Current
Pro ATV Points |
- Dustin Wimmer
-134
- Doug Gust
- 113
- Chad Wienen
- 89
- John Natalie
- 87
- Josh Creamer
- 81
- Harold
Goodman - 74
- Joe Byrd
- 69
- Rocco Arno
Jr. - 60
- John Ragon
- 54
- Jasmine
Plante - 51
|
Danville, VA (4/27/2008) -
Team Monster Energy Drink/Kawasaki representatives
were quick to point out last season that its
team was in development mode of its KFX450
quad. However, if Pro rider Josh Creamer's
run in qualifying Saturday for the TriangleCycle.com
ATV National was any indication, development
time is now over and it's time to race. The
event, Round 4 of the 2008 ITP Tires/Moose
Racing AMA/ATVA Pro ATV Championship, is being
held today and tomorrow at Birch Creek Motorsports.
Creamer (No. 9 Team Monster Energy Drink
Kawasaki) topped the charts with a one-minute,
55.930-second lap, besting points leader
Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper) by less than a 10th of a second.
Defending Champion Joe Byrd (No. 7 Joe Byrd
Racing School/Honda) was third quick.
"This year is going great," said
Creamer, who has one podium and an additional
top-five finish in three races. "I
had an injury early in the season and I
can't cross train the way I'd like to. So,
I've just put in more seat time. I've been
riding as hard as I can and it's beginning
to pay off.
"There are a lot of guys out there
that would like to be in my shoes right
now; I'm just glad I'm wearing them and
that they fit," laughed Creamer. "The
bike is just perfect; it fits me great."
Team Manager Jimmy White is pleased with
Kawasaki's progress this season.
"It's really coming together,"
said White. "There are a lot of good
riders out there now, and the competition
is stiff. Suzuki is always there and Can-Am
and Yamaha are really stepping it up. But
we put in our dues last season, and, without
a doubt, we don't expect less than a podium,
if not a win, every weekend. We've really
stepped it up."
Rocco Arno, Jr., John Ragon, Cale Downen
and Greg Gee qualified for tomorrow's finals
through the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).
Nate Morello, Trent Kandel, Christopher
Tait, Richard Pelchat, Hunter Miller and
Justin Bush didn't qualify for the 20-quad
field.
The TriangleCycle.com ATV National continues
tomorrow with the final Pro qualifying round,
scheduled for 10 a.m., followed by final
motos at noon and at 3 p.m. Tomorrow will
also feature a full card of Amateur, Youth
and Women's racing.
About the ITP/Moose
Racing ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National
Motocross Championship Series 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.
Series sponsors include title sponsors ITP
Tires and Moose Racing, and presenting sponsor
Parts Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors
include Can Am, Amsoil, ATV Sport Magazine,
Quad Magazine, Moto Tees, Maxxis Tires,
and FMF. Associate sponsors include Fox
Shox, Gatorade, Hinson Racing, Custom Axis,
and H-Bomb. Media partners include ATV Insider
and ATVRiders.com. 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 ATVA ITP/Moose Racing
ATV National Motocross Championship Series
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. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles.
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 AMA ITP/Moose Racing
ATV National Motocross Championships, 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.
