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Wimmer Has a Strong
Show - Gust Comes Home Second at Unadilla
Chino, Calif. - June 15, 2009 - Yoshimura's
Dustin Wimmer came to New Berlin, NY to try and
get back some of the points he lost while
recovering from a shoulder injury. His teammate
Doug Gust came to prove that he could continue
his performance streak. Both came back
successful.
Gust started the event with the fastest lap
time in qualifying. In the first moto he was
second out of the gate and sparred with Weinen
and Upperman throughout the race, finally
crossing the checkers in third place. In the
second moto, he grabbed the holeshot and
continued as the frontrunner, battling it out
for the lead. Again, he crossed the line in
third -- the combined score was good enough for
a well earned second place overall.
Dustin Wimmer had a decent start in the first
moto but got into a tangle at the third turn
putting him in dead last. He battled his way
through half the field to secure a tenth place
spot. In the second moto, Wimmer got a mid pack
start and picked riders off one by one until he
ran out of time and had to settle for a fourth
place finish, netting Wimmer 6th overall for the
day.
"I've been really training hard since Steel
City, trying to get back into shape," Wimmer
explained. "I came into this race at about 75%
and by the second moto, I was feeling really
good. From here I'm heading back to Georgia to
train some more so I can be back to normal for
Muddy Creek."
"Dustin looked great out there," Team Manager
Kory Ellis said. "Every lap he just got faster
and stronger, so that by the end of the second
moto he looked like his old self again. We made
up some points, and Dustin certainly has the
potential to take every moto from here on and
retain the Championship."
The top three contenders have shifted
positions recently due to Wimmer's injury but as
it stands now -- Wimmer is ten points out of
second and 19 points from the leader.
In the production classes -- Yoshimura
support rider Joel Hetrick pulled second in Pro
Am Production and Pro Am Unlimited. Chase Snapp
got third in Pro Am Unlimited and 450A.
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