Yamaha's
Dustin Nelson Wins ITP QuadCross On
YFZ450R ATV
Cahuilla
Creek Motocross - Anza, CA - Round 8
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#94 Dustin
Nelson took his 3rd overall ITP Quadcross
victory of the year at Cahuilla Creek
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Cypress, CA (10/27/2009) -Dustin
Nelson and his Factory Yamaha YFZ450R took their
third overall ITP QuadCross victory of the year
at Cahuilla Creek Motocross in Anza, Calif.
on Sunday, Oct. 25. Nelson won the first moto and
finished second in moto two, giving him the overall
and edging him closer to rival Jeremie Warnia in
the standings with just one event left to go. But
with double points awarded at the final round in
San Bernardino, Calif. on Nov. 22, whomever comes
out on top in Nelson and Warnia's season-long battle
will become the 2009 ITP QuadCross champion. Adding
to the impressive results for Yamaha at Cahuilla
Creek, Thomas Brown, Justin Noss and Jason Dunkleberger
finished fourth through sixth, respectively, on
their own YFZ450Rs.
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Nelson faced
dusty track conditions, but that wouldn't
stop him from taking the early lead on
the first lap
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Conditions at the new Cahuilla Creek ATV track proved
especially challenging, with a dusty course resulting
in poor visibility for the racers. When the gate
dropped for the first 10-lap moto, Nelson used a
favorable starting position to get to the first
corner in second place, and then pass Nick Denoble
for the lead early in the first lap. He held the
advantage all the way to the finish, but it was
not so easy as it sounds as rival Chad Wienen closed
to within a quad-length during the middle part of
the race and Nelson had to focus hard to build a
comfortable margin at the flag. "I had a really
good pace for the first four laps, but halfway through
the race I made a few mistakes and slide sideways
and let Wienen get pretty close," Nelson admitted.
"But I pulled it back together and was able
to open up a second or two advantage."
As track conditions deteriorated for the second
moto, Nelson was only fourth to the first turn
behind John Natalie, Yamaha-mounted Justin Noss,
and Warnia, but soon worked his way up to third.
With Wienen again closing in, Nelson knew an overall
win was in jeopardy if he lost his podium position.
However Natalie soon got a flat and Nelson was
able to advance to second, securing his overall
win and gaining maximum points in the process.
"In the first moto the bike was set up really
well," Nelson revealed. "But by the
second moto the track had deteriorated so much
and was rougher than any of the practice sessions
had been. After riding the YZF450R for a year,
I am very happy with it. I think that power-wise
we're every bit as good or better than our previous
YFZ450, and we have also improved the handling
as we've gone through the year."
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Cahuilla
Creek ITP
Quadcross Production Pro ATV Point Standings |
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1 Jeremie Warnia
184
2 Dustin Nelson - Yamaha 181
3 Justin Noss - Yamaha 154
4 Jason Dunkleberger - Yamaha 121
5 Evan Spooner 114
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