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Yokley GNCC ATV Race Report 9-
- From: PowersportsEditor
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The Yadkinville GNCC ATV Race Report
Yadkinville, North Carolina, September 26, 2009
William Yokley finished 30th Overall and 15th in the XC1 Pro Class today. There were 140 total entries with 17 XC1 Pro Riders. Team Rider Mark Notman finished 21st Overall and 8th in the 22 rider XC2 Pro Am Class.
Summary
Yadkinville is a really nice area to visit and a hotbed for ATV enthusiasts. The race is usually run earlier in the year and is typically hot, dry and dusty. This year was much cooler and some rain moved into the area to take care of the dust. The conditions were pretty good but the rain made the red clay soil very slick, but I’ll take that over dust anytime.
I got a good start entering the woods in the top six, and I had a good pace going. The bike was working great about half way through lap 1. Then, the clutch would not disengage and I had no feel in the lever. The clutch was not slipping, but I could not get through the tight stuff very well at all, and I stalled the engine many times. With the clutch not working right, I knew this was going to be a tough day. Each time I stalled out, it took awhile to find neutral and get it fired back up; meanwhile, several guys would pass me. The clay buildup on my bike got so bad that it broke both fenders off, and when I finished, sit looked like something out of the Mad Max Road Warrior movies. I completed the 4 laps in 15th place in the XC1 Pro Class, and was pretty bummed out.
Mark Notman had a better day and worked his way up to 8th place in the XC2 Pro Am Class. He got something jammed in his chain early on, and had to stop to get it out, and passed riders all 4 laps. Good job Mark!
We have a very short turn around with our next race in St. Clairsville Ohio this coming Saturday October 3rd. That gives us just a few days to get the 450 prepared as well as the Polaris RZR UTV, which I race as well. I think it may take a whole day to get all the red clay mud off of the bike and the hauler! We have two race weekends left for the season. See you there!
Many Thanks to all our Sponsors!
Yokley Racing Team Sponsors are The Army National Guard, Polaris Industries, Kenda Tires, Elka Suspension, Roll Design, HMF Exhaust Systems, IMS/Roll, PURE Polaris Lubricants & Fuels, Intense Fabrication & Design, Douglas Wheel Technology, Moto Pro Training, Tire Balls, Andrews Cycle, Tsubaki Chains, IMS, Four Apparel, ASV Levers, CV4 Hoses, Hygh Octane Design, PIER Graphics, Universal Handlebars, Scott Goggles, ATVRiders.com, Hetrick Motorsports, Powermadd, Recluse Clutches, and Monavie Energy Drinks.
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- 2 months ago
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Middle fork Boise River
- From: pattie_waters
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About an hour from downtown Boise, saw lots of weekend campers. Also saw lots of people with dirtbikes and ATVs, including down on the Low Water Level Launch area of Lucky Peak Resevoir, and driving up and down the gravel road itself. Not a helmet in sight. Nice.
Saw a UTV (couldn't tell which make/model as it went) loaded with camping gear and pulling a small tear-drop style trailer. Now THAT looked like a good set up.
- 3 months ago
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Fishing for Trout
- From: pattie_waters
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The first fish of the day - and the last! About an hour from downtown Boise, saw lots of weekend campers. Also saw lots of people with dirtbikes and ATVs, including down on the Low Water Level Launch area of Lucky Peak Resevoir, and driving up and down the gravel road itself. Not a helmet in sight. Nice.
Saw a UTV (couldn't tell which make/model as it went) loaded with camping gear and pulling a small tear-drop style trailer. Now THAT looked like a good set up.
- 3 months ago
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Polaris RZR Germany
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The RANGER RZR S showed its grit at the German Off Road Master (GORM) 24 hour race in Cottbus, Germany. GORM started as a 4x4 car race but in recent years, added a “Buggy” class for Side-by-Sides. With a 6.2 mile track made up mostly of sand and some wooded areas, the RANGER RZR S prevailed, running 78 laps with a complete distance of nearly 485 miles. Second and Fourth Overall also went to RANGER RZRs.
- 3 months ago
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Polaris RZR Germany
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The RANGER RZR S showed its grit at the German Off Road Master (GORM) 24 hour race in Cottbus, Germany. GORM started as a 4x4 car race but in recent years, added a “Buggy” class for Side-by-Sides. With a 6.2 mile track made up mostly of sand and some wooded areas, the RANGER RZR S prevailed, running 78 laps with a complete distance of nearly 485 miles. Second and Fourth Overall also went to RANGER RZRs.
- 3 months ago
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extreme mud cross in manitoba
- From: willy4x4
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extreme mud cross races in stonewall manitoba more on youtube willy4x4
http://www.ucmaracing.ca/index.html
- 3 months ago
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WORCS UTV Racing
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WORCS UTV racing from Straddleline OHV Park. Mark Holz airs it out.
- 3 months ago
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WORCS UTV Racing
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2009 WORCS ATV nationals, Straddleline OHV Park, Olympia WA. The UTV racing got a little crazy!
- 3 months ago
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2010 RZR SE
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Polaris Industries today announced the company’s new limited edition ATV and Side-by-Side offerings.
Check out the colors and options here! - 3 months ago
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2010 Ranger Crew SE
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Polaris Industries today announced the company’s new limited edition ATV and Side-by-Side offerings.
Check out the colors and options here! - 3 months ago
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Jeff Stambaugh
- From: PowersportsEditor
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Description:Jeff getting the holeshot at Riverdale Raceway for WORCS rd. 5
- 3 months ago
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Jeff Stambaugh
- From: Ultimate Off-Roader
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Jeff giving a demo through the enduro-x section in front of the grandstands at TPQ3 in July.
- 3 months ago
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Not A Cream Puff
- From: pattie_waters
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I am not a cream puff. Van Holmes says so.Maybe still a squishy éclair, but I have officially graduated from Cream Puff! That’s a much nicer term than off-road chicken, wuss, wimp. All actually pretty accurate.
I don’t know if I was born scared or if it was pounded into me growing up. The only thing I knew about motorcycles was that my dad’s cousin had been killed on one, and they were BAD. I was forbidden to ever ride, if the opportunity ever came up. Which oddly, it really didn’t. (Could my parents have been pre-screening my friends?) Never mind that falling off my horse sent me to the ER at least three times that I remember, but now THAT was okay.
Or maybe fraidy-cat was duly earned when the first time I did ever actually ride an ATV it was a three-wheeler with my soon-to-be-husband. We of course rode double, and while I did have a helmet on, I apparently needed back-armor for when he would flip it over going up a hill, impaling the handlebars into my back. (He avoided any injury.) Put another notch in the SCARED OF THAT column.
So of course it makes logical sense that the industry I have now spent over fifteen years in, is off-roading. 4x4 trail riding, ATVs, the occasional snowmobile. Don’t even think that it’s because I got over my fear and managed to amass a spit-load of awesome off-road girl skills. Nope. Totally still a chicken, completely skill-less. When it comes to the tough or remotely challenging riding assignments, I hire a reporter and off they go. Have a good time, don’t miss it a bit.
Although I will admit one brief moment of insanity when I actually rode in the Adelanto Grand Prix. Nope, I won't call it racing - I was more like a moving obstacle for other riders to avoid as they roosted by, but I did it - more than half the laps of the leaders, so that counted as a finish! But come on - that's flat land through town. How much trouble was I going to get into there?
So how was it that I ended up behind the wheel of a 2009 Yamaha Rhino in the San Bernadino Hills – for a SAFETY ride, of all things? Yeah, nothing like experienced drivers, right? But I had full safety gear head to toe, a calm experienced voice riding along with me that knew the vehicle and knew the trail, and on anything tough, a guide in front of me as well, showing me the exact line to take. If I was going to challenge myself and TRUST some wheels, this was it.
Guess what? I survived. And more than that, I had a blast. Reminded me of the good old days when our son was about 8 and I could almost keep up with him when we went out on trail rides as a family. That was a very long time ago, and I had since become a camp-sitter, as he got faster and faster, and so did all the people we camped with. I got a lot of reading done. Never regretted it, I was perfectly content. And safe.But there I was, on the trail with other ATV magazine editors and writers, marketing and product reps from Yamaha, and I was having at it! There was one hill I did trade seats and shoot video instead of driving, and I probably would have been fine. But 70+ miles is a lot for someone who generally navigates a desk chair and keyboard, so I think I paid for the fun with enough sore muscles for the day.
So what’s the moral? I guess you are never too old to try something new, you gotta trust someone sometime (even if it’s not your husband, that’s probably okay), and there really is a place for UTVs and ATVs beyond the wild sand dune flyers or crazy mud boggin. This was one of the most relaxing, enjoyable days I’ve had in years, made me feel alive, and showed me some beautiful scenery I never would have experienced otherwise.
I might not do it again any time soon, but I won’t forget it either. So don’t you DARE try to legislate that away from me.
-ptw
- Blog post
- 4 months ago
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Don't be a Dumb Ass
- From: PowersportsEditor
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After riding the Yamaha Rhino in the San Bernadino hills all day, we have one message regarding UTV Safety.
- 4 months ago
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Rhino Photo Montage
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The best action on the rocks and in the dirt.
- 4 months ago
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Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Ter
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The Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Teryx won its first ever Baja 500 in the Sportman UTV class by an outstanding margin, putting the Kawasaki Teryx in a league of its own. The RUV (Recreational Utility Vehicle) was piloted by Kawasaki’s own Team Green Manager Reid Nordin and Hans Waage in great weather conditions for the single day event. The two drivers took advantage of the Teryx’s V-Twin engine to finish hours ahead of the next finisher.
- 5 months ago
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Dragonfire Racing Kawasaki Ter
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2009 SCORE Baja 500
- 5 months ago
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WORCS Riverdale sat04 145.jpg
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2009 WORCS ATV Nationals Round 5, Riverdale Raceway Toutle WA
- 5 months ago
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WORCS Riverdale sat04 146.jpg
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2009 WORCS ATV Nationals Round 5, Riverdale Raceway Toutle WA
- 5 months ago
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