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Suzuki 2008 AMA
/ ATVA MX Racing Series Season Recap Highlights
::Continued::
Round 9 at Pleasure Valley Raceway in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, July 12-13, saw veteran Doug Gust
claim his second victory of the season in a rain-soaked
race. Points leader Wimmer rode consistently and
joined Gust on the podium with a third overall.
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Suzuki's
Dustin Wimmer LT-R450 ATV (left) andATV
Racer Doug Gust at Pleasure Valley Raceway
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The July 26-27 race at Red Bud Raceway in Buchanan,
Michigan was the moment that Dustin WImmer had
waited for his entire career, as he secured the
2008 ITP/Moose AMA/ATVA National MX Championship.
Wimmer rode consistently and finished in fourth
overall.Teammate Chad Wienen had his best performance
of the season to date with a 1-2 for second overall.
He was joined on the podium by Gust, who finished
third overall.
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Chad Wienen
is back!
2nd Overall - Red Bud
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Doug Gust on the
gas at Red Bud for Third Place
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Chad Wienen continued his momentum into the final
round of the championship on August 9-10 at Loretta
Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, taking
the overall victory with1-2 moto scores. Newly
crowned champion Wimmer made it a 1-2 Suzuki podium
finish with a strong second overall.
Suzuki also earned the Manufacturers' Cup by
having a QuadRacer R450 on the podium of every
race.
| The top ten final standings for
the ITP/Moose AMA/ATVA National MX Championship: |
- Dustin Wimmer #191 - QuadRacer
R450 - 438
- Joe Byrd #7 - 371
- Douglas Gust #55 - QuadRacer
R450 - 352
- Josh Creamer #9 - 298
- Jeremy Lawson #16 - 277
- Chad Wienen #44 - QuadRacer
R450 - 268
- John Natalie Jr. #13 - 263
- Harold Goodman #708 - 259
- Josh Upperman #20 - 227
- Cody Miller #22 - 187
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Team Suzuki's amateur efforts were also
successful this season:
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Suzuki amateur
riders in the top 3 of their class: |
- Pro-Am Production: Cody Gibson (3rd
overall)
- Pro-Am Unlimited: Cody Gibson (Champion),
Cody Grant (3rd overall)
- 450 A: Michael Logan Brewster (2nd overall)
- Open A: Doug Lanzer (Champion)
- 4-Stroke A: Michael Logan Brewster (Champion)
- 4-Stroke B: Michael Long (2nd overall)
- Production B: Michael Long (2nd overall),
Daniel Cooper (3rd overall)
- College 16-24: Andrew Spence (2nd overall)
- Junior 25 Plus: Chase Cunningham (Champion),
Chadwick Lohr (3rd overall)
- Vet 30+ A: Jeffrey Thompson (Champion)
- Vet 30+ B/C: Brian Jenkins (Champion),
Karl Vann (3rd overall)
- Senior 40+: Jerry Huckabey, Jr. (2nd
overall)
- Schoolboy Sr. (15-17): Joel Hetrick
(Champion)
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Program Partners:
Rockstar - MSR - American Suzuki - Yoshimura
R&D - Pro Taper - Makita Industrial Power
Tools - XCeldyne - CV4 Products - JB Racing -
Pro Aluminum - Galfer - NGK - Fox Shocks - Maxxis
- Douglas - Quad Tech - Motion Pro - Hinson Clutch
- Precision Racing Products - VP Fuels - One Industries
- Mechanix Wear - Motorex USA
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