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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals
Round # 7 - Unadilla Valley Sports
New
Berlin, New York
June 7-8, 2008
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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals Pro ATV Race Report
AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
Unadilla Links |
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Bull / Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer Wins Again
& Extends Points Lead to 61 points with
3 Rounds to go! |
New
Berlin, NY – Round
number seven of the AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
proved to be an exciting one as Can-Am’s Jeremy
Lawson and John Natalie who took the wins in moto
one and moto two, accordingly, but it was Suzuki’s
Dustin Wimmer who once again took the overall win;
his fourth overall win of the season, putting him
61 points ahead of Joe Byrd, who is currently holding
2nd in the points race with 218 points.
The sweltering heat wave that has been affecting
much of the eastern United States was certainly
a factor for racers this weekend. With temperatures
reaching in into the upper 90’s and the
humidity hovering at around 80 percent, most racers
new that fatigue would definitely be a factor
in first moto results for them as they took to
the starting line with a Suzuki's Chad Wienen
sitting out this weekend to allow his shoulder
time to heal.
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With
30 Pros signed up, 14 went to the LCQ, and
#20 Josh Upperman lead the charge to claim
his spot on the gate Sunday followed by
Kawasaki's Russell Shumaker, Keith Little,
and Joe Haavisto |
#75 Joe Haavisto made his 2008
AMA Pro ATV debut and claimed the final
transfer spot by edging out the John Ragon
who joined 9 others on the sidelines for
Sunday's Pro race |
As the gate dropped on pro moto number one, it was
Josh Upperman aboard his #20 Honda that grabbed
the holeshot. Upperman was followed by closely by
Suzuki’s Dustin Wimmer, Can-Am/Epic Racing’s
Jeremy Lawson, Honda’s Joe Byrd, and Canadian
racer Jasmine Plante. The battle was soon on between
Wimmer and Lawson as Lawson was right on Wimmer’s
grab bar. Shortly into the second lap, Wimmer made
a slight bobble, which allowed Lawson to take the
lead and begin his pursuit of Upperman.
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Baldwin's
Josh Upperman stayed on the gas heading
through turn one and catapulted himself
out into the lead past Joe Byrd, Dustin
Wimmer, and Jeremy Lawson to grab the $200
Suspension Systems Holeshot Award |
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