Team
Alba Matlock 9a Results:
ATV Pro QPA: (5th)
Overall: (55) Total Time: (26:48:10) Avg Mph.: (39.20) Report of mechanical problems
at 1:50 pm Thursday
Team
Locos GringosDan
Walsh Open
Pro 9x MX Results:
MX Open Pro MPA: (3rd)
Overall: (23) Total Time: (22:44:00) Avg Mph.: (46.22)
Tyler Lenig 2006 GNCC Pro Am 2nd Place After a fierce season long
battle, Tyler
Lenig finishes 2nd Pro-Am for the 2006 GNCC Season!
Excellent Riding Tyler!
Team Alba Racing GNCC
'06 Championship Season
Traci
Cecco Takes Home Her 5th Women's Championship
Ryan
Morphew from Cookeville TN, Also racing for Team
Alba 2006 Pro-Am Champion
7 PODIUM
FINISHES FOR TEAM ALBA Dean Pierce 1st
Place Expert - Mark Rhodes 1st
Place Over 30
- Steve Beilman 1st Place Over
40
ITP Gorman (Relocated to Glen Helen)
October 8, 2006
Fire hazard in Gorman forced ITP Round
9 to relocate to the Glen Helen back track. Most ATV
racers say that the back track is better than the big
track - it's very technical, lots of whoops. Team Alba
rocked it with a solid showing. ATV Pro Kory
Ellis started out great with strong first motos
in Pro and Pro Open, but technical difficulty caused
him to DNS both 2nd motos. TJ Dietrich
had a strong run, finishing 4th Pro. Mike Sorchy
ran strong, to finish 3rd Intermediate.
Additional Team Alba racers Kelly
Woosley fisished 2nd - Four-Stroke Beginner
and Colton Webb finished 3rd in 2-4
Stroke Beginner.
Alba Turns
Out In Force at Phoenix Dean Pierce continues to dominate
Expert Class while Ellis gets bested by an old timer!
TJ Dietrich and Sage Baker finish 3rd & 4th in Pro
Class.
ITP Phoenix
September 24, 2006
Ok, to call Doug Eichner an old timer
is probably going to get me in a lot of trouble. Doug
won a lot of races for Alba a long time ago and has
obviously still got what it takes to dominate the field,
as he proved in the first moto with a win over Ellis.
Pro moto two had Eichner out in an early pileup but
Dustin Nelson took off and left everyone in his dust.
Nelson finished 1st overall with Ellis bringing in a
2nd in Pro, Alba's TJ
Dietrich Finished 3rd and Sage
Baker finished 4th for a strong Alba showing.
Expert rider Dean
Pierce continues to destroy the field,
with yet another first place. Alba's Mike Sorchy gets
a podium in Intermediate and Mark Rhodes gets another
win in over 30.
2006 BITD
Vegas to Reno 500
Nevada
August 24-26, 2006
This year, the desert racing association
added 100 miles to the already grueling Vegas To Reno
Race, bringing the total distance traveled in the unforgiving
Nevada desert to just under 600 miles. But that didn't
have much effect for the seasoned team of Wayne
Matlock and Chad
Prull who had a trouble-free fast-paced
race on their Honda TRX450. The Q2 team finished first
continuing their commanding lead in points for the season.
Alba's Expert team of Cory Hove, Rick
Cecco and Tylor Lennig, started from the back, but thanks
to the great start of Cecco, quickly got to up to the
front and never looked back. The Alba Honda TRX450 ran
solid and reliably all day, bringing them to the finish
line ahead of all but the top two pros, 3rd overall.
Alba's other Pro, 3-time Vegas to Reno
racer Steve
Beilman, together with
Clark Evernham,
had, by half-way, worked their way up to 2nd, on the
heels of their team mate, Matlock, when mechanical issues
lead the their early retirement.
Sage
Baker Wins WPSA Pro AM
A Tight Race 'Til the Very Last
Corner - Edges out Suzuki's Russell Shumaker for Championship
2006
WPSA
Pro-Am
Champion
Aug
19-20, 2006
WPSA Championship Series
New Jersey
In racing they say every point, every
lap and every second on track matters. Sunday, Alba's
Sage Baker proved that giving it your all, all the time,
pays off.
Going into the final day, Sage was just
one point behind Shumaker for the overall. The Championship
was within reach. In the WPSA, racers are awarded points
for qualifying - and in heat 1, Shumaker finished first
with Sage on his tail. On heat 2 the Sage won and Shumaker
finished second. So at the main event, Sage was again
just one point behind to take it all.
Sage had been getting great starts all
season, and thought that he could close the deal with
a hole-shot. Instead, in turn one, he tangled with a
few riders and went down. Sage thought that was it and
the championship was gone. Until he noticed that one
of the quads in the tangle was #66 of Shumaker. It was
on.
Sage fired up and took off, with the #66
on his heels. They restarted in about 15th place, but
for all practical purposes, the race was just down to
the two of them. The #66 knew that all he had to do
to win the championship was to stay on the bumper of
Baker's #49. So every time Sage passed a rider, Shumaker
was right on his bumper. They were both riding so hard
that by the last lap, they had moved up to 7th place.
The #66 was still there and Sage knew
he had to get one rider between them if he wanted to
win the Pro Am Series. That's all that mattered. Fortunately,
Sage rolls with a never quit, never give up attitude.
Coming into the last turn and the finish line jump,
on the tail of another rider, Sage just didn't let off
the throttle. The other rider, backed off, rolling over
the line. Sage was on it - and rocketed by the other
rider at the line. He didn't even know if he made it,
but the results were in. Baker 6th - Shumaker 8th. Sage
Baker had "unofficially" won the WPSA Pro
Am!
And you would think that is where the
story would end - at the checkered flag. But a mix up
at the awards banquet listed Shumaker as the winner.
So Sage and Race Supporter and all around good guy Allen
White had to do one more lap with the officials. Fortunately
after a bit of discussion, everything was worked out
and Sage Baker was "Officially" the Pro Am
Champion. Proving that a true champion never gives up
until the very end.
Excellent job Sage
Baker! Everyone at Team Alba Racing
is honored and proud to have you as a member of our
race team.
Dean
Pierce Continues to Dominate ITP Expert Class
Another 1st place finish keeps Pierce 1st in points
Alba's TJ
Dietrich Rides Hard and Podium's Pro Class with
a 3rd. Mark Rhodes
riding in the 30 and over finishes 1st. Race Mechanic
Mike Sorchy finished 4th in Intermediate.
Ellis
is Back to Laying Down Some Fast Laps
And puts on a great show for the fans - finishes one
step off the podium
July 22-23,
2006
WPSA Championship Series
Another fourth place finish in the World
Power Sports Championship Series for Ellis, reflects
a great effort against a very competitive field. Sage
Baker took a few tumbles for the weekend and didn't
finish as strongly as he was expecting.
ALBA
Steps It Up in ESPN World Power Sports Quad Racing Series
Sage Baker Scores first Win in Pro Am and Kory Ellis
just Misses Pro Podium
July 8-9, 2006
WPSA Championship Series
Taylorville, IL
It's the 3rd weekend
in the new World Power Sports Championship Series, this
time in Taylorville, Illinois - and Team Alba has stepped
up the pace. Kory Ellis came out of the gate with strong
finishes in both qualifiers and a solid 4th & 5th
place finish Saturday & Sunday. Alba's Pro Am racer
Sage Baker started strong and walked away from the field
in qualifiers and took first place in the main. Sage
went on to take 12th in the Pro Class - on his 9th race
of the weekend. Nice effort!
Team
Alba Storms ITP Series
Saturday Night Quad Racing Has Never Been Hotter!
June 26 , 2006
ITP Quadcross
Phoenix, AZ
It's now officially
summer, and in Phoneix this saturday, it was hot. Dry,
dusty and hot. The kind of hot that makes every lap
seem twice as long. And it was at night under the lights.
But to the So Cal Alba crew, this was just business
as usual.
Pro rider Kory
Ellis had a strong run and came back through
the entire field from a lap one pileup for a 2nd Pro
Overall and a 1st in Pro Open. Alba's expert sensation
Dean Pierce
once again trompled the field for another 1st Place
finish - strengthening his series lead. Longtime Alba
drag racer turned MX stud Mark
Rhodes road hard and won the 30+ group.
Traci
Cecco Wins Again!
Cecco fends off the competition for another morning
session win
June 10 , 2006
GNCC Round 8
The Spartan
Photo: ATVRiders.com
Traci Cecco again showed her complete
dominance of the 2006 GNCC Morning session with her
6th Overall win. After eight races at about half way
through the season, Cecco is sitting in a pretty strong
Women's first place. Cecco is chasing her 5th Women's
championship.
Sunday,
June 11
ESPN2 1pm
ATV Championship Racing
Don't miss ESPN's Excellent ATV
MX Racing Coverage of Round 2 of the WORLD
Powersports Association Championship Tour at Daniel
Boon MX Track, London, Kentucky. Cheer on Team Alba
Racing Pro Kory Ellis
and Current Pro-Am Points Leader Sage
Baker.
Matlock
/ Prull Second in Tecate Baja 500
June 1-3
SCORE Baja Series
It looked like
another win for Team Alba's #1 Desert team, until an
unfortunate tangle with an infamous baja boobie-trap
just 30 miles from the finish. Up to that point, the
two-man team of Wayne Matlock and Chad Prull had piloted
their Alba / Factory Honda TRX450 through a solid race.
Despite the late race incident, Matlock & Prull
finished just 2 minutes off the win, and 24 minutes
in front of 3rd.
ALBA TV
Reality Stars Shine on ESPN
May 20, 2006
PATV Powersport ATV Championship Tour 1 & 2
on ESPN
Daniel Boon, KY
As Seen On ESPN - June 3rd (watch
for it!)
First round of the WPSA Powersport
ATV Championship in Daniel Boon, Kentucky kicked off
a big TV debut for Pro ATV MX racing. It's not the first
time that ATV MX has been on TV, but this is the first
year that an entire series will be covered on a Major
Network with professional production. Watch for great
camera angles - like the rear bumper Natalie cam - for
up close and personal action.
Team Alba's Kory
Ellis was fighting back from a bit of a
slump to a 7th and 8th place Pro MX finish. Alba's Sage
Baker overcame his demons (this is where
Baker broke his femur last season) for an impressive
2nd place finish in Pro Am. All in all this should make
for some great TV viewing, so be sure to tune in or
TIVO Saturday, June 3rd on ESPN.
Traci
Cecco Checks In & Cashes Out!
Cecco is on track for a record setting season
May 20
, 2006
GNCC Round 7
The John Penton - Millfield, OH
Once again, Team Alba's 4-Time National
Women's GNCC Champion, Traci Cecco piloted her Alba
Yamaha YFZ450 to finish first in both the Womens' Class
and the AM Overall - for her 5th Win (and 5th Overall
AM Win) of the season.
Team Alba
Dominates ITP Glen Helen
May 6
, 2006
ITP 4
Glen Helen, CA
Team Alba really kicked butt in
the ITP race at Glen Helen this weekend - with several
1st place finishes. Kory
Ellis took first in both the Pro
and Pro Open category. Steve
Beilman landed on top of the podium
for the +40 and Mark
Rhodes made it there for the +30.
Dean
Pierce who stepped up to Expert
this year, also finished in first. Great job team!
Traci
Cecco Takes Overall Win in GNCC AM Race - for the 4th
time this year
Finishing over 2 minutes ahead of
the next Woman rider, and dominating the morning race
session, Traci continued on her path of season domination.
Race started out muddy but started to dry later on for
some fast action.
Kory Ellis
Wins 4-Stroke National in Glen Helen -
Alba's Dean Pierce Runs Strong and Finishes 1st in Intermediate
April 23 , 2006
4-Stroke Nationals - Round 2
Glen Helen, CA
With a good start - third by turn
one - Ellis passed his way by Dustin Nelson and Josh
Upperman to take the lead. Once in front he never looked
back and finished 10 seconds in front of the next rider.
Then he did the exact same thing for moto two for a
1 - 1 and overall win.
Cecco
Battles Til the End For a Podium Finish at
Big Buck
April 8 ,
2006
GNCC Round 4
Big Buck - Union, SC
Photo: ATVriders.com
Who would have thought that the
best ATV Racing anywhere would be the GNCC AM race,
which was dominated by the three top ladies in the women's
division. Separated by only 9 seconds at the line -
Angel Atwell beat out Stephanie Parton and Traci Cecco
for the overall AM win in one of the best last-lap battles
in recent memory. With 3 wins and a third, Traci Cecco
continues with the overall points lead.
Can't
Touch This!
Traci Cecco Pulls Of a Hat-Trick to start 2006
March 25, 2006
GNCC Round 3
The Gatorback
So far, the 2006 season couldn't be better
for Traci - with 3-wins in 3-races, (a perfect season
so far) she's on a pace that is going to hard beat!
And with her recent Factory Yamaha deal, she's in a
position to really rock the ATV world this year.
Big Race
Weekend for Team Alba - 2 Wins!
March 11, 2006
Traci Cecco Wins GNCC Round 2
Wayne Matlock & Chad Prull Win
in Mexico - SCORE Round 1 - San Filipe 250
Kory Ellis is injured and Sage Baker
is recovering from injuries
SCORE - San Felipe 250
The San Felipe race is the 1st race of 3 races of the
SCORE series for motorcylcles and ATVs (San Felipe 250,
Baja 500, Baja 1000). Wayne and Chad won by 36 minutes.
Everything ran great on their Alba/Factory Honda TRX450
- they didn't have to do anything, but put gas in the
bike and go! This year, the racers are required to run
Rally Trackers (GPS systems) on their race vehicles
to make sure that they don't deviate from the course
- keeping the teams from taking short-cuts. Because
of these new tracking devices, the team running in 2nd
was DQed after the race.
Ellis Lands
on the Podium In Texas
February 11,
2006
GNC Round 2
The Wrangler - TX
Kory
Ellis had a great run in GNC Round 2, at The Wrangler
- With a good placing in Moto 1 and Leading most of
Moto 2, Ellis ends up 3rd Overall.
Alba Racer Jeff Cale launches out of the pits on his
way to his win in 15 & under
2006 BITD
Parker 250
Parker, AZ
January 7, 2006
Wayne Matlock and Chad Prull Start the '06 BITD season
on top with a Win in Parker
Alba's Owner Cory Hove, together
with Rick Cecco and Tylor Lennig win the Expert class
on their ALBA Raptor 700
15 and under Alba racer Jeff Cale
(shown above) also took 1st place and dominated the
field (Unlimited Quad) on his ALBA LTZ 400
Team Alba's Steve Beilman and Clark
Evernham finish 4th in Pro on their ALBA YFZ 450
Matlock kicks off his first
year as an Alba / Factory Honda rider
Traci
Cecco Wins Again!
Sunday,
June 11
Matlock
/ Prull Second in Tecate Baja 500
Cecco
Battles Til the End For a Podium Finish at 
