Team MSR/Pro
Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura
Walks Off with First ATVA Win at ATVA MX Rebel National
Brea, CA (4/17/2007) -Dustin Wimmer braved
the cold wind and rough track busting out the first ATVA
National overall win of his young career and his first
win for Team MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura. A heavy rainstorm
moved through South Georgia on Saturday night raising
fears that the track would be washed out. Sunday dawned
cold and overcast but the sand base of the track made
for a raceable surface.
Moto one saw a Suzuki One - Two - Three sweep into
the first turn. Dustin Wimmer snagged the holeshot with
teammate "Digger" Doug Gust hot on his heels
in second, and Suzuki support rider and rookie Pro Russell
Shumaker in third.
Wimmer was smooth and fast around the elevation changes
of Echeconnee, pulling away to a commanding lead by
moto end. Digger Doug had an up and down race but managed
to pull off second.
"The Suzuki was really working for me today,"
an excited Wimmer said after the race. I'm really good
in the mud, but it wasn't all that muddy out there,
they really cleaned up the track. I had good lines and
was able to stay out in front."
"We are all really proud of Dustin today,"
Suzuki's Rod Lopusnak happily said. "We all knew
he could do it and it was really great to see him get
his first ATVA win on a QuadRacer® 450."
Doug Gust also ran a good race dicing with Lawson in
a few places, but was able to cross the line in second
place. "This is one of my favorite tracks,"
Digger Doug said. "I pulled two good starts and
was really happy about that. The Rockstar/MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura
QuadRacer 450 was really awesome getting off the line."
Moto two saw lots of ruts but a pretty raceable track
surface. There were a lot of rollers and stutter bumps
leading up to most of the jumps. Two-track ruts also
made precision a key.
Once again when the gate dropped Wimmer holeshot with
Doug right behind him in second. Wimmer blistered the
track surface and pulled out a slight advantage by the
end of the lap. Doug picked a few outside lines on lap
one to avoid Wimmer's roost and ended up stuck in some
very deep and soft dirt. His momentum gone, Doug lost
three spots in just a few seconds. Once back under way-
Digger was on the prowl looking to get back up front.
"I took a bad line because I thought it looked
smoother to the outside," Digger said. "And
it was like driving into quick-sand. By the time I got
through it, three guys went by me like I was tied to
a post...I was pretty mad at myself."
Meanwhile back up front, Wimmer lead for the first
five laps. Joe Byrd pushed by a few laps form the end
but Dustin knew he wouldn't factor into the overall
as Joe had only a 4th place in the first moto. Dustin
crossed the checkers in 2nd grabbing his first overall
win and pumping his fists in the air.
"My Suzuki QuadRacer 450 is so fast. Doug and
I ruined those other guys on the starts today,"
an elated Wimmer said after the race. "Both motos,
I just set a fast pace and let my bike do the rest.
About halfway through the second moto I knew I had it...
it was a really good feeling."
In addition to the Double D's machines, Suzuki was
the brand of choice with the majority of bikes in the
pro class and four of the top ten with Russell Schumaker,
Jason Dunkelberger, Joe Haavisto and others campaigning
QuadRacer 450s.
Yoshimura's Brant Russell summed it up this way, "The
Suzuki QuadRacer 450s really shine on technical tracks.
The power delivery, the frame geometry, and overall
quality of these machines are at a very high level.
What is really gratifying, is that Dustin and Doug's
quads are probably the least modified of any of the
Pro Class bikes."
The team will stay in Georgia to do some more testing
and training. Team Manager Pat Alexander explains, "The
bikes are really dialed in right now and running really
well. But there is always some tweaking to do. We're
going to be ready for some real racing in two weeks
time at the first WPSA event at Silver Dollar."
Team MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura
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