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Yamaha's Dustin Nelson Wins Quad X Round 2
Yamaha YFZ 450R Racer Dustin Nelson

Perris, CA (3/31/2014) - Yamaha ATV and motorcycle racers took an overall win and four additional podiums in key classes from California to North Carolina over the March 29-30 weekend. At Perris Raceway in So-Cal on Sunday, Dustin Nelson scored his second overall win of the year at round two of the 2014 Yamaha/QuadX Championship Series aboard his YFZ450R with a perfect pair of moto wins, followed by Tanner Gemperle on another Yamaha. Then in the third round of the 2014 GNCC off-road series, Cole Richardson raced his YFZ450R to second in the XC2 Pro Am class in Morganton, NC on Saturday.

Visiting the famed Perris Raceway for the first time, the QuadX ATV motocross event featured twin motos on a jump-filled track. Tacky dirt and a short and sometimes narrow layout designed primarily for bikes added to the technical challenge for riders. Nelson took the holeshot in both motos over fellow YFZ pilot Gemperle, rode smoothly and pulled away for a pair of comfortable wins.

Although the pro field was small, having the lead didn’t guarantee a clear track for Nelson, who encountered the tail end of a large Pro Am field after just a few laps, and spent the bulk of each moto setting up and making passes on the narrow course. “I was stoked that that the Yamaha’s power gave me both holeshots today,” Nelson said. “It also helped me all race long by pulling me out of the tight corners and getting me over the big jumps.”    

Walker Fowler

Walker Fowler grabbed the GNCC Racing Pro Class Holeshot on his Yamaha YFZ450R

In the North Carolina GNCC races, N-Fab AmPro Yamaha’s Walker Fowler stormed to the holeshot in the XC1 Pro race, battling up front until getting caught with a group of riders in a mud hole and dropping down the order after the halfway point. Fortunately, teammate Richardson took up the charge in XC2 Pro Am, leading two out of four laps and just missing his third consecutive win by 0.9 sec. at the flag.

Walker Fowler

Walker Fowler takes the podium with the GNCC Racing Pro Class Holeshot Award


2014 Yamaha Quad-X ATV MX Pro Points
Position Name Points
1 Dustin Nelson – Yamaha 50
2 Tanner Gemperle – Yamaha 42
3 Robbie Mitchell 22
4 Colt Brinkerhoff 19

2014 GNCC Racing Pro Points
Position Name Points
1 Chris Borich 81
2 Walker Fowler – Yamaha 61
3 Jarrod McClure 59
4 Chris Bithell 51
5 Adam McGill 51

2014 GNCC Racing Pro-Am Points
Position Name Points
1 Cole Richardson – Yamaha 85
2 Fred Marley 67
3 Marshal Goings 65
4 Martin Christofferson 49
5 Thomas Koontz, Jr. – Yamaha 46

2014 GNCC Racing WXC Points
Position Name Points
1 Kara Merritt – Yamaha 56
2 Angel Knox 53
3 Quincy Cunningham 50
4 Kendall Taylor 49
5 Kristen Deloach 48

 

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