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#1 Dustin Wimmer Wins
Again at Mill Creek Round 2
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Chino, CA (3/23/2009) - The second round
of the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship
was held this weekend at Mill Creek Raceway in
Pell City, Alabama. For Yoshimura's Dustin Wimmer,
it was just another day at the office - start
strong, get the lead, win, repeat.
Both motos were quick and decisive. Under sunny
skies and seasonal Alabama temperatures, Dustin
Wimmer came out of the gate in 3rd in both races,
but got around the leaders by the second lap.
From that point on, he was in cruise control
the remainder of the race.
"I was gaining about a second a lap,"
Wimmer said. "At one point, I was told
I had a 12 second lead in the second moto. It
was very good day for me. I just wanted to come
out this year as strong as last year, be strong,
consistent and healthy and win another championship
for Yoshimura and Rockstar Makita Suzuki."
Teammate Doug Gust got caught in a tangle in
the first turn of the first moto and struggled
to get a 10th place finish. The second moto
saw him cross the checkers at 5th, for a 6th
place overall.
"Dustin's in a league of his own out there,"
Yoshimura's Vice President Brant Russell remarked
after the race. "Match the natural talent
of Dustin with the power of the Rockstar Makita
Suzuki QuadRacer R450 and you've got a pretty
unbeatable package out there. It's like he's
in another class and his fluid style makes it
look so easy."
Dustin agrees on the bike's performance: "The
bike was set up the same as it was for Glen
Helen, but when I got out on the track on Saturday,
I knew the bike was perfect from the get-go,
and the other guys were going to have a hard
time keeping up."
Team Manager Kory Ellis was impressed with
the rider as well as the team: "Not only
is Dustin a formidable talent, but he also works
hard and trains hard and it shows in his confidence
and performance. We've got an excellent team
this year and we're all working together like
a well-oiled machine. We've got outstanding
sponsors and feel really good about getting
the championship again this year."
Wimmer is currently 11 points over second-place
Joe Byrd. The next event is in Bowling Green,
KY at Ballance MotoX on April 4-5th. Doug Gust
won that event last year - so let's look for
two Yosh guys up on the bluegrass podium.
