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Warnert AMA ATV MX Round 8
Cody Miller
John Natalie |
Blountville, TN –
With the conclusion of round eight of the AMA
ATV MX Nationals, the Warnert Racing team has
been consistently moving up the points ladder
with John Natalie securely in the top five and
Cody Miller quickly approaching the top ten.
Muddy Creek, which is somewhat of a narrow
track compared to others, played host to all the
action this weekend, and all though rain was in
the forecast, conditions remained dry and
pleasant throughout the course of the event.
As the gate dropped on moto one, Cody Miller
was right in the mix, but Miller got caught in a
pile up and spun around in the first turn, which
sent him to the back of the pack. Miller got
back into the mix and worked himself up to 12th
place before reaching the finish line. In moto
number two, Miller was towards the front in the
top five off the gate but got boxed in and once
again found himself towards the back. Miller
again had his work cut out for him as he began
to work his way back up through traffic. “It was
a tight track and it made it a little difficult
to pass, but I got back up to 11th,” Cody said.
With the end of the season fast approaching,
Miller hopes to increase his points to place
within the top ten at season’s end. “We’ve done
a lot of work and the bike is running really
good, Cody concluded.
Meanwhile, John Natalie was not having a very
good time of things in moto one. John left the
line towards the back and kept his pace to
finish in 16th place. Moto number two was a
different story for John, however. John flew off
the line in 5th place and held strong until lap
eight when he made his move for 4th. John had
caught up to Jeremy Lawson and began applying
the pressure. It wasn’t long before Natalie was
able to pass and take over 4th place, where he
stayed until reaching the checkered flag. John’s
moto two finish put him in 10th place overall
and put him into 4th place in the points race.
The next round of the AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals is scheduled for July 12-13th and will
have the Warnert Racing team heading to Pleasure
Valley Raceway in Armaugh, PA, which is a new
facility for the series, and where the Warnert
racers hope to increase their points standings
as we head into the final rounds of the season.
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