Team Blog Entry
~ VET NATIONALS HIGH POINT 08 ~
~ MIMI UPDATE FROM GOPAMX ~
9/12/2008 Up Date on Mimi She is Home and doing much better, and she is very greatful for all the cards from all her friends. If you want to send her a card here is her address again
Mailing Address:
Mimi Greiner
1010 Highland Ave
McKeesport, PA 15133
I heard from the inter grape vine that she is wanting to come to The Knob tomorrow and do some photo shooting. We may just have to get a chair or golf cart up at the start for MImi... Need to keep her sitting down..... Not sure if we can do that. Best things for you Mimi... Se you soon!
RAY NIEBEL - GREAT DAY - GREAT WAVE
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT DAY AT "THE POINT". The track was well groomed and the grass freshly cut. The sky was filled with clouds that kept the full sun away but the temperature was warm for awhile then with the help from a good breeze turned perfect. Being greeted by Keith at the main gate we could hear the National Anthem being played and moved right along to a place to park. I was amazed on the small amount of riders that were there. Lots of places to park, but I would have rathered had a good walk with more riders there. Missed the start of moto 1 which was +40 A & B, but soon found my way into the middle of the field to catch the action. I found Ray Niebel in top form and having a great time riding. Waving as he went by. The Vets are awesome. They have the greatest time. You can hear them hooting and hollaring all around the track. I'm sure at the end of their motos they were needing a few moments to catch their breathes. Five laps for the Vets.... and I didn't see many pulling off before their motos were done. Mixed in with the Vets were a couple support classes that made up some of the 10 motos. David Grimes, Cody Longwell and Adam Bunting were going at it all day in the support classes. Mark Kane and Mitch Ward had a great go at it in the +30 A class with Mark Kane. Ray Niebel was out in front doing what Ray does best.... winning. A great start with Kane, Barnhart and Anthony in the +35 A had them fighting for the 1st place position. Intermission came with the gounds crew working on some needed areas and the Vets wanting more than 15 minutes to get ready for the second half. Things moved smoothly most of the day. A bad spill for vet rider Chuck Hetrick in the +50 class moto 7 made for some very tense moments of major concern. Last information on Chuck from Buddy was that he did not want to be flown out to the nearest hospital. I have not heard any more on Chucks condition.
I'm getting this on the site today Sunday when most of our riders are at Doublin Gap. Just could not make both races this weekend. I have to say here that I was so very disappointed when the scheduled came out and the Vet Nationals and our Sate race were not going to be together. This could not be right. We have always had Vets on Saturday and States on Sunday. The gathering of riders both vets and amateur riders would fill the classes on Saturday. All of the pre 25 year olds would fill the support classes to get that advantage of riding the track before Sundays racing. Many more Vets would come that were involved in both days. Just was disappointing not too have them run back to back. Many of our Vets had to make the trip to Doublin Gap to keep in the points race there. I'm hoping that next year they can get these 2 great races back together again.
Best of luck to our riders in Doublin Gap with a safe trip back home.
~ VET NATIONALS AT HIGH POINT - SEPTEMBER 6TH ~
VET NATIONALS HIGH POINT MISC GALLERY
VET NATIONAL RIDERS AND SUPPORT CLASSES
GALLERIES 1, 2, 3 & 4
http://www.pbase.com/MXLens
GRIMES AND MARSH - +45A & +45 B
BARNHART, ANTHONY & KANE - +35 A
OCCONNELL & MACIK - +30 B
RALPH ANTHONY - +35A
E. BRAZINA & G. LONGWELL = +50
MITCH WARD & RALPH ANTHONY - +30 A
MARK GREENWALD & TAYLOR BARNHART - +30 A
JEFF CHRISTOPHER - +35 B (WHOLE SHOT KING & MOST POLITE RIDER ON THE TRACK)
LORIE MILLER - BEST LOOKING RIDER ON THE HP TRACK - +35 C
J. STANLEY - VINTAGE PRE 1990 - BIGGEST SMILE EVERY LAP
TAYLOR BARNHART - +35 A
CHRIS RAYMOND - +40B - BEST MAN AT STAGING 
TODD STREIT - +40 A
JACK MACHUTA - + 45 C
JASON OCONNELL - +30 B
J. MCCONNELL - +50
LAMONT HUNTER & TIM BOOTH - +50
J. FENTON - +30 B
JOSHUA LISTON - SUPPORT
J. LISTON - SUPPORT
DAVID GRIMES & TOM ALEXANDER - SUPPORT
STEEL CITY NATIONAL WEEKEND GALLERIES
MISC 1 GALLERY
MISC 2 GALLERY
65's & 85's GALLERY
SCHOOLBOY - 4 STROKE GALLERY
LITES B GALLERY
MX A & B GALLERY
LITES A - VET A - VET C GALLERY
SUPERMINI 1 & 2 - 85'S 9-13 GALLERY
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