Alba Action Sports Presents....
Huevos Dirt Riot

H-Bomb Films used to be best known for their extreme quad "Huevos Grande" video series. That was then. From now on, H-Bomb will be known as the people behind the sickest quad event this season - the Huevos Dirt Riot.

It's difficult to really define the dirt riot - it was actually made up of several different components. But one thing was for sure, it was all good.

The racing events featured a lot of great action out on the quadcross/freestyle track that was completed just hours before the event by the hard working H-Bomb crew. One look at the track and it was obvious that this was no ordinary

Team Alba's Kory Ellis looks ahead to the big double-jump during his lead in the first round quadcross qualifier.

quad racing event. Featuring a series of very large jumps that seemed too far apart and a couple of narrow freestlye jumps, this track was a perfect setting for some serious action.

Rumor has it that several of the quadcrossers who were here to battle it out for the $10,000 purse, had talked about going home because the track was too extreme. But after watching the freestylers launch off of the ramps and easily soar over the doubles, the racers gave it a shot and were quickly carving off seconds from their lap times.

Kory Ellis catches some serious air across the start-finish line during the first qualifier.

In the first preliminary moto, Team Alba's Kory Ellis was first into turn one and never looked back, winning with a healthy lead over second place. He said the track was very narrow and that it was going to be difficult to pass, but that the big jumps were a lot of fun.

After the second qualifier, the H-Bomb crew made a few modifications to the track to make for even better racing action.

In what turned out to be one of the most exciting races of the year, the main event was filled with action. Team Alba's Ellis was in 2nd coming out of turn one, but quickly battled his way up to the lead and began to pull away.

A nasty crash on the main jump landing sent a quad cartwheeling down the track and slowed the action for a bit, but aside from a bruised ego, everyone came out ok.

The back double-jump, came down into a quick 90-degree left turn, so the riders had to land, jam the brakes and carve into the turn to set up for the whoop section. On one lap, Ellis came down and found a rock was jammed between the brake and the frame - making it difficult to slow down. That was the corner that, while leading, he came around and clipped a barrel with his rear tire to the collective gasp of the crowd.

Two laps later, came the turning point in the race, Ellis stalled, giving 2nd and 3rd place rides an opportunity to catch up and pass before he got fired again. On a track that was noted as almost impossible to pass, Ellis quickly caught and passed the 3rd place rider, but didn't have enough to regain the lead. It was a very exciting race for everyone and really made the crowd go wild.

The event that really had the crowd going wild was the quad freestyle competition. H-Bomb had strategically located 3 mega jumps that they said they got from the X games around the center landing mound. The mound topped out at about 15' and made for some great action. Even the freestyler's practice session drew the crowds.

The event was broken down into a qualifier events and was scored on a point system from judges stragically located on the roof of a bulldozer in the center of the track. Each rider had 60 seconds to get their groove on and show the crowd what they could do. There was a lot of serious air and you really have to see it yourself to get the feeling for how high they were launching from those nearly vert launch ramps.

There was even time to get up close and personal with a few of the best quad racers in the country.

Fans got a chance to meet some of the best quad racers in the country. From left to right Traci Cecco, 2003 GNCC Woman's Champion; Kory Ellis, 2003 GNC 3rd Place and 2-Time Fourstroke Pro Champion; and King of the Dessert, Steve Beilman

Team Alba Racers Traci Cecco, Kory Ellis and Steve Beilman hung out for a while at the Alba booth to chat with the fans and sign autographs. They drew quite a crowd as did Steve and Kory's race YFZ450.

The autograph session turned out to be perfect timeing, being that it happened right after Kory won the first qualifier - so fans were excited.

And it's not often that you get a chance to meet the top woman quad racer in the country - especially when she lives in Pennsylvania! But Tracy flew out to be a part of this event with Team Alba just a few weeks after she clinched the 2003 GNCC Woman's Championship!

There was a lot more action off the track. Alba extreme alcohol drag racer Mark Rhodes and his extreme drag Banshee pose with a few of the Team Alba Girls.

Team Alba's Mark Rhodes proves that there was perhaps more action in expo area than on the track. At least thats what happens when you throw a hand full of Team Alba girls into the mix.

The expo area featured several clothing, quad performance parts manufacturers, a couple of RVs and an alternative rock radio station to keep the area hoppin' with good music. Alba had a bunch of ATV parts and accessories on display and 17 performance quads on display including Mark Rhodes totally custom Alba Banshee.

The crowd was impressive when the doors finally opened at noon and as the day wore on, more and more people wandered through the expo - and made for a good sized crowd for the main quadcross event.

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