2016
Midwest EDT Racing
Round #9 - McLeod Fairground
August 13, 2016
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Midwest Extreme Dirt Track
Round 9 Race Report
Rich Suter Takes Pro Win
followed by Garret Keister & Josh Hibdon
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Midwest
Extreme Dirt Track Round #9 -
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Hutchinson, MN (8/16/2016) - Rich
Suter won the Midwest Extreme Dirt Track Pro ATV
race at McLeod County Fairgrounds. The event, which
was co-promoted by ATV racing legend and Hutchinson
native Daryl Rath along with MWEDT promoter Billy
Clayton, was Round 9 of the 11-race MWEDT Series.
Garret Keister finished second, ahead of Josh Hibdon,
Daryl Rath and Taylor Peterson rounded out the top
five.
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Midwest
Extreme Dirt Track Racing
Pro ATV Podium
Garret Keister (2nd), Rich Suter (1st),
Josh Hibdon (3rd) |
Daryl Rath, his family and a group of volunteers
worked tirelessly through the week to ensure the
event could happen after heavy rains inundated
the track. Everything came together with a slight
delay in the program, and only minor shower during
the racing action that was the perfect amount
on water to cut the dust for the rest of the evening.
The track was in near perfect condition at the
start. It consisted of several single jumps, option
lanes and a unique “Joker” lane, which was designed
to level the competition. The lane was slightly
longer than the regular racing line and everyone
in the Pro Class was required to take it once
during the Pro Main event.
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Round
9 of MW EDT Racing Series attracted over
200 entries for the Hutchinson, MN event
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In the Pro class, Rath was quick off the gate,
snagging the holeshot and he went on to lead every
lap. Unfortunately, Rath didn’t take the Joker
lane. So, though he finished first, he was penalized
three places for the infraction and handing the
win to Suter.
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#67
Daryl Rath grabbed the holeshot & lead
the pro main from start to finish, but he
forgot to take the "Joker" lane,
which dropped him back to a 4th place finish
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“I feel bad winning that way, but it’s still
a win,” said Suter. “I’ve wanted to come to Daryl’s
race for the last two years, so I made it a point
to be here this year. This turned out to be my
most memorable race ever.”
Garret Keister said he had difficulty working
his way through the tough field. His team has
been making setup changes throughout the season,
and was happy to see them come to fruition with
the runner-up finish.
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#4 Garret Keister charged his way
to a 2nd place finish, which is his fourth
Pro podium finish of the season & he
is 3rd in Points |
“The track got a little rough, but my Goldspeed
Tires got me to a position where I could make
some passes,” said Keister. “It’s nice to drive
two or three hours and race with some of the fastest
guys in the country. Billy Clayton is doing a
great job promoting the series. We’ve had some
ups and downs this year. We’re going to try some
new things for the last two races in Oklahoma
and move forward. It’s hard to be consistent with
all of these fast guys out here.”
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