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AMA Pro ATV
MX Round 2 Results
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1.
Dustin Wimmer – Suzuki
2. Joe Byrd – Honda
3. Doug Gust – Suzuki
4. Josh Upperman - Honda
5. Jason Dunkelberger - Honda |
N. Kingsville, OH (4/5/2008)
- When the gate dropped for the pro riders in
moto one it was Josh Upperman aboard his new ride,
the Honda TRX450R, who grabbed the holeshot followed
by Dustin Wimmer (Suzuki) and Harold Goodman (Honda).
The track was slick due to a rainstorm the night
before and Josh locked up the brakes rounding
a curve and ended up over the berm. This gave
several riders the chance to make the pass and
Josh found himself in 11th place in the freight
train. After numerous laps and not many passing
opportunities, due to a one-line track, Josh would
take a respectable 9th place and receive the $200.00
“ATVriders.com Holeshot Award”. Josh
stated; “I’m very comfortable on the
Honda, I’ve been training a lot and this
being my first race of the season I was ecstatic
to be out front of the pack. Now that my nerves
have settled down moto two is going to be a lot
better.”
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Moto two’s holeshot was somewhat of a
deja-vu for the Honda rider, Josh Upperman.
He and John Natalie (Can-Am) were banging wheel
to wheel for the top spot. Josh never gave up,
held his ground, and took the lead. In the chase
behind Josh would be John Natalie (Can-Am),
and Joe Byrd (Honda). Josh would go on to lead
the first five laps. Taking the outside lane,
John Natalie would tuck the inside lane and
take over the top spot. Now trailing him would
be Joe Byrd, Dustin Wimmer (Suzuki) and his
teammate Chad Wienen. Josh now was in fifth
place but would soon make it back into third
due to the DNF by John Natalie and motor problems
with Chad Wienen’s bike, which sent him
to seventeenth place. Josh finished 4th and
would take a very honorable 4th place overall
for the weekend. Josh proved that he can run
with the veteran pro riders and expects nothing
less. “My bike ran great and performed
well with the conditions”, said Josh,
“I need to thank all the support behind
me. As the year progresses and with more races
and training I can only improve.”
Next Race: April 12 &
13 at Balance Moto X in Bowling Green, KY
Special thanks to the
2008 sponsors:
American
Honda, Baldwin Motorsports, PEP, JB Racing,
Fly Racing, Maxxis, DWT, Rath Racing, RPM, Precision
Racing Products, Faast Co., Pro-Design, Hinson
Clutch Components, Honda Pro Oil & Chemicals,
State 8, PowerMadd, DID, Sidi, Updog, VP Race
Fuels, Wiseco, Merge Racing Technologies, Quad
Tech, Scott Goggle, Moto Pro Training and Works
Connection.
www.baldwinmotorsports.com
N. Kingsville,
OH
