The Fight for ATV Racing Supremacy Comes Down
to the Final Race as Powersports ATV Tour Readies
for Keystone State Showdown
Boswell, PA (9/12/2007) - The points
chases will come down the final races of the year
this weekend, as the WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour makes
its first visit to Western Pennsylvania. The Grand
Championship National, scheduled for this Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at Field of Dreams, represents
the 10th and final event of the 2007 season.
This weekend's events will be telecast on ESPN2
on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. EDT.
The racing weekend will feature the nation's
top Pro riders, competing in three Classes: SuperQuad
Pro 450, QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock, and
SuperSport Side by Side. The SuperQuad Pro 450
Class features big air, motocross style racing.
QuadTerrain Challenge features larger, utility-type
ATVs, competing on an obstacle course that includes
log jams, mud bogs, rock crawls, as well as high-speed
sections. The SuperSport Class comprises four-wheel
utility vehicles piloted by a driver and co-driver,
sitting side by side. The purpose-built racing
machines compete on a modified course that includes
both big-air sections, as well as obstacles.
The race weekend will also feature nearly 20
other classes for Pro Am, Amateur, Junior and
Women's classes.
SuperQuad Pro 450
A clash that has raged all year will finally come
to an end as local rider John Natalie, Jr. will
attempt to hold off the charges of sophomore Pro
rider Dustin Wimmer. Natalie (No. 13 Elka, Maxxis/Honda),
from Houtzdale, Pa., holds a slim 11-point lead
on Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki)
going into this weekend's race. Meanwhile, Wimmer,
who hails from Centerville, Pa., as well as his
teammates Chad Wienen and defending titleholder
Doug Gust are all in contention in a four-quad
race for the Riders' Championship.
Suzuki's dominance in this year's Manufacturers'
Championship is best exemplified by the fact that
a Suzuki quad needs only to start Sunday's final
to give the factory its second consecutive title.
In fact, Suzuki has won five races this year,
the most of any manufacturer.
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#191
Dustin Wimmer |
#13
John Natalie Jr |
QuadTerrain Pro Stock
Though Can-Am has already clinched its second
consecutive Manufacturers' Championship, the QuadTerrain
Pro Stock Riders' Championship remains very much
in contention. Jesse West showed that hard work
and determination do work out as the rider of
the No. 888 West Racing/Arctic Cat holds a scant
15-point lead in the title chase. Trailing him
is Scott Kilby (No. 207 Warnert Racing/Can-Am),
Rory Beckman (No. 10 Jack Link's/Arctic Cat),
and 2006 Riders' Champion Daryl Rath (No. 67 Jack
Link's/Arctic Cat).
The final rider eligible for the title is Chris
Borich (No. 2 Warnert Racing/Can-Am). Though he
only ran a part-time schedule with WPSA this season,
Borich made his time here count as he won six
of the seven races in which he competed. Borich
isn't scheduled to compete this weekend as he's
racing full time in another series.
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Chris Borich edging out Arctic Cat's Daryl
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All Pro Class Riders will be vying for one of
the richest purses in ATV racing here. The Tour
will award $22,500 in purse monies for the SuperQuad
Pro 450 and QuadTerrain Pro Stock finals. The
purse pays to 20th place in the QuadMX Series
and to 15th place in QuadTerrain Challenge. The
purse structure awards $4,000 to win each QuadMX
final and $2,000 to win in each QuadTerrain Challenge
final, with $15,000 and $7,500 available in each
Series final, respectively.
Tickets, which start at $15 for adults and $5
for kids 6-15, will be available at the gate on
Saturday.
About the PowerSports
ATV Tour:
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's
premier professional ATV racing circuit, featuring
QuadMX, QuadTerrain and SuperSport Pro series
action as well as more than 20 amateur classes
for adults, women and children. The Tour is sanctioned
by the World PowerSports Association, North America's
most respected snowmobile and ATV sanctioning
body, and a promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing
on both the regional and national level. For more
information, please visit www.PowerSportsTour.com.
World
PowerSports Association Headquarters
1863 Buerkle Road
W hite Bear Lake, MN 55110
651.209.7404
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