2008 SORCS Round 2

Cam Scores a Big 2nd
Strickland wins
Scott just misses

Round 2 of the SORCS series was held at Beaverdam Creek in Sparta, GA. I guess Keith Davis put in perspective perfectly; "If we didn't get any rain it would have been one of the best tracks in quite a while. With the rain Friday night and the storms Saturday, a good portion was underwater. The good news is that should be perfect for the race in June." With that said, we really need the rain, so we won't complain about the race conditions. We were really hoping the race conditions were like the last race at Beaverdam Creek, PERFECT! This race turned into a mudfest for everyone. The good news is no injuries, no major equipment damage and Cam got another second place finish! Two second places in a row.

A Class Results
When the A class came off the line, Cam was in third place. When they went into the first woods section, Cam was passed by Jennifer Albright. Jennifer and Phil Albright had an off week from the GNCC series and dropped in to compete in the SORCS race. Jennifer was aboard her new Geico sponsored Yamaha. Later in the race, Jennifer got caught-up in one of the mud sections, and Cam stopped to help her out a little. Overall Cam had a great race, he got stuck a couple of times but nothing major. He was able to get out quick, maintain some fast lap times and secure the second place position. During the last lap, Cam and Jason Strother battled for the entire lap. They said they both had a lot of fun racing each other. During the race John Jovanovich came into the pits with a flat front tire and a bent tie-rod. He got the flat fixed and continued the race to collect a forth place finish. Jennifer captured 1st place, Cam got 2nd, Danny McElwaney came in 3rd. Congratulations Cam on a great finish. With Cam's two second place finishes, he has taken over the points lead in the A Class. He will soon be featured in an article on one of the major ATV Forums. The article, written by Jennifer Albright, both an acommplished competitor, business person and writer, will be published soon. It is a part of series on race competitors competing in the amatuer ranks. Detail will be posted soon. Now, if you can just contain your mud riding to the track, and away from school (don't ask) you will make Mom, Dad and Scott VERY HAPPY!!!!!!!

ATV Pro Class
In the ATV Pro Class, Max Seagraves jumped out to an early lead followed closely by Blake Strickland. Scott got a bad start and got stuck in the first woods section loosing 3 minutes. He wants to give out a big thanks to the spectators that helped him out of that gulley. Once freed, Scott was setting fast laps, but didn't have enough time to make up a 3 minute deficit. It is hard to make up time in the Pro Class. Those competitors don't mess around. On lap two, Blake took the lead from Seagraves, while Zach Lovell worked his way up to third. Strickland ran a flawless race, pulling out a comfortable lead over second place. When they came across the line for the checkers, it was Blake Strickland, Zach Lovell, Max Seagraves, Mark Umberger, Jesse Gibson, and Scott. Trevor Schrantz came in seventh. Personally, I was really looking forward to a great race for Scott and Cam at Sparta, but sometimes things like this happen. Last year, Scott had a perfect race at Sparta. This finish wasn't the best, however, it was not near as bad as the season opener last year when he busted a tranny case and came in eighth place! Scott took his misfortunes well, felt bad that he couldn't run up in the heat of the battle, but we are very thankful that we had a safe race. Brenda and I say that if you finish a race without any major injury, that's all that counts. Anything else is just icing on the cake! Congratulations go out to Blake for his win, he ran a great race. Scott, better luck next time, we know you can do it!

In other race news, Jason and Laura Strother were at the race. Laura got a 4th place finish in the Quad B class and Jason captured second place just behind Phil Albright. It was good to see Jason and Laura again. Michael Newsom won the Quad Senior class, with David Aman taking 3rd. Brian Schrantz got 3rd place in the Quad Vet class. The Quad B winner was Cody Taylor, with Ben Jenkins taking 2nd and Lucas Walker finishing 5th. Dustin Geiger won the Quad Beginner class, with 2nd going to Hunter Renfroe, Timothy Hallford took 3rd, 4th went to Brad Camp, and Dylan Johnson rounded out the top 5. In the Womens class, Kristy Fortenberry won, with Kristen Deloach taking second and Kelly Deloach placing 3rd. Fourth place went to Kendall Taylor.

Roger O'Kelly from RaceDayPics was at the event. Roger got some really great photo's and we would like to thank him for coming out to the event. Roger contacted me and let me know that the pictures from the race are up on the website. The Beaverdam Creek RaceDayPics can be found by clicking here. Roger also said that his son, Wayne, will be competing in the upcoming GNCC. We want to wish Wayne luck. Hope you do well and have a safe race. Hopefully it won't be a mudfest in North Carolina.


Brenda got some great pics as well. If you can pick yourself out after the first lap, you are doing good! Check them out at our Race Gallery. We enjoyed visiting with all of our racing friends, it was good to see the Lovell's at the race as well as the Coffey family. I want to say a personal thank you to the owner of Blueridge Yamaha. He let me take a test spin on the new Beta Trials bike. Man that thing was awsome! I know what I want for Father's Day, or my birthday, or Christmas, it doesn't matter, I just want one. You know, a trials bike makes it stylish to be slow!

Until next time, take care and God Bless.......

2008 SORCS Round 1

Scott takes ATV Pro Win
Cam gets 2nd in "A" Class

The kickoff of the 2008 racing season took place practically in our own backyard. Round one of the 2008 SORCS series was hosted in Perry Georgia at HighPoint Raceway Park. This is CSR Racing's home track, and it's only fitting that we do well at this venue.
The first race of the season brought back memories of the early days at HighPoint. The track was perfect, if not a little wet. We probably brought back 100 pounds of Perry soil to Dodge County in the form of race mud! The weather was perfect, the attendance was good, and everybody was ready to get the season underway.
The ATV Pro row was full of talented riders ready for the green flag. When the flag fell, all the riders started almost instantly, headed into the muddy first turn. When they came out of the first turn down the long straight, it looked like a freight train. Going into the off camber uphill into the woods, It was Max Seagraves in the lead followed closely by Marc Obenshain. Scott was all the way back in seventh place, with D Martin in sixth place. This was Scott's first race on his Shamrock Honda/Moose Racing/Bearden Race Fuels sponsored 2008 Honda TRX450R. It had been tested but this was the first race and it was yet to be known how it would perform in race conditions. When they came around for the completion of the first lap, it was Marc Obenshain followed by Scott. On the first lap, Scott had to pit for goggles. There was a ton of mud in this race and several creek crossings. His visibility was near zero. It was at this pit stop that Scott was passed by A class rider Blake Strickland. Blake was on a tear and cutting some very fast lap times. On the last lap, Scott took the lead in the ATV Pro class, and Marc Obenshain finished second. Third place went to Jesse Gibson and finishing fourth was Dee Martin. Congratulations Scott on your first win of the year, and for running a very determined race!

In the A Class, it was Blake Strickland taking the class win and Overall. Blake got off to a really poor start and had to fight his way to the front. Once he got the A class lead, he didn't stop. He caught the Pro riders and one-by-one picked everyone off for the overall win. Cam Rogers came into the first turn in fourth place. He made a pass for third on the outside of the first turn and set his sights on the leaders. As Cam came around for the second lap, he was firmly seated in the second position. Cam ran a great race, and really stepped up his program. This year, he is running his same TRX450ER/CSRRacing prepared quad. With a new engine and Derisi suspension, he was able to put in a good showing at the first SORCS race of the season. Finishing third was Danny McElwaney, and Brad Thompson finished 4th. Congratulations Cam on your second place finish and congrats to Blake for your win.

Michael Tatum and his family came down to Dodge County early and spent the day with us. Scott and Michael spent the day in the shop prepping and fine-tuning Michael's quad while the ladies went shopping. On race day, Michael was ready! He was off to a good start and working his way to the top position, until...... It seems Michael found a water covered ditch on one of the field sections. A quad running wide open and a ditch do not mix very well. Final score: Ditch=1, Michael=0. However, even with the crash and endo, Michael still finished fourth. I bet he felt great the next morning! Cody Taylor finished 1st, Dustin Miller was 2nd, and Luke Walker rounded out the top 3.

In other racing action, Brian Schrantz finished 2nd in the Quad Vet class, Michael Newsom took the Quad Senior win with David Aman finishing 2nd and Jeff Edge finishing 3rd. Johnny Pilkey won the Quad C class and Hunter Renfroe took the Quad Beginner class.

In the womens class, it was Kristy Fortenberry picking up where she left off last year by winning her class. Finishing second was Kristen Deloach. Third went to Kendall Taylor and in fourth place was Kelly Deloach.

The HighPoint track was a great, challenging course with lots of everything. We had a good turnout and CSR Racing went home happy, and just a little tired! We got to see a lot of our race friends, and had a great time. The weather was perfect. It couldn't have been much better.

Brenda got some great pictures this round. She has some new camera gear and her photo skills are getting better every time! Check out the Gallery over at our web page. Be sure to check out our 2008 Sponsors as well. We have some great sponsors this year, with Shamrock Honda returning as our major sponsor for the fifth year. Bearden Race Fuels returns as a major sponsor as well as Moose Racing sponsoring Scott. Cam is sponsored this year by Fly Racing. We also have several returning sponsors. Check out our sponsors web sites for some really cool race gear and parts. These companies are great support for our sport. Now, just a few days left to get ready for The General! Hope to see you there.

Until next time, God Bless, and stay safe.......