Quad Event at Hangtime Akron, Indiana - September 3 By Becky Stichter
Stone Hullinger. Miller kept pushing the gas on his Honda, holding Ridenour back. Then Miller Jr. had some problems in a corner, and lost a lot of ground. Ridenour was right there to pass and take the lead. Hullinger and Mony Howe were battling it out for second, with Howe pulling ahead this time. Miller was back on the track for the second moto, and found himself chasing Ridenour. Miller pressured the leader, but couldn't get around him. Ridenour went on to win again. It turned out to be a good day of racing for the quad riders, and an open ride was held after the racing was finished to give that little extra to the riders as well.
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abor Day weekend is generally considered the end of summer, and with this in mind the staff at Reads Racing planned a weekend full of events. Mother nature was not very cooperative, and several events were cancelled due to heavy rain. Round three of the ATV series was scheduled for Monday. After a downpour Sunday night, the track was soaking wet, muddy, and another cancellation seemed likely. The Reads' staff didn't give up. Practice was delayed thirty minutes and a lot of mud was pushed off the track. By the second practice it was shaping up, and by race time, the it was pretty decent. The Quad A class was the first on the track. In the first moto Scott Gluth was out of the gates first. Eric Lapato and Roger Gluth were running quad to quad behind. Near the end of the race, Lapato had a problem in a corner, and lost a lot of ground. Roger Gluth took advantage, and rode by. In the second moto Scott Gluth again took the early lead, followed by Lapato and Roger Gluth. This time Roger Gluth edged out Lapato. Mini Quad riders Brogan Guyer and Logan Stanfield took early leads in the first moto. Behind the leaders Davison Emery, Jordanne Stichter and Drake Edwards had a good race going on. Every time Emery tried to make a move, Stichter shut him down. As Emery was pressuring Stichter, Edwards was right on Emery, pressuring him the entire moto. In moto two, Guyer took the lead out of the gates, followed by Edwards, Stichter and Stanfield. Stanfield worked his way up to second position, getting some pressure from Edwards until Edwards' machine broke down. Guyer and Stanfield had comfortable leads in front of the others. Emery and Stichter had another intense battle. Emery pressured hard again, but Stichter kept giving her KTM the gas and held him back. In the Mini Jr class, Joshua Graham and Bodie Derrer led the group. Graham ran a few quad lengths ahead of Derrer in moto one, but as the race progressed, Derrer closed the gap. Behind the leaders, Kaden Derrer and 20
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Results: A: 1.Scott Gluth 2.Roger Gluth 3.Eric Lapato 4.Ryan Handshoe 5.Kristopher Gluth Hunter Ridenour won Quad B. Mini: 1.Brogan Guyer 2.Logan Stanfield 3.Jordanne Stichter Seth Gluth were riding quad to quad. Once 4.Davison Emery 5.Jeramyah James Mini Jr: 1.Bodie Derrer 2.Seth Gluth 3.Kaden DerGluth gained a little confidence, he made a rer 4.Joshua Graham move and passed Kaden Derrer. Women Min: 1.Arizona Bullard In the second moto, Graham was riding Yth Mod: 1.Maddison Guyer 2.Davison Emery 3.Erick Gluth 4.Tyler Risner ahead of Bodie Derrer again. Late in the race B: 1.Hunter Ridenour 2.Gilford Miller 3.Stone Graham's quad broke down and Bodie rode Hullinger 4.Mony Howe past, and went on to win. Gluth again pulled +30: 1.Scott Gluth Yth Sr: 1.Erik Havert ahead of Kaden Derrer after riding side by
side for part of the moto. Davison Emery and Maddison Guyer had good runs in the Youth Modified class. Running a quad length or less behind Emery, Guyer pressured hard, but couldn't get around Emery. In the second moto, Guyer led the way out of the gates. Emery threatened to pass Guyer several times, but Guyer held him back. After a long and hard race, Guyer maintained the lead and crossed the checkered line first. In Quad B action, Gilford Miller Jr. took the lead out of the gates, closely followed by Hunter Ridenour and
A class rider #12 Eric Lapato.