Rockstar/MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura Dominates Kentucky WPSA
Blue Ridge Double Header - London, KY

With two main events crammed into Sunday afternoon, the weekend was jam packed with two practices and two sets of heat races both Friday and on Saturday. This intense schedule gave little downtime and mechanics and riders went nonstop the whole weekend.

Friday's heat races were for Round Four and the weekend started out well for Doug getting a third in the first round and second in the next. Chad not only got the holeshot but pulled first place in his first heat and third in the second. Wimmer was having difficulties that left him with an 11th and a DNF. He used a provisional to get into the main.

Saturday's heat races for Round Five fared better for Dustin winning his first heat and coming in second in the next round. Dustin got the fastest time of the day with a 1:31. Doug placed 5th in his first and third in the next. Wienen got stuck in the first turn of the first moto and ended up fourth. The second round of heats had Natalie and Wienen battling it out for a neck and neck race with Natalie beating Chad to the finish.

Chad Wienen on his way to double wins in London.

Sunday's first main event was for Round Four, and it started with a bang, literally, as several collisions resulted in a chaotic 5th lap. Race officials threw a red flag and ordered a total restart from the beginning.

At the restart Keith Little led, followed by John Natalie and Chad Wienen. Doug Gust gated 6th while Dustin Wimmer was mired back in 8th.

Natalie and Wienen made quick work of Little and then the race was on. Chad "Wide Open" Wienen was all over Natalie in a replay of their last heat race. About five laps in, Wienen went around Natalie at the top of the track and that was it. The Suzuki QuadRacer R450 set sail and Wienen was gone.

In the meantime, a tremendous race set up between Doug Gust and Little. Lap after lap Little held off a hard charging Doug Gust. While all of this was going on, Wimmer, worked up from his bad start and was fast closing on the Gust/Little duel.

Gust finally set Little up in the whoops and past the fading rider into 3rd. Later that same lap Wimmer also made it past Little and started closing on Gust. Gust looked like he had third in the bag, but on the last lap, he hit a hole and bobbled just for an instant. Teammate Wimmer pounced and was past. Gust recovered right away and the final finishing order at the checkers was Wienen in a commanding win, Natalie in a fading second, Wimmer, then Gust.

Wimmer was happy with the third. "I got hung up with some guys on the restart and to be honest, I'm really happy to get a third. Another lap and Doug and I would have had Natalie, but that's the way it goes."

Chad had said before the race that he was motivated to get in the same position with Natalie and finish what he started. "I knew I could do it, I just needed some more time. Today, Natalie was holding back to have reserve to last the whole race and I was able to sneak around him in a clean pass and then just go from there."