One racer with high expectations on the weekend was Iowa’s own, Cam Reimers. Although not able to make it to all of the 11 rounds in 2011 AMA Championship, his appearance at the selected rounds has not gone unnoticed by fellow racers as well as fans. Strong charges to the front in all of his motos have left him as a rider to be reckoned with.

As practice day rolled around on Friday, Reimers was putting together some fast lines and hot laps around the Loretta Lynn’s track and sat at the top of the charts with fastest lap time in his first 2 sessions. As the track developed some new lines and got rough, several bike changes were made to his Can-Am DS450 before the final practice which left him feeling very comfortable on the bike. It showed with the fastest lap by over 2 seconds in the final session.

On Saturday, the first moto of the morning kicked off with College 16-24. The large class was split into two heats seeing Dylan Tremellen take the win in the first heat. The second heat would see Reimers come from a 5th place start and waste no time getting to the front to take the win.

The next moto of the day was Open A. The Can-Am mounted rider of Reimers got off to a midpack start after a late gate pick. Another quick charge to the front, and he was into the 2nd spot on the 3rd lap. Unable to make the pass on fellow Can-Am rider, Merrill Crose, Reimers would settle for a 2nd in this first moto. A solid Saturday would leave Reimers in great shape entering the second motos on Sunday.

Another beautiful day on Sunday morning in Tennessee, and the top 20 qualifiers in College 16-24 lined the gate awaiting the start of the second moto. When the gate dropped, all of the top players were out front with Reimers close in tow as he rounded the first corner in 5th. Reimers made an aggressive block pass before the famous “Ten Commandments” section that put him from 5th into 3rd. The Can-Am rider was in hot pursuit for the lead as he made quick work of 2nd place and began to close the gap on the leader. At the end of the 2nd lap, he buried his DS450 deep into the right-handed sweeper approaching the finish and made the pass around the outside to take over the lead. He crossed the finish line with a big gap over the rest of the field giving him a 1-1 score and the overall win.

When interviewed on top of the box, the L16 Film’s rider had this to say, “I was feeling really good all weekend; the bike was working great and this track really suits my style. The dirt is very similar to what we have in Iowa and the flat layout leaves you needing to attack all of the sections to make up time. I knew if I could get off to a good start that I had the speed to get to the front. I’m just very happy to be up here and can’t thank everyone enough.”

Reimers would not be content with just one win on the weekend and set out for the overall win in his next class, Open A. At the gate drop Reimers’ DS450 rocketed to the first corner only to be edged out by KTM rider Caleb Baumann. Reimers got aggressive within the first few corners and was able to take over the top position and lead the whole race. The 2-1 moto finishes would give the Can-Am mounted rider another overall victory on the weekend.

“We have been working so hard this season and could not be happier with the performance,” said Reimers. “To get two overalls feels amazing, especially at such a prestigious track as Loretta Lynn’s. I could not do this on my own though and have to thank all of the awesome people helping me out this year: L16 Films, Motoworks, DWT, Fox Racing Shox, SSI Decals, Fast Fwd Clothing, Fly Racing, Scott USA, K&N Filters, Rath Racing, Can-Am, CR21 Performance, Louis Powersports, Ti-Lube, , BCS, Precision, AXO, Leatt Brace, Renthal, and Acerbis.”

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