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Dustin Wimmer and
Chad Wienen Lead an All-Star Cast at Bartosek
Celebration Race
Wimmer and
Wienen Trading Places
Wimmer Has it at the Checkers |
Brea, Ca. - September 11, 2008 - For the last
six years, ATV enthusiasts gather at Mapleshade
MX in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania to race in
memory of Matt Bartosek, the talented up and
coming pro who died in early 2003. The 88 Live
to Ride organization, headed by Matt's mother
Debi Bartosek, once again put on an successful
weekend of racing and raising money for ATV
racing safety programs. Romney Suzuki Cycles of
Romney, West Virginia, donated a QuadRacer R450
for a top raffle prize. The quad was signed by
the entire Rockstar / MSR / Pro Taper /
Yoshimura / Suzuki team. Proceeds went to the 88
Live to Ride Foundation and the Mobile Medical
Unit.
The fans that turned out in support of this
year's event were treated to some real
world-class racing. Recently crowned ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National Motocross
Champion Dustin Wimmer and his Rockstar / MSR /
Pro Taper / Yoshimura / Suzuki teammate Chad
Wienen showed up for Sunday's race in the Team
Rig along with a Who's Who among national pro
riders.
The action on the track was an exciting duel
between the two Suzuki riders - especially for
the second moto. It was nonstop action with
Wimmer shadowing Wienen for the majority of the
race, and then swapping places in the waning
laps. On the last lap, Wimmer found a better
line and passed his teammate with only two turns
left before the checkers.
"That moto was the best race I've ever run in
my life," Wimmer explained. "I got onto Wienen
on lap 2 and stayed second until the last lap. I
got a good drive uphill over a triple and got
around him in the second-to-last turn. What a
great race! Debi put on a great event here and
we all had a lot of fun."
Everyone enjoyed the weekend. It was a
wonderful way to end a great season of ATV
racing with some great riding, a lot of fun
activities and over $12,000 raised to help
support the event and 88 Live to Ride.
PROGRAM PARTNERS
Rockstar - MSR - American Suzuki - Yoshimura
R&D - Pro Taper
Makita Industrial Power Tools
- XCeldyne - CV4 Products - JB Racing - Pro
Aluminum - Galfer - NGK - Fox Shocks - Maxxis -
Douglas - Quad Tech - Motion Pro - Hinson Clutch
- Precision Racing Products -
VP Fuels - One
Industries - Mechanix Wear - Motorex USA
Photos by Shane Hartman
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