NWQN Rnd. 5 Pacific Raceways, Auburn, WA

Finally the Powder Pimp team was able to make it to another round of the Northwest Quad Nationals last weekend in Auburn. We were missing a few members, but we still made it a memorable one. Bill, Jay, and Troy were the sole members for the race, but we were supported by Rick and Sherri in the Pits.

We headed to the track on Friday afternoon for a late day practice. We got the pits set up and then to the track. The track was ROUGH! We only did 3 practice heats and called it a night. For training that night we hooked up the xbox 360 to a projector and played on the back of the trailer.

Race day was here and we woke early to register. There was an early practice and the track was perfect and ready to race. Bill was in Race 2, Production B class. He was on the line with a total of 6 in his class. Bill got a bad start due to the new starting procedures. Bill pulled 5th on the Holeshot. Within the first lap of 4 he was in 3rd position. Bill battled hard and pulled a big gap between him and 4th. Finishing 3rd in the first heat, Bill had a good gate pick for the main moto.

In the second moto Bill pulled the Holeshot and lead for more than 1 lap when Devers passed him for the lead. Bill kept fighting, racing as hard as he could. After over-jumping a stepdown Bill lost one more place to finish 3rd overall. A hardfought race for #99 that ended with a Podium finish!

Now it was time for Race 8. Troy and Jay competed in the Production C class, also with 6 riders in this class. The gate dropped in Heat 1, Troy pulled 2nd and Jay 5th out of the Holeshot. There positions held thru the first lap. Troy started getting thumb pain and the rest of the class passed him. Both ran a good race with Jay ending 4th and Troy 5th for Heat 1.

Time for the main event. Luckily the #2 pick showed up late to the gates and both Jay and Troy got better gate selection than expected. The gate fell and Jay pulled the hole with Troy in 4th. Jay led for half of the 3 laps, when fatigue set in. He was passed by one rider and had a big gap between him and the rest of the pack. Troy had some bike issues with the throttle, but was able to finish. Jay ended up 2nd overall, his first Podium finish! Troy ended up 6th, but vowed to come back strong in 2 weeks at Straddleline.

Check back in a couple of weeks for more results.