AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals
Round # 8 - Muddy Creek
Blountville,
TN
June 21-22, 2008
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AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals Pro ATV Race Report - Continued
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Joe
Byrd's DASA Racing Powered Honda grabbed
the ATVriders.com Holeshot Award in Moto
2 followed by Dustin Wimmer, Josh Upperman,
and Harold Goodman |
Byrd came out swinging for the second moto, grabbing
the ATVRiders.com Holeshot Award. His charge was
short lived, however, as Wimmer made a quick move
to the inside on lap two to steal the lead. From
there, the lanky Center Valley, Pa. resident put
lap after perfect lap together and gradually pulled
away from Byrd.
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In
Moto 2, Byrd's lead would be short lived
with Wimmer making the pass in lap 2 and
pulling away to over a 9 second lead at
the checkered flag as Wimmer was flying
high on his Suzuki LT-R450 Quad Racer |
Rage
ATV's Harold Goodman held the 3rd spot from
start to finish to secure himself a spot
on the Podium for the 1st time since Southwick
in 2004, and he is currently tied for 6th
in points with Jeremy Lawson |
Meanwhile, the racing behind them was intense.
Goodman was riding unchallenged in third while
a mammoth battle ensued between the fourth, fifth,
and sixth positions between John Natalie Jr. (No.
13 Can-Am), Josh Creamer (No. 9 Monster Energy
Kawasaki) and Jeremy Lawson (No. 16 Team Epic/Can-Am).
At one point Creamer tried to force a pass in
the rhythm section and collided with Natalie in
the air. Both riders rode away from the collision,
and Lawson took the position.
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Kawasaki's Russell Shumaker a season
best 6th Overall finish leading the charge
for Kawasaki with Creamer & Little both
running into bad luck |
K&K
Racing's Cale Downen appears to be getting
things dialed in as he went 10-10 for his
season best 7th overall finish on his retro
1986 Honda 450R |
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