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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals
Sunset Ridge
Walnut,
Illinois
May 10-11, 2008
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Dustin Wimmer Overcomes
Mud & Rain, Wins at Sunset Ridge
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ATV Motocross Nationals
Sunset Ridge Links |
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For
Mother's Day, the moms of Pro ATV Racing
joined their sons on the Podium at the Sunset
Ridge (left to right) Nancy Natalie, John
Natalie, Dustin Wimmer, Sally Wimmer, Pat
Brown |
Walnut,
IL (5/11/2008) –
Dustin Wimmer thumbed his nose at Mother Nature
on Sunday as he won the rain-shortened Pro portion
of the Concept Haulers ATV Showdown. The event was
Round 5 of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing ATV National
Motocross Series Presented by Parts Unlimited.
Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR / Suzuki / Yoshimura
/ Pro Taper) took the holeshot at the start of
the rain-soaked event, and led every lap to earn
his third victory this season. John Natalie (No.
13 Can-Am) was second, handing Can-Am its first
podium in ATV Pro Racing history. Pat Brown (No.
199 Yamaha) was third, marking his first podium
of the year. The event was shortened to a single
15-minute-plus-two-laps moto due to rain and muddy
conditions.
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Dustin Wimmer grabbed the Holeshot on his
LTR450 and checked out on the field, while
Honda's Joe Byrd wasn't as lucky and spun
out heading into turn one, but still managed
to secure a 7th place finish from a near
dead last start |
Yamaha's
Pat Brown earned a season first podium finish
after an intense battle with Can-Am's John
Natalie Jr as the pair battled for the 2nd
spot till the last lap with Natalie making
the pass and Brown securing the third spot |
"We survived," said a muddy, but smiling
Wimmer, who has finished on the overall podium
at all five races this season. "Getting out
front is always the key in a muddy race. Moving
through lapped traffic became very difficult late
in the event due to the lack of visibility.
"Every point counts this late in the season,"
added Wimmer, who now holds a 40-point lead in
the title chase, ahead of teammate Doug Gust.
"We're pleased to get this victory."
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Racing, Rocco Arno Jr., records yet another
top finish in the mud with a 6th place run,
and he did it on stock tires and wheels
as their were very few Pros running motocross
tires |
The
Sunset Ridge track looked more like a GNCC
race with hometown favorite, Chad Wienen,
along with Josh Creamer both having to free
their ATVs from the mud |
Wimmer won virtually all of the event's special
awards, taking the Ti Lube Fast Qualifier Award,
and both the Suspension Systems and ATVRiders.com
Holeshot Awards. Wimmer's mechanic Glenn Shulde
earned the DASA Mechanic of the Race Award.
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