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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #1 - Glen Helen Raceway
San
Bernardino, California
March 8-9, 2008
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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals Pro ATV Race Report - Continued
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Greg Gee makes the move back to the
Pro Class with Epic Racing on the CanAm
DS450 ATV |
Jeremy Lawson, who stood second on the podium
under Byrd last year, has made the move to the
Can-Am/Epic Race team this year along with teammates
Sage Baker and Canadian Greg Gee. Another Canadian
racer, Richard Pelchat, also made his national
debut on the DS450 as part of the Can-Am X-Team.
The new Can-Am Warnert team consisting of John
Natalie, Jr. and Cody Miller also made their
national debut. Unfortunately, Miller was sidelined
for the season opener. Miller had been at Glen
Helen on Friday when he began having chest pains
and was taken to a local hospital. Miller was
released on Saturday, but was not given the
ok to race until further tests can be done to
ensure that he is in good health.
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| #22
Cody Miller - Warnert Racing |
#13
John Natalie Jr - Warnert Racing |
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Suzuki
has a new rig for 2008 along with three
new mechanics wrenching for Doug Gust, Dustin
Wimmer, and Chad Wienen |
Team MSR / Pro Taper/ Yoshimura / Suzuki is back
in force with its same three factory racers Doug
Gust, Dustin Wimmer and Chad Wienen returning for
2008. Also, Kory Ellis has taken over the role of
Team Manager with Jeremiah Jones continuing his
training and consulting role with the team. Wienen
and Wimmer have been training hard all winter in
preparation for the 2008 racing season, and Doug
Gust under went sinus surgery to help him breath
better for the Motos, which he feels held him back
in 2007, so he wasn’t able to ride as much
over the winter, but it wasn’t very obvious
at the season opener.
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| Kawasaki
expands its race team to 3 Racers with Josh
Creamer, Keith Little, and Russell Shumaker |
Monster Energy Kawasaki has expanded its race
team lineup to three racers with Josh Creamer
returning for 2008, and he has two new teammates
with Keith Little and Russell Shumaker signing
on with Kawasaki over the winter to race the KFX
450R under the guidance of ATV racing legend Jimmy
White and Reid Nordin.
Yamaha’s Pat Brown returned to the series
in style with Yamaha’s new race rig that
made its debut at Glen Helen Raceway, and Brown
will be joined by Pro-Am racer, Thomas Brown (no
relation) and his dad who will be working as Thomas’s
mechanic for the season.
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| #199
Pat Brown is back on the YFZ450 along with
Mechanic Paul Turner |
#90
Hunter Miller also remains with Yamaha for
2008 |
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