Doug Gust &
Dustin Wimmer Take 1st & 3rd Overall in Kentucky
AMA Pro ATV Motocross - Ballance Moto X
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Doug Gust
on the Kentucky Podium
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Brea, CA (4/14/2008) - Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper's veteran rider Doug Gust took the Bluegrass
ATV National with a 2-2 win on Sunday. Teammate
Dustin Wimmer won the first moto and ended the day
in the third position.
Gust placed second at the previous race in Pell
City Alabama, but today Gust turned the tables
and finished up on top. Wimmer still enjoys a
commanding points lead in the series championship,
which has seen Suzuki QuadRacers dominate.
Gust felt good to notch this overall win: "I'm
41 years old and know that I can still do this.
I'm getting great support from my team and my
Suzuki QuadRacer R450 keeps pulling me to the
front."
Rain and mud proved to be a challenge for all
the racers in the second moto, adding another
challenging element to the already difficult track
at Ballance Moto X. "Doug has more experience
in this kind of condition and it showed today,"
Team Manager Kory Ellis said. "We're all
really proud to see him back up on top."
Chad Wienen looked like he was going to dominate
the weekend by qualifying the fastest time in
qualifying on Saturday. Uneven moto scores again
due to the muddy conditions netted him11th place
overall.
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Doug Gust
Grabs the Holeshot
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Doug Gust
Charges for the Lead
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The team is still holding the top three spots
in the points race with a commanding lead by Dustin
Wimmer with 134 points; Gust with 113 and Wienen
with 89.
In the amateur classes Suzuki took many of the
top honors with Cody Gibson taking first in both
the Pro Am Production and Unlimited classes and
Michael Brewster winning the 450A class.
The ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA Pro ATV Championship
Series continues on April 26-27 in Danville, Va.
Rockstar - MSR - American
Suzuki - Yoshimura R&D - Pro Taper Partners:
Makita Industrial Power Tools
- XCeldyne - CV4 Products - JB Racing - Pro Aluminum
- Galfer - NGK - Fox Shocks - Maxxis - Douglas
- Quad Tech - Motion Pro - Hinson Clutch - Precision
Racing Products - VP Fuels - One Industries -
Mechanix Wear - Motorex USA
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