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Yoshimura's Wimmer
and Gust Dominate In Pleasure Valley - Take Over
Points Lead
Chino, Calif. - July 20, 2009 - Yoshimura and
Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki swept round nine of the
AMA ATV Motocross Championship at Pleasure
Valley Raceway in Armagh, Pennsylvania, with
defending champion and points leader Dustin
Wimmer (#1) winning both motos for the second
consecutive race, while teammate Doug Gust (#55)
finished second overall with two podium
finishes.
Wimmer started the weekend by posting the
fastest time in practice and qualifying. At the
start of the first moto, however, it was his
veteran teammate Doug Gust with the holeshot.
But Gust's lead would be short lived, as Wimmer
quickly took the top spot and and easily held it
to the finish line. Gust, after a race long
battle for the podium, crossed the line in
third.
The second moto would prove to be much more
of a challenge for the team. Wimmer and Gust
both started at the front and were part of a
four-rider fight for first place. The race came
to a head on the last lap, with the finish line
in sight. Wimmer, pressuring for the lead, and
Gust, right behind him, were both able to
capitalize on an incident that knocked out both
leaders. The two Yoshimura-powered QuadRacer
R450s continued to the finish line unscathed,
giving Wimmer and Gust first and second overall,
respectively.
"Everything worked out great," remarked
Wimmer. "I got a good start in the first race.
When I passed Doug I just got a good lead and
stayed out front. The second race was really
good racing! We went back and forth five times
for the lead. On the last lap, I was able to
sneak through and get the win!" Wimmer was
excited after re-taking the AMA ATV Motocross
Championship points lead. "Everything's working
great right now. I feel strong. My conditioning
is at 100% and I showed that I could come back.
We're 29 points ahead in the points, now I just
need to ride smart!"
The next round of the AMA ATV Pro Motocross
Championship takes place August 2nd at Red Bud
in Buchanan, Michigan.
Results:
1. Dustin Wimmer - Rockstar/Makita
Suzuki
2. Doug Gust - Rockstar/Makita Suzuki
3. Josh Upperman
4. John Natalie
5. Josh Creamer
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