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Muddy Creek GNC Round 4
Blountville, Tennessee - May 6, 2001

Farr earns the win and the point's lead
Thanks to Sean Berkey and Julie LeMay for help with this story

photo by: Julie LeMay Clear sailing for Tim Farr as he leads the pack down the Muddy Creek Staircase.

Over 400 entries and picture perfect weather set the stage for Sunday's pro class battle at Blountville. Moto one left with Tim Farr (Baldwin/DG/Ferrell) leading the way in what was the roughest track in Muddy Creek National history. 2000 National Champion, Travis Spader (K&K/LoneStar), followed in second. JPMX's Jeremiah Jones (Sparks) passed his way by Bill's Pipes/Wide Open's Kory Ellis, who surprisingly rode his 250R, and T-Doc Spader. Meanwhile, up front - Farr was dealing with pro class rookie, Jason Luburgh on his TC YZF426. Luburgh has been pulling out all the punches and once again hung tuff with the best riders in the world. He would go on to take home a very respectable 5th place overall! At just about the half way point Spader dropped out with a flat tire. All the while, Jones passed Luburgh over the big step up tabletop for the two-spot. From there to the checkers, Jones annoyingly locked on Farr's shadow and never looked back. The veteran Farr tried everything to out maneuver his new shadow - Jeremiah Jones. "We seem to always be battling each other. It was no different this time out. It's hard to believe Jeremiah has only been riding pro for two years now. He's tough to shake", said Farr taking the win in moto one. Doug Gust and the now famous TC/Hinson Suzuki moved his way through the field from 12th to finish an extremely respectable 3rd place. Duncan Racing's Ben Jackson would have finished fourth, but he hit a bad rut and came off his quad. Joe Byrd (East Coast ATV) followed Gust in his stampede to the front to take the four-spot.

photo by: Sean Berkey Gust airs it out and passes Farr for the lead. Attention Suzuki... Doug now sports yellow plastic on his new Suzuki superthumper -- hint hint...

Moto 2 -- Farr out rides the pesky mosquitoes
Once again Tim Farr grabbed the holeshot and lead the pack up the hillside-starting lane. This time "Digger" Doug Gust, Travis Spader and Jeremiah Jones followed. Jones later disposed of Spader for 3rd -- allowing one of the best races of the year to form. Jones aggressively rode in the wake of the monstrous four-strokes of Farr and Gust, just waiting for a mishap of any kind. Just after the halfway mark, Gust pulled along side of Farr on the approach of a tabletop jump. As the two set sail through the air -- Gust landed first, took over the lead and checked out to the finish. All the while, Joe Byrd charged hard through the pack and ended up passing Jones to take 3rd place from JJ. Meanwhile, Farr knew he had the overall if he could hold on to the two-spot. But could he hold off the persistent Byrd in his sprint to the checkers? "Big" Byrd looked aggressive and fresh as the race's end drew nearer. Byrd charged right up behind Farr and wouldn't let the three-time GNC champ take the gold without a battle. Byrd was all over Farr with one lap to go as the two jumped side by side in mid air over the huge step up tabletop. Farr avoided the pass and motored on with Byrd still stuck to his rear fenders. At the end it was Farr who hung on to take 2nd place and the overall despite the nasty Byrd-like mosquitoes buzzing around him all day long. "I certainly earned my win today! I had constant pressure from some of the best in the business and I am proud to have held them off. As always, consistency will be the key to the Championship," said Farr following the race. Farr now takes over the point's battle with Jones right behind him in 2nd only 4 points back.

photo by: Julie LeMay Has this become a familiar site or what? Tim Farr deals with his new shadow -- Jeremiah Jones.

Pro Results:
1. Tim Farr (Baldwin/DG/Ferrell)
2. Doug Gust (TC/Hinson)
3. Jeremiah Jones (JPMX)
4. Joe Byrd (East Coast ATV)
5. Jason Lurburgh (TC)
6. John Natalie Jr.
7. Shane Hitt (Sparks)
8. Keith Little (Nac's/LRD)
9. Travis Spader (K&K/LoneStar)
10. Jasmin Plante (TC)

Pro point's race:
1. (98) Tim Farr 25, 25, 18, 30
2. (94) Jeremiah Jones 30, 18, 25, 21
3. (81) Doug Gust 11, 30, 15, 25
4. (74) Shane Hitt 16, 14, 30, 14
5. (58) Joe Byrd 10, 16, 14, 18
6. (56) Kory Ellis 21, 21, 7, 7
7. (55) Jason Luburgh 14, 9, 16, 16
8. (48) Travis Spader 15, 0, 21, 12
9. (41) Ben Jackson 18, 15, 6, 2
10. (37) John Natalie 3, 6, 13, 15
(37) Nathan Dallas 13, 8, 8, 8
(37) Jimmy Elza 4, 12, 11, 10
11. (35) Dana Creech 9, 13, 10, 3
12. (34) Micahael Walsh 6, 7, 12, 9
(34) Jasmin Plante 12, 11, 0, 11
13. (24) Keith Little 5,3, 3, 13
14. (23) Ryan Detrick 8, 10, 4, 1
15. (22) Chris Gary 2, 5, 9, 6
16. (10) Johnny Hale 0,1, 5, 4
17. (9) Tommy Rich 7, 2, 0
(9) Richard Buckley 0, 4, 0, 5
18. (2) Tom Miller 0, 0, 2
19. (1) Joshua Frederick 1, 0, 0

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