Waters Adds Progressive Suspension
as Sponsor
Extends ProAm Points Lead at Racetown
Adelanto, Ca (5/8/06)- The 2006 WORCS
National ATV Tour hit Racetown 395 in Adelanto CA April
21 - 23, with over 450 entries competing in 30 classes.
Among them, 16-year-old Justin Waters from Joseph OR.
Waters again put Yamaha on the podium repeatedly this
round, taking first in Open A, third in Stock A and second
in the ProAm final on Sunday.
Sunday's Pro/ProAm final was especially exciting, as
Waters had built a ProAm lead of more than three minutes
at the half way point of the 90-minute race. In fact,
he was running times that would have had him among the
Top 5 Pro finishers. However, riding hard into the log
section caused a major impact on a front tire. He dropped
to third while his crew changed the tire.
Justin's crew chief, Dean Waters, admitted, "We
made a last-minute tire change. If we had been running
Tireballs like we usually do, he wouldn't have had that
tire go down. He would probably have been on top of
the podium. It was my mistake, off the track. He had
an amazing run going."
Justin made up almost 10 seconds each lap after that
and did come back into second, but ran out of time to
catch the class leader. He ultimately finished as the
second place ProAm by less than two minutes, seventh
overall. His finish stretches his ProAm points lead
to 21, with five more events to go.
Waters made a significant change for this event, with
the addition of Progressive Suspension as a sponsor
of his YFZ450 for the Open divisions.
About the change to Progressive, Waters commented,
"Before the race, we spent some time doing shock
set up and fine-tuning with Progressive. This track
has a lot of motocross and big jumps, so we knew that
would make suspension important. As we found out later,
the off-road part got really rough and suspension was
key. I was really glad to have Progressive under me
as the day went on."
Mike Johns, Director of Marketing and Media Relations
for Progressive Suspension, said, "Justin is what
we were looking for in a rider to sponsor. He is an
up-and-comer, with a serious future in this sport."
He added, "We want to prove the 6th Sense(tm) Shock
and our patented Control Valve Technology(tm) for off-road
and recreational applications. Justin's riding style
and the WORCS series specifically gives us the opportunity
to test on a wide variety of tough terrain and demanding
conditions. Justin gives us critical feedback that allows
our engineers to build a better performing shock...
It's a perfect partnership."
Next, Justin and the WORCS tour heads to Payette Idaho
for Round 5. Waters is already working to build on Adelanto's
success and improve his performance. As he considers
entering the Pro ranks in the 2007 season, each race,
podium and championship title is becoming more important.
"I have started a new training program. I need
to be able to maintain my fastest lap times through
the full 90 minutes. I want a Top 5 overall on Sunday."
Justin's sponsors include Yamaha,
Progressive Suspension, Epic Suspension, Kenda Tires,
Douglas Wheels, DMC Exhaust, AC Racing, Tireballs, Ricky
Stator, Regina Chains, Motorex, DP Brakes, Gaerne, Scott
Goggles, Rocky Mountain ATV and Off-Road.com.
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