Photos: DeBault Photography
PRESS RELEASE: Casey Martin and Carrie Auchter Results
Due to another engine failure early in the week
Casey was once again riding a practice bike. During
the Pro Am Unlimited qualifying heat Casey was
running behind lap traffic and was pushed into the
LCQ. Things were looking up during the LCQ when he
came from mid pack to take over the third spot and
get into the main event. Despite an in air collision
with another rider Casey was able to hold on and
finish strong. In the final moto Casey was once
again underpowered, he was third out of the gate but
was left towards mid pack by the first turn. After
that he picked off riders until he was holding the
sixth place spot. On the final lap his engine let
loose and the weekend was over. Casey’s only
statement was "It’s frustrating. The bike felt good,
it simply couldn’t handle the demand I was putting
on it. Hopefully by the next race I’ll be back on a
race bike and salvage a tough season".
Carrie got an overall 5th in the Women’s class.
After missing practice on Friday Carrie continued to
pick up speed and finish with better lap times each
time around picking off riders where possible. "The
track was great! I had a heavy vibration in the bars
from the engine for some reason but the Precision
dampener helped keep my bars straight when my arms
got tired." remarked Carrie after pulling off the
track from moto 2.
We are also pleased to announce two new sponsors.
In light of some parts supply issues and engine
reliability problems effective immediately we have
teamed up with JB Racing (www.jbatvracing.com)
and Moto-Xperts (www.moto-xperts.com).
As a team we feel like this will help put us and all
of our current sponsors in a better position to win
on race day.
ECS Racing and both riders want to thank the
following sponsors, without them this team would not
be a possibility and each sponsor has went above and
beyond to help:
Cardio Stack Racing, Exposed Clothing, Moto-Xperts,
Casey Cycles, JB Racing, GBC Motorsports, Honda of
Rockford, RC Motorsports, HMF Engineering, Rath
Racing, Klotz Lubricants, Cometic Gaskets, Precision
Racing Products, PowerMadd, Fox Racing Shox, Spider
Grips, Fullbore Racing, Pro-Taper, RPM, Ogio.
ECS Racing is the sister team to Cardio Stack
Racing from the XC world. Exposed Clothing, a
subsidiary of ATV Exposed Magazine has formed a
joint partnership with Cardio Stack Racing for MX in
the 2008 season. The new team will be listed as ‘ECS Racing’ and will be running under the Cardio
Stack Racing colors of orange and black and act as the sister team to the already
well-known XC team.
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If you are interested in more information, desire
an interview or need to contact the team for any
reason feel free to call 513-470-7074 or email:
ecsracing@atvexposed.com
