Texter And Houghton Victorious At Rocky Top Raceway OOM Media Relations / Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Two rain showers passed through the area Saturday afternoon, but quick response and expert track reconditioning meant the inaugural Southern Ohio Flat Track Championship at Rocky Top Raceway near Coal Grove, Ohio would not be denied. The rains pushed the program off schedule, but not only did the Rocky Top crew recover the track twice after the storms, they did so in such jaw dropping rapid fashion, the event wrapped up long before any lights were needed, with daylight to spare.
Rocky Top Raceway enlisted Ohio Outlaw Motorsports to sanction the Southern Ohio Flat Track Championship, to be run in conjunction with the 7th Annual Rally on the River in nearby Ironton. Motorcycle and quad racers from five states, including three from North Carolina, flocked to the 3/8 mile, high banked clay oval. The two pro divisions each paid a $2,000 purse and a healthy $1,000 to the winner. The stage was set at the preliminary rider's meeting, as OOM and RTR officials welcomed special guest Bubba Blackwell, legendary motorcycle daredevil from Alabama, who joined the ranks of Evel Knievel by jumping cars and trucks while astride a Harley Davidson XR 750. Blackwell's noted performances include jumps over semi-trucks at the request of friend Jay Leno, broadcast live on national television during The Tonight Show.
The day belonged to the flat trackers however, as Blackwell and the rest of the spectators had an infinite choice of vantage points to watch the drama unfold. The pro racing kicked off with two heats of pro bikes, won by Cory Texter and Ben Evans respectively. Texter earned first pick of feature race starting position, by virtue of winning the faster heat race.
At the green light, it was Galion, Ohio's Ben Evans first off the line, riding the K-K Motorcycle Supply / Rhinehart Racing sponsored Yamaha. Evans was quickly challenged by Honda rider Brian Vincent of Canton, who eventually found a line to pass Evans for the lead. Vincent, who won the Pro Bike feature at Hilltop Speedway on July 30th, proceeded to turn laps in the same consistent, flawless fashion at Rocky Top.
The outside pole choice of Willow Street, PA's Cory Texter wasn't the ideal starting position for the holeshot, but his Lancaster HD / Herr's / Invisible Glass sponsored #65 Honda was in the thick of the top four, then around Evans into second place. The rock solid circuits around Rocky Top had Vincent looking as though he'd run away, but once clear of Evans, Texter began to close the gap.
Once within striking range, Texter mounted a charge into turn one, drawing alongside Vincent down the back stretch, but Vincent cut a different line through three and four, regaining the lead. The battle continued in this fashion for few more laps, Vincent making the #20 Honda as wide as possible. Texter patiently worked Vincent's back tire, and eventually managed to pass Vincent with enough momentum to pull in front and open up with clear race track ahead.
The laps ticked away after Texter took command, Vincent alone in second, but Mt. Vernon, Ohio’s Austin Conant found a strong line on his Extreme-Tec sponsored Yamaha, and began to challenge Ben Evans for third. Conant managed to power his way into third before the checkers, behind winner Cory Texter and Brian Vincent second.
The Rocky Top Raceway / Southern Ohio Flat Track Championship was also Round #7 of the Exodus Cycles / Ohio Outlaw Flat Track State Championship Series (OOFTSCS). The strong fourth place finish moves Ben Evans further ahead in the points lead, followed by Nick Evans, Tom Englehart, Brian Vincent and Joe Baker rounding out the top five in the standings. The RTR win puts Cory Texter in 8th spot of the OOFTSCS points.
Rocky Top Raceway photo Cory Texter of Willow Street, PA receives the checkered flag from Rocky Top Raceway’s Kelli Myers.
The program shifted gears to the All Outdoors Pro Quad division, with another $1,000 awaiting the twelve lap feature winner. Lockport, New York’s Michael Houghton grabbed the holeshot on his Houghton Construction sponsored Honda, followed into turn one by Millersburg, Ohio’s Trent Kandel and three Knox County, Ohio riders, Dillon Conant, Jesse Rutherford and Andrew Hart. A spectacular start off the second row for Edison, Ohio’s Andy Davis on the Extreme-Tec sponsored Yamaha put him right in the thick of things, in sixth.
Houghton had a half-second lead on the field as lap one went in the books, Andrew Hart of Gambier, Ohio had his Mid-Ohio Yamaha of Mt. Vernon #113 on the move, wasting no time in blasting around Conant and Kandel. Dresden Ohio’s Derek Davis made a valiant recovery from axle issues in practice laps, earning a front row start for the feature, but did not look comfortable with the hasty repairs to the SC Racing sponsored Yamaha, and began to drop back in the pack.
A strong drive out of turn two put the All Outdoors Honda of Mt. Vernon’s Jesse Rutherford alongside the Thomas Concrete Honda of Trent Kandel. Handlebar-to-handlebar through three and four, Rutherford was smooth on the high line, making the pass into third. Andrew Hart mounted an identical charge on lap five, strong out of turn two to within a bike length of leader Houghton at the entrance of turn three. Houghton was able to keep from sawing the bars, riding smooth on the lower line, and opened the lead back up down the front stretch.
While Hart tried to regain ground on Houghton, Rutherford was clear of Kandel and closing. Just two bike lengths separated Hart and Rutherford by lap ten, as Houghton checked out, once clear of lapped traffic. Hart sliced through lapped riders, Rutherford was equally up for the task, and the battle for second continued at the white flag. Houghton blazed across the stripe with the win, Rutherford drew close, attempted a high-low move the final time through three and four, but Andrew Hart stuck low on the track, and took second.
Houghton’s February OOFTSCS victory and 4th place at the Summit Indoor dirt track, coupled with another 4th place run at the Bike Days half mile, and the Rocky Top win put him in second place of the points standings. With a July win at Hilltop Speedway and finishing second place at two other rounds, Hart maintains a four point lead over Houghton, followed by Jesse Rutherford, Derek Davis and Marvin Troyer rounding out the top five in the standings.
Rocky Top Raceway photo Michael Houghton of Lockport, NY wins the Southern Ohio Flat Track Championship Pro Quad Feature.
Next event for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports will be the 2nd annual Tim “Smoothy” Rutherford memorial on Saturday night, September 25th at Hilltop Speedway, with the $2,000 purse Pro Quad feature that pays $1,000 to win. Additional information is available on the website ohiooutlawmotorsports.com.
Class winners include: Open Amateur Quad: Bob Ramey, Franklin Furnace, Ohio, YAM; Senior Quad: Eric Ashcraft, Utica, Ohio, All Outdoors LLC, HON; BB Knobby Quad: Curt Meadows, Coal Grove, Ohio, Holliday’s Quik Stop, HON; Outlaw 400 Quad: Ben Nauman, Ohio; Vintage Bike: Brian Queen, Clemmons, North Carolina, YAM; BB Smooth Quad: Michael Houghton, Lockport, New York, Houghton Construction, HON; 80cc Bike: P.J. Holliday, Coal Grove, Ohio, Holliday’s Quik Stop, KAW; 250cc Bike: Wade Jenkins, Ironton, Ohio, Jenkins Excavating, HON; Open Amateur Bike: Wes Holliday, Coal Grove, Ohio, Harmon Honda, HON; Sportsman Quad: Lance VanSickle, Millersburg, Ohio, TARRAT Motorsports, YAM; Knobby Bike: Wes Holliday, Coal Grove, Ohio, Harmon Honda, HON; 110cc Quad: Chase Zolman, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, M & M Trucking, SUZ; Senior Bike: Jason Spearin, Medina, New York, ATK; Open Pro Bike: Cory Texter, Willow Street, Pennsylvania, Lancaster HD/Herr's/Invisible Glass, HON; Open Pro Quad: Michael Houghton, Lockport, New York, Houghton Construction, HON.
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Diane Bemiller photo Andrew Hart of Gambier taking the outside line around the pack on his way to victory at Hilltop Speedway
Knox County Racers Sweep Top Four Spots In OOM Hilltop Shootout OOM Media Relations / Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Hot and humid, it started off as the proverbial dark and stormy night, but the Hilltop Speedway crew turned things around for a great night of stock car racing and the quad shootout. Twelve riders shared the pits with over eighty cars Saturday night at the third and final Ohio Outlaw Motorsports Pro Quad Shootout of the season. The special race events are run during intermission at stock car races, with the first two taking place at Lakeville Speedway in April and May.
Once the band of storms cleared the area, vehicles and equipment began to recover the racing surface as fans rolled in, anxious for a thrilling night of racing on a fast and tacky surface. Two rows of quads were introduced to the Hilltop crowd, and lined up for the twelve lap feature. Sponsored by Exodus Cycles and All Outdoors LLC, the six-hundred-dollar purse paid two-hundred to the winner.
As the riders took inspection laps of the racing surface, the field was quickly reduced to ten, as two hometown riders were unable to make the start. Millersbug’s Trent Kandel lost the chain on the #78 Exodus Cycles sponsored Suzuki, and Travis Raber, also of Millersburg, had a clutch cable issue on the #55 TARRAT Motorsports Yamaha. The frustration and disappointment of Raber and Kandel was very apparent as two strong competitors had to push their quads into the infield and spectate.
First attempt at starting the event brought out the red flag as Millersburg’s Marvin Troyer stalled and had to take the Exodus Cycles Honda to the penalty line for the restart. The miscue cost Troyer, winner of the May shootout at Lakeville, an excellent front row starting position. Next attempt to cut the snarling field loose was successful, and the event ran green to checkers without incident.
Back in April, Danville’s Mike Sheldon was the second fastest of thirty-two quads in time trials, turning one lap around Hilltop in 17.375 seconds, with an average lap speed just over 69 mph. Saturday night Sheldon was equally as strong, grabbing the holeshot on the Paul’s Trucking / Greg’s ATV Suzuki, followed by Andy Davis of Edison at the end of lap one. Gambier’s Andrew Hart thundered off the outside of the second row and took the high line out of turn two into the third spot, passing Davis for second on lap two.
Hart demonstrated the same mastery of Hilltop that earned him a feature win on July 30th, by taking the lead from Sheldon as the field came around for lap three. Davis fought hard to hang onto third, while Bladensburg’s Scott Harris and Mt. Vernon’s Jesse Rutherford were on the move from their second row starting positions. Rutherford strung together two flawless laps, passing Davis on lap four, and then taking second spot from Sheldon on lap five. Hart had opened up nearly a three second lead, but once in the sights of Rutherford, the gap began to close with plenty of laps remaining.
Four straight laps had Harris looking high and low for a way around Davis to no avail, but on lap eight, Harris backed his Suzuki hard into turn one, and made the spectacular pass, grazing beneath Davis and into fourth. By lap nine it was apparent Hart was not going to run away with the win, as Rutherford closed to a bike length. Running hard into turn three, Rutherford got the All Outdoors Honda beneath Hart coming out of four on lap ten, and they crossed the stripe as though welded together. Hart managed to edge back into the lead with little space between him and Rutherford, who mounted another charge down the back stretch on the final lap.
Rutherford again tried the high / low move through three and four, but just couldn’t overcome Hart’s drive to the victory on the Mid-Ohio Yamaha sponsored #113. Third place Mike Sheldon was able to fend off Scott Harris, and Andy Davis finished strong in fifth spot. The victory was Andrew Hart’s second OOM shootout win of a dominant season that also had him claiming an OOM flat track feature win at Hilltop Speedway on July 30th, when he came through the pack from a third row start.
Next stop for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports is the inaugural Southern Ohio Flat Track Championship, Saturday, August 21st at Rocky Top Raceway, which pays $1,000 to win to both Pro Quad and Pro Bike divisions. OOM will return to Hilltop Speedway on Saturday, September 25th for the 2nd annual Tim “Smoothy” Rutherford Memorial, which is a Pro Quad feature that pays $1,000 to win. Additional information is available on the website ohiooutlawmotorsports.com.
Complete results: 1. Andrew Hart, Gambier, Mid-Ohio YAM
2. Jesse Rutherford, Mt. Vernon, All Outdoors HON
3. Mike Sheldon, Danville, Paul’s Trucking / Greg’s ATV-SUZ
4. Scott Harris, Bladensburg, SUZ
5. Andy Davis, Edison, Extreme Tec, YAM
6. Kelly Donaugh, Butler, OH, Hi-Line Racing Ministries YAM
7. Marvin Troyer, Millersburg, OH, Exodus Cycles HON
8. Dan Swank, Bellville, Extreme Tec, POL
9. Brent Edington, Wooster, Shreve Meats HON
10. Eric Swank, Butler, Extreme Tec POL
11. Travis Raber, Millersburg, OH, TARRAT Motorsports YAM
12. Trent Kandel, Millersburg, Exodus Cycles SUZ.
Diane Bemiller photo
Diane Bemiller photo
Shanna Hart photo Mid-Ohio Yamaha sponsored Andrew Hart of Gambier wins All Outdoors Open Pro Quad feature race at Hilltop Speedway
OOM Series Points Battle Heats Up At Hilltop Speedway OOM Media Relations / Friday, July 30th, 2010
Weather was the exact opposite of the high winds and downpour that cancelled the early June OOM opener at Hilltop, setting the stage for a spectacular Friday night of flat track motorcycle and quad racing. Record breaking car counts and outstanding track preparation of the 3/8 mile clay oval have left the stock car fans buzzing all season, and Hilltop staff smacked another one out of the park with the racing surface provided for the Ohio Outlaw Motorsports bikes and quads.
The points chase in the Exodus Cycles / Ohio Outlaw Flat Track State Championship Series began at the Summit indoor races in mid-February, and the standings got a big shuffling Friday night, beginning with the All Outdoors Pro Quad division. After a bit of creeping forward and a reset of the field, two rows of snarling quads awaited start of the feature, but on the second attempt, Travis Raber and Andrew Hart jumped the start from their position on the front row, and were sent to the back.
The third attempt at a clean start was the charm, and the quads proceeded to run all 12 laps of the feature without incident. A horrendously loose quad and lackluster heat race finish earned Bladensburg’s Scott Harris a poor starting position, but changes made to his Suzuki at intermission proved to be spot on. Mike Sheldon of Danville grabbed the holeshot on his Greg’s ATV / Paul’s Trucking Suzuki, with Dresden’s Derek Davis in second, but Harris was on the move.
Harris passed two riders in as many laps and as Mt. Vernon’s Jesse Rutherford edged around Davis for second, Harris passed them both. On lap four, Harris edged around Sheldon for the lead, bringing Rutherford into second on the All Outdoors sponsored Honda. At the crossed flags, fans were pointing out action further back, as Hart and Raber were making their way up from the back row starting spot. Hart picked off one rider on each of the next two laps and was nipping at the heels of Rutherford, who took the lead from Harris on lap eight. Meanwhile, Travis Raber, Derek Davis and Mike Sheldon squared off in a three-wide battle for fourth.
Andrew Hart would not be denied, powering into the lead past Rutherford on lap nine and began to pull away, the same lap as Millersburg’s Travis Raber rode his Tarrat Motorsports sponsored Yamaha into fourth. Raber was now set to challenge Harris for third, but right at the stripe and white flag, lost his left rear wheel, ending his valiant charge to a possible podium finish.
Scott Harris turned his night around for an exciting third place finish, Jesse Rutherford took a strong second place, but it was a jaw-dropping performance and feature win for Andrew Hart of Gambier on the Mid-Ohio Yamaha of Mt. Vernon sponsored #113 Yamaha. With points earned at the Bike Days / Stark County Half-Mile in late May, and points from the win Friday night, Andrew Hart captures the points lead in the All Outdoors LLC Pro Quad Division of the OOM / Exodus Cycles Ohio Outlaw Flat Track State Championship Series.
Two heats also set the field for the Open Pro Bike feature and twelve laps of high speed action. Brian Vincent of Canton took the lead, followed by Ricky Marshall and Casee McCammon. Joe Baker of Columbia Station, a previous feature winner at Hilltop, got out of shape in turn one, and went down on lap three, bringing out the red flag. Fortunately unhurt, and his Honda not seriously damaged, Baker was able to continue, and took the tail for the single file restart.
Brian Vincent turned solid lap after solid lap, undaunted by challenges from Ricky Marshall of Garettsville, riding a CLM sponsored Honda. Baker was back in business making his way through the field, passing Tom Englehart and Joe Pittman for sixth spot. Riding the Rhinehart Morris Racing Yamaha, Ben Evans of Galion began to pressure the Extreme Tech Honda of Lexington’s Casee McCammon for third place, as Vincent continued to hold off Marshall for the lead. With just two laps remaining, Evans found a way around McCammon for third place, and made it stick.
Marshall just couldn’t find a way around, and Vincent took the checkers after leading all twelve laps. Marshall matched his best ever Hilltop finish with another second, Ben Evans third, Mcammon fourth and rounding out the top five was Galion’s Nick Evans on the Vestal Motorsports Yamaha. The strong run at Hilltop, coupled with points earned at Bike Days in May, have Ben Evans moving into the Pro Bike division points lead of the of the OOM / Exodus Cycles Ohio Outlaw Flat Track State Championship Series.
Next event for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports will be a Pro Quad Shootout to be run in conjunction with stock car races at Hilltop Speedway on Saturday night, August 14th. The OOM action then travels to the Southern Ohio Flat Track Championship, Saturday, August 21st at Rocky Top Raceway, which is held in conjunction with the 7th Annual Rally On The River in Ironton, Ohio. The Pro Quads and Pro Bikes will each race for a $2,200 purse, paying $1,000 to the feature winner. Additional information is available on the website ohiooutlawmotorsports.com.
Class winners include:80cc Bike: Matthew Pinkley, West Salem, MotoTechUSA, HON; 110cc Quad: Chase Zolman, Mt. Vernon, M&M Trucking/Works Technology, XTR; 125cc Bike: Matthew Pinkley, West Salem, MotoTechUSA, HON; Sportsman Quad: Nathan Hinton, Millersburg, HON; Senior Quad: Eric Ashcraft, Utica, All Outdoors LLC, HON; Outlaw 400 Quad: Michael DeLong, Lancaster, Bo’s Radical Racers, YAM; Vintage Bike: Jim Henson, Howard, HON; 450cc Bike: Joe Pittman, Creston, YAM; BB Smooth Tire Quad: Jesse Rutherford, Mt. Vernon, All Outdoors LLC, HON; Sr. Bike: Ivan Carl, Canton, HON; Open AM Quad: James Carr, Shreve, YAM; All Outdoors / Open PRO Quad: Andrew Hart, Gambier, Mid-Ohio Yamaha, YAM; Open Pro Bike: Brian Vincent, Canton, HON.
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Shanna Hart photo
Ohio Outlaw Motorsports is proud to announce its presence on The Voice Of Holmes County.
Administered by legendary broadcaster Mark Lonsinger, The Voice Of Holmes County website has added the “Holmes County Pit Pass / Racing Coverage” page.
The Pit Pass page features results, news and interviews with motorsports enthusiasts, insiders and those who work and compete in many facets of the racing industry.
Featured now on “Around The Track” are…..
Racers and legends, including Brad Doty, Dean Jacobs, Sheldon Haudenschild, Tim Hunter, Rob Chaney, Kenny Jacobs, Keith Berner and more!
Racing insiders including Bret Emrick of The World Of Outlaws, Hilltop announcer Mike Swanger, Lakeville photographer Mike Bugg, Sirius NASCAR radio producer Tyler Miller and more!
Newly added to the Pit Pass page on The Voice Of Holmes County……Mark Lonsinger’s audio interview with Bob Sigler of Ohio Outlaw Motorsports.
Follow the link on the front page of the OOM website to the Pit Pass page to hear it!
Ohio Outlaw Motorsports thanks Mark Lonsinger and everyone at The Voice Of Holmes County for all their hard work, in-depth coverage and support of racing, not just in the greater Holmes County area, but throughout the state!
First OOM Shootout Victory For Millersburg Racer At Lakeville Speedway
OOM Media Relations / Friday, May 14th, 2010
Perfect weather, a grandstand full of cheering fans and high-speed quad racers on a challenging track surface made for a thrilling event Friday at Lakeville Speedway. Two rows of racers put on a thrilling chase for their share of a four-hundred-dollar purse in the second Pro Quad Shootout of the season on the 3/8 mile clay oval, courtesy of All Outdoors LLC and Ohio Outlaw Motorsports. The special race events are run during intermission at stock car races, with all riders knowing the track has been prepared to sustain the ground pounding from late models or sprint cars.
Mike Bugg Photos The field awaits the start of OOM Pro Quad Shootout, Friday night at Lakeville Speedway.
The challenging entry into turn one was brutally apparent at the green light, when Dan Stotts came off the line in 3rd place, just in front of Kelly Donaugh, Mike Peters and Travis Raber. Stotts skipped up off the groove, fought hard to get back to the bottom but lost traction, began to loop out and then high-sided directly in front of Raber. The Don’s Body Shop sponsored Suzuki of Stotts went flipping through the air, as Stotts tumbled to a stop on the top of turn two. Red lights brought the rest of the field to a halt as EMS personnel tended to Stotts, who was too shaken to continue and his #415 Suzuki was hauled to the pits with significant damage. In the interim after the crash, Travis Raber thoroughly checked his #55 TARRAT Motorsports Yamaha for damage as a result of his contact with Stotts. No damage was found and Raber rolled back into position to await the restart. Second attempt to get the event underway was successful and the field swapped lines and traded positions, running all twelve laps without further incident.
Todd Raber grabbed the holeshot from the middle of the front row, leading the first lap on his #103 TARRAT Motorsports Suzuki, followed by Jordan Aulizio and Marvin Troyer. Shortly after crossing the stripe, Raber's Suzuki began to sputter with a fuel delivery problem and he was forced to leave the track. Utica’s Eric Ashcraft had the lead on lap two, and demonstrated the same dominance that lead to his 4th place finish at Lakeville just a few weeks prior, when he passed ten riders to challenge for a podium finish. Ashcraft opened a two second gap on his #33 All Outdoors LLC / Team Rush Honda as the battle for second and third heated up. Millersburg‘s Marvin Troyer passed Jordan Aulizio of Kinsman for second on lap two, but Gambier‘s Andrew Hart was the man on the move and by lap three, Hart had overtaken Aulizio for third and set his sights on Troyer.
Mike Bugg Photos Gambier's Andrew Hart on the move into third, passing Jordan Aulizio of Kinsman.
Exhibiting the same flawless consistency on the #113 Mid-Ohio Yamaha sponsored Raptor that led him to victory in the opening round at Lakeville, Hart was within striking distance of Troyer in two laps. Hart thundered out of the high side of turn four to pass Troyer for second at the flagstand on lap eight. With Troyer in tow, Hart discovered the heavily contested battle for second allowed Ashcraft to open an enormous lead of a full straight stretch. Troyer held strong in Hart’s wheel tracks, and together they appeared to be making up ground on the leader as the laps wound down, and then Troyer executed a thrilling pass, reclaiming second place from Hart on lap ten.
Mike Bugg Photos Early race leader Eric Ashcraft of Utica.
With enough of a lead to ride two more smooth laps to victory, Ashcraft suddenly threw his hand in the air, indicating he was having trouble, frantically looking down at his engine while Troyer and Hart obliterated Ashcraft’s lead in the blink of an eye. Bar to bar in turns three and four, Troyer and Hart blasted past and Troyer claimed the lead from Ashcraft at the white flag.
Ashcraft’s Honda came back to life entering turn one, making it a three-way battle for the lead and then Troyer was immediately under attack from Hart entering turn two. Hart made a final bid for the point entering turn three, but Troyer came out of four with the checkers in sight and would not be denied. The Lakeville fans gave Marvin Troyer a warm welcome to victory lane, where he began a jubilant celebration after dismounting his Exodus Cycles sponsored Honda, his first ever victory in an Ohio Outlaw Motorsports Pro Quad Shootout. Hart took second, Ashcraft third, followed by Jordan Aulizio and Kelly Donaugh rounding out the top five.
Mike Bugg Photos Millersburg's Marvin Troyer races his Exodus Cycles sponsored Honda to victory.
Mike Bugg Photos Left to right, winner Marvin Troyer, second place Andrew Hart and third place Eric Ashcraft.
Next stop for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports flat track racing is Bike Days at the Stark County Fairgrounds half-mile, Memorial weekend, May 29 & 30, with Ohio Outlaw Flat Track State Championship Series points being awarded to Pro Quad and Pro Bike divisions on Sunday, May 30th. The next Pro Quad Shootout will be August 14th at Hilltop Speedway, with the possibility of an additional shootout in mid-June. Additional information is available on the website ohiooutlawmotorsports.com.
Results:
Marvin Troyer, Millersburg, OH, Exodus Cycles HON
Andrew Hart, Gambier, OH, Mid-Ohio YAM
Eric Ashcraft, Utica, OH, All Outdoors LLC / Team Rush HON
Jordan Aulizio, Kinsman, OH, Aulizio’s Catering HON
Kelly Donaugh, Butler, OH, Podium Performance Motorsports YAM
OOM Media Relations / Friday, April 23rd, 2010
All photos by Mike Bugg
Ohio Outlaw Motorsports treated Lakeville Speedway stock car fans to a special feature race Friday night when fourteen quads battled for twelve laps, chasing a five-hundred-dollar purse. Starting positions were chosen in order, based on one-lap qualifying results the previous Sunday, April 18th at Hilltop Speedway, south of Millersburg, Ohio. Although track conditions at the 3/8 mile oval were ideal for a great night of Lakeville late models, pures, bombers, cruisers and trucks, the quad competitors knew their work was cut out for them. The four-wheeled warriors struggled to find a consistent fast line around the speedway, as no rider stood out as a dominant force, the night could have belonged to any of the front runners.
OOM Pro Quad racers await the start of their intermission feature at Lakeville Speedway stock car race
From the middle of the front row, Millersburg’s Marvin Troyer grabbed the holeshot on his Exodus Cycles sponsored XXX Honda, leading lap one, but it things quickly turned dicey and chaotic. In the span of one lap, pole sitter Eric Ashcraft had dropped virtually to the rear of the field, Troyer dropped to fifth and Gary Davis took command.
Davis was overpowered by Gambier’s Andrew Hart, who thundered ahead out of turn four, taking the lead on lap three, while Troyer rebounded, passing Andy Davis and Travis Raber to move into third on lap three. Hart and Davis held the top two spots, with Hart breaking away, and Davis clawing his way back to challenge, walking a tightrope, working the low line through turns one and two.
The Lakeville crowd was ecstatic with the battle between Hart and Davis for the lead, Troyer and Travis Raber for third, and the phenomenal resurgence of Ashcraft from the back of the pack. Riding the Team Rush #33 Honda, Utica’s Eric Ashcraft passed at least one rider on five consecutive laps, rocketing all the way up to pressure fourth place Raber by lap seven.
Ashcraft made the pass into the number four spot, with Troyer next on his agenda, but trouble for Coshocton’s Taylan Wright in turn one brought out the red flag and racing came to a halt with three laps remaining. With significant front damage, Wright’s #21 TARRAT Motorsports Honda was unable to continue, and Wright also remained in the infield under the attention of quick responding Lakeville EMS personnel.
The field was lined up single file for restart of the final three laps, and the battles for position continued. Hart was back on the point battling Davis while Ashcraft ran bar to bar with Troyer down the back stretch in the third place battle. Raber recovered from a wild restart in the fifth position and fought to hold off Andy Davis and Jordan Aulizio. Davis dropped his KTM to the bottom of three and four with the checkers in sight, to make a final run on Hart, and the two drag raced to the stripe where Hart prevailed in the close finish.
Gambier’s Andrew Hart took the win, riding the Mid-OhioYamaha sponsored #113 Yamaha with Hartford, Ohio’s Gary Davis taking the second place trophy on his Johnny K’s Powersports #42 KTM. Rounding out the top three was Millersburg’s Marvin Troyer on the Exodus Cycles XXX Honda.
Victory lane at Lakeville Speedway, left to right: 3rd place Marvin Troyer of Millersburg, winner Andrew Hart of Gambier and 2nd place Gary Davis of Hartford.
Top ten now advance to round two of the OOM Pro Quad Shootouts, to be held Saturday night, May 8th at Hilltop Speedway, with the remaining finishers returning to Lakeville Speedway on Friday, May 14th. Additional information about OOM is available on the website ohiooutlawmotorsports.com.
Results: 1. Andrew Hart, Gambier, OH, Mid-Ohio YAM; 2. Gary Davis, Hartford, OH, Johnny K’s Powersports KTM; 3. Marvin Troyer, Millersburg, OH, Exodus Cycles HON; 4. Eric Ashcraft, Utica, OH, Team Rush HON; 5. Travis Raber, Millersburg, OH, TARRAT Motorsports YAM; 6. Andy Davis, Edison, OH, Extreme-Tec YAM; 7. Jordan Aulizio, Kinsman, OH, Aulizio’s Catering HON; 8. Todd Raber, Millersburg, OH, TARRAT Motorsports SUZ; 9. Eric Swank, Butler, OH, Extreme-Tec POL; 10. Dan Stotts, Rittman, OH, Don’s Body Shop SUZ; 11. Dan Swank, Bellville, OH, Mom/Dad Inheritance SUZ; 12. Taylan Wright, Coshocton, OH, TARRAT Motorsports HON; 13. Bryan Elswick, Bladensburg, OH, Hart Racing YAM; 14. Dan Butler, Loudonville, OH, Exodus Cycles YAM.
OOM Flat Trackers Put On Show At Holmes County Fairgrounds
OOM Media Relations / Saturday, September 5th, 2009
by Bob Sigler
Competitors from throughout the state turned out to support Ohio Outlaw Motorsports inaugural flat track race at the Holmes County Fairgrounds on Saturday night, September 5th. OOM promoted two TT scrambles races at the facility earlier in the season, but Saturday’s event was the first attempt at a small oval short track race for quads and motorcycles. Quad riders were very excited about the paper-clip shaped, clay race course, and turned countless practice laps to help groom the track for racing under the lights.
Two heats set the field for the twelve lap Pro Quad feature, with Millersburg’s Trent Kandel and Derek Davis of Dresden winning the first and second heat respectively. Kandel rocketed off the line on his Thomas Concrete sponsored Honda to lead the opening lap, with Davis and Joel Jacobs on his heels. Although Jacobs and Davis were side-by-side coming out of turn two, they were within striking distance of Kandel, who got out of shape in turn four, and dropped to third. Davis edged a wheel ahead of Jacobs at the line on lap two and took the lead, while Kandel was a close third followed by Marvin Troyer and Craig Shoup.
Derek Davis ran a strong low line riding his SC Racing Apparel and Parts sponsored Yamaha, leaving only the high side for Joel Jacobs to challenge with his Extreme Tec ATV sponsored Honda. Coming in on lap four, Jacobs looped-out exiting turn four, surrendering second spot back to Kandel. Davis would not be denied, turning flawless laps for the remainder of the feature. Further back, Craig Shoup began to edge ahead on his Exodus Cycles sponsored Suzuki, and with four laps to go, Shoup made a spectacular pass taking third spot from Marvin Troyer.
The Pro Quad victory went to Davis, with Kandel second, Shoup third, Troyer fourth and Jacobs rounding out the top five. The Pro Quad crown was just one of two feature wins for Davis, as Derek rode the SC Racing Yamaha in flawless dominant fashion, leading all ten laps of the Sportsman Quad division feature.
Trent Kandel put his Thomas Concrete Honda in victory lane for the Big Bore Smooth Tire Quad division, leading all ten laps, but Big Bore Knobby Tire Quad was a bit more contested. Heat winner Todd Raber of Millersburg had an abysmal start, as Paul Allison led lap one, followed by Josh Jacobs and Raber, who salvaged the first lap, going from the tail to third. Raber edged around Jacobs on lap three, and took the lead from Allison at the halfway mark, winning the feature on his Tarrat Motorsports sponsored Suzuki.
However, Raber couldn’t duplicate his success in the Senior Quad division, managing second place behind Bellville’s Dan Swank who sailed around the oval on his Polaris, while Raber struggled with traction on the ever changing flat surface. Jesse Jacobs of Mt. Vernon won the Open Am Quad feature on the Central Ohio Fabrications sponsored Honda.
As for motorcycle action, St. Louisville’s Jeffery Lowery won both the 250cc Bike and Open Am Bike divisions on a Grey Hogs sponsored Honda, with Jarod VanDerkooi of Mt. Gilead and Hunter Edwards of Mansfield running one and two respectively. Columbia Station’s Joe Baker took the Open Bike victory on his One Eye Customs sponsored Yamaha, with Joe Pittman of Creston second and Billy Smith third on the Dave’s Cycle sponsored Yamaha.
The next Ohio Outlaw Motorsports event will be flat track racing at Lakeville Speedway on Saturday night, September 12th, featuring the Inaugural Tim “Smoothy” Rutherford Memorial Pro Quad feature that pays a $2,000 purse and $1,000 to win. OOM will return to the Holmes County Fairgrounds for a two-day event, with a flat track race on Saturday night October 3rd and TT scrambles on Sunday October 4th.
OHIO OUTLAW MOTORSPORTS ANNOUNCES THE AUGUST 23RD RUTHERFORD MEMORIAL FLAT TRACK RACE AT LAKEVILLE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 12TH
OOM Media Relations / Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
by Bob Sigler
Ohio Outlaw Motorsports announces the August 23rd Rutherford Memorial flat track race at Lakeville Speedway has been rescheduled for Saturday night, September 12th. Rescheduling of the event is due to a court mandate that prohibits Lakeville Speedway from hosting a Sunday motorsports event in addition to regularly scheduled Friday night stock car racing.
OOM proprietors Adam Campbell and Bob Sigler are disappointed with the rescheduling on short notice, but remain optimistic about better racing conditions at Lakeville under the lights. The Rutherford Memorial Pro Quad race includes a $2,000 purse, paying $1,000 to win. Campbell and Sigler applaud the efforts of Lakeville Speedway to keep the original date, noting that Lakeville did everything imaginable to prevent rescheduling the event. OOM also thanks Eric Ashcraft of All Outdoors Productions for spearheading the Rutherford Memorial and generating the overwhelming sponsorship backing of the unprecedented race.
“This was not an instance where a decision had to be made,” says Adam Campbell, “the situation was completely out of our hands, forcing us to take the best action as quickly as possible, a little over five days before an event that racers have really been looking forward to.”
“We are certainly disappointed,” adds Bob Sigler, “but rest assured in the loyal support of sponsors, race teams, spectators, and are confident they are well aware Ohio Outlaw Motorsports does everything possible to overcome any adversity.”
In order to move the race date to Saturday night, September 12th, OOM must restructure the race program to accommodate a previously scheduled dirt track race in the Buckeye state. Triangle Motorcycle Club hosts a two day half-mile at Richwood fairgrounds the very same weekend, so OOM will not offer the full class listing for motorcycles, including the Pro Bike division.
“Early in the planning stages of the Rutherford Memorial we discussed with TMC the possibility of other circumstances prompting a September 12th schedule conflict,” says Sigler, “Triangle is very understanding of our situation, and we feel the honorable thing is to focus on the quads for this one event, and encourage our motorcycle racers to support the TMC Richwood half-mile.”
OOM will offer the complete quad class listing, but limit the bike program to the regular youth motorcycle divisions and one knobby bike division. Additional schedule changes and amendments include cancellation of the September 5th OOM race at Lakeville, but Campbell and Sigler continue negotiations to add a possible two-day event in early October, hoping to announce that within the next two weeks.
Rescheduling of the Inaugural Tim “Smoothy” Rutherford Memorial to a nighttime race on Saturday, September 12th will change event times to gates opening at 3pm, practice at 5pm with heat races starting at 6:30pm.
Quad Racers Put On Thrilling Show At Lakeville Speedway
OOM Media Relations / Friday, August 14th, 2009
All photos by Mike Bugg
Lakeville stock car fans were treated to a bonus on Friday night, August 14th, as Ohio Outlaw Motorsports brought a field of fifteen Pro Quads to the starting line for a twelve lap feature. The competitors qualified for the Exodus Cycles Pro Quad Shootout by virtue of entering the OOM event at Lakeville the previous Sunday.
The Shootout paid the standard OOM Pro purse of $500 to the top six and $200 to win, but racers agreed to mix up the starting order to give fans the best show possible. The top two from the qualifier agreed to start on the third row, and the remaining riders were put in starting position by way of a random redraw.
Quads were first out for hot laps in the program and had expected a difficult track surface, since it was prepared expressly for stock car racing. After numerous heats and few consolation events for the cars, the quad riders were very excited about conditions of the 3/8 mile oval. The racing line exceeded expectations, with a good bit of rubber down, and moisture in the track by nightfall set the stage for a great race.
Paul’s Trucking sponsored Mike Sheldon of Danville grabbed the holeshot, but Fredericktown’s Matt Brokaw was coming strong from the back row on his Extreme Tec ATV sponsored KTM, edging into second place by lap two. Millersburg’s Trent Kandel also climbed through the field, advancing to fourth place on lap two, behind the SC Racing Apparel & Parts sponsored Yamaha, ridden by Derek Davis of Dresden. Brokaw closed in on Sheldon, trying the high line at one end of the track, and hugging the bottom at the other, as the two battled for the point. Brokaw made the pass on lap five, and then Sheldon came under fire from Davis in a battle for second.
With four laps to go, Thomas Concrete sponsored Trent Kandel and Gambier’s Andrew Hart on the High Desert Dyno Yamaha sandwiched Davis on the high and low side, and continued battling for third position. Sheldon made his #04 as wide as possible for two laps, but Kandel made the pass on the last lap, and Hart followed into third.
Matt Brokaw took his second consecutive OOM feature win, with Kandel, Hart, Sheldon and Davis rounding out the top five. Millersuburg’s Travis Raber put on a good show riding the Tarrat Motorsports Yamaha to a sixth place finish from a second row starting position.
Next for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports will be flat track racing at Lakeville Speedway on Sunday, August 23rd, which is also the $1000 to win, $2000 purse Rutherford Memorial Pro Quad event.
Great Racing By Local Riders At OOM / Lakeville Flat Track
OOM Media Relations / Sunday, June 26th, 2009
All photos by Diane Bemiller
Heavy rains and thunderstorms the day before put a damper on track preparation, delaying the start of the inaugural Ohio Outlaw Motorsports event at Lakeville Speedway, but conditions improved as the day progressed, making for some tight battles on the Holmes County dirt track. Competitors of all ages on motorcycles, quads and UTVs from throughout Ohio and neighboring states turned out for the flat track race, the eighth of fourteen scheduled OOM events.
As always, the Exodus Cycles Pro Quad division was hotly contested, with riders chasing the $500 purse, $200 to win, twelve lap feature race. Gambier’s Andrew Hart, no stranger to the OOM victory circle with multiple victories under his belt, was first off the starting line to lead the pack into turn one. In tow were Warsaw’s Derrick Buxton and Derek Davis of Dresden, as Hart was able to open a scant three bike length lead, and no more.
Buxton and Davis ran single file, keeping Hart in sight for the first five laps, but Davis starting working different lines on his SC Racing sponsored Yamaha, and began to challenge the RB Drilling sponsored Yamaha of Buxton for second. The battle for second continued for the rest of the feature, as further back in the pack Millersburg’s Craig Shoup and Mike Sheldon of Danville began to make their way through the field.
Shoup edged his Exodus Cycles sponsored Suzuki around Sheldon on lap five, but on lap eight, Sheldon passed both Shoup and Travis Raber of Millersburg. Hart led every single lap, making no errors in his first experience with Lakeville Speedway, but the second spot was a non-stop battle between Buxton and Davis for the entire race. Davis had the strong drive out of two, going side-by-side with Buxton into three but was unable to capture the position.
Hart took the checkers and the dominant feature win, with Buxton and Davis second and third respectively. Millersburg’s Marvin Troyer finished fourth and Mike Sheldon made a last lap pass into fifth, with Shoup finishing sixth.
The Pro Bike feature was Mt. Vernon’s Austin Conant sailing around the high line right off the start, leading every lap on his Extreme Tec Yamaha. As Conant broke away with the lead, Joe Pittman of Creston and Granville’s Tom Bruck stayed side-by-side in a thrilling duel for position, while Nick Wetler of Millersport and Jesse Bruehler of Nova jockeyed for fourth. Austin Conant was lapping riders at the checkers and the $200 win, with Pittman, Bruck, Wetler and Jim Henson rounding out the top five.
The Valley ATV sponsored Sport UTV division began with yet another twist. Competitors sat abreast on the starting line, facing backwards, and each had to chomp down an entire hot dog at the drop of the green flag, prior to firing up their machines taking off. With foil wrappers tossed aside, Mt. Vernon’s Doug Staats hit the ignition and left the starting area, followed by Fredericktown’s Ronny Flynn and Ron Dye of Centerburg. At the conclusion of one clockwise lap, the UTVs got on the binders, doing a 180 in turn four, and rocketed down the front stretch for twelve traditional laps. Staats led all twelve laps of the Valley ATV Sport UTV division, but a last lap move put Dye in position to finish second ahead of Flynn.
There was no shortage of drama in the Sportsman Quad division, which prohibits sway bars and requires all quads to have knobby tires. Just two laps into the second heat race, Shane Campbell of Frazeysburg swerved to avoid colliding with a looped-out quad, began sliding broadside, caught traction and went flipping through the air above turn four. Campbell was soon on his feet, to the applause and relief of spectators, and hauled his machine to the pits for frantic attempts at repair.
The SC Racing Apparel and Parts sponsored quad of Campbell was repaired enough to make the feature start, setting the stage for a thrilling ten laps. Wooster’s Brent Edington had the lead for the first two laps, but lost traction in turn two, coming to a stop that brought out the red flag. The single-file restart put Campbell into the lead, but Edington was on the move, coming from the tail, passing Taylor Gassor for second on lap five. Campbell had the low line, with Edington sailing around the high side through three and four, as both riders repeatedly drag raced down the back stretch. Despite his hair-raising tumble in the heat race, Campbell was smooth down low, until Edington finally made the top work, passing for the win the final time out of turn four.
Next for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports will be flat track racing at Lakeville Speedway on Sunday, August 9th. The August 9th event also serves to qualify Pro Quad Division riders for an exhibition feature on Friday night, August 14th, to be run in conjunction with the Lakeville Speedway stock car program.
Class winners include: Sr. 50 Youth Bike: Will Nicholson; Jr. 50 Youth Bike: Jack Welsh; 70 Youth Quad: Tucker Kaufman, Millersburg; 110 Youth Quad: Nathaniel Hoffer; 110 Youth Bike: Brady Hood, Glenmont; Lt. Knobby Bike: Errick Flinner, Big Prairie; Senior Quad: Dan Swank, Bellville, Polaris; Stock 400 Quad: Todd Raber, Millersburg, Suzuki; BB Knobby Quad: Brent Edington, Wooster, Honda; BB Smooth Quad: Derrick Buxton, Coshocton, RB Drilling Yamaha; Sportsman Quad: Brent Edington, Wooster, Honda; Women’s Open Bike: Jeanne Flinner, Big Prairie; Open Bike: Tom Bruck, Granville, Honda; Valley ATV Sport UTV: Doug Staats, Mt. Vernon, Polaris; Exodus Cycles Pro Quad: Andrew Hart, Gambier, Yamaha.
Thrilling Race Under The Lights At OOM Flat Track
OOM Media Relations / Saturday, June 13th, 2009
All photos by Diane Bemiller
A good field of competitors on quads, motorcycles and even behind the wheel of UTVs put on a thrilling show at the Ohio Outlaw Motorsports flat track race, Saturday, June 13th, at Hilltop Speedway. The fourth event of a fourteen race schedule, it was the first OOM race under the lights at the high-banked, 3/8 mile, clay stock car track in Millersburg.
The four-wheeled warriors in the Pro Quad division set the grid for the Exodus Cycles $500 feature by virtue of two heat races, the first dominated by Warsaw’s Kenny Rich Junior, on the Greg’s ATV & Cycle sponsored #47 Honda. Leading all six laps of the second heat race was Andrew Hart of Gambier, on the High Desert sponsored #113 Yamaha.
As is typical with dirt track racing, track conditions improved after sunset, as cooling temperatures set the stage for a much anticipated twelve lap showdown. Ashland’s Shane Bretz rocketed off the starting line, hugging the low groove on his Snyder Motorsports sponsored #56 Yamaha, and put the first lap in the books, with Andrew Hart in tow.
With no more than half a bike length between them, Bretz held strong for two more laps, but Hart found an opening, passing with scant inches to spare, taking the lead on lap four. Hart thundered into the lead, but was unable to break away from Bretz, who was edging high and low, looking for a faster line to challenge back for the lead. As Hart and Bretz kept fans on their feet battling for the point, Loudonville’s Dan Butler was on the move, ridding the Exodus Cycles / M. Troyer sponsored Honda. Butler came off the line fifth, and pulled off a spectacular pass into fourth on lap five, where he locked horns with Dresden’s Derek Davis, on the Davis Customs sponsored #991 Yamaha. Butler into third on lap seven, Davis reclaimed it, then Butler took third for good on lap nine, and set sail for the leaders.
Hart and Bretz each wanted the same line through three and four, as Bretz was within striking distance right in Hart’s tracks, but would lose ground trying the high line. Hart was the master of Hilltop, making no mistakes as the laps wound down. Butler had the top two in sight, but ran out of laps, as Andrew Hart took the checkers and the $200 victory in the Exodus Cycles Pro Quad Division, with Bretz and Butler finishing second and third respectively.
The Pro Bike feature was Mt. Vernon’s Austin Conant sailing around the high line right off the start, leading every lap on his Extreme Tec Yamaha. As Conant broke away with the lead, Joe Pittman of Creston and Granville’s Tom Bruck stayed side-by-side in a thrilling duel for position, while Nick Wetler of Millersport and Jesse Bruehler of Nova jockeyed for fourth. Austin Conant was lapping riders at the checkers and the $200 win, with Pittman, Bruck, Wetler and Jim Henson rounding out the top five.
The Valley ATV sponsored Open UTV division brought plenty of excitement to the speedway, as Kevin Staats grabbed the holeshot and held the point for the first four laps. Mt. Vernon’s Doug Staats was there to slice into the lead on lap five behind the wheel of his Polaris RZR, but Kevin Staats stuck with the leader, biding his time. Another twelve laps right down to the wire, had Kevin Staats taking the lead on the final lap, edging out Doug Staats at the finish line. Ronny Flynn of Fredericktown and Centerburg’s Ron Dye claimed third and fourth respectively.
All ten laps of the Open Am. Quad feature were Bladensburg’s Scott Harris, but the victory was not without challenges from Mt. Vernon’s Jesse Jacobs on the Central Ohio Fabrications Honda and Wes Gingerich of Apple Creek, on an Exodus Cycles Banshee. Jacobs dropped from second to a fourth place finish, while Gingerich took second, and Mansfield’s Jeff Knackestedt moved up to finish third on the Evans Powersports Yamaha. A good group of competitors turned out to race the oval on 4x4 Quads, and gave race fans a thrilling show. Millersburg’s Jon Gilley took the victory, with second and third to Warsaw racers Brent Sapp and Brian Wilson.
Next for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports are two events in the same weekend, with a TT race under the lights at the Holmes County Fairgrounds, Friday night, June 26th, and a flat track race at Hilltop Speedway on Sunday, June 28th.
Other class winners were 80 Youth Bike: Lance Clevenger; 110 Youth Bike: Josiah Miller, Dundee; Knobby Bike: Ryan Miller, Dundee; 70 Youth Quad: Caleb Martin, Glenmont; 110 Youth Quad: Josh Davis, Warsaw, Davis Customs Apex; Sportsman Quad: Derrick Buxton, Coshocton; Small Bore Quad: Brian Yoder, Millersburg, Redneck Motorsports; Senior Quad: Dan Stotts, Rittman; BB Smooth Quad: Shane Bretz, Ashland, Snyder Motorsports; BB Knobby Quad: Derrick Buxton, Coshocton.
STRONG SHOWING FOR LOCAL RACERS AT HILLTOP TT
OOM Media Relations / Sunday, May 31st, 2009
All photos by Diane Bemiller
The first Ohio Outlaw Motorsports TT Race of the season at Millersburg’s Hilltop Speedway on Sunday, May 31st filled the pits with quad racers from throughout the state. The TT race course utilized most of the Hilltop oval and ducked riders into an infield section of race course that included a chicane, a sweeping right-hand turn and three high-speed jumps.
Warsaw’s Kenny Rich Junior took the lead of the Greg’s ATV & Cycle $500 purse, Pro Quad feature, and checked out, leading all twelve laps to victory. Rich came off the line with a great start, edging past the Extreme Tec Honda of Mt. Vernon’s Dillon Conant.
Millersburg rider Marvin Troyer, a strong competitor and previous feature winner at Hilltop, looped out in the qualifying heats, forcing him to start the feature on the back row. It was a different story in the main event, as Troyer advanced to fourth on the opening lap, and took third from Conant on lap three. The Exodus Cycles Honda of Troyer was soon pressuring Canton’s Scott Zollars, in a tight second place battle that aided Rich in breaking away further with the lead.
Zollars was rock solid on the Camz Quad Specialities Honda, riding flawless and giving Troyer no opening to pass. Out of the turn four banking however, Troyer mounted a strong drive, edging into second place on lap seven. Zollars stayed right with Troyer, and together both riders were gaining slightly on the leader.
The remaining six laps just weren’t enough, as the Greg’s ATV sponsored Honda of Kenny Rich Junior set a blistering pace early in the feature. Rich was well ahead of the rest of the pack with a large enough lead to allow him to cautiously negotiate the racecourse, cruise smoothly to a dominant victory and claim the $200 win.
Troyer held on to second, Zollars third, Conant fourth, followed by Shane Bretz of Ashland on the Snyder Motorsports Yamaha. Bladensburg’s Scott Harris took sixth, followed by Millersburg’s Craig Shoup on the Exodus Cycles sponsored Suzuki.
Sportsman Quad division was the most contested of the day, and that belonged to Kenny Rich Senior, who edged into the lead on the second lap, and never looked back from his Greg’s ATV sponsored Suzuki. Second in Sportsman Quad was Frazeysburg’s Shane Campbell on the Davis Customs Yamaha, Dustin Dickerson rode his Suzuki to third with the Pro Quad Performance Honda of North Canton’s Kyle Barson fourth.
The TT opener also included the Valley ATV sponsored Open UTV division, for side-by-sides, or “utility type vehicles”. All competitors in the division were also sponsored by Valley ATV of Danville, and they put on a thrilling twelve lap feature event, all competitors behind the wheel of Polaris RZRs.
Paul Staats took the early lead, but coming out of turn four a lap later, dishing out taunts and hand gestures, Doug Staats made the pass for the point position going into the chicane. Paul Staats stayed with leader Doug Staats for the next two laps, but was challenged at every turn by Ronny Flynn of Fredericktown. Two laps later, Flynn and Paul Staats were neck and neck across the center chute jump when contact sent Flynn sideways until he flipped inverted, coming to a stop on his side.
Unscathed, Flynn quickly climbed out his Polaris and stood atop the machine, much to the delight of the cheering fans. Flynn’s machine was pushed over upright, showing no serious damage, and he restarted the event, jumping right back into a battle for second with Paul Staats. Flynn made the pass at the crossed flags, and worked every angle trying to reel in the leader, to no avail. At the checkers it was winner Doug Staats, Ronny Flynn second, Paul Staats third and Joe Morrison fourth.
In yet another thrilling event Sunday afternoon, Dan Butler of Loudonville dominated the Big Bore Quad division on an Exodus Cycles sponsored Honda, while Dillon Conant, Shane Bretz, Kenny Rich Senior and Jess Jacobs diced for position for ten laps to second through fifth place finishes respectively. Kenny Rich Senior was back later in the program to score a feature win in the Senior Quad division.
Other class winners were 100 Youth Bike: Jeffrey Lowery, St. Louisville, Grey Hogs Honda;
110 Youth Bike: Brendon Hood, Glenmont; XR100: Jimi Stilson, Perrysville; 50 Youth Bike: Nick Morris, Glenmont, CM Concrete KTM; 70 Youth Quad: Caleb Martin, Glenmont; 110 Youth Quad: Chase Zolman, Mt. Vernon, Works Technology / M & M Trucking; 125 Bike: Jeffrey Lowery, St. Louisville, Grey Hogs Honda; Open Am Quad: Kyle Barson, N. Canton, Pro Quad Honda; Knobby Bike: Scott Moore, Killbuck.
Next event for Ohio Outlaw Motorsports will be a Short Track Race under the lights, on the high-banked Hilltop Speedway oval, Saturday, June 13th.
Great Racing By Local Riders At OOM / Lakeville Flat Track
feature by virtue of two heat races, the first dominated by Warsaw’s Kenny Rich Junior, on the Greg’s ATV & Cycle sponsored #47 Honda. Leading all six laps of the second heat race was Andrew Hart of Gambier, on the High Desert sponsored #113 Yamaha.
but Hart found an opening, passing with scant inches to spare, taking the lead on lap four. Hart thundered into the lead, but was unable to break away from Bretz, who was edging high and low, looking for a faster line to challenge back for the lead. As Hart and Bretz kept fans on their feet battling for the point, Loudonville’s Dan Butler was on the move, ridding the Exodus Cycles / M. Troyer sponsored Honda. Butler came off the line fifth, and pulled off a spectacular pass into fourth on lap five, where he locked horns with Dresden’s Derek Davis, on the Davis Customs sponsored #991 Yamaha. Butler into third on lap seven, Davis reclaimed it, then Butler took third for good on lap nine, and set sail for the leaders. 
speedway, as Kevin Staats grabbed the holeshot and held the point for the first four laps. Mt. Vernon’s Doug Staats was there to slice into the lead on lap five behind the wheel of his Polaris RZR, but Kevin Staats stuck with the leader, biding his time. Another twelve laps right down to the wire, had Kevin Staats taking the lead on the final lap, edging out Doug Staats at the finish line. Ronny Flynn of Fredericktown and Centerburg’s Ron Dye claimed third and fourth respectively. 
