WPSA
ATV Super Tour
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Englishtown, NJ (8/21/2006) - Doug
Gust won a ferocious battle with Dustin Wimmer during
Sunday's SuperQuad Pro 450 race at Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park, part of the 2006 WPSA PowerSports ATV
Tour season finale. As the dust cleared, it was Gust
on the top step of the podium, and, in the process,
he clinched the inaugural Riders' Championship. In the
QuadTerrain Pro Stock ranks, it was Scott Kilby who
netted his second win this season, while utility quad
legend Daryl Rath put the cap on his championship run.
The race will be telecast on ESPN2 on Sunday, Sept.
10 at 1 p.m. EDT.
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Travis
Spader Makes it Two in a Row for the Quad Magazine
$1,000 Holeshot Award |
Gust (No. 55 Team Suzuki, Yoshimura/Suzuki) came
into the SuperQuad Pro 450 final just one point behind
Wimmer (No. 191 East Coast ATV, Axis, Sparks, Maxxis/Honda),
and it certainly showed. Wimmer jumped to the early
lead after Travis Spader (No. 30 Progressive Suspension/Yamaha)
won the $1,000 Quad Magazine Holeshot Award. However,
Gust stalked the young Pennsylvanian throughout the
early stages of the race. Gust's constant pressure
paid off on lap eight, when the veteran rider pulled
off a slick inside move in a right-hander. Wimmer
struck back the next lap, and two swapped the lead,
before Gust came out in front. Gust cruised the final
lap to grab the victory, his third this season. Wimmer
held on for second, and finished second in the title
chase. Harold Goodman (No. 708 American Honda, Houser
Racing, Curtis Sparks/Honda) was third in the race.
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East
Coast ATV's Dustin Wimmer jumped out to the
early lead and was giving it everything in an
attempt to pull away from Suzuki / Yoshimura's
Doug Gust |
"Digger"
Doug Gust was on a mission and was able to make
the pass on Dustin Wimmer and Claim the WPSA
Pro Championship |
"That was the toughest race I've ever been in,"
exclaimed Gust. "Once he got around me, he didn't
stop. I knew where he was going to go, but he changed
it up quite a bit. Once I passed him, he found some
different lines again. Then I snuck by him on yet
another line. From there, I said 'I have to go.'"
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#55
Doug Gust Celebrates his Victory |
Gust, along with injured teammate Jeremiah Jones,
helped Suzuki earn the Manufacturers' Championship.
"I think this will help get Jeremiah back on
his feet," said Gust. "He's been known to
be a rubber man, and I think he's going to get on
his feet again. Wimmer and I went back and forth all
year in this points race. First, I was 12 points behind.
Then I was 12 points ahead. Then I was one behind,
and pulled ahead by one. It was quite the battle."
Rocco Arno, Jr. (No. 101 Nac's Racing, Curtis Sparks/Suzuki)
won the Rookie of the Year title.
Rory Beckman (No. 292 Jack Link's, Spy Optics, Fly
Racing/Arctic Cat) won the $500 ATVRiders.com Rock'n'Roll
Award for leaving the rock crawl first, and looked
to be en route to his second consecutive QuadTerrain
Challenge Pro Stock victory. However, Kilby (No. 227
Can-Am, Maxxis, OMF/Can-Am) was quick on the draw
in the log jam the following lap, taking the lead
for good. Beckman was second, followed by Jesse West
(No. 888 Oil Boyz, Stud Boy/Arctic Cat).
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Rory
Beckman Swept the ATVriders.com $500 Rock'n'Roll
Awards at Raceway Park |
"I picked out some good lines early on and they
worked flawlessly," said Kilby. "He got
into the logs, and I tried following him for a second,
then I saw an opening. So, I just nailed it, and jumped
three logs into the lead. I've had good runs and bad
luck this season, but it feels good to end on a win."
Rath, who finished fifth, took the Riders' Championship,
holding off Kilby, who with the win, moved to second
in points, and William Yokley (No. 23 ARC Fulmer,
Monster, Scott USA, Tire Balls, ITP/Suzuki), who dogged
Rath throughout the season. Can-Am won the Manufacturers'
Championship.
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Can-Am's
Scott Kilby was able to claim the win over Rory
Beckman at one of the most difficult tracks
of the year |
Arctic
Cat's Daryl Rath wasn't able to take the win
this weekend, but he won the points battle over
Suzuki's William Yokley |
"It's fantastic to be here," said Rath.
"This partnership with Arctic Cat has really
been successful. Here we are, at the end of the season
and we have the championship. The people at Arctic
Cat are extremely excited. It builds morale in the
factory. We're planning to build on this next year
and get even better.
"We had to come from the back quite a bit this
year," added Rath. "You just never want
to give up. We dug in deep, and sometimes it's difficult
to say that to yourself. Luckily, the QuadTerrain
class features a lot of passing; I proved that all
year long. WPSA should be proud of the series, and
I'm honored to be a part of it."
About the PowerSports
ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's
newest ATV racing tour. The Tour is North America's
premier form of ATV racing, with its jumps,
gyrations and dirt-slinging racing action. The
Tour is organized by the World PowerSports Association,
North America's largest and most respected snowmobile
sanctioning body, and promoter of ATV and snowmobile
racing on both the regional and national level.
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