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Just got back.

Very good racing and a tremendous quad turnout. Since I was involved in a class in the middle of each heat race, I'm not sure what the total amount of quads were.

They divided the classes like this.......

0-250cc Amateur [Four Stroke and Two Stroke]
251-Up Amateur [Four Stroke and Two Stroke]
Pro [Run what ya brung]

There were a few forum members there. Me, airtimehocutt, MarkVette, atvman, EZRIDE, MrP, POOLGUY, LiftKit, reconbasher, and two more from what i uinderstand, but I didn't get to meet them. I actually never ran into MrP in person that I know of but did see him race. He's a go-getter for sure.

During practice, I stalled the engine on three different occasions on the first two laps, but soon got my rythme going and faired well. I also got 4th place in my heat race, which advanced me to the main event.

My main event sucked. Why you ask? Stupid mistake.......and one that is only my fault. I missed the main event!!!! I had been watching the LCQ of my class to see who would be the final two riders in my class. A friend of mine was in that race and I thought I had plenty of time to get back to the truck and get the quad for the main which I THOUGHT was 3 races afterwards............WRONG.....I thought they werwe running the 250 class before mine, but it was the opposite. When I showed back up the staging area with the quad....250 guys were there and MY class was racing on the track!!!! I have never been more p!$$ed off in my entire life. For the first time in a long time, I had the whoops down pat and felt great about going into the main.......and I make the biggest goof of life.

I will be attending the one in February also and when I do......you can bet that my quad stays in the staging area from the very beginning.......and also memorize the race order.....LOL
I laugh at myself now.....but I wasn't a few hours ago.

Now..........Results....from the best of my knowledge.

250 Amateur Class.
reconbasher got 3rd on a Honda 250X
airtime's friend Steve got 4th on a 250R
LiftKit got 5th on a Kawasaki Mojave
POOLGUY's son also rode this class, but I am not sure where he finished.....maybe he can fill you in on that.

Pro Class.
This was a VERY interesting race........so interesting that I am not 100% sure on where all these guys finished up.
I know that MrP and Ryan were the guys who finished 1st and 2nd but I am unsure of which order.

Josh got 3rd in the main running his very first indoor race.

I am also unsure of where airtime and POOLGUY finished. There was so much action on the track that it was hard to keep track of everyone after 3 or 4 laps. All the wrecks seemed to happen on the last two laps and why I am unsure of where everyone finished.
I'm sure that all these guys will tell their own stories of the race. I am looking forward to reading it myself, because it was very hard to keep up with what was going on.

I have to give a big congrats to Josh on his 3rd place finish in his first indoor MX race. That kid can ride the hell out of that Moto.

I suppose it will be late tomorrow or Monday before MarkVette or Josh can post their experiences there. When we all left a few hours ago, they were going to go ahead and make the drive to Monster Mountain in AL for a race tomorrow. Good Luck Josh!

So.......Bottom line is that everyone had a great time. I especially enjoyed kicking myself in the @$$ for an hour straight in the pits after missing my race. It will be the last time I get to enjoy such pleasure.

Hats off to all the Pro Quad riders. They all put on one helluva show for everybody.

Patrick

 

OH.....One more thing.

As far as I know the awesome, dominating, and intimidating...CaptainCarl didn't show [What a surprise]

 

Oh lord Patrick, I nearly did the same thing myself. I read the run order, walked out for the opening ceromonies and then walked back to get my quad. I road my quad rite back just to hier them yell my name to get at the gate. I came with in 30 seconds of missing it too.

I feel the holeshot is a big key to the AX, but I also feel like it's alot like XC, any one can win. One misque (wich I did) and they are all over you.

I completely understand the stauling part, as the obsticles were tough and at times surprising. The AX is so busy, when you jump and land your either in a turn or making quick decisions about a double or whoops or something.

We didn't have the turn out yall did, but if they split the classes it would not have mattered for me. The 300cc Lakota gets the short end of the stick when they do that any how.

I was in poor shape so the whoops ate my lunch. I did well in the Qualifier, but in the main I hit a shee rite at the crest of the finish line jump. After that I tried to hard, over road the coarse and basicly got the snot beat out of me.

I'm so glad you all did well, just wished you could have made the main.

I also understand not being able to track positions. You just have to attend one of these one time to see how quick pased and the number on the track at the same time.

Graet job!

 

I had a blast!!!! It was fun getting to know everybody. We thought there was a great quad turnout. There were 12 in the proclass and alot more in the amature, if i had to guess around 30 maybe more. It was a good experiance. We are coming to the Feb. race. Let me tell you about Monster Mountain. We called the people that night and they said the they had only gotten a little bit of light rain so we decided to make the 5hr drive there. It was about 3:30 am when we pulled into a gas station were the track is to get some ice for the coolers. My dad got to talking with the guy at the station and he said it had been raining for 3 days straight. Now we head to the track. We pull into the dirt road and almost get stuck because it is so muddy. We decide to sleep right outside the gate. When we see the track it is a muddy mess. There was no way he could have races on the track. He decides to race on a vintage track that he has at the facility that is more of a tt style. I walked that track and of course it is a mess also. There are rocks all over that track some the size of your fist. That track was a death wish. It was drizzling the hole time. The owner even told us the weather said there was a 90% chance of rain that day. Well, we decide to leave and head home. All and all i had a good time this weekend. I am looking forward to racing future ax races.
later,
josh

 

had a good time. was glad i finally got to put some faces to some of you guys on here. like josh said we will be back. im tired and going to bed, drove 830 miles this weekend and had 2 hours sleep. also wrecked my truck leaving the AX. not bad but still pi$$ed me off. man that was a dark road to tuscaloosa. i'll get back to you guys tomorrow after i get home. looks like things have been quiet on the forum this weekend.later

 

Man im so bumed out I mised that race.Sounds like yall had a blast.I am going to try to make it there for the next one.

Who won the Pro class?

 

1.Ryan Artell
2.MrP
3.Me
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9.you get the picture. That rythem section that they had set up was killer. Just about every pro rider in their practice almost crashed in their rythem section( 3 doubles one after the other). The only way someone could clear them is to land it almost perfect.
later,
josh

 

That was my first ax and i had a complete blast out there; was allitlle bummed for knowsalot cause he didnt make his race. I cant belive and i dont know how i beat all but 2 of the 250rs, someday ill figure it out. Ill be back there feb. 1st with my x and try it again.

 

i got 10th in the pro-class, even through i finished in the back of the pack, i had a great time. if it wasn't for the fact of getting some seat time on the black bull, i would have parked it and watched mrp, ryan and josh race. they were flying around the track!! atleast we got to run a qualifier, so we got a long practice, 6 lap qualifier, and a 10 lap main. i was worn out after 6 laps, let my motor stall twice after lap 7. lol all in all, a great time. josh and markvette are super nice people. i finally met mrp. everyone was cool and had a good time. the track was hard, but better than last year. all the jumps were atleast rounded off. for you motorcycle guys, kevin windam was there. #14 in the national pro series. i got an autographed shirt for mt son. he was reallt cool and said he was opening up a motorx track in mississippi. just south of jackson. go to kevinwindam.com to get futher. knowsalot was sick over missing his race. he done pretty good in the heat race and i was looking forward to seeing the main.i would quess there were close to 50 quads there. mark i hate to hear about your long drive for nothing. at least yaw made it home ok. talk to yaw later.