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2007
Yamaha / ITP QuadCross
Championship
Series
Round #11 - Glen Helen
San Bernardino, CA
December 2, 2007
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Yamaha / ITP Quadcross
Pro ATV Race Report
Round
#11 - Glen Helen
Yamaha
/ ITP Quadcross - Links
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San Bernardino, CA
(12/2//2007) - The 2007 ITP Quadcross came
to a close this weekend with a double points round,
which saw Kory Ellis easily walk away with the Pro
Class Championship while Darrell Patton engaged
in a battle to the end in order to secure the Open
Pro Class Championship.
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#35 Darrell Patton Wins his 2nd Straight
Open Pro ATV Championship on a Yamaha Raptor
7000 |
Darrell Patton had been in a points battle all season
long with TJ Dietrich, and was actually trailing
Dietrich by 3 points going into the final round.
“It was a tough one!” Said Patton in
regards to his win. “Robbie Mitchell got the
holeshot in the first moto, but I was able to get
around him in the first lap and held onto the lead.”
Patton once again came off the line in 2nd behind
WORCS series Pro, Mitchell, during moto number two.
After bumping tires a few times, Patton was able
to get around Mitchell, but was unable to hold the
lead and ended up in second place, but Patton’s
1-2 finish was enough to edge out Dietrich’s
2-3 finishes. In the end, Patton had secured his
2nd ITP Championship with 260 points with his first
overall win of the season. TJ Dietrich took second
in the points battle with 253 points and Danny Ragan
came out in third with 235 points. Rounding out
the top 5 in the points battle in the Open Pro class
were Rafael Guzman with 173 points and Larry Heidler
who ended his season with 134 points.
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| Darrell
Patton's Raptor 700 outpowered the 450 machines
down the straight-aways, which gave Patton
the his first overall win of the season
when he needed it the most to win the championship |
#55
TJ Dietrich gave Darrell Patton a real run
for the Championship on his YFZ450 by claiming
three wins on the season, which was more
than any other competitor in the Open Pro
ATV Class |
Patton’s first win of the season couldn’t
have come at a better time as it gave him a 7
point lead in securing his victory. “It
was a long road, but I’m very excited about
getting the championship.” Stated Patton.
“I really like the track at Glen Helen.
It’s a fast track where I can use a lot
of top end speed. It just seems to work really
well with my quad (Raptor 700)”. He said.
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| Open
Pro ATV Awards (left to right)
Darrell Patton & TJ Dietrich
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Patton’s plans for the future include a
little time to relax and spend time with his family
during the holidays before he gets busy preparing
for next season. “I’m going to race
both the Pro and Open Pro classes next season.”
Said Darrell. All though Patton plans to race
the ITP series next season, he will be making
a couple of changes. “I’m still not
sure what bike I’ll be running next year,
but I hope to have that decided soon so I can
start training and dialing in the bikes after
the holidays.” He concluded.
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#4 Robbie Mitchell won the Open Pro 2nd
Moto and finished out the day in 2nd Overall,
and for 2008, Robbie Mitchell will be switching
to a different shade of green with the Kawasaki
KFX450R |
Robbie Mitchell put in an impressive ride at Glen
Helen claiming the 2nd Moto win and securing second
overall, but when Robbie returns home to Utah, he
plans on staying busy throughout the off season
in order to get used to his new KFX450R that he
just got along with his factory deal with Kawasaki
to race with the Kawasaki DATS Team. “I’m
really excited about it. I got my practice bike
last week and I like it a lot.” Said Mitchell
who plans to spend a majority of his training time
at his home track in St. George, UT preparing for
the beginning of the WORCS series, which kicks off
on January 26th at SpeedWorld in Surprise, Arizona.
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