Kory Ellis Cleans House at Loretta Lynn's MX GNC6/22/02

Loretta Lynn's GNC is in a somewhat inhospitable area. It's hot - and not that hot that you can easily get away from, but the hot that makes you feel slow and instantly sticky - which makes it very difficult to do anything - much less, win a ATV MX race. But that's exactly what Team Alba's Kory Ellis did in the Pro Production class.

"Despite the heat, I felt surprisingly good" stated Ellis after the race. "I wasn't completely ready, but it worked out well nonetheless"

Due to some electrical problems with his LTZ, Ellis switched to his Yamaha YFZ-450 test bike - and managed to pilot it to the win. And not just any win, but Yamaha's first pro production win with the smokin' new YFZ. Finishing second in the first moto and first in the second moto was exactly what was needed to clinch the win in the Pro Production class. However the second moto required some serious riding to bring Ellis back to the front from a mediocre start.

Ellis almost got his production Yamaha on the podium in the Pro class as well - finishing an impressive 4th overall against a host of highly modified pro quads.