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NE EDT Racing - Round 4
Twisted MX
Milan, Michigan
July 2, 2016 |
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NE EDT Racing Round
4 ATV Race Report
Brad Riley Wins Pro &
Chuckie Creech Takes Pro-Am Win
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2016
New East EDT Round 4
Twisted MX |
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Milan, MI (7/6/2016)
- The fourth round of the Noel Property
Maintenance / Schaeffer Excavating New East Extreme
Dirt Track series headed north Twisted MX in Milan,
Michigan. The new track had to be broken in, and
came a long way in a short period of time, to become
a race-ready course with a few ski jumps and an
option-lane unlike any other they racers have seen.
Brad Riley grew accustomed to the track quickly
and was able to take the Pro win followed by Chuckie
Creech in second place and Andrew Evanyke in third.
However in the Pro-Am class, we saw Creech taking
the win, followed by Tiffer Bures in second, and
Michael Houghton in third place.
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NE-EDT Pro
Class Podium (left to right)
Andrew Evanyke (3rd), Brad Riley (1st),
Chuckie Creech (2nd)
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MAXXIS / DASA / PEP / O’Neal / Houser Racing’s
Brad Riley got off to an early lead in the B&B
Racing Engine’s Pro class by snagging the Deister
Racing / Motor City Solution’s Holeshot award
ahead of the pack. Riley quickly put some distance
between himself and the rest of the racers as
they too, fought for positions behind him. It
wasn’t until about two-thirds of the way through
the twenty-lap event that he felt pressure from
behind in the form of Chuckie Creech. Riley came
under attack with a few laps left but held his
composer and made no mistakes and remained out
front. Riley crossed the finish line with a couple
of seconds to spare, taking home another Pro win
for himself.
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Maxxis' #27
Brad Riley grabbed the Pro Main Holeshot
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“The track was pretty rough and had some slick
spots and others that were really tacky and my
MAXXIS tires hooked up great on all of it. I got
off to the holeshot and started setting my pace
early on and got out to a comfortable lead. Chuckie
(Creech) got right up on me heading into a few
of the corners but I was able to defend the spot
and stay out front to take the win,” said Riley.
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DASA Racing's
Brad Riley held the lead to claim his
third straight Win
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CCR Racing / Close Encounter Whitetails / MAXXIS
/ WISECO / RAGE ATV’s Chuckie Creech had his work
cut out for him after coming into the first corner
in second place behind Riley. Creech was now the
top-contender for the number one spot on the box
and knew what he had to do to get there. Creech
lost some ground early in the scramble of the
race but was very quick to regain this same ground
and was hot on the heels of Riley by mid-way of
the race. Creech tried several times to get a
wheel on Riley in various corners and even took
the outside option lane trying to gain an edge.
To no avail, Creech was forced to settle for second
place however, but still remains hopefully for
a repeat Pro championship by the end of the season.
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#25 Chuckie
Creech scored a 2nd place finish in the
Pro ATV class
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FLY Racing / TSi Competition Engines / RATH Racing’s
Andrew Evanyke was on his game during the Pro
main event and came from a mid pack start to battle
his way into the top five and then eventually
into a podium position in third place. Evanyke
started out battling for position with Tiffer
Bures and Michael Houghton who had third place
locked down for the majority of the race. Evanyke
was able to use the option lanes built into the
track to his advantage and made a pass stick about
three quarters of the way through the race. Evanyke
snuck by both Bures and Houghton and locked down
third place and was able to ride it out for the
remainder of the event to bring home his best
finish of the season thus far.
Earnhardt Racing / The Program / Hoosier’s Michael
Houghton and Vechery Racing / MAXXIS / Tru-Way
Racing’s Brian Ace battled amongst themselves
along with Tru-Way’s Tiffer Bures. Houghton was
able to hold down fourth place and Ace was able
to get around Bures, sliding his way into the
top five and bumping Bures down the sixth by the
end of the twenty-lap race.
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