Weekend Photo's Update:<Click Here for gallery photos by Randy Toy >
Brad Letcher of Chaos Clicker will have the largest collection of photos from the friday events, you will also be able to purchase photos from him, I will not be offering any photos for purchase from the brookings event, I will only have gallery's of this event available. So please visit Chaos Clicker to purchase your photos. I was shooting the event primarily for the media coverage and I did not take photos of every rider on the track but Brad Letcher of Chaos Clicker did and I believe he has most if not all of his photos up from the Brookings SX Friday event. His collection of photos will be more complete than mine so make sure you visit his website.
However by request if you see a photo of you in one of my galleries that you would like to purchase you can contact me at racertoy1@cox.net and email me the gallery name and your bike number ,and the image name on the gallery.
Brad at Chaos Clicker has photographed every event the Peterson Racing Promotions has held at the Swiftel Event Center. So make sure you check out his website for the most complete collection of photos from Friday Jan 18th 2008. His website is www.chaosclicker.com
Weekend Note:Photos By Randy Toy <Click Here for more photos> Friday kicked off with Cody Gilmore claiming victory in the 125 A class, followed closely by Travis Hodges. In the 250 A featured main event, Cody Gilmore was well on his way to claiming his second victory of the night, when in the corner following the finish line jump Gilmore extending his leg, jammed his knee into the handle bar causing him to drop out of the race, and the rest of the weekend, handing the lead over to Travis Hodges who eventually captured the Friday night A class main event win with Braden parks and Brandon Kruger finishing out the podium. Without Question the most consistent racer this weekend came from the B class as Chris Cochran (Bike #740) dominated all 3 classes entered 125B, 250B and Youth-16 classes. Not only did he win all three of his classes on Friday, he backed up his performance on Saturday securing a perfect weekend going 6 for 6 leading virtually every lap of every main event.
Saturday Night’s main event was kicked off with Dustin Peterson thanking the event’s sponsors, during which he dropped to one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, she happily accepted and the crowd responded with cheers that could be herd in the pits, a building over. Peterson Racing Promotions is a family operated organization with 7 years of hard work on their side and a love for the sport that reflected in their overall show as the entire night was packed full of fun for everyone. Jesse and Dustin Peterson are more than the event promoters, they are enthusiasts. Jesse (Bike #691) was also a competitor in the A class, as well as the track designer. This weekend’s track was well taken by the riders and loved by the spectators. In the 125 A Main event Travis Hodges took the lead on lap one and never looked back, while Braden Parks and Mike Kruger rounded out the top 3. The 250 A featured main event saw Brandon Kruger and Braden Parks edging out Hodges at the start, for the entire race there was a 3 way battle for the top spot with Brandon leading every lap. On the last lap Hodges and Parks drag raced to the last turn, fighting for that second spot, as Parks slowed as he attempted to run Hodges wide to gain advantage on the last set of jumps, while Travis the veteran that he is, squared off the turn perfectly just edging out Braden on the face of the final jump. The crowd was on their feet for the entire moto as these 3 competitors gave every one a show to remember.
Make Sure to visit www.petersonracingpromotions.com for more future event information. <Click Here for more photos>
For Full Event results and a few more photos from the weekend visit RacerXill Monday Wakeup Call .
I am currently sorting all the photos from this weekend and should have them up by tomorrow evening.
I was not the only photographer on hand this weekend, as Friday races were photographed by me "Randy Toy" and Brad Letcher of Chaos Clicker. His collection of photos from the friday events will be more complete than mine, Brad has photographed every event the Peterson Racing Promotions has held at the Swiftel Event Ceter. So make sure you check out his website for the most complete collection of photos from Friday Jan 18th 2008. His website is www.chaosclicker.com
you can also visit www.petersonracingpromotions.com for more event information.
With the racing Action it pays to be consistent, and Chris Cochran or better known as "Bucky" only had one bad race all weekend, fortunately it was in his first qualifier on friday, as Bucky swept every main event he entered, 250 B Class & the 450B Class. His speed and pure determination drove him to a perfect main event weekend.<Click Here for more photos>
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I am excited to have a photo in the top 10 and yet I still wish all of the top 10 finalists luck. I believe there are a few photos that are real competition for me, so make sure to place your vote this weekend as Monday January 21st the Voting End. I am excited to anounce that all 10 photos will run in Racer X Illustrated, with the biggest spot going to the big winner, and I hope that my photo has reached more votes so if oyu have not voted yet now is the time to do so. Vote for your favorite right now! http://etniesmotox.com/racer-x-contest/
With bone chilling temperatures reaching a high of -2 degrees and that's with out the wind chill factor With the Pits located in a building just behind the arena a 50 yard walk between the buildings is all each rider walks in the outdoors to get their bike to the arena, but through these temperatures that is like an eternity that affect both bike and rider, in a few short seconds it takes to take that walk the bike and rider need some warmth, so to get that staging for each moto is located inside the arena. just behind and to the left of the starting gate.
In practice we saw Cody Gilmore riding a Honda. Yeah that is right Gilmore once a Kawasaki Rider made the switch to Blue in November of 2006 and now the 2008 season kicks off with our local hero riding red, then we have Travis Hodges, Jared Robey, Chase McGrath take to the track and lay down some fast lap times with Hodges and Gilmore the obvious favorites for tonight's event.
With Qualifying out of the way by 3:30 the riders head out for a warm meal, and take some time to relax .Gates open at 6:30 and the real action begins. Tune in later for a recap on tonight's events.
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I am excited to have a photo in the top 10 and yet I still wish all of the top 10 finalists luck. I believe there are a few photos that are real competition for me, so make sure to place your vote this weekend as Monday January 21st the Voting End. I am excited to anounce that all 10 photos will run in Racer X Illustrated, with the biggest spot going to the big winner, and I hope that my photo has reached more votes so if oyu have not voted yet now is the time to do so. Vote for your favorite right now! http://etniesmotox.com/racer-x-contest/
Midwest Supercross This weekend- Brookings South Dakota Jan 18th and 19th 2008 : : Midwest Supercross Races return to the Brookings Swiftel Center! Last event in November 2007 Saw the return of Cody Gilmore as he took top Honors in both classes and both nights. Get ready for a great weekend of more exciting racing.
Supercross racing at its best. Hosting all classes! Tickets are $13.50 in advance; $16.50 day of show. For children ages 3-12 tickets are $8.50 in advance and $10.50 for day of show. $10.50 for SDSU students with valid student i.d. Call 692-7539 for more info.
Honda Teammate Nathan Skaggs Finishes Second
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AURORA, Ill. (January 5, 2008) – The Toyota AMA Arenacross Series marched into the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., tonight for the first event of the New Year. In the Toyota AMA Arenacross class, Honda’s Teddy Maier took advantage of the bobble by the Toyota Holeshot winner Nathan Skaggs to win the main event.
“I didn’t see Skaggs go down but when I came to the end of the whoops section I saw him trying to restart his bike.” Maier said. “He just kind of gave it away, but I’ll take it.” After making the 9-hour drive down from racing in Grand Rapids, Mich., last night, Maier put on an impressive display for the TiLube, MotoXXX team on his Honda. Even with his second place finish Skaggs was proud of his ride, saying “I would like to have won but I ran a good race.” <More>
Second annual Etnies Photo Contest has kicked off, and one of the photos I submitted has made it as a top 10 finalist, Now it is up to the viewer votes.
Please have all your friends vote. The photo I have submitted is the photo of Chase McGrath #326 Going through the water. Lots of green in the photo and it has my name in the photo caption "Randy Toy Please Pass it on and Thanks a ton for your vote if you decide to vote for my photo. I am excited just to have made it to the top 10 so only vote for me if you feel my photo is the best in the list.
Thank you for your support
Randy Toy
Midwest Supercross - Thanksgiving weekend & JAn 18/19! : : Midwest Supercross Races return to the Brookings Swiftel Center! To top tonight's classes we see the return of Cody Gilmore. Cody was flawless Friday night capturing both main event wins in a feature packed event in south dakota. Brookings, SD Swiftel Center Supercross is racing at its best. Hosting all classes from the 50cc and up.
The weekend is not over yet, Tomorrow night Saturday Nov 19th they will have yet another great night of heated action Brookings Swiftel Center! so get in your cars and get ready to see one of our favorites Cody Gilmore go for a complete sweep of the weekend. Can Gilmore do it? get to the races and see.
Storm Lake Honda/Amsoil/GPS Racing's Ricky Draper is receiving top billing on the new web site www.theoilmart.com
The Omaha-area Amsoil dealer, Doug Cloyed worked a deal for Ricky to receive corporate level sponsorship from Amsoil this year. The deal includes NGK and Twin-Air products. The new web site enables buyers to get the best products out there for a discounted price. Cloyed can be contacted personally from a link on the main page.
"We're excited to have Ricky on board. He's an emerging young pro with a bright future," stated Cloyed. "He'll be taking The Oil Mart with him all over the country during the AMA Toyota Arenacross series. We couldn't be happier." The team also includes local Omaha pro Jared Robey, as well as two 65cc up and comers, Chase Evans and Dillon Cloyed.
Here are the photos from Soaring Edge Raceway on sunday October 28th 2007. I am still having troubles with my photo store as I have reached the storage limit for that website, and the only way to add more there is to delete them all and start over. Well that is allot easier said than done and I just don't have the time or money right now to work on getting my photo store limit increased. So all the photos from Last weekend and this weekend will be in this format and the digital version is FREE with no watermark. I know everyone will prefer this way over the other way because you can see more photos all at once and none of them are watermarked, plus you can get a large version with out paying for it. this means you are able to view a larger version than you would be able to on my store. The photos are not the originals but they are still 1600 x 1024. <MORE>
Earlier this year I also launched a Forum that I have not had much time to promote or even talk about. Right now I have 27 members and slowly the forum is getting bigger and better. So I am looking for forum members www.ridersmeeting.com and to a select few new members I will grant moderators privileges. If you are interested in joining my forum with moderators privileges. Also my plan in the next few years for RidersMeeting.com is to have a central location where all tracks at local and national level can post their Rules, Results and event calendars. Riders Meeting is the perfect name for the perfect place to chat about all the races. I believe that if we all got together Riders Meeting could be what it's name suggests. So if would like to join and help promote my forum. Please contact me at racertoy1@cox.net
With the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series opener in Des Moines Iowa coming November 2nd 2007, it is one of the areas biggest events and a great place to see how you stack up this year against the pro's. It's also that time of year when the weather becomes unpredictable here in the midwest so getting in a few days of practice before the big race is exactly what is needed. What better way to practice than to practice on a Scaled model of an actual arenacross track. Well hidden in the valleys and thru grazing fields of Iowa such a place does exist. This private track is only shared with the Cattle. The first few times I went to kneel down to get a good angle on a corner shot, I got a whiff of something foul, Yup a few inches from where I placed my knee was fresh cow dung. It only took me a couple times before I remembered to watch where I step and where I decide to plant my self. Arenacross veteran Travis Hodges was on hand getting in some seat time, and Ricky Draper was also there putting in some blazing fast lap times. Ricky is on a comeback mission. Recently Matt Draper wrote in with a Ricky Update from Branson, his first big race since his crash earlier this year:
Hey everyone, just a quick summary of the week's events in Branson...Ricky's first big race since his injury...Moto 1 in 250 pro pulled a 3rd place start and then hit another bike in turn four, bending his front brake rotor. With no front brake he finished 27th. In moto 2 he started about 15th then lost four positions adjusting his clutch, he went from 19th all the way up to 12th by the end of the moto. With a 27-12, he ended up 20th overall. In the 450 pro, they had 36 entries so he had to qualify for a Sunday runoff, he came in with a 12 and in the runoff scored an impressive 9th after holding 6th for most of the race. He definitely turned a corner as we head into Arenacross season...
Also on hand were a few of the areas young hopeful future Arenacross, Motocross & Supercross Stars, they too were getting in their work before their big day in Des Moines. Pardon me for not getting their last names but Seth on bike 531, Nick on bike # 723 & Dillon Cloyed on Bike #97 were having allot of fun and enjoying a beautiful October day. At one point near the end of the day, Matt Draper put a challenge out to both Nick and Seth. If they jumped the first double of the set of tripples then they would make it to the Racertoy.com home page with Travis Hodges & Ricky Draper. Well Seth was first to take the charge and once he did, Seth jumped it time after time, Nick took a little longer to hit it, but he made the leap. His first time Nick came up a little short, but he was not going to give up so he went for it again and the second time, he would have had it fine but he landed a little off and was pitched from the bike. You guessed is I was there to get it on camera. Even though he didn't quite make it I felt that his efforts must be rewarded. Nick really gave it his best effort at that point, Mostly it's a good thing he didn't fly a little further because there was a few fresh cow patties less than 5 feet from where he hit the ground. SO he avoided that mess that's for sure. Cleaning off a little dust is much better than having to ride home in the back of the truck because of a little smelly left over's from the cattle. <MORE>
Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Opens In Des Moines (From Arenacross.com) Danny Smith (TUF/Honda) returns to defend title vs. a host of veteran greats and future stars of AMA Supercross Series
AURORA, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2007) – The 2007-’08 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series opens in Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 2-4 at Wells Fargo Arena, featuring the best arenacross racers in the world battling for the prestigious title of Toyota AMA Arenacross Series champion.
The Toyota AMA Arenacross Series’ defending champion, Danny Smith (TUF/Honda), will stage defense on his first title. Racing his first full year of Toyota AMA Areancross Series, Idaho’s Smith engaged in an epic battle with Oklahoma’s Robbie Reynard (Reynard Modifications/Honda) that brought the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series’ title chase right down to the last race in Nashville, Tenn. While Smith would win the title by 17 points, Reynard, a longtime legend in AMA Motocross/Supercross, won over the fans and is expected to return to action in Des Moines to take another shot at the crown.
“The city of Des Moines has become well known to the arenacross community as the launching pad for the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series,” said Jayme Dalsing, director of arenacross for Live Nation. “Wells Fargo Arena will be packed to see one of the most competitive fields the Toyota AMA Arenacross Series has seen to start the season in the history of the sport."<MORE>
I just uploaded some photos I took for Cody Gilmore back in August, there are more than 150 photos of Cody.
Plus if you visit his videos page I made him a Photo video of some of the photos that i just uploaded.
Cody still has the speed to really attack the track, but he admits his stamina needs some work. Although Gilmore will probably not be competing in any professional events until 2008 he is on the right track and training hard to get himself back in shape and ready to race at the professional level again. So visit his website www.codygilmore.com and check out his new photos.
I just wanted to let all the tracks and riders that I am having ACL Surgery Today September 10th 2007. I will be missing at least a month's worth of Photos. I will not be attending any races until the next race at Soaring Edge on October 21st. I might make it to a few here and there as a spectator, but not as a Photographer. I wish everyone a great month or so of racing and I hope to be back out there taking photos soon. I will also not be able to update my website for at least a week, If you want to leave a message or post your race results or talk about the races. Visit to my Forum and say Hello at www.ridersmeeting.com. I have not really had time to get my Forum off the ground and get visitors and members so If some one has news they want to let the racertoy world know about Please post your information my Ridersmeeting.com
Thanks to everyone for all your support.
"UPDATE" Randy's Surgery went really well and after a night in the Hospital he is at home resting and healing up." 11:45pm 9-11-07
2007 Opens the Savannah Hills Race Park with Muddy Creek-Paradise Raceway and Novak Construction bringing you the SOUTH MISSISSIPPI MX BLOWOUT.
This will be an event to remember with A class riders fighting for the $5,000.00 Purse, and B-D class riders showing what they have to offer for Great Trophy's and prizes. Click Here for more details
This event is drawing attention from Houston, Tx to the Florida Panhandle and as far north as Lincoln, Nebraska. We expect to have a wonderful turnout with some VERY fast riders and some New novices. Do not be afraid to enter because of ability or skill level, we have classes to meet everyone's riding ability. This is a great opportunity to race with riders from all over the country in a big event.
The site has a new 40 bike gate that we hope is packed for every moto and main. HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE LINE! From: MxBlowout
Check out some of the custom posters I have designed for various riders from the 2007 season so far. Riders like Denny Stephenson, Harod Waddell, Cody Gilmore, Kyle Corman, Travis Hodges, Ricky Draper , Erik Kohl, Luke Vopnford, Jake & Shane Oltman and the list goes on. I am currently working on Posters for Kenny Bartram, James Carter and Ryan Logan. If you want a customer poster designed by Racertoy.com please email racertoy1@cox.net
PitPassRadio.com
Kenny Bartram will be live on Pitpass Radio tonight with me Randy Toy. The Show airs at 7:00 pm central time and we will be in the first hour of the show. If you have ever herd the live broadcasts from Tony Wenck with Pit Pass Radio before then you need to set your schedules every week on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm central time so catch his weekly broadcast.
Tonight's show will feature Myself & Kenny Bartram. Other guests will include Steve Rapp - Attack Kawaski, Tyler Wharton - KTM, Steve Wise and Marty Tripes. So don't miss this show. Crew at Pit Pass Radio – Scott Casber, Tony Wenck, Tony “Ticeman” Tice, Chad "Single Malt" Aplin, and Jeremy Shonning. Guest host Ed Kuhlenkamp, Build-Momentum. Pit Pass Radio is a syndicated motorcycle talk-radio show heard across the U.S. on radio stations and around the world via the internet at www.pitpassradio.com.
Private Practice Location Disclosed
For the first time in more than a month the weather was bearable, with low humidity and perfect 72 outside it was time to ride. Plus it had rained the night before and with sand you definatly want some rain. This track is perfect for a workout and some good hard practice.
Cody Gilmore and Adam Daniels stopped out for a few minutes to check out the conditions, but cody is still on the mend and needs to say clear of the really rough stuff for a little longer. <MORE>
All the Practice and First Moto Photos are uploaded. so CLICK HERE TO VIEW THEM I have taken a few of my favorites and also put them in a folder called "Some of my Favorites"
Make sure to check those out, also Make sure to Check out the Photos from the 250cc A race,
There are allot of really good photos in that race so don't miss that one.
Well thank you for your patience and I will continue to add photos for the remainder of the week.
If you were unable to make it to the races on Saturday you missed a good turn out. We had some fast racers that made for some great racing and second motos were great under the lights. They prepped the entire track during intermission and they also watered the entire track as well. The first set of motos were a little dusty but the track was in prime condition in the 2nd moto. I will have the complete story posted once I have all the photos Uploaded.
I have finally started to get some of the friday Photos uploaded from Little Sunset. I will probably ne be able to get all these photos uploaded by the weekend, but I am making every effort to getting them all up. I was shooting with out a flash through out the night. When the sun started to go down It got allot more difficult to get good quality photos, But I believe I still got some good ones of allot of the racers. If You do not see photos of you I apologize but I was not able to get photos of every race and ever moto but I did get allot from most of the heat races.
Thank you all for your support and have a great week.
Kortney's feature battle Saturday night at Nebraska Raceway park was a beautiful night to race, with no threat of rain Travis Pastrana set to race dirt track and Kenny Bartram pulling a double feature giving the fans a freestyle Demo with Ryan Logan & James Carter. Their high flying freestyle motocross big air tricks right in front of the stands was more than something to talk about it was breath taking for most of the fans here Saturday night, and talk about a front row seat. I-80 Speedway gave everyone in attendance the perfect seats for the show. Ryan Logan & James Carter both riding 250cc 2 stroke motocross bikes would give the crowd a small teaser during intermission, with Kenny bartram also racing Dirt track there just was not enough time during intermission for him to get ready for freestyle then get back to the dirt track.
Veteran Ryan Logan gave the crowd a quick taste of what was to come throwing some sick tracks that had the crowd gasp at times. Then with
James Carter, who just started jumping freestyle in November of last year, showed the crowd that he was no beginner. Carter may have less than a year under his belt but from his style and technique he looked like he had been jumping with Bartram and Logan for years. So now they are here in Nebraska giving the crowd what they paid for and more.
With multi time X-Games Gold Mentalist Travis Pastrana and Freestyle legend Kenny the Cowboy Bartram also on hand the crowd was in for a real treat this Saturday night. I mean if you think about it, how often, or how far do you have to travel to see these guys, it's pretty rare to have them come to your home town, let alone get the chance to compete with them on your turf. Well one such battle this weekend included local racer Kortney Kosiski, this 17 year old, driving a Crate Late model would find her way through the qualifiers to the Feature with Travis Pastrana in the same class as Kortney. You have got to think that this 17 year old was super excited that she was pitted with Travis let alone be able to compete with him. I mean just a few short weeks ago we Saw Travis Pastrana <MORE>
This weekend was kicked off with Kart racing at little Sunset Speedway one of the great things about Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood Nebraska is that they are host to all the fun this weekend. Starting Friday night with Travis Pastrana here to race cars on Saturday and Sunday night, and Kenny Bartram also racing dirt track he will be performing a Motocross Freestyle demo with, Ryan Logan & James Carter at I-80 Speedway Saturday and Sunday during intermission and after the races. Travis is only here to race cars but Kenny Bartram, Ryan Logan & James Carter will be performing their freestyle demo right in front of the grand stands, you will be so close to them doing their tricks you would feel like you can reach out and touch them. Don't miss the events this weekend.
Friday night Pastrana, Bartram, Logan and Carter came in a day early to try their hand in racing Karts. With the infield packed with racers for Friday nights events, it was like any other night at the races here at Little Sunset, except this time the regulars get to race with their hero, to most of the youth and even the adults Travis and Kenny are more than heroes tonight they are regular guys here to have fun just like every one else. Travis and Kenny embraced their fans with openness and true kindness, and the fans were just as respectful of them.
The riders meeting explained some of the rules and regulations as well as listing the race order for Friday nights events.
In the first practice rain was threatening on canceling tonight's events, and the track had a slight glaze on the surface that made it somewhat difficult for event the track regulars. Being the first time Travis had raced this kind of track with Karts, Travis the true racer took his time and focused on learning the vehicle and track. The vehicles they were driving are the track rentals and are probably not the most highly tuned vehicles on the track, but still <MORE>
Soaring Edge Raceway turned it up once again, the track stayed in good shape, and they worked the track during intermission, giving the racers tacky conditions the rest of the day. It was still dusty in spots but for the most part with a day like this one, most tracks would be alot worse. With Amsoil and Full Throttle Motorsports this weekends race sponsors. Amsoil was giving a sponsorship to all 1st over all class winners. That is correct, all classes from the PeeWees to the 320+ class is you raced this weekend and took home the first overall in your class you got a sponsorship from Amsoil. And it doesn'tt stop there, even if you missed this weekends race you have a chance to be sponsored by Amsoil. CLICK HERE for more info on how to get your sponsorship from Amsoil. sponsorships from Amsoil were given to all over all winners
<MORE SOON> I will have a full article on this event when all the Photos are uploaded. Link Swap "Join the Racertoy.com Links" I am adding Your Motocross Links to my links page, so if you have a Motocross related website that you would like linked then to submit your link just CLICK HERE, When you submit your link to me all I ask is that you do the same for me. Put a link to www.racertoy.com on your website and I will do the same for you. If you would like to link to my website with a logo, Please email me the logo as well as the link to the webiste and I will Link to your website. You can visit my Logos page if you want to use one of my logos. CLICK HERE
August 1st 2007
The Loretta Naionals are in full force, so if you were wondering how our riders are stacking up, here they all are just click on the riders name and you will get their results. You should visit www.mxsports.com for all the up to date track, race and results information for all classes and all riders competing this week at Loretta Lynn's.
If I have missed a rider that is from this area please let me know so that I can add them to this list. We must congradulate each and every rider
July 30th 2007
A hard rain the night before gave the track crew some work to do this afternoon to prep for this evenings event. With the threat of rain again, an hour before race time the clouds took a turn and cleared up for race time. The track was working into a good surface for racing. The high line looked to be the lane of choice if you wanted to maintain your position. However in one if the qualifiers a heated battle for first resulted in one car on the high line and the other deep to the inside, with a classic motocross move the driver on the inside swept wide pushing wide the current leader steeling the position as well as swapping paint. In my world, the one of Motocross and Motorcycle racing this is a normal thing and rubbing is racing. Neither driver seemed to have lost control and neither were going to back off, so naturally only one of them would get the job done. It turned out the winner was docked 2 positions for rough racing. And the heat win went to the second place driver.
"Cowboy" Kenny Bartram really stepped up to the plate tonight and showed that he was not afraid to mix it up with the regulars. Kenny qualified for the feature near the back of the pack, but he qualified. By the second lap Kenny was pushing hard riding the <More>
You may or may not have seen today's Omaha World Herald, so if you missed it click on the image to the left and you can read the article.
Cowboy Kenny Bartram will be racing at I-80 this weekend in a Dirt Track race car. If you recall several weeks ago, I was on hand to take photos for Kenny at I-80 speedway Nebraska Raceway Park. Ed Kosiki had loaned "Cowboy" Kenny one of his rides and at the same time got some lessons from Kenny Edwards. It all leads up to this weekend as it will a great time to watch the "Cowboy" race dirt track. So Sunday at I-80 Speedway Nebraska raceway Park, even if your not a fan of dirt track, you will be after rooting for one of your favorite freestyle motocrosser, so you need to go, you must go, you simply can not miss this.
You might recognize the name listed just below the photo in today's paper, that's correct the photo you see at the bottom of the article is a photo I took a few weeks ago of Kenny. Well everyone don't miss the action this weekend, it will fe full of excitement.
It was HOT!!!HOT!!!HOT!!! Sunday, and the race action was just as HOT. In virtually every class there was a battle from first to last and there were some really great races. With the heat boiling over 90 the track was suffering by the time the ATV's hit the track. After that it was tough for any one other than 1st to see further than their front fender. It's tough for any track to survive a day like this. But all in all Fox Run had a decent turn out considering the Ponca Nationals were also running the same weekend. I have several thousand photos to process from sunday so I am still hoping I can get them all uploaded by late Thursday evening. Please be patient as I am working as late in the evening as I can. I have several of the practices and 1 or 2 of the first races already uploaded so check them out.
Chase McGrath was on cruise control all weekend taking the holeshot in every moto and in dominating faction lead every lap from start to finish. At one point I herd some spectators speaking with each other and one of them said "He makes it look so easy" I smiled and thought to my self. "He sure does!" Chase went 4 for 4 on the weekend. Great racing Chase. Link Swap "Join the Racertoy.com Links" I am adding Your Motocross Links to my links page, so if you have a Motocross related website that you would like linked then to submit your link just CLICK HERE, When you submit your link to me all I ask is that you do the same for me. Put a link to www.racertoy.com on your website and I will do the same for you. If you would like to link to my website with a logo, Please email me the logo as well as the link to the webiste and I will Link to your website. You can visit my Logos page if you want to use one of my logos. CLICK HERE
I have 3,341 photos to sort through from Saturday at Pine Hill MX. Of those I will be uploading 2000 to 2500 of them. Saturday was abut as good as you can get for July. The weather stayed under 90 and there was virtually no wind. Denny Stephenson showed up to get some track time before Loretta's this coming weekend. Also in attendance we had Chris Hunter, team manager for Tuf Racing the 2006-2007 Arenacross National Championship team was there only as a spectator. We also had Tony Wenck fromPit Pass Radio, though Tony took a few blazing fast laps, he was not there to race either. If you have not herd of Pit Pass Radio you are missing out, for more info abut this radio show go to www.pitpassradio.com or click on the link to their website on the right side of this page. Other good news includes the "Sweet Dog" Fund Raiser, so far this weekend we raised
$525.00 this weekend to go to Kevin and Family.
There was 450.00 raised at Pine Hill MX and 75.00 Raised at Fox Run in Friend on sunday. We would like to thank every one who donated.If you missed on the donation it's not too late.
The stickers are available at PowerSportsPro, DNS Offroad, Gretna Cycle & Atv,Paul's Yamaha, EK designs and more locations are soon to follow. If you have a location you would like to have these stickers and flyer displayed please let us know. The more support we have the more all of us can help the Stroeher family. Email your location submission to racertoy1@cox.net
These Stickers are $5.00 and 100% of that amount will go to "Feed The Sweet Dog". If you can not make it to one of these locations you can mail a self addressed, stamped envelope to with postage to: EK Signs
2334 s. 124st.
Omaha, Ne 68144
Link Swap "Join the Racertoy.com Links" I am adding Your Motocross Links to my links page, so if you have a Motocross related website that you would like linked then to submit your link just CLICK HERE, When you submit your link to me all I ask is that you do the same for me. Put a link to www.racertoy.com on your website and I will do the same for you. If you would like to link to my website with a logo, Please email me the logo as well as the link to the webiste and I will Link to your website. You can visit my Logos page if you want to use one of my logos. CLICK HERE
Friday July 20th
I have the photos posted from Friday night. It was another great weekend for racing and there is alot more. OmahaBMX is asking for help. Dave is looking on a job that will make it impossible for him to make it to the tracks before the events If he takes this job they will ned help to prep the track before the races. Dave will still be able to make it to the races just not in time to get the track ready for you the racers. He is asking for some of you to step up and volunteer your help. Even if he could get a groun pf you that are willing to help that would be willing to share the duties and take a weekend each. Please if any one is willing to help contact Dave, you can do that by visit ing his website www.omahabmx.com
They also have races on Saturday. Mt Cresent BMX also Has a Race on Saturday. So if you are looking for some great racing this weekend is full of places to race. Link Swap "Joing the Racertoy.com Links" I am adding a BMX Links page and if you have a BMX website that you would like linked then submit your link just CLICK HERE, When you submit your link to me just to the same for me. Put a link to www.racertoy.com on your website and I will do the same for you. If you would like to link to my website with a logo, Please email me the logo as well as the link to the webiste and I will Link to your website. You can visit my Logos page if you want to use one of my logos. CLICK HERE
C-Ya at the races
Randy Toy
GO TO THE RACES This weekend (July 18th 2007)
RACE WEEKEND!!! Triple Header Starting Friday July 20th
WHO WANTS TO RACE!!! WELL HERE IS THE LINEUP. FRIDAY!! OmahaBMX (Hefflinger Park Omaha)
What better way to start the weekend of racing, yes why not get your work out the old fashioned way, ride a BMX bike. You train at the gym and you ride a bike and literally get no where. Load your bike up and go RACE!!! you have no idea how much fun it really is. I am telling you you don't need to be the fastest guy on the track to have fun. You just need to be there. Last Friday there were several first time racers at the OmahaBMX track and one of them even one his main event. Dave and his wife, "the guy who runs the track" race the events as well as run the event. You really need to go and see what all the hype is all about. Go to their website www.omahabmx.com If you want to see some photos of the track CLICK HERE
SATURDAY!!! PineHill MX (Marne, Ia)
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know it's hot and nasty right now, but stick it out this weekend is looking to be awesome. SO those of you who have been hiding in the house and trying to stay away from the nasty humid heat. WELL this is your weekend. Saturday PineHill MX in Marne Iowa will be running their night race. I must say if you have ever thought of racing at Marne DO IT!!!! They have really done tremendous work on the track and have really given 150% into making their track more than ready for the races. The dirt is tacky and stays that way. Also if you are an A rider, they have been having really decent turn out in the A class gates so It would be a blast to have a few more. ANd we all know you need to get ready for Loretta Lynn's so here is a great chance to get some track time. PineHill MX Saturday Sign in is 2:30-4:00pm Riders Meeting starts at 4:15pm, Practice Starts 4:30pm, Race Starts at 5:30pm So Be there. For more info go to their website www.pinehillmx.com and if you want to see some photos of the track CLICK HERE
SUNDAY!!! Fox Run (Friend, Ne)
Well that is right its a triple header, get your gear on and go racing. Fox Run Sunday Gates open at 8:00 am, Practice starts at 9:30 am, Racing starts at 11:00 am
Cost: $35 / Series Fee or $5 day pass, $30 / All Pro Classes , $25 All Amateur Classes visit their website www.foxrunmotocross.com for more info
Posted By Randy Toy
Ricky Draper Update (July 16th 2007)
Ricky Draper Update (July 18th 2007)
Just a quick note out to the racing world concerning Ricky's progress. I can't tell you how much all the calls and e mails have meant to Ricky and our entire family. This is the first summer since he started racing (12 years) that he hasn't been able to get on the bike and it has really been eating at him.
The post-surgery check-ups have all gone well and now he has started physical therapy. The screws have held the humerus intact as we had hoped and now it's just a waiting game. We're looking at mid-August to return to the practice track.Ricky will be attending Loretta Lynn's and Millville to cheer on his teammate Mikey Weese as well as other buddies. When he gets back he ought to be pretty pumped! We are planning on running a good portion of the National Arenacross series this season, teaming with Weese for the 2007-08 tour. That's all for now, see you at the races!
Kevin Stroeher recently under went surgery to repair broken vertibre in his back. Kevin is in good spirits and really appreciates all the support he has been given. Erik Kohl of EK Designs has issued a sticker fund raiser to help support Kevin and family. Erik will donate100% of the money raised to the Stroeher family. He has designed and made these support stickers specifically to support Kevin in his new race. We now have Confirmed locations in Omaha and surrounding area where these stickers can be purchased. The stickers are available at PowerSportsPro, DNS Offroad, Gretna Cycle & Atv, Paul's Yamaha, EK designs and more locations are soon to follow. If you have a location you would like to have these stickers and flyer displayed please let us know. The more support we have the more all of us can help the Stroeher family. Email your location submission to racertoy1@cox.net
These Stickers are $5.00 and 100% of that amount will go to "Feed The Sweet Dog". If you can not make it to one of these locations you can mail a self addressed, stamped envelope to with postage to: EK Signs
2334 s. 124st.
Omaha, Ne 68144
Please Cash or Check only!
Posted By Randy Toy & Flyer and Stickers By Erik Kohl
Friday July 13th
There were a few first time racers here tonight and several of these first time racers did extremly well in their races, they were as young as 7 years old I believe and as old as 35+. Mothers, Brothers, Cousins, Sisters, Friends, Dads and Uncles and every one else was racing tonight. I have alot of images to Process and I will be attending the Luis Palau Heartland Festival tomorrow, so I am not sure weather or not I will have all the photos processed until late Sunday. I will post here when I have them all Processed and uploaded. It was a great day for racing and It was great talking to everyone.
Also those of you that are now hooked and want more, Sunday is a Red Cup Qualifier at the Tri-CityBMX Track Visit their website for More info www.tri-citybmx.com
They also have races on saturday. Mt Cresent BMX also Has a Race on Saturday. So if you are looking for some great racing this weekend is full of places to race.
C-Ya at the races
Randy Toy
Luis Palau Heartland Festival Quest Center Omaha (July 14-15th 2007)
This weekend at the Quest Center Omaha for the heartland festival there is allot more going on than you migh think. For example there will be a Freestyle motocross demonstration with Jaw-dropping freestyle motocross stunts by action sports star Kyle Loza, along with Destin Cantrell, Justin Newman, and others.." Witness the power combination of suspense, thrill, and danger exploding from one talented package. While friends don’t let friends try this at home, friends do take friends to watch the pros do it live.Come check out these stunts by Riders for Christ athletes Kyle Loza, Destin Cantrell, and Justin Newman. Your adrenaline rush will thank you." From Heartland Festival Website
As well as Freestyle Motocross World-class BMX riding… street-style skateboarding … actor Stephen Baldwin’s powerful life story. The Livin It tour has been traveling the country for the past three years, and will park in Omaha on July 14 and 15 for a show unlike anything you’ve seen. All free. No ticket required. Don’t miss it. Visit their website for more info Click Here
Kevin Stroeher Update (July 12th 2007)
Kevin Stroeher Update Thurday July 12th:
After surgery and all went as well as expected. They used part of a femur from the MX bone bank (Kevin joked) to form a new vertebrae bone, one got crushed. They relieved pressure off the spinal cord, and placed a small rod and 10 screws for support. Kevin said getting the pressure off made him noticable more comfortable. The best news is that he is not expected to lose any sensations to his legs and arms. He also earned bragging rights due to a large cut on his back. Julie said his tongue is sore and a little swollen. With full respect towards Julie, I asked, "was it from starring at all of the nurses"! She laughinly confirmed, it was from the breathing apparatus. He will probally be in the hopital a week with a dusty trail full of support ahead.
Kevin really appreciates having such great family and friends to share the love and support for SWEETDOG 85.
Posted By Neal Kerkhof
Kevin Stroeher Pine Hill MX (July 11th 2007)
Kevin Stroeher Saturday July 8th In Practice:
Kevin Sroeher aka (Sweetdog "06" District 22 and Win Mx Vet Champ) has been racing really well latley and this weekend he started the day off with hopes of winning another race. Kevin had a rough get off in practice on Saturday resulting in a serius back injury. Kevin First went to Atlanic hospital and and was released Sunday thinking it was a fairly minor spinal stinger and broken ribs. When the family got home they called their family doctor and went to emergeny room where they confirmed a broken vertibre. He had surgery last night to relieve preasure and bone fragments from the spinal cord. Doctors were telling Julie things were going well. I will post an update as I hear more about Kevins condition. Kevin, Julie, David, Nick, and family really appreciate all of prayers and support the MX Community has already shown. He is currently in Methodist hospital, where he will remain be for a few days.
That is right all the Photos are uploaded from Saturday. There are about 1300 Photos from all classes and Practices. I only captured the first moto from each class. But there were allot of great shots of every rider at the races this weekend. I do have a FREE Digital download from My "Got Roost" Series of photos. The photo is FREE For digital download. I have a tall version and a wide version available for download.
You may not know how to use my photo store yet so if you have never visited my store I will say it is a great benefit to you if you sign up for the FREE account. The advantage is once you sign up for the FREE account you can customize your account and save all your Favorite photos in your "Trophy Wall" you can make multiple Trophy Walls and title them how ever you please. SO every time you come back to view your photos you don't have to search though thousands of photos.
HOT!!! HOT!!! HOT!!!Yes it was hot, it was a scorching 98 today with an 80% humidity factor. But that didn't stop several hundred racers from racing this weekend at Pine Hill MX in Marne, Iowa. Even though it was hot there was a breeze that was just enough to take the edge off. There were 40 great motos of racing and allot of the great racing was due to some unbelievable conditions, I'm speaking about the dirt. WIth the sun shining bright and the heat blazing down, and a small breeze one would think by the 12 to 15th race it would be a dust bowl. Well it was far from that. The dirt stayed <More>
Will Nielsen of Nielsen Productions was running the Video camera to capture Kenny "Cowboy" Bartram's first time in a Dirt Track car. The former World Freeride Association (WFA) Freestyle MX Champion was in Omaha this week on an invite to come and drive dirt track at Nebraska Raceway Park "I-80Speedway" on their 4/10ths mile dirt track. He was taking instructions from Kenny Edwards, younger brother of Nascar's Carl Edwards. The Edwards Crew was on hand taking their practice laps in preparation of the coming event on July 22nd at Nebraska Raceway Park (Carl Edwards Night). Kenny Bartram was impressing the professionals with his ability to drive a car. After a few short laps Bartram was putting in some really fast lap times. More than the lap times was his overall control of the car. I had asked Edwards how he though kenny was doing and where he needed to improve. Edwards said " He has great exit speed and control, but he needs to work on his entrance to his corners. But all in all for only having less than 15 laps ever in a car like this, with the way he is driving he could hold his own in the night race."
Make Sure to visit Will Nielsen's website for Full service video production, his company is serving Omaha and the entire United States. Nielsen Productions is creative and professional to provide you or your company a variety of choices and packages to fit all of your video production needs. Nielsen Productions for all your Video needs. <More>
Sunday June 24th
Sunday was kicked off at 10 am with Practice for the Friday Makeup Double points race. Most of the racers racing the morning race were also going to race the Redcup Qualifier later in the day. So the normal intence battles in some of the classes were backed down a notch by the riders to concerve energy for the Redline Qualifier. Dean Bush was onhand for practice, but he was not there to race today, but he still showed every one that he still means buisness, he tackled the Pro-Section with relitave ease clearing both doubles before any of the other riders had a chance. Allgood was definatly puting the best style into the jumps, and there were some others who were also clearing both doubles by the end of practice. Click Here to see all the Photos of these guys hitting the Doubles.
Visit OmahaBMX.com for all your class results. Congradulations to all of this weekends Qualifiers and good luck in the nationals.
Saturday June 23nd
What better way to spend a beautifull saturday afternoon than to spend it with family and friends. An event like this always starts with the people who make this happen. I am fairly new to the OmahaBMX and MountCresent BMX races, but it doesnt take long to fall in love with the whole experience. I go back to what I started to say about where it all starts, and when you have some one that takes part in the events as well as cordinating the events, someone that enjoys the people and the sport that he dedicates alot of his time to, and some one who is just good to be around. Well for give me if I can't remember his name but I have him featured in the photo to the right. Well thank you for puting on such a great event. I look forward to attending tomorrows event the OmahaBMX - Redline Cup Qualifier - Triple Point's race.
Signup starts at 10:00 am. And remember tomorrow is also the makeup race from friday's rain out.
Tonight we had some great racing action and a couple crashes, to see photos of these crashes you can go to this events photos by clicking on the links above or the images on the left. Rememer to thank your track officials for helping put on this event for you, alot of work and money go into these races and it's because of them we all are able to have a great time. Thank you for inviting me back to attend your event.
Friday June 22nd (Re-Scheduled for Sunday)
The weather stopped all the action this evening, but it did not stop my camera from taking a few shots. Granted I didn't get any photos of the racers in action but I did manage to get a few canded shots while everyone was waiting to see weather or not the race would continue. At about 5:30 the rain just dumpd down on the OmahaBMX course in Hefflinger Park Omaha, NE about 110th just south of maple.
Even though the race was canceled they had a great turn out for a rain event, as every one mingled and talked about the coming weekend, the kids were ready to rock and roll. It it was not so much work to repair the track after a mud race I think the kids would have loved to get a little muddy.
Some of the areas finest were on hand ready to race. Jim Milroy, local professional Superbike Racer was there to try and best last weeks second place finish. In one of the premier classes. Then there was Dean Bush. Dean has been nationally ranked in BMX and has the speed to really make a run for the win where ever he races. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE PHOTOS
Great racing all day long at round 5 of the USMRR series. Sunny skies and a light breeze greeted the riders. The F1 one class was a battle all day with lap times dropping throughout the day as competitors upped their pace to run up front. The first heat saw points leader Nate Lentz (rs50) take the victory, while Kinzer Naylor (xr50) took the victory in heat #2.The main looked to be a great race between the top three racers, but it was young Harry Prentice (Husqvarna 50 )in his <More> www.miniroadrace.com
Bring your weedeaters and help get the track ready for the big weekend!
Wednesday
June 20th
Mount Crescent BMX - Work Night/Practice
6 PM
Bring your Bikes/Helmets and weedeaters and help get the track ready for the big weekend! Unofficial Practice after the work is done.
Friday
June 22nd
OmahaBMX - RLQ Double Point Pre-Race
6 to 7:30 PM
$20
Saturday
June 23rd
Mount Crescent BMX - IA State Championship Race - Double Point
10 to 11 AM
$20
Saturday
June 23rd
OmahaBMX - NE State Championship Race - Double Point
6 to 7:30 PM
$20
Sunday
June 24th
OmahaBMX - Redline Cup Qualifier - Triple Point
10 to 11:30 AM
$30
From http://www.omahabmx.com/
There are several reasons, but the biggest is light. We don't want to take a chance of running out of daylight at Mount Crescent, and the Omaha track is lighted. Also, we considered that anyone traveling from out of town would be staying in Omaha, close to track, so this would make their drive on Saturday night and Sunday morning shorter.
If you are planning attending and staying in Omaha, please make your reservations ASAP. This is the same weekend as the College World Series and once the playoff games are complete, the rooms will fill up quick.
This is it race fans, this was the last stop before the 2007 Loretta Lynn's AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships and those with the results from all the qualifiers will be attending the National Motocross Championships that will be held on July 30 through August 4, 2007 in Hurricane Mills, TN.
This is where the best of the best in amateur racing were at this weekend. With out a doubt there were some really fast lap times this weekend, these lap times can be viewed at www.mxtransponder.com.
With the level of talent this weekend, if you were not on top of your game, you would not be heading to Loretta's in late July. With this in mind loretta's is the one race you need to make your mark and stand out for potential and future sponsors, so if you fail to qualify you'll miss your chance to show what your made of and draw that big ride we all dream of landing.
Some riders just stand out from the crowd and rise to the occasion, putting in one solid ride after another, one such racer this weekend really stepped up his game and showed everyone that he means business. Ronnie Morgan backed by Storm Lake Honda, Smith Optics, Hotcams, Hotrods, Pivot Works, K&N Filters, Fly Racing, One Helmets, P.B. Worx Suspension, Hickman Racing, Atomic 22, Decal Works, FMF, made the move to the A class this year and has been working week in and week out putting out the effort, and on Saturday June 16th Ronnie had one solid moto after another finishing 6th in the MX A Pro-Sport Class moto 1. Then in the Four Stroke Class, Morgan from Des-Moines rocketed from a 3rd place start to a hard fought 1st place, followed by Bryan Martinelli from Bloomsdale, Mo and James Larson out of Andover, Mn.
But Ronnie Morgan really showed what he was made of by winning the MX Lites A Div 1 race. It was a heated battle from start to finish, with the woop section the last thing standing
between Morgan and the MX Lites A class win, Ronnie already leading the race was closely followed by second place runner Steven Clark of Cairo, Ga. Ronnie attacked the woop's as he had all day and extended his lead taking the Checkered flag.
So who are the top contenders from the central region, we have alot of fast racers coming from this region this year so the rest of the USA better watch out because Mike Weese, Ronnie Morgan, Kyle Corman, Vince Friese, Erik Boyle, Alex Martin, Patric Boyle, Devin Reed, Brandon Miller, Colin Hickman, Denny Stephenson, Jeramine Duncan, Cody Agler, Steven Clark, Spencer Dally are a threat to be reckoned with. With these top riders the list goes on, so if you have not herd of these guys chances are you will be hearing allot more about some of them come the end of July.
Six semi loads of wood chips have been incorporated into the track to ensure a fantastic race surface for the weekend!!! After an inch and a half of rain hammered the area the night before, we spent more time cleaning up the parking lot than the track at our last event! Whoops rebuilt, Finish Line table top doubled in width, jumps refaced, no major changes just a couple of new twist. (More)
Pinehill MX Season Opener in Marne Iowa CLICK HERE For Photos
Pinehill Mx in Marne Iowa had their first race this season, with the weather holding with clear skys and about 81 for the temp. The track was preped, watered and ready to race. First race of the evening was the 125 B Class, also known as the Lites class. THis is a highly competitive class no matter where you go, and this evening was no diferent. With a sweeping right, the pack aproches the first jump still leaning from the turn, and with the speed these riders were running, a crash was virtually inevitable. Well I just happened to be right there when the first crash of the evening took place. If you Click Here you can see how many riders were taking dirt samples. There were some great races this weekend and if you missed the action, you really missed out on a great day of racing. Click Here to view all the photos from Saturday Night at Pinehill MX.
If you are in to racing, then you are also probably in to more than just motocross. Well in Omaha this evening at Hefflinger park, at about 110th just north of Maple is a great BMX track. This track is Operated and Maintained by the same guy that Runs the BMX Racetrack in Mt Crescent Iowa. His track in Iowa has had some pretty bad damage lately, due to all of the rain we have had in the past 4 or 5 weeks, so he is looking for some help. If you would like to help him get the track ready for tomorrows race at Mount Crescent BMX - 6 to 7 PM then contact him through www.omahabmx.com.
Tonight's race was great, they had a great turnout and the track was in great shape, and this made for some great racing. I did get about 400 or 500 good photos from today's event. CLICK HERE to view all the photos from the Friday night races at Hefflinger park on Omaha Nebraska.
Also make sure to visit www.omahabmx.com if you are a BMX Fan and would like to do some racing this year. This is a great bunch of people running these races, and you might even know some of the racers. Juts remember allot of the best Motocrossers currently ride, race or have raced BMX at one point, because it's fun and most of all to keep in shape. 2 Weeks from now on June 22 through the 24th OmahaBMX is host to the Redline Cup Qualifier - Triple Points race. Again for more information about BMX Racing in the Omaha Area visit www.omahabmx.com
Soaring Edge Raceway was hit with rain Saturday night, and upon arrival you would assume that it would be a mud hole, but The Soaring Edge Crew and mother nature really helped track conditions. As the sun started to shine and a small breeze swept in, by the end of practice the track was more than suitable for having a race. Soaring edge is really stepping up their program. During the riders meeting, every one was told that if you race and you finish in the top 7 spots you will get a trophy! NO MATTER HOW MANY ARE IN YOUR CLASS! Normally tracks trophy 33%, not Soaring Edge they wanted to make sure that every one had a chance to take home a trophy. Also they have Drawings during intermission to give away prizes from a Race 1 time for Free pass, 1 Practice for Free pass, T-Shirts and more. On top of all that they have a podium, that is a hit with everyone.
Soaring Edge is really trying to give something that no other track is, or has done. They truly are working hard to supply you, the racer with a quality racing experience. Their track is getting much better, as they have mixed some sand and wood chips in to help conditions, and this weekend it paid off. With all the rain they had, it looked almost like it would be a rain out, but the track held up and really stayed tacky the entire day.
4-Corners Region National Qualifier
Sunday June 3rd Soaring Edge Motocross is holding it's 2nd of 8 events this summer.
We will be hosting the 4-Corners Region National Qualifier for Ponca City Nationals and the final leg of the 2007 NMA CUP SERIES. You do not have to have an NMA license to race!!!*** All riders can participate in the event. Run your class and show your metal with some of the best riders in the region!!! Sunday the Checkered Flag Bar and Grill will be open for Breakfast made to order, open at 8:30.
You can not miss this one, The Farm MX is host to the IMA Iowa Pro-AM Points event. If you are not familiar with the Pro-Am series then you need to be, mainly because if you want to turn pro, as an amateur you need to get points, and the only way to get national points that count toward getting your pro license is to race pro-am events. This event will bring the fastest guys from all over, so where do you stack up? DO you want to possibly see the next supercross/ motocross star. Well an event like this has the potentional to bring the best of the best in all classes. So if you plan on racing bring your best
and be positive. Win or loose this weekend, if you don't have the ability to travel 15 to 20 hours or more every weekend to compete at the top level, or even watch an event like this. Well here is you chance, it's only 2 hours from Omaha, so make the trip....
Here is some information from www.thefarmmx.com
Come join us for our biggest event yet, The IMA Iowa Pro-AM!
- $15,000 purse for this weekend
- Friday, Practice 10:00am-4:00pm
- Saturday, Win MX Series Race
- Sunday, Win MX Series Race, AMA Pro-AM points, Kawasaki Contingency
*Bonus payout for combined overall
Saturday-Sunday results in the 125A & 250A classes
This weekends Schedule at The Farm MX. June 1 - Practice Day June 2 - Win MX Series RD#7 D22 June 3 - Win MX Series Rd#8, (AMA Pro-AM points) D22, Kawasaki Contingency
I will work on getting the photos from Soaring Edge Raceway in Greenwood, Nebraska up by later this evening. There are allot of photos so I might not be able to get them all up by this evening. So make if you don't see your photos please be sure to check back tomorrow.
Also by request I was asked to let you know that the photos you see here online look ALOT BETTER when printed. Some one came up to me and said. "Yeah they look good online but when they are actually printed out the quality is unbelievable. So you need to let everone know that your photos are great online, but when they are printed they are unbelievable."
And that takes me to the next suggestion.
Using the Photo Store..... The Prices listed directly under the Photo are DIGITAL PRICES the first price is $3.99 - That price is for a Digital Image that is 1200 x 1024 Digital Pixels in size. The next price is $0.99 that price is for a Digital image that is 800 x 600 Digital Pixels in size.
If you want to order a Printed Version click on the drop down and it will list all the available sizes for print. Please allow 5 to 7 working days for Pints larger that 8 x 10. For all Prints smaller 8 x 10 and smaller allow 3 to 5 working days.
CLICK ON IMAGE OR CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE STORE!!!!
"Happy Again"
With a nick name to suit Cody Gilmore has stayed true to his name through out the last 9 months with the word "Happy" stamped on the back of his pants, through all he has been through Cody has always kept focused on the bigger picture, On and off the track Cody is a class act and is a positive role model for everyone. As most of you may already know Cody Gilmore was on his way to reaching the highest level of Arenacross, Supercross and Motocross. Following the rookie of the year nomination in Arenacross 2004/2005 Season, Cody was well on the way to starting the a championship 2005/2006 Season, November 4th-6th 2005 in DesMoins, Ia, Cody Gilmore took a 6th Place overall Finish in the 450 Class on Friday, then following it up Saturday Night with another 6th Place Finish in the 450 Main, then to top it off he won the Lites Class main event. This was just the start of a great season, Cody was well on his way to capturing the Lites Class title, with win after win, week after week, and also was having solid top 10 finishes in the 450 Class every weekend. Near the halfway point Cody injured his wrist at one of the rounds, so he decided to sit the rest of the season out and get ready for the AMA Outdoor Nationals. Cody was released to ride by his doctor in early August, though he was excited to get back on a bike, ultimately he decided to wait until after the Loretta National Amateur MX <MORE>
