World ATV Motocross
Championship
Round 2 - Mesquite MX
December 13, 2009
Photos By: Enrico Pavia
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Baldwin's Josh Upperman
Goes 1-1 at World ATV Motocross Round 2
::Continued::
In Moto 2, Josh Upperman grabbed the Holeshot
and held the lead from start to finish as he ran
away with the second moto win, and the 1-1 overall
win.
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Motorsports' Josh Upperman grabbed the Moto
2 Holeshot followed by Chad Wienen, Dustin
Nelson & Jeremie Warnia |
For Chad Wienen, the 2nd Moto was nothing short
of eventful after a 3rd place start behind Upperman
& Dustin Nelson, Wienen was in the hunt before
he overshot the triple jumpand hit a rut, which
sent him off the track and into the mechanics
area. If that wasn’t bad enough, Wienen’s
path also took him through a run of banners, which
not only wrapped around him, but also his quad.
After losing several positions, Wienen resumed
the race while still trying to get the banners
off his body, and by the end of the lap, he cleared
his body, but the banners still were wrapped around
his axle, which slowed down his charge, but he
wasn’t about to give up.
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| Chad
Wienen battled with a Rocky Mountain ATV
banner in the 2nd Moto, which kept him from
challenging Upperman |
Red
Bull's Dustin Nelson was able to hold off
Can-Am's Jeremie Warnia to claim the 3rd
spot in Moto 2, which also earned him the
final spot on the Podium |
With a extended 25 minute plus 2 lap moto, Wienen
had plenty of time to regain his lost positions,
and by the end of his charge, he made it back
up to the 2nd spot by passing both Dustin Nelson
& Jeremie Warnia for a 2-2 finish and 2nd
Overall on the day, which maintains Wienen points
lead after two rounds of racing by a slim margin
over Upperman.
For Nelson, he held off Warnia for the 3rd spot,
which secured Nelson the final spot on the podium
with a 4-3 finish, and Warnia finished 3-4 for
a 4th overall finish on the day.
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World ATV Motocross Pro Podium (left to
right)
Chad Wienen (2nd) Josh Upperman (1st) Dustin
Nelson (3rd) |
With Rounds 1 & 2 completed, the DWT World
ATV Motocross Series will head west to Glen Helen
in three weeks for Rounds 3 & 4 on New Year’s
weekend January 2-3rd.
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