2007 CanAm GNCC Series Amateur ATV Racing "Big Buck" - Round 4 Union, South Carolina April 14, 2007

By: RaceDayPix

#820 Jesi Stracham jumped out to the early lead followed by #13 Michael Ferraro with #823 Dylan Bradford getting out of shape in the background heading into the woods

The early morning mini-quad racers had a chance to get out and run and see what the South Carolina woods had in store for them. In the feature class of the 90 Mod (11-15) Dylan Bradford crossed the line in the number one spot after an early race battle with second place finisher Sam Parr. Third Place went to a hard charging Kyle Riley. All three of the podium finishers were riding aboard Cobra quads. Seth Mumford also aboard a Cobra quad and early season possible champion did not quite have the same luck aboard his Cobra. Seth and his Cobra are still trying to find the right chemistry to finish a strong race this season. Jesi Stracham got the holeshot for the class but somehow destroyed a part in the electrical system and did not finish the first lap. When Jesi has quad troubles it seems to be the only way to keep her off the podium.

#90 Travis Pettit was able to avoid the chaos heading into the woods and hold off #26 Ryan Earley for the 90 Limited (8-10) Win	#21 Derec Robinson moves up the ranks in the 90 Modified (8-10) class with a 2nd place finish behind points leader #19 Jay Shadron

90 limited (11-15) racers had another tight race. On the final lap Cheyanne Shadron took the lead over Hunter Kilby during his pit stop and never looked back taking the checkers for the win. Dusty Wright was the third place finisher for the day. In some other tight mini action Travis Pettit won the 90 Limited (8-10) by a mere three seconds over the number finisher Ryan Early. And finally in the 70 CVT (6-11) Charlie Welch snuck across the line only five seconds ahead of Brayden Shick.

One thing that can win or lose races on the course is consistency. You either are, or you aren’t. You may not have to have the fastest time, but it helps. But many times the rider with the most consistent times wins over the course of the race. In this race one racer in particular couldn’t have done any better in this respect if he had computers. All Four laps that Scott Kilby turned were within 4 seconds of each other. I have seen where two, maybe three laps the rider comes close to the same times, but all four, only four seconds apart. WOW! Perhaps that could be one of the reasons Scott did win his class for the day. Scott is also in the points lead in the 4x4 Open class for the season. Keep up the training and we’ll see you at Loretta’s.

Youth Top Three Overall (left to Right) Kyle Riley, Dylan Bradford, Sam Parr