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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Birch Creek Motosports
Danville, Virginia
April 26-27, 2008
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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals Pro ATV Race Report
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Russell Shumaker also had mechanical issues that
put him out of contention. Kawasaki’s Keith
Little, who thought he had his mechanical issues
worked out at the starting line, also had problems
that put a damper on things for him as well and
Sage Baker took a digger in the 2nd corner, which
put him towards the back of the pack.
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an eye infection, John Natalie was still
on the charge as he earned an 8th Overall
on the weekend |
John Natalie was running a consistent mid pack
race and holding off Greg Gee while Josh Creamer
and Jeremy Lawson were busy working their way
through traffic. By the 8th lap, Lawson and Creamer
were running 5th and 6th where they would stay
for the remainder of the race. “Everything
went good out there. Creamer and I were in pretty
decent race, but I was able to hold him off,”
said Lawson who, like Creamer, is looking forward
to a round with no mud.
Meanwhile, Byrd was running uncontested in 1st,
with Wimmer in a comfortable 2nd. As soon as it
looked like Wimmer was closing in, Byrd would
shut him down. Another reason Byrd was keeping
his lead was that he was the only one who was
consistently hitting the nasty uphill triple that
many riders chose to just double into. Byrd went
on to claim his first win of the season. “It
feels real good to take the win. We had some bad
luck at the beginning of the season, but I think
that’s all behind us now,” said the
2x defending champ. All though the competition
has stepped up a bit this year, Byrd is confident
that things will go his way.
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Suzuki's
Doug Gust just missed the Podium, but his
4th place finish now has him sitting in
2nd Place in Points with a 26 point lead
over John Natalie in 3rd |
Epic
/ Can-Am's Jeremy Lawson finally put together
two good motos to earn a 5th overall, which
moves him up to 9th place in points |
Wimmer followed Byrd in 2nd place with Josh Upperman
in 3rd, Harold Goodman in 4th and Jeremy Lawson
in 5th. Josh Creamer ended the 2nd Moto in 6th
place, followed by Doug Gust, Jason Dunkelberger,
Cody Miller and Jasmin Plante.
Byrd took the overall with an impressive 1-1
win. Second overall was Dustin Wimmer, who had
a 2-2 finish, and Jason Dunkelberger’s 3-8
finishes allowed him to claim the third spot on
the podium, his first National podium of his pro
career, thanks to the AMA’s new scoring
system. “The new scoring system definitely
worked to my advantage this time!” said
Dunk excitedly.
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Dustin
Wimmer congratulates Jason Dunkelberger
for his Podium finish |
Joe
Byrd & Dustin Wimmer shower down Dunk
with champagne |
The next round of the AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
will be heading to Walnut, IL where Sunset Ridge
MX will play host to the event. Many riders are
looking forward to this round due to the sandy
conditions of the soil that helps to keep thick
mud to a minimum if the weather does not cooperate.
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