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Byrd Keeps
Championship Lead As Wimmer Mounts a Come Back
Heading to Unadilla ATVMX Wienen and Creamer Not
Far Behind
New Berlin, NY (June 9, 2009) -- Defending
AMA Pro ATV MX Champion and former series points
leader Dustin Wimmer returned from injury at the
previous round of the series, the Steel City
National in Delmont, PA, but with his shoulder
dislocation still less than two months old, it
is clear the champion is still not back 100
percent. This has allowed Honda's Joe Byrd to
keep his hold on the points lead and put Monster
Kawasaki's Chad Wienen and Josh Creamer within
striking distance of Wimmer, as well. Their road
to the championship continues at the legendary
Unadilla Valley Sports Center, which hosts round
seven of the ITP/AMA ATV Motocross Championship
presented by Parts Unlimited, the Can-Am
Northeastern ATV Nationals. The event will also
serve as round six of the amateur portion of the
national program.
Wimmer won the Unadilla event in 2008, and
has had two weeks to recover since the Steel
City National and his 9-11 moto scores. Wimmer's
scored landed him in 8th place, behind Byrd,
Wienen and Creamer, as well as Josh Upperman,
who was third on the podium. These riders have
the best chance of moving past Wimmer to take
his place should he not come back 100 percent
this weekend. But the talented champion will dig
deep in hopes of making up for his absence.
The event takes place at the Unadilla Valley
Sports Center, a rough, high-speed track
featuring such notable obstacles as Gravity
Cavity and the Sky Shot, two of the biggest
jumps on the AMA Pro ATV MX tour. Unadilla has
been producing motocross events since 1969, long
before motocross gained the foothold it has
today. During the late 1970's and continuing
through the early 1990's it was home to the
250cc United States Grand Prix and saw four
world champions crowned at event's end. A few
years ago, it opened its doors to ATV MX for the
first time, and the racers have found the wide,
high-speed layout a perfect proving ground for
their four-wheeled machines.
Besides racing, the track will also host a
Moose Racing Dinner show Saturday night.
To get to the track, take NYS Thruway to exit
#31 (Utica, NY), follow signs for Route #8 SOUTH
I-88 east, Exit 9 (Sidney, NY); Turn LEFT on Hwy
8 North; 30 min. to track.
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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