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Wimmer Injured, Opens
Door To New Title Contenders This Weekend At
Sunset Ridge
Walnut, IL. ( April 29, 2009) -- Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki/Yoshimura
factory rider Dustin Wimmer was injured during a
test session at the track "A Place To Ride" in
Monroe, GA this past week, putting him out of
commission for the next several weeks, and
allowing new riders to take over his lead
position in the 2009 AMA Pro ATV MX Championship.
"I got ejected from the bike and landed on my
right shoulder," Wimmer said in an interview on
the Quad Off-Road Magazine website at
www.quad.transworld.net. "I got up pretty
quickly and I started moving my arms and legs to
make sure nothing was hurt and when I looked at
my right arm, it moved weird and I immediately
knew something was wrong. When I went to grab my
shoulder through my jersey, I could feel that my
shoulder was about five inches from where it
should be. I could feel the hole in my socket
where my shoulder should have been. I could tell
it was dislocated pretty bad."
Wimmer said he hoped to be back after this
weekend's Sunset Ridge MX, but he could be out
of competition anywhere from six to eight weeks,
leaving the door open for the competition to
grab his championship, especially if he misses
more than one round of racing.
Joe Byrd, the 2006 and 2007 AMA Pro Motocross
Series' Champion from Union City, Tennessee
broke Wimmer's winning streak with his victory
at Ballance MX, proving he has what it takes to
beat Wimmer at his best. Byrd is only six points
behind Wimmer in the point standings, so a solid
finish at Sunset Ridge could catapult him over
Wimmer to take the lead. Josh Creamer, of the
Monster Energy Kawasaki team, took second at
Glen Helen and, suffered a hard crash at the
race in Alabama, improved to come in fourth at
Ballance MX but struggled at Birch Creek to come
in eighth. He is still third in the point
standings but is almost 60 points behind Byrd
and Wimmer. Creamer's teammate Chad Wienen
improved at Ballance MX, carrying solid 2-2 moto
scores and then won his first moto of the season
at Birch Creek. With another win, he could move
up into championship contention. 2005 Champion
John Natalie has moved up to fifth in the
standings, coming in with consistent fourth
place finishes at Birch Creek. In addition,
nationally-recognized stars including veteran
Doug Gust, Jeremy Lawson, Josh Upperman, Pat
Brown and a crop of hard charging rookies will
make up a full gate of talent in the AMA Pro ATV
Class.
About the ITP/Moose Racing AMA
ATV Motocross Championship Presented by Parts
Unlimited
The ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross
Championship 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. Check out weekly
Motosodes of ATVision powered by Quad at
www.atvmotocross.com For more information,
please visit
www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ATV Promoters Group
(ATVPG)
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV
Motocross Championship 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 MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.
MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc. manages the Lucas Oil
AMA Pro Motocross Championship, the Women's
Motocross Association (WMA) National Motocross
Championship, and the professional racing side
of the AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championship. MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc. is a second-generation
family owned business that has been in operation
for over 26 years and is an industry leader in
the segment of off road/action sports race
promotion in the United States. Through its
various racing properties, partnerships and
affiliates, MX Sports fields more than 60,000
action sports athletes each year and attracts
millions of active fans, spectators and
enthusiasts. For more information on MX Sports,
please visit
www.mxsports.com.
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