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Wimmer Thrills in Pennsylvania
Sets Quick Time
in Inaugural Johnstown Pro ATV Race.
Dustin Wimmer set the fastest time in
qualifying Saturday at Pleasure Valley
Raceway (Stephani McIntyre Photo). |
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (July 12,
2008) -- Dustin Wimmer once again took
the top spot in qualifying Saturday for
tomorrow's American Suzuki Summer National
Southern at Pleasure Valley Raceway. The event
is Round 9 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, 44.590 seconds during the final session
to beat out Pat Brown (No. 199 Team Yamaha) and
Josh Upperman (No. 20 American Honda/Baldwin
Motorsports).
"The track is pretty fun and I found some
lines I can use to pass tomorrow," said Wimmer.
"It's going to take a good start as always, but
my Suzuki is running better than ever and I’m
ready for the race."
Upperman’s third-place
run created a lot of talk in the pits. The Ohio
Factory Honda rider has been riding well for the
past several rounds and could be a dark horse
contender for the win if he starts well
tomorrow.
“I felt really good today,” said
Upperman. “My practice track is exactly like
this place, so I felt comfortable as soon as I
hit the dirt.
Cale Downen (No. 727 K&K ATV), Harold Goodman
(No. 708 Honda), Russell Shumaker (No. 68
Monster Energy Kawasaki) and Hunter Miller (No.
90 Golden West Cycles Honda) qualified for
tomorrow's finals through the Last Chance
Qualifier (LCQ).
Trent Kandel, Brandon Smith, Michael Brown,
Brock Lyons, and Brian Ace didn't qualifying for
the 20-quad field.
The American Suzuki Summer National 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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