Matt Bartosek Celebration Race 7 th Annual Event - August 30, 2009 Maple Shade MX - Sugar Grove, PA By: Shane Hartman

Matt Bartosek Celebration ATV Motocross Race Report
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Racers battled slippery track for most of the day, but it did not limit their ability to put on a show for the fans. As the Pro-Am group lined up on the gate for Moto 2 the intensity grew. When the gate dropped it looked as if Doug Gust would claim another holeshot, however, it was Josh Upperman sneaking on the inside of the first corner to take command of the early lead. Gust’s second place position was temporary as Dustin Wimmer worked his way around. Wimmer began his hunt for Upperman and quickly became within reach.

Baldwin's Josh Upperman edged out Doug Gust for the Moto 2 Holeshot

As laps clicked away, Dustin held a steady distance studying Upperman’s lines. Doug Gust fell into another hard fought battle with Greg Gee. As the pair swapped positions a similar fight for position developed just a few quad lengths back. Pat Brown held position as his Yamaha teammate, Thomas Brown, continued to knock on the door. Joel Hetrick sat in 7th place and was closing in on the Browns, reassuring fans his first moto performance was purely skill based.

As the white flag flew, it appeared as if Upperman was going to hold off Wimmer and take the win. With just a few turns remaining, Wimmer slipped past Upperman to take command of the lead. Upperman would be unable to retake the lead, crowning Wimmer a champion once again. When the results were added up, Gusts 1-3 would be good enough to put him in second place overall while Uppermans 3-2 gave him the final spot on the podium.

#20 Josh Upperman appeared to be on his way to the 2nd Moto Win & Overall, but a last minute pass by Wimmer put him out front to claim the win & the overall with Upperman finishing in 3rd Overall by Doug Gust in 2nd Overall

Joel Hetrick’s solid performance (5-6) earned him the fourth place position overall while Pat Brown would round out the top five. Greg Gee, Thomas Brown, Rocco Arno, Derek Swartfager and Bobby Ross would finish out the top ten in that order.

Another successful season and Matt Bartosek Memorial race is in the books. The memorial fund would like to thank everyone that helped out throughout the season and seasons past, everyone that helped feeding the hungry crowd Saturday evening, and last but not least, the EMT crew that provided their services all day on Sunday at their own expense. If you missed grabbing an event t-shirt, you can pick one up and keep track of next year’s event on www.88ridetolive.com