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Suzuki's Dustin
Wimmer & Chad Wienen Lead an All-Star Cast
2008 Bartosek Celebration Race - Mapleshade MX
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Dustin Wimmer
taking the 2008 Bartosek Celebration Race
Win followed by Chad Wienen
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Brea, CA (9/12/2008) - For the
last six years, ATV enthusiasts gather at Mapleshade
MX in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania to race in memory
of Matt Bartosek, the talented up and coming pro
who died in early 2003. The 88 Live to Ride organization,
headed by Matt's mother Debi Bartosek, once again
put on an successful weekend of racing and raising
money for ATV racing safety programs. Romney Suzuki
Cycles of Romney, West Virginia, donated a QuadRacer
R450 for a top raffle prize. The quad was signed
by the entire Rockstar / MSR / Pro Taper / Yoshimura
/ Suzuki team. Proceeds went to the 88 Live to Ride
Foundation and the Mobile Medical Unit.
The fans that turned out in support of this year's
event were treated to some real world-class racing.
Recently crowned ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Champion Dustin Wimmer and
his Rockstar / MSR / Pro Taper / Yoshimura / Suzuki
teammate Chad Wienen showed up for Sunday's race
in the Team Rig along with a Who's Who among national
pro riders.
The action on the track was an exciting duel
between the two Suzuki riders - especially for
the second moto. It was nonstop action with Wimmer
shadowing Wienen for the majority of the race,
and then swapping places in the waning laps. On
the last lap, Wimmer found a better line and passed
his teammate with only two turns left before the
checkers.
"That moto was the best race I've ever run
in my life," Wimmer explained. "I got
onto Wienen on lap 2 and stayed second until the
last lap. I got a good drive uphill over a triple
and got around him in the second-to-last turn.
What a great race! Debi put on a great event here
and we all had a lot of fun."
Everyone enjoyed the weekend. It was a wonderful
way to end a great season of ATV racing with some
great riding, a lot of fun activities and over
$12,000 raised to help support the event and 88
Live to Ride.
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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