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GUST AND PARKER DOMINANT IN
PEACH STATE THRILLER
WINNING ROUND 3 OF THE WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR
 MACON,
Ga. (June 3, 2006) — Doug Gust and Brock Parker
added their names onto the WPSA PowerSports ATV
Championship Tour win list, after dominant runs
in Saturday’s PowerSports Peach State ATV
Championships. Round 3 of the Tour was held at
Echeconnee Off Road Park, and was part of a
double championship weekend.
Gust (No. 55 Team Suzuki Yoshimura/Suzuki)
won the SuperQuad Pro 450 event, while Parker,
running for the first time in WPSA competition
this season in the No. 493 Can-Am, survived a
thrilling Pro Stock QuadTerrain Challenge final.
Saturday’s races will be telecast on ESPN2 on
Sunday, June 17 at 2 p.m. EDT.
Patrick Brown (No. 199 Factory Yamaha, Golden
West Cycles, Ohlins/Yamaha) took the holeshot at
the start of the SuperQuad Pro 450 final,
earning the $1,000 Quad Magazine Holeshot award,
but the formerly undefeated John Natalie (No. 13
Elka, HMF, Swift/Honda) was quickly on his rear
nerf bar, taking the lead just before the finish
line. Gust, however, was charging, and with a
quick outside move on lap nine, Gust took the
lead for good. Jeremiah Jones (No. 2 Team Suzuki
Yoshimura/Suzuki) earned his second consecutive
second-place finish, with Natalie third.
“Once I got around Pat Brown, I set my sights
on John Natalie. I inched away at him and it
turned into a victory,” said Gust, who led a
Suzuki sweep of the top-two podium spots. “I was
studying Natalie to see what lines were working
for him so I could find a better line. That’s
the advantage of being behind someone. When
you’re in front, you’re afraid to take different
lines.
“It feels great to get my first win in WPSA,”
added Gust. “I’m racing against a lot of fast
guys; the best guys in the nation are out here.
They’re also younger than me, so it really felt
good. WPSA is doing a great job and I think this
is really going to grow. We’re getting ready for
Florida.”
Parker literally dominated the Pro Stock
QuadTerrain final, taking the lead at the start,
earning the $500 ATVriders.com Rock’n’Roll Award
for coming out the rock crawl first, and drove
away from the field. Scott Kilby (No. 227 Moose,
Maxxis/Can-Am) took second place for good when
Chris Borich (No. 2 Alba Action/Honda) collided
with a stalled quad near the mud bog. William
Yokley (No. 23 Suzuki) earned his second
straight podium, finishing third.
“This is my first time with this circuit, and
I’m really happy with the way it went,” said
Parker. “Can-Am is the best team I’ve worked
with so far. They are really professional. I
cannot say enough about them.
“The Series is a lot of fun,” added Parker.
“We’re definitely running the rest of the
season.”
Comprehensive results for the two Pro finals
and point standings are available by clicking
here (Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher
required). The Pro results, along final results
from all of the other classes will be posted at
www.PowerSportsTour.com.
The next race for PowerSports ATV
Championship Tour, part of the double
championship weekend here, is scheduled for
tomorrow.
About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America’s
newest ATV racing tour and features the greatest
show on dirt. The Tour is North America’s
premier form of ATV racing, with its jumps,
gyrations and dirt-slinging racing action. The
Tour is sanctioned by the World PowerSports
Association, North America’s largest and most
respected ATV and snowmobile sanctioning body,
and promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on
both the regional and national level.
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