Current
Pro ATV Points |
- Dustin Wimmer
-134
- Doug Gust
- 113
- Chad Wienen
- 89
- John Natalie
- 87
- Josh Creamer
- 81
- Harold
Goodman - 74
- Joe Byrd
- 69
- Rocco Arno
Jr. - 60
- John Ragon
- 54
- Jasmine
Plante - 51
|
Danville, VA (4/23/2008) -
The ITP/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA ATV Motocross
National Championship Series Presented by
Parts Unlimited heads north this weekend for
the TriangleCycle.com ATV National. The event
is Round 4 of the National Pro Racing tour
and is being held at Birch Creek Motorsports
here. The Nation's premier national ATV racing
series features America's best pro riders,
as well as Amateur, Pro-Am and Junior racers.
The ATV Motocross Series features the top
professional and amateur ATV riders in the
country, competing at preeminent motocross
facilities across the nation. ATV motocross
racing is run on a closed course, which
comprises technical "whoops" sections,
as well as big-air jumps, tight turns and
all-out straightaways. The machines are
race-bred 450cc machines from top manufacturers
such as Can-Am, Suzuki, Yamaha, Polaris,
Honda, KTM, and Kawasaki. Riders easily
make six-figure incomes from the large purses,
and
contingency bonuses posted by manufacturers,
as well as other Series sponsors and suppliers.
The riders will be vying for the most coveted
honor in ATV racing: The AMA National Championship
and the AMA No. 1 Number Plate.
The event will feature the fourth round
of Pro competition, as well as third event
for the amateur classes.
The race will be telecast on Versus Network
on Aug. 25 at 3:30 p.m.
The big question this weekend is certain
to be: "Who can stop Team Suzuki?"
Third-year Pro Dustin Wimmer and veteran
Doug Gust have set the season ablaze on
their yellow and blue machines this season,
with Wimmer winning the first two races
and Gust netting the victory at the most
recent race in Kentucky. The duo is joined
by Chad Wienen, who has showcased speed
and poise this season.
That Suzuki streak may just come to end
at the hands of Josh Creamer and his Team
Monster Energy Drink Kawasaki. Creamer has
come out of the box quickly this season,
finishing on the podium in the season opener
and finishing fourth at the most recent
event two weeks ago. Creamer is joined on
the Kawasaki team by Russell Shumaker and
Keith Little.
Can-Am recently showed its development
program is beginning to pay off for its
all-new DS450 quad Scoring the first-ever
motocross moto victory for the team was
John Natalie, who finished sixth overall
in Kentucky. The "Iron Man" is
always competitive, and will certainly be
a force to be reckoned with here. Natalie's
teammates at Team Can-Am are: Jeremy Lawson,
Richard Pelchat, Sage Baker, Greg Gee, and
Cody Miller.
It's never wise to discount experience
and talent, and Joe Byrd possesses both.
The privateer Honda rider won the Pro title
for the past two years and won an incredible
six of 12 events last year. Byrd is the
defending winner here, and has a podium
to his credit in three starts this season.
Team Yamaha showed a glimmer of greatness
at the last event as French Canadian rider
Jasmin Plante placed second in Kentucky,
handing Yamaha its best finish this season.
Plante is joined in Yamaha Blue by New Jersey
rider Pat Brown.
Other pros expected to compete this weekend
include: Rocco Arno, Jr., John Ragon. Josh
Upperman, Thomas Hager, Nate Morello, Hunter
Miller and Michael James Brown.
About the ITP/Moose
Racing ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose Racing ATV National
Motocross Championship Series 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.
Series sponsors include title sponsors ITP
Tires and Moose Racing, and presenting sponsor
Parts Unlimited. Premiere and Feature sponsors
include Can Am, Amsoil, ATV Sport Magazine,
Quad Magazine, Moto Tees, Maxxis Tires,
and FMF. Associate sponsors include Fox
Shox, Gatorade, Hinson Racing, Custom Axis,
and H-Bomb. Media partners include ATV Insider
and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ATV Association (ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose Racing
ATV National Motocross Championship Series
Presented by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member
ATVA is a sister organization of the 260,000
member American Motorcyclist Association
(AMA). ATV racing has experienced phenomenal
growth in recent years, and continues to
gain momentum and support, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles.
For more information, please visit www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV Promoters Group (ATVPG):
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose Racing
ATV National Motocross Championships, 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.
