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THE FIGHT FOR ATV
RACING SUPREMACY COMES DOWN TO THE FINAL RACE
AS POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR READIES FOR KEYSTONE
STATE SHOWDOWN
BOSWELL, Pa. (Sept. 12, 2007)
-- The points chases will come down the final
races of the year this weekend, as the WPSA
PowerSports ATV Tour makes its first visit to
Western Pennsylvania. The Grand Championship
National, scheduled for this Friday, Saturday
and Sunday at Field of Dreams, represents the
10th and final event of the 2007 season.
This weekend's events will be telecast on
ESPN2 on Sept. 28 at 3 p.m. EDT.
The racing weekend will feature the nation's
top Pro riders, competing in three Classes:
SuperQuad Pro 450, QuadTerrain Challenge Pro
Stock, and SuperSport Side by Side. The
SuperQuad Pro 450 Class features big air,
motocross style racing. QuadTerrain Challenge
features larger, utility-type ATVs, competing on
an obstacle course that includes log jams, mud
bogs, rock crawls, as well as high-speed
sections. The SuperSport Class comprises
four-wheel utility vehicles piloted by a driver
and co-driver, sitting side by side. The
purpose-built racing machines compete on a
modified course that includes both big-air
sections, as well as obstacles.
The race weekend will also feature nearly 20
other classes for Pro Am, Amateur, Junior and
Women's classes.
SuperQuad Pro 450
A clash that has raged all year will
finally come to an end as local rider John
Natalie, Jr. will attempt to hold off the
charges of sophomore Pro rider Dustin Wimmer.
Natalie (No. 13 Elka, Maxxis/Honda), from
Houtzdale, Pa., holds a slim 11-point lead on
Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Pro Taper,
Yoshimura/Suzuki) going into this weekend's
race. Meanwhile, Wimmer, who hails from
Centerville, Pa., as well as his teammates Chad
Wienen and defending titleholder Doug Gust are
all in contention in a four-quad race for the
Riders' Championship.
Suzuki's dominance in this year's
Manufacturers' Championship is best exemplified
by the fact that a Suzuki quad needs only to
start Sunday's final to give the factory its
second consecutive title. In fact, Suzuki has
won five races this year, the most of any
manufacturer.
QuadTerrain Pro Stock
Though Can-Am has already clinched its
second consecutive Manufacturers' Championship,
the QuadTerrain Pro Stock Riders' Championship
remains very much in contention. Jesse West
showed that hard work and determination do work
out as the rider of the No. 888 West
Racing/Arctic Cat holds a scant 15-point lead in
the title chase. Trailing him is Scott Kilby
(No. 207 Warnert Racing/Can-Am), Rory Beckman
(No. 10 Jack Link's/Arctic Cat), and 2006
Riders' Champion Daryl Rath (No. 67 Jack
Link's/Arctic Cat).
The final rider eligible for the title is
Chris Borich (No. 2 Warnert Racing/Can-Am).
Though he only ran a part-time schedule with
WPSA this season, Borich made his time here
count as he won six of the seven races in which
he competed. Borich isn't scheduled to compete
this weekend as he's racing full time in another
series.
All Pro Class Riders will be vying for one of
the richest purses in ATV racing here. The Tour
will award $22,500 in purse monies for the
SuperQuad Pro 450 and QuadTerrain Pro Stock
finals. The purse pays to 20th place in the
QuadMX Series and to 15th place in QuadTerrain
Challenge. The purse structure awards $4,000 to
win each QuadMX final and $2,000 to win in each
QuadTerrain Challenge final, with $15,000 and
$7,500 available in each Series final,
respectively.
Tickets, which start at $15 for adults and $5
for kids 6-15, will be available at the gate on
Saturday.
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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