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Wimmer Scorches in New York Heat, Qualifies
First at Unadilla
Dustin Wimmer took the top qualifying
award Saturday at Unadilla MX. |
UNADILLA, N.Y. (June 7, 2008) -- Through hot
and humid conditions, Dustin Wimmer kept his
cool and earned the top qualifying spot Saturday
for tomorrow's Can-Am Northeastern ATV National
Presented by Renegade at Unadilla MX. The event
is Round 7 of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing
AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship.
Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) turned in the top time of one
minute, 56.669 seconds in the final qualifying
session, ahead of rising star Richard Pelchat
(No. 46 RP Evolution Can-Am) and Jeremy Lawson
(No. 16 Team Epic Can-Am).
"I just went out, checked out how the track
changed from the first practice and, once I got
my bearings, I was ready for it," said Wimmer.
"I like this track a lot and feel pretty good
here. I'm fast on the uphill prior to the finish
line and I like that section a lot. I'm looking
forward to tomorrow."
With 30 Pro Riders entered, Josh Upperman
dominated the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) to
make the show on the No. 20 American
Honda/Baldwin Motorsports Honda. Also qualifying
through the LCQ were teammates Russell Shumaker
(No. 68 Monster Energy Kawasaki) and Keith
Little (No. 12 Monster Energy Kawasaki). Joe
Haavisto (No. 75 Kawasaki) earned the final
transfer spot after returning to National
competition from New England regional racing.
John Ragon, Trent Kandel, Michael Brown, Brock
Lyons, Rich Stambach, Christoper Tait, Hunter
Miller, Steve Runkel, Brian Ace and Thomas Hager
didn't qualify.
The Can-Am Northeastern ATV National Presented
by Renegade continues tomorrow with Pro finals
scheduled at noon and at 3 p.m., as well as a
full program of Pro-Am, Amateur, Youth, and
Women's racing.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA)
The ATV Association (“ATVA”) is the official
sanctioning body of the amateur division of the
ATVA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts
Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA is a sister
organization of the 260,000 member American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA). ATV racing has
experienced phenomenal growth in recent years,
and continues to gain momentum and support,
outselling off-road motorcycles annually. Each
ATVA round attracts hundreds of racers who
compete for bragging rights to one of 31 amateur
national titles. For more information, please
visit
www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV Promoters
Group (ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championships, presented by
Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG is to
raise awareness of ATV motocross through the
production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events they
produce, please visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited
The AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
is the nation’s premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, and competes at top
motocross facilities nationwide. The 11-round
series features the Nation's best racers, teams
and sponsors, and is America’s largest and
longest-running ATV National Motocross series
with more than 20 years of competition. The
series continues to expand and produce top
talent from the amateur ranks, while keeping
close to the grassroots fun that makes people
love to go to the races.
Series sponsors include title sponsors ITP
Tires and Moose Racing, and presenting sponsor
Parts Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors
include ATV Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis
Tires, Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend Warrior
Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson Racing.
Media partners include ATV Insider, ATV Rider
and ATVRiders.com. For more information, please
visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
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