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Cobra Mini Quads Top ATVA
MX/GNCC Standings
In
only its second full season of racing the Cobra ECX series
quads are carrying
on
the successful Cobra MX mini cycle lineage with its ATV
results
Photos:
Cobra mini quad racer
Corey Heath courtesy of John Heath
HILLSDALE,
Mich., (June 28, 2008) –
Cobra mini quads continue to impress
industry experts in both motocross and off road racing as
the American-made, showroom floor-to-podium vehicles are not
only winning races in all the junior classes, they’ve done
so well officials of the AMA/ATVA-sanctioned Can Am GNCC
Series have rewarded Cobra with its very own class.
“It’s an honor to us,” said
Cobra President Sean Hilbert of the Cobra-only class
bestowed upon the company this season by the ATVA and AMA.
“Means we’ve done everything we possibly could to deliver
the most successful, yet affordable crate-to-podium
competition race quad to ATV industry consumers.”
Argued as a ‘works’ quad by
those trying to keep up, the Cobra ECX series quads have
been engineered to forego the thousands of dollars
aftermarket add-ons it takes to make other quads competitive
with the always successful Cobra line. Instead, designed and
built in Michigan , stock Cobra quads have taken the ATVA,
GNCC, Dirt Track and Hare & Hound Series’ by storm, earning
a respectable share of wins and podium places in the classes
they enter.
 On
the motocross side of things, the Cobra ECX mini quads
continue to shine on the ITP/Moose AMA/ATVA National MX
Championship. Led by
Alex Szymborski (Holt, Mich.) who’s swept the
first seven races in the 70cc SS 6-11 class, and
Chase Horton
(Arcadia, S.C.), who’s won four of six races in the 90cc
Automatic Junior 8-11
class, along with 50cc Sr. (6-8) class leader
Corey Heath
(Wadesville, Ind.) – Cobra continues to dominate the major
ATV MX events this summer.
On the Can Am GNCC tour
officials made the premier class its “Super Mini 13-15”
division and basically gave everyone a shot at the factory
Cobra mini quads. The result? After seven rounds Cobra
riders have control of the top five spots, including a close
battle for 1st between
Jerry Welch
(Oakland, Md.) and
Michael Spalding (Rising Sun, Md.), 144-142.
Close behind on the overall podium in 3rd place
is Josh Merritt
( Akron , Ohio ) with 133 points. Welch and Merritt are tied
for the most overall wins (three), but Merritt missed the
first round.
 Next
up for the Cobra mini quad racers is the ITP/Moose AMA/ATVA
National MX Championship, July 12-13, in Johnstown, Pa., the
Duro Extreme Dirt Track ATVA Nationals, July 4th,
in Franklin, Pa., the July 5-6 Can-Am GNCC Series in
Somerset, Pa., and AMA Hare & Hound Series in Wendover, Nev.
(Aug.
16).
Cobra, founded in 1993,
produces the most successful line of competition mini cycles
and mini quads in the United States with more than 200
national titles in the last decade. Based out of Hillsdale ,
Mich. , Cobra's mission is to build premium products for the
serious racer. For more information on Cobra products,
please visit our website at
www.cobramotorcycle.com.
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