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2009 Yamaha / ITP
QuadCross
Championship
Series
Round #1 - Glen Helen
San Bernardino, CA
March 8, 2009
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Yamaha / ITP Quadcross
Pro & Amateur ATV Race Report
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In the Open Pro class main event, Jeremie Warnia
pulled the holeshot, followed by Doug Eichner, Couprie
Romain and Josh Frederick. Eichner was close behind
Warnia and was hoping for an opportunity to pass,
but Eichner ended up getting hung up in a rut and
stalled, dropping him back to 7th place, which allowed
Frederick and Romain to get by. “I was following
Warnia for about one lap, but then I stalled and
Romain and Frederick got by me and I wasn’t
able to make up the time,” said Eichner disappointedly.
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| For
the 1st time this year, Josh Frederick,
wasn't leading the pack as he secured a
2nd place finish behind team mate Jeremie
Warnia in the Open Pro Class |
2008
Yamaha / ITP Quadcross Open Pro Champion,
Doug Eichner, just missed the podium in
the season opener finishing in 4th behind
Romain Couprie |
As Warnia, Frederick, and Romain pulled away,
taking the top three positions, Doug put on a
charge and worked his way back to 4th place before
crossing the finish line.
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#62 Jeremie Warnia celebrates after winning
both the Pro & Open Pro Classes |
Mike Machado put on a solid showing. Machado got
off to a mid pack start, but picked off the competition
to round out the top five. Billy Cottage (along
with Joel Hetrick, who raced in the Pro Production
class) made the trek all the way from Pennsylvania
to get some practice in before round one of the
ATVA Motocross Championship begins. Cottage held
his own against the west coast boys, taking 6th
overall. David Haagsma held on to claim 7th, while
Chris Riley landed in 8th. MCR’s Mike Cafro
was looking good as he finished in 9th while MCR
teammate, Levi Marana, rounded out the top ten.
In the 450 Production Expert class, Can-Am MotoWorks’
Dillon Zimmerman showed that he has every intension
of defending his championship this year. Dillon
came off the line in second, but took the lead
shortly into the first lap and checked out on
the competition to take the win. “Everything
went great for me this weekend. Instead of running
two classes this season, I am going to just stick
with the 450 Production Expert class so I can
concentrate on taking the championship,”
said Dillon. Garrin Fuller finished second behind
Zimmerman with Kody Evans in third and Cody Irving
in fourth while Josh Row rounded out the top five.
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| Dillon
Zimmerman dominated the 450 Production Expert,
which gave the Motoworks /Can-Am Team three
Wins on the weekend |
Michelle
Natalie was flying high at Glen Helen competing
in the Men's Intermediate Class as she ran
away with the win followed by Adrienne Cooper |
Michelle Natalie decided to try her luck in the
450 Production Intermediate class and showed the
boys how it’s done by taking home the win.
Adrienne Cooper finished in a close second while
Chase Thomas claimed third. In the Vet 30+ expert
class, Jeff Bertuzzi’s 2-1 finishes landed
him the overall win with Francisco Ruano in second
and Scooter Wingerd claiming the final podium
position.
In the youth classes, it was Auston Baxter claimed
the win in the 300cc 2&4 Stroke 12-15 Yrs.
Class, followed by Ellis Rempelos in second and
Grant Mitchell in third. In the 50cc Stock class,
the number 9x DRR of Lance Yarbrough took the
win with Brock Chambers in second and Evan Rodgers
claimed the final spot on the podium.
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Dan
kelly grabbed the Holeshot over Corry Weller,
but his race quickly ended over the first
table top when he flipped over several times
across a stretch of nearly 200 feet before
coming to a stop
(Photo Gallery Complete Wreck Sequence) |
The competition will be heating up as round number
two of the 2009 Yamaha ITP Quadcross series will
travel to Buckeye, AZ on April 12th, where Arizona
Cycle Park will play host to the growing series.
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