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John Natalie Ends
Season In Top Five at AMA Pro ATV Motocross
Invitational
John Natalie
Cody Miller |
Delmont, PA – The second annual AMA Pro ATV
Motocross Invitational, at Steel City, saw
Can-Am/Warnert Racing’s John Natalie put on a
strong performance on the technical track that
gave many other racers problems throughout the
course of the 11 lap race, allowing John to
finish in the top five of the prestigious event.
Conditions for the invite only race were
ideal, with sunny skies and temperatures in the
mid 80’s. The track was a bit more technical
than many of the tracks the team has seen during
the course of the 2008 AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals season. An uphill triple had many
racers casing the jump and even crashing, but
the jump was no problem for John, who loves
nothing better than to go big.
When the
gate dropped, John quickly shot off the line
taking 4th in the holeshot. John held his
position without much of a challenge from any
other racers until the final two laps, when
Suzuki’s Dustin Wimmer was able to pass John
after a good battle forcing John into the number
five position. Kawasaki’s Josh Creamer caught up
to John as well and began to pressure him for
5th place, but Natalie kept his cool and kept
the Kawasaki rider at bay. John kept his
position all the way to the checkered flag to
round out the top five of the AMA Pro ATV
Motocross Invitational.
Now that the
season has officially come to an end, John will
be taking some time off as he is scheduled for
surgery in the next couple of weeks to repair an
injury to his rotator cuff. As soon as doctors
give him the “all clear”, John will begin his
training for next season and hopes to come back
stronger than ever.
Can-Am/Warnert
Racing’s, Cody Miller did not have as good of a
weekend as his teammate, Natalie. Despite a
badly bruised leg that he sustained in a crash
earlier in the week, the number 22 Can-Am came
off the line strong in the top ten and began to
work up through traffic. The rookie pro, who has
been getting faster and consistently improving
his skills throughout the season, made quick
work of several more seasoned riders, but he
encountered mechanical issues early in the third
lap, sidelining Miller and crushing his goal of
a top five finish.
“Even though I
didn’t finish, I still had fun. This is a great
event that brings a lot of recognition to our
sport,” stated Miller. “I’ve had a great time
all season. The Warnert crew has worked hard and
they have done an awesome job. The next event I
will be attending is the Montreal Supercross up
in Canada and I’m really looking forward to
that. I won there last year so I am hoping to go
up there and do it again!” Miller stated.
The Montreal Supercross will be held on
September 20th at the Olympic Stadium in
Montreal, QC, Canada where Cody Miller hopes to
take home another win in front of 60,000+
spectators and claim his second consecutive
Montreal Supercross Pro championship.
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