2009 East Coast High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals Creek Bottom ATV Trails September 17-20, 2009

2009 East Coast High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals
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While some racers had it easy with little or no complications over the course of the weekend, the same could not be said for Open class racer, Seth Russell, of the I-45 Sales Team. During Friday’s Mudda Cross event, Russell flipped his Renegade causing the machine to stop running. Russell and his crew got the ATV back to the pits and began to work feverishly in order to get it back up and running for Saturday’s Mud Bogs. After three long hours of wrenching, Russell and his team were able to get his Renegade to re-fire. “I thought for sure we were going to have a short weekend, but thanks to our crew’s hard work and some of the other folks here, we were able to get the 4-wheeler running again,” stated Russell with a sigh of relief.

In the Mud Chic Class Creek Bottom Racing’s Rhonda Wiley took top honors	ATV's weren't the only vehicles in the mud pit, the SxS machines also got their turn too

Russell’s Efforts certainly paid off for him as he went on to take the Open Class Mud Bog win on Saturday, leaving OffRoad Powersports’ Jason Holloway to settle for second and Pit Proven Performance’s Trey Thornton in third.

Riders would take their machines through some deep mud bogging	Mud bogging didn't stop at night either, riders still went on even when it got darker

In the Pro Series class, Robert Graham would charge ahead to take the win with Ray Blades of team Bucked Up in second and Adam Schumaker of the High Lifter Polaris team in third. J.W. Otwell of the High Lifter Polaris team would also take the Mud Bog Bogger class win in addition to his Mudda cross victory while High Lifter Polaris’s Maggie Robertson would beat out Anne Ferguson of the East Coast Dirty Girls for second in the Bogger class.

The Polaris High Lifter Outlaw ATV & UTV Team showing off with their Mud National trophies	The Polaris Off-Road Powersports ATV & UTV Team with their Mud National trophies

The Mud Chic Class proved to be an exciting race as well with Creek Bottom Racing’s Rhonda Wiley taking top honors, while High Lifter Polaris’s Alicia Gorman would claim second and Tammi Brinkman of Quad Shop Customs made an impressive run for third. In the Early Teen class, the competition was fierce as Reed Laycock of OffRoad Powersports took the class win with Trevor Williamson in second and Jamie Hester in third.

The fans down at the 2009 Mud Nationals all had fun, wether they were covered in mud or not, but getting dirty is encouraged at the mud nationals

The guys weren't the only ones enjoying the mud, the girls got in on some fun too!	This Polaris Sportsman dressed up as Grave Digger would really catch some attention!