AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
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Red
Bull / Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer |
New Berlin, NY (6/7/2008) -
Through hot and humid conditions, Dustin Wimmer
kept his cool and earned the top qualifying
spot Saturday for tomorrow's Can-Am Northeastern
ATV National Presented by Renegade at Unadilla
MX. The event is Round 7 of the ITP Tires/Moose
Racing AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship.
Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) turned in the top time of
one minute, 56.669 seconds in the final
qualifying session, ahead of rising star
Richard Pelchat (No. 46 RP Evolution Can-Am)
and Jeremy Lawson (No. 16 Team Epic Can-Am).
"I just went out, checked out how
the track changed from the first practice
and, once I got my bearings, I was ready
for it," said Wimmer. "I like
this track a lot and feel pretty good here.
I'm fast on the uphill prior to the finish
line and I like that section a lot. I'm
looking forward to tomorrow."
With 30 Pro Riders entered, Josh Upperman
dominated the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ)
to make the show on the No. 20 American
Honda/Baldwin Motorsports Honda. Also qualifying
through the LCQ were teammates Russell Shumaker
(No. 68 Monster Energy Kawasaki) and Keith
Little (No. 12 Monster Energy Kawasaki).
Joe Haavisto (No. 75 Kawasaki) earned the
final transfer spot after returning to National
competition from New England regional racing.
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#20
Josh Upperman continues to struggle
with scoring a top laptime during
qualifiers, but once the race is on,
he has no problem cranking up the
speed, and he will be a threat for
the Podium on Sunday |
#75
Joe Haavisto made the switch to Kawasaki
for 2008 & has been focusing on
an NEATV-MX Championship, but with
Unadilla close to home, he came out
to compare his speed and qualified |
John Ragon, Trent Kandel, Michael Brown,
Brock Lyons, Rich Stambach, Christoper Tait,
Hunter Miller, Steve Runkel, Brian Ace and
Thomas Hager didn't qualify.
The Can-Am Northeastern ATV National Presented
by Renegade continues tomorrow with Pro
finals scheduled at noon and at 3 p.m.,
as well as a full program of Pro-Am, Amateur,
Youth, and Women's racing.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose 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 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.
About the ITP/Moose
ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose 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 ATV
Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend
Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider,
ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
