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Wimmer Takes His Show to Michigan
Pennsylvanian fastest in RedBud First-Round
Qualifying

Dustin Wimmer earned his fourth
consecutive fast qualifying time
Saturday at RedBud MX (RedBud Staff
Photo). |
BUCHANAN, Mich. (July 26, 2008) – The
storyline was eerily similar to the past races
on the 2008 ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA
National Motocross Tour on Saturday at RedBud MX
as Dustin Wimmer again set the fastest time in
first-round qualifying. The event is Round 10 of
the 11-round season.
Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki), who merely has to finish second
or better in the first Pro Moto, scheduled for
noon tomorrow, turned in a time of two minutes,
18.746 seconds to top the speed charts.
Wimmer set his fastest time of the session on
his final lap, after besting teammate Chad
Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki), who set a 2:20.195-minute lap.
John Natalie, Jr. (No. 13 Warnert Racing Can-Am)
was third quick, just five tenths of a second
off of Wienen's pace.
"What can I say? My Suzuki LTR450 is just
fast," said Wimmer, who set his fourth
consecutive fast time this season. "The team has
just been working so hard and I know, at every
race, my equipment will be perfect. It's great
to just show up, ride and set fast times right
out of the box. It really helps my focus to know
that my team has everything dialed in.
"I'm just having fun now," added Wimmer.
"This is a dream I've had for many, many years
and now it's coming true."
Michigan native Harold Goodman (No. 708
American Honda/Houser Racing Honda), Keith
Little (No. 12 Team Monster Energy Kawasaki),
Jason Dunkelberger (No. 19 East Coast ATV
Racing), and Rocco Arno, Jr. (No. 101 Privateer
Honda) qualified for tomorrow's finals through
the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ).
Hunter Miller, Trent Kandel, Rich Stambach
and John Ragon didn't qualify for the 20-quad
field.The RedBud 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.
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, 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.
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 at the rate of 25%
in the past two 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.
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