Union, SC
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After runnint
the same Big Buck layout
for
yea6,
the
Racer Productions team cut a
bunch of
new tiail for 2006, and
(he
riders
were
pumped about ridinS some
new, tiSht
5tuff. Since
there had not been much
rain in
the area before the race. the course
was
extended
all the way out to 13.5
mibs to
help
arleviate taaflic conceans
in the dust,
but
then rain aarne on Saturday
to help
keep the dust down. The
long
track
did fea-
ture some cool obstacles, though.
The leg-
endary Big Bu
6#i,
7
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6
1s
aaa
Yil
OFF.ROAD
9
Shane Watts
After
fading at the
last
two
races,
"\ry'attsy"
stepped
it
up
at the Bit Buck
and started
passinS .iders late in the race.
He had a stronS
pace goint, but a tight
section on trarl
on the last lap cost him.
Watts'
mechanic
Bart Hayes said that
wans,
who
rides a KTM 200 XC, doesn't
qLrite have the in*ant thrctde aesponse
needed to squirt
past
lappers in the lighr
stuff as
the riders on 250s do. But, they
were very happy with Shane's strength
in
ttle latter sqges of the raae.
