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NATALIE, GUST, BITHELL
AND RATH TAKE TOP QUALIFYING SLOTS AT
ENGLISHTOWN
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (Aug. 18, 2007)
-- John Natalie, Jr., Doug Gust, Chris Bithell,
and Daryl Rath set the fastest times in their
respective qualifying heats Saturday for this
weekend's Raceway Park National. The event is
Round 9 of the 2007 WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour.
SuperQuad Pro 450
Natalie (No. 13 Elka, Maxxis/Honda) won the
first SuperQuad Pro 450 heat, and gained one
point in the Riders' Championship on Dustin
Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Pro Taper,
Yoshimura/Suzuki). Chad Wienen (No. 44 Team Rock
Star, MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki) and
Keith Little (No. 12 Lonestar/Honda) completed
the top three in the first heat.
Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar, MSR, Pro Taper,
Yoshimura/Suzuki), who won last year's SuperQuad
Pro 450 title, beat out Wimmer and Josh Creamer
(No. 9 Monster Energy Drink/Kawasaki) for the
honors in the second heat.
QuadTerrain Pro Stock
Bithell (No. 6 Warnert Racing/Can-Am) won the
first heat in QuadTerrain Pro Stock, ahead of
Rory Beckman (No. 10 Jack Link's/Arctic Cat).
Jesse West (No. 888 West Racing/Arctic Cat) was
third, and moved out to a 15-point lead in the
title chase, ahead of Scott Kilby (No. 207
Warnert Racing/Can-Am).
Defending QuadTerrain champion Rath (No. 67
Jack Link's/Arctic Cat) won the second heat,
followed by Josh West (No. 788 West
Racing/Arctic Cat) and Kyle Fielbelkorn (No. 11
Jack Link's/Arctic Cat).
The Raceway Park National continues tomorrow
with Amateur racing, as well as Pro finals,
beginning at 2 p.m. Racing action begins at 9
a.m. Great tickets are still available at the
gate. Tickets start at $20 for adults and $10
for kids 6-15.
About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's
premier professional ATV racing circuit,
featuring QuadMX, QuadTerrain and SuperSport Pro
series action as well as more than 20 amateur
classes for adults, women and children. The Tour
is sanctioned by the World PowerSports
Association, North America's most respected
snowmobile and ATV sanctioning body, and a
promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on both
the regional and national level. For more
information, please visit
www.PowerSportsTour.com.
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