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Wimmer Continues
Winning Streak for Yoshimura at Pell City
Chino, CA - March 23, 2009 - The second round
of the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross
Championship was held this weekend at Mill Creek
Raceway in Pell City, Alabama. For Yoshimura's
Dustin Wimmer, it was just another day at the
office - start strong, get the lead, win,
repeat.
Both motos were quick and decisive. Under
sunny skies and seasonal Alabama temperatures,
Dustin Wimmer came out of the gate in 3rd in
both races, but got around the leaders by the
second lap. From that point on, he was in cruise
control the remainder of the race.
"I was gaining about a second a lap," Wimmer
said. "At one point, I was told I had a 12
second lead in the second moto. It was very good
day for me. I just wanted to come out this year
as strong as last year, be strong, consistent
and healthy and win another championship for
Yoshimura and Rockstar Makita Suzuki."
Teammate Doug Gust got caught in a tangle in
the first turn of the first moto and struggled
to get a 10th place finish. The second moto saw
him cross the checkers at 5th, for a 6th place
overall.
"Dustin's in a league of his own out there,"
Yoshimura's Vice President Brant Russell
remarked after the race. "Match the natural
talent of Dustin with the power of the Rockstar
Makita Suzuki QuadRacer R450 and you've got a
pretty unbeatable package out there. It's like
he's in another class and his fluid style makes
it look so easy."
Dustin agrees on the bike's performance: "The
bike was set up the same as it was for Glen
Helen, but when I got out on the track on
Saturday, I knew the bike was perfect from the
get-go, and the other guys were going to have a
hard time keeping up."
Team Manager Kory Ellis was impressed with
the rider as well as the team: "Not only is
Dustin a formidable talent, but he also works
hard and trains hard and it shows in his
confidence and performance. We've got an
excellent team this year and we're all working
together like a well-oiled machine. We've got
outstanding sponsors and feel really good about
getting the championship again this year."
Wimmer is currently 11 points over
second-place Joe Byrd. The next event is in
Bowling Green, KY at Ballance MotoX on April
4-5th. Doug Gust won that event last year - so
let's look for two Yosh guys up on the bluegrass
podium.
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