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April 6th was just another
Sunday to most people, but to the dedicated
participants of the ATV Amateur Championship, it
was another chance to qualify for the big show. The
track was Hilltop Motocross, located in Mexico,
Missouri. The weather proved to make it a nice day
of racing, as rain the week before had gotten the
track watered and in excellent shape. Lots of
changes had been made to the track, so the playing
field had been leveled for the non-local riders.
Practice got started off at 9:30am sharp. The track
is a fun natural terrain track, set on top of a
hill (hence Hilltop MX). The top of the hill
features a rhythm section, whoops, bermed corners
and a wide open uphill, finish line triple. There
are also many fly-aways leading off the sides of
the hill. Wide open straight aways lead riders back
through woods sections. Many local Missouri riders took
advantage of the chance to get their foot in the
door in their classes for the final race at
Moberly, MO on August 3rd. The participants ranged
from riders that missed out on the Moberly, MO and
Athens, TX qualifier to people that were there and
were stricken by mechanical problems, or were just
unable to qualify in their desired class. In the
featured Pro Am class, there was a heated battle
between Jason Robbins, Jeff Robbins, and Ronnie
Higgerson. Jason had already qualified at the
Moberly qualifier, but was there for the practice.
Ronnie and Jeff were both at Moberly also, but fell
victim to unfortunate incidents. They were in their
prime today, however, and both Jeff and Ronnie,
along with Jeremy Gann and Adam Anderson, added
their names to the Pro Am qualified riders list.
They day had one thing missing,
however, and that was the #2 Suzuki of Dave Frye.
Some of you may know that Dave was injured
seriously at the Pell City, Alabama national. For
more information go to: http://racerxill.com/breakingnews/article/5009/missouri-pro-rider-down.aspx.
A card made by local Pro Am rider Nate Hibbs was
passed around the pits on Sunday for concerned
friends and competitors of Dave to sign and wish
their best. The ATV Amateur Championship
qualifiers will continue on April 19, in Montezuma
Iowa, for those that have not yet qualified and
want to. ATV Amateur Championship HLR Motorsports
Qualifier It may have been cold, but that
didn’t discourage 108 of the fastest ATV
motocross riders in the area from participating in
the first round of the ATV Amateur Championship.
The first of thirteen qualifiers, the race was held
in Moberly at the HLR Motorsports Park in Moberly,
MO. By the looks of the weather the week before the
race, with the cold temperatures and wet
conditions, anyone would have guessed the race
would have been cancelled. However, with a lot of
hard work of track preparation put in by Steve
Halterman, the track owner, and a little luck, the
track was in prime condition for a day of races.
One worry of the riders was “the track
conditions during practice being so slick because
the ground was frozen” said Jason Robbins, Pro
Am. However, after practice, the temperature warmed
up enough to work the track into great shape.
Despite concerns, the track was not too wet, but
just moist enough for the competitors’ tires
to hook up very efficiently. Seldom was there a boring moment
on Sunday, as great racing went on all day long.
David Frye took home the money in the Pro Am class,
coming back from a second place win in Moto one and
taking first in Moto two. Tragedy struck for many
of the Pro Am class contenders, including Jason
Robbins who took a nasty spill in the whoops
section. Jeff Robbins also has a bad wreck in that
second moto, and Ronnie Higgerson fell victim to
transmission troubles. However, Frye still had to
work very hard against the other eight riders in
the Pro Am class to take the win. The top four
riders in each class qualified for the championship
race, which will be held back at HLR Motorsports
Park in Moberly on August 2nd and 3rd. Anyone that
feels they have the skill and dedication to qualify
can try their hand in one of the following twelve
qualifiers, held all over the nation. The next race
will be at Athens Motocross Park in Athens,
Texas. The ATV Amateur
Motocrosss Championship is an Amateur championship
event for ATV racers from all across the
nation. 14 tracks across the country
will hold area qualifiers that advance 4
riders from each class to the Championship race at
HLR Motorsports Park in Moberly, Missouri on
Saturday & Sunday August 2nd &
3rd. To qualify for the
Championship a rider must purchase a qualifier
sheet at a designated qualifier race and finish in
the top 4 of qualifying riders to advance. If a
rider is qualifying in more than one class they
must purchase a qualifier sheet for each class they
are qualifying in. Qualifier sheets are $5 per
class. This charge will be in addition to your
normal Entry fee. The ATV
Amateur Championship final will be an AMA
sanctioned event. AMA/ATVA cards will be required
to race at the championship event. Rider Information Classes
March 9 HLR Motorsports Moberly, MO
http://www.mostatemx.com/hlr/
March 16 Athens Motocross Park Athens, TX
http://www.athensmxpark.com/
April 6 Hilltop MX Mexico, MO
www.hilltopmx.net
April 19 Fun valley MX Montezuma, IA
http://www.fvmotoX.com
April 27 Soaring Edge Motocross Greenwood, NE
http://www.neracewaypark.com/SoaringEdge
May 4 Morelands U.S.A. Sports Park Stanton, MI
http://www.morelandsmotocross.com/
May 17 Bar 2 Bar MX Mt. Sterling, KY
http://www.bar2barmotox.com
May 18 Jeeps Motorcycle Club Park City KS
http://www.jeepscycleclub.com
May 25 Backwoods MX Tennyson, IN
http://www.backwoodsmotorsports.com/index.html
May 31 Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids, IA
http://www.cvtr.org/
June 1 Arkansaw Cycle Park Arkansaw WI
http://www.arkansawmx.com/
June 8 South Fork Dirt Riders Taylorville, IL
http://www.southforkdirtriders.com/
June 15th AMP Xtreme Park, Live Oak FL
www.ampxtreme.com
June 21 SEMO Raceway Blodgett, MO
http://www.semoraceway.com/motocross.html
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
HLR Motorsports
Aug 2 Practice and Qualifiers if needed
Aug 3 ATV Amatuer Championship
http://www.mostatemx.com/hlr/atv_amt_chmp.htm
3/09/08
Qualifier
4/06/08
Qualifier
Qualified
Riders
Hilltop Qualifier
by Jake
Sevits
HLR
Motorsports Park,
Moberly, Missouri
August 2 Practice and Qualifiers if
necessary
August 3 Championship Race
If a rider plans on attending the Championship race
he must send in a pre entry form postmarked by July
3rd 2008.
Pre entry forms will be provided to each track for
the riders.
Riders can race at as many qualifiers as they want.
If a rider has already qualified once their name
will be disregarded in the results from the next
race and the next person will qualify.1 Pro Am Open
2 Open A 91cc+ 2-Stroke/350cc+ 4-Stroke
3 Open B 91cc+ 2-Stroke/350cc+ 4-Stroke
4 Open C 91cc+ 2-Stroke/350cc+ 4-Stroke
5 Production A 91cc-450cc 4-Stroke
Production
6 Production B 91cc-450cc 4-Stroke
Production
7 Production C 91cc-450cc 4-Stroke
Production
8 College (16-24) 91cc-Open
9 Junior 25 Plus 91cc-Open
10 Vet 30 Plus 91cc-Open
11 Senior 40 Plus 91cc-Open
12 Women 91cc-Open
13 Schoolboy Sr. (15-17) Production 201-400cc
4-stroke
14 Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) Production 91-200cc
2-Stroke, 91-300cc 4-Stroke
15 Super-Mini (13-15) -- 71-105cc 2-Stroke,
75-150cc 4-Stroke
16 90 Modified (8-15) 71-90CC 2-Stroke, 125cc
4-Stroke
17 90 Automatic Sr. (12-15) Production 71-90cc
2-Stroke, 125cc 4-Stroke, Automatic
18 90 Automatic Jr. (8-11) Production 71-90cc
2-Stroke, 125cc 4-Stroke, Automatic
19 70 Modified (6-11) -- 51-70cc
20 70 Auto (6-11) Production 51-70cc,
Automatic
21 50 Sr. (6-8) Production 0-50cc, Automatic
22 50 Limited Jr. (4-6) Production 0-50cc,
Automatic
