Conditions were perfect for the Youth race Sunday morning. Korie Steede continued her domination of the Girls 8-15 division by taking her 4^th consecutive win in 4 races. New to the Arrive-n-Ride family, Dylan Brinson piloted his 65 to a season-best 8^th place finish in the 10-11 class. Jamie Baskerville was on a tear in his race. He got a great start and was shredding before a coolant hose failed and forced him to retire. We know he will rebound at the next round!

KR4 Youth Results: 

• Korie Steede: Girls (8-15)   - 1^st
• Peyton Whipkey: 65cc (10-11)   - 3^rd
• Grant Davis: 65cc (7-9)   - 4^th
• Brian Keegan: 85cc (7-11)   - 5^th
• Dylan Brinson: 65cc (10-11)   - 8^th
• Logan Theakston: 85cc (7-11)   - 12^th
• Brandon Keegan: Supermini (12-13)   - 14^th
• Jamie Baskerville: 85cc (12-13)   - DNF

The 10 O’clock Amateur race kicked off soon after the minis were done, and the course was already starting to get beat. Blisters were a problem for all of the racers. Conner Keegan and Brittan Laird both had HUGE blisters! At one point, Brittan’s hands got so bad that he had to hold on to his handguards as he was riding to give his palms a reprieve. Both riders soldiered through to the finish.

Butch Molnar also had a rough day. After a poor start, Molnar mowed through the pack to take the lead, but the demanding course conditions got the better of him and forced him to retire and get IV fluids from the medics.

KR4 was also excited to host a special guest. Seat Time’s Brian Pierce made the trip to SC all the way from Texas and was treated to the full Arrive-n-Ride experience. Pierce had a great time and scored a 17^th in the stacked Sportsman A class. We cannot wait to hear about his exploits on an upcoming episode of Seat Time, so be sure to tune in and check it out:

The most exciting battle in the AM race was the Women’s WXC class. KR4 rider Karlynn Beam did not get a good start and went into the woods somewhere around the top 10. She was on the gas though and was very close to the leader’s lap times. The WXC competitors ran almost nose-to-tail, with the top ten women running in a train. Karlynn finished 8^th, hot on the heels of 7^th and mere seconds behind 6^th. It was a great battle!

KR4 Amateur Bike Results:

• Albert Chuppa: Elite Masters (60+)   - 3^rd 
• Brittan Laird: 200C (12-15)   - 5^th
• Karlynn Beam: WXC   - 8^th
• George Molnar: Super Senior B (45+)   - 8^th  
• Conner Keegan: 200C (12-15)   - 9^th  
• Brian Pierce: Sportsman A   - 17^th 

For the Afternoon race, KR4 is fielding three riders in the 250B class now with the addition of Coleman Brinson to the team for the remainder of the GNCC Season. Colin Keegan got off to a top-3 start and rode the race all of us at KR4 knew he had in him. Colin pushed hard for the lead on the first two laps before making the pass for 1^st and pulling away. Colin rode awesome, winning by over 3 and-a-half minutes on his KR4 ANR Team Race bike. Arrive-n-Ride manager Fred Andrews said, “I am so proud of Colin today; he rode the wheels off the bike! He was excited at the pit to get back out there. It shows that his hard work is paying off. All our guys never gave up and that’s all we can ask of them.” 

Coleman Brinson and Kurt Palmer were stuck in the dust on lap one and had to wait for the pack to spread out a little to start their charge to the front. Coleman started in 19^th on lap 1 and steadily picked off riders with every lap, eventually finishing in 7th place. Kurt had a good ride going only to get a giant blister on his hands from the rough Big Buck racecourse and had to settle for 19^th for the day.