ATV GNC - Devore, CA. - Round 1

by Ray Larez

Tim Farr puts together a great 1-1 finish in the opening round of the 2005 GNC season in Devore, CA. at Glen Helen Raceway.

The day was overcast and rained off and on tough out the day. But it was still a great day of racing. Tim Farr out of Canton, OH. lead both races and put in two impressive rides for Team Honda / Baldwin Motor sports.

The second moto was an awesome race Farr lead from the beginning with Kory Ellis of Team Yamaha / Alba Action in a close second. Teammates Doug Gust and Jeremiah Jones of Team Suzuki / Yoshimura battle for the third and forth position. Kory was later past by Doug and Jeremiah to finish a strong fourth in the moto and eighth overall for the day. Doug and Jeremiah had a two - three finish in both motos for team Suzuki. Both ending the day with a second overall for Doug and a third for Jeremiah. Joe Byrd and Travis Spader round out the top five for the overall finishes of the day.

Some riders had a unfortunate day, like Keith Little of Team Lone Star Racing, Harold Goodman, Team Duncan Racing's Travis Cain all had mechanical failures.

Update: At the end of the race there was a protest filed by Team Suzuki against Tim Farr. They claimed he had some sort of engine or other mod. that created an advantage. TC Racing's own Tom Carlson conducted the engine tear down and it was determined that the engine was of legal displacement of 449cc.

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