Suzuki Takes
WPSA Manufacturer's Cup and Final ATV Race Win
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Chad
Wienen earned himself another series win
giving him the most wins this season. |
Brea, CA (9/17/2007) - The final round
of the WPSA 10 round series was held amongst the
gentle rolling hills of Boswell, PA. Cool temperatures
and a brisk breeze made for a refreshing if not
chilly weekend at Field of Dreams Motocross Park.
As Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper
came into the weekend, Suzuki had already dominated
the Manufacturer's Cup so much that they just
had to basically show up with one quad on the
starting line. The series individual riders championship,
however, was another story with Suzuki being 11
points down on Friday. Even though the team had
won half of the races of the year, there were
still enough points outstanding to threaten an
overall win by the team points leader ? Dustin
Wimmer.
As the heat races commenced on Saturday, a couple
of races put Dustin within 9 points by the end
of the day, but only a wing and a prayer could
give him top honors.
Sunday was a day of waiting. With both sets of
heat races run on Saturday, there was little to
do but practice, strategize and try and relax.
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Dustin
Wimmer |
At the start of the main, Natalie grabbed the
holeshot with Wimmer and Wienen running three
and four behind him. Both moved up a notch by
overtaking 2nd place Creamer. Wienen then charged
ahead of Wimmer and was suddenly on the heels
of John Natalie. This lasted for a couple of laps
until Chad finally edged him out in a tight turn
on the white flag lap. At the checkers, it was
Wienen, Natalie and then Wimmer.
"It was tough to catch Natalie when he had
such a strong start," Wienen said after the
race. "But every race I'm in, I never give
up and was able to finally pass him on the last
lap for the win. I wanted to end up the series
with the most wins (5) and I did it."
Suzuki's Rod Lopusnak was happy with the day's
win and of course with the coveted Manufacturer's
Cup. "This is the second year in a row that
most races that have been won were on a Suzuki,
and we're really proud of that. This really demonstrates
how good the bike is and the kind of commitment
that Suzuki has made to the sport of ATV racing."
Lopusnak went on to comment about 2008. "We're
really excited about coming back with three of
the top riders in the country. Doug Gust, Dustin
Wimmer and Chad Wienen are going to be tough to
beat. With the new 2008 QuadRacer R450 and this
incredible combination of riders, it's going to
be an exciting year ahead for Suzuki and Team
Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper."
Team Rockstar MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura
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