Manufacturer's Cup on the Line
Between Suzuki & Kawasaki
2009 ITP Tires/Moose Racing
AMA ATV Motocross Championship
Armagh, PA (7/15/2009) - Not
only is the championship on the line between current
point leader Monster Energy Kawasaki's Chad Wienen
and Rockstar/Makita/Yoshimura Suzuki's Defending
AMA Pro ATV MX Champion Dustin Wimmer but so is
the Manufacturer's Cup, which also features a
tight race between the Suzuki and Kawasaki OEMs.
But while Kawasaki's Wienen leads the riders,
Suzuki leads the Manufacturer's Points and has
the most overall wins. Suzuki has 332 points,
leading over Kawasaki's 318 points.
"Suzuki is extremely proud to be leading
the Manufacturer's Cup," said Pat Alexander,
Sports Promotion Manager at American Suzuki Motor
Corp. "The competition this year has been
tough but the hard work that the Rockstar/Makita/Yoshimura
team has put in is really showing in results.
Dustin is just five points out of the Championship
and is really coming on strong after his brief
layoff from a shoulder injury and Doug's results
have definitely proven that he is still just as
competitive as he has always been for so many
years."
"The Monster Energy Kawasaki team has worked
extremely hard the past three years and to be
in a position to be fighting for the championship
and Manufacturer's cup this year is very rewarding,"
said Reid Nordin, manager of Kawasaki Team Green.
"Having a solid platform like the KFX450R
was a great start to our effort and the team was
built for success around that machine."
Team Honda and Can-Am are also close behind with
308 points and 273 points, respectively. While
Kawasaki and Suzuki lead right now, with three
rounds and six motos still to go, according to
AMA ATVMX Series Manager Harv Whipple, all four
brands that could still win the Cup.
"So far this season, five of the six brands
participating in this ultra competitive AMA Pro
Racing division have had a competitor put their
machine in the top five on more than one occasion
with all six brands having scored championship
points," said Whipple. "It goes beyond
saying that all of the OEM's are going above and
beyond to see to it that their brand is what the
consumers want to purchase."
"In recent years both Honda in 2007 and
Suzuki in 2008 claimed the Cup prior to the end
of the season," Whipple said. "But just
like the championship itself, the Manufacturer's
Cup could come down to the last moto of the year."
About the ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV National Motocross
Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited
The ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV National
Motocross Championship Presented by Parts
Unlimited is the nation's premier amateur
and professional ATV motocross series, and
competes at top motocross facilities nationwide.
The 11-round series features the Nation's
best racers, teams and sponsors, and is America's
largest and longest-running ATV National Motocross
series with more than 20 years of competition.
The series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while keeping
close to the grassroots fun that makes people
love to go to the races. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ATV
Association (ATVA)
The ATV Association ("ATVA") is
the official sanctioning body of the amateur
division of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA
ATV National Motocross Championship Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA
is a sister organization of the 260,000 member
American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). ATV
racing has experienced phenomenal growth in
recent years, and continues to gain momentum
and support, outselling off-road motorcycles
annually. For more information, please visit
www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV
Promoters Group (ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual promoters
that host the ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV
National Motocross Championship Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG
is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through
the production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events they
produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
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