from the crowd with his wild color scheme and spooky goggles, he also does it with his riding ability

Lake Kuba may have finished third in the 90 Mod Class, but he ran away with his sixth consecutive win in the 70cc Shifter 6-11 Class on his Kawasaki, and he is one of the very few riders to remain undefeated this year. Paige Bowman finished in runners up spot, which was enough to move her within one point of Garrett Keister currently in second place in points.

Kacee C. Frazier won her fourth race of the year in the 90 Production Senior Class and leads the points over Kristy L Laurine as the Girls Dominate the class	James Albert Kerr was back in action after missing two rounds and finished runner up to the points leader Seth Gamm in the 90 Production Junior Class

Ryan Harness also remained undefeated this weekend by claiming the 50cc Production Class win over Randy Riden with local North Carolina resident Tyler Simmons claiming the third spot. Rian Snittle has quickly made a name for himself in the 50cc Limited Class by winning the last two races, which are also his only two races of the year. Before Snittle hit the track, it was Nick Schriner dominating the class, but he had to settle for the runners-up spot this week ahead of Keegan Adamson, but Schriner remains in control of the points lead ahead of Adamson.

Ryan Harness was able to hold off Randy Riden in the 50cc Production, but Riden claimed the 70cc Production (6-11) Win	Rian Snittle was back for another round of EDT racing and picked up where he left off at Ashtabula with another win

With 27 amateur classes, I can’t cover them all, but none is more important than another, and there is surely a class for anyone interested in giving Extreme Dirt Track racing a try, which includes an exhibition knobby class for the beginners. With two rounds of racing remaining in Pennsylvania and Kentucky, there is still time to scrub some tires before racing season ends. See you at the races!

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