2001 Maxxis Tires Country Rockin'
& Racin' Festival
August 24-26, 2001 -- Edmonton, KY
-- Cumberland Parkway Motocross
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| The Kentucky HeadHunters newest album Songs from the grass string ranch were among many that the band played that night. |
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| Murietta CA's Kory Ellis made the long haul to Kentucky to win the event on his YZ 440. Ellis pocketed a cool $5000 for the win. |
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| The Country Rockin' & Racin' Festival was a hometown reunion for Jeremiah Jones, who scored a third place against the world's best pro ATV racers at his local hometown track. |
With Maxxis Tires sponsorship, Fast-Trak Promo, Inc.delivered
a major country music festival on the infield of the beautiful, scenic - Cumberland
Parkway Motocross facility for a never-been-done-before extravaganza! The event
featured ATV professional motocross and professional ATV Freestyle motocross
under the lights right along side the country music jam!
Australia's up and coming superstar, Sherrie' Austin opened for the hometown
Kentucky Headhunters, who live only ten minutes from the track. The concert
marked the first time the Headhunters ever play in front of their hometown fans.
Only 60 riders showed their ATV spirit and got involved in the
first ever translation of top notch country music and high flyin' ATV racing.
Regardless, those that did attend got double time on the beautiful hillside
motocross track in southern KY. Racers raced a total of 4 motos. Except for
the big $10,000 pro race, this was ran in a heat and a main event fashion. 16
riders put their race face on and eagerly awaited the gate to drop. Shane Hitt
quickly pulled to the front but was passed by Dana Creech just as fast.
Creech dominated the main event for more than half the race with Shane "Dog"
Hitt keeping him in check in the two spot. Hometown hero, Jeremiah Jones trailed
in the five position with a goggle problem. Jones would later charge to a hard
earned second place. Hitt pressured Creech and spoiled his hopes to lay claim
to the five grand awaiting at the finish. The two got tangled up while dicing
it out in a sweeper. While they yanked back and forth to free up themselves,
Powroll's Kory Ellis cruised by, held the lead for two laps and took the big
win in front of a fleet of media cameras and about 2000 spectators cheering
from the nearby hillside.
As for the "Rockin' portion, the KY Headhunters and Sherrie'
Austin treated some 3000 fans that did indeed dare to venture from Edmonton,
KY and nearby counties to show their appreciation to their hometown Headhunters.
All in all, the weekend rocked and raced with style and success.
Special thanks are in order to Mr. Ray Christy and his brothers and sisters
for their endless help in running the event. Another note of appreciation goes
out to Maxxis Tires, Scott USA, Baldwin Motorsports, Outerwears, Lone Star,
ATV Sport, Trackside Software, Trackside Graphics, Legacy ATV, H-Bomb Films'
Wes Miller, ATV 4-Wheel Action's Adam Campbell, ESPN-Moto World's Lee Burrows,
Nik's Pro X, Josh Starrett, Brett Harper, Kelly Straka, John Dains, and all
the hard working staff members.
Be sure to read the November issue of ATV 4-Wheel Action for a detailed 4-page spread on the event.
MORE ABOUT THE HEADHUNTERS AND SHERRIE' AUSTIN:
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The
Kentucky HeadHunters originally set out to play local gigs and host a
radio show, but in 1989, they recorded their first album and everything
changed from there. The album “Pickin' On Nashville”, broke
all record sales at that time for a debut album released by a country
band. The album soared to gold status almost instantly. Songs such as
"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" and "Dumas Walker"
were two of the most known hits from the album. Twelve years later, the
HeadHunters are still going stronger than ever. 
With
7 albums and over 4 million copies sold, the HeadHunters have received
recognition from the music industry including awards for Group of the
Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Video! The HeadHunters
recently released a new CD entitled “Songs from The Grass-String
Ranch.” The first single, “Too Much To Lose,” was released
in September 2000. The HeadHunters released a second single, “Jessico,”
in February 2001.
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Sherrie' Austin
was born and raised in Australia. She moved to California so she could
pursue her dream of singing country music. She found success in both singing
and acting, but she never quite felt at home there. Increasingly drawn
to Nashville, she packed up her suitcase, a guitar and enough money to
live on for two months and headed to a town where she knew no one. |
See all the '02 Fast-Trak Promo events here.
