Red
Bud Pro ATV Podium
Chad Wienen, Joe Byrd, Doug Gust
Buchanan, MI (7/27/2008) -
With the championship decided and the pressure
off, Joe Byrd put on a riding clinic Sunday,
winning the RedBud National at RedBud MX.
The event was Round 10 of the 2008 Moose Racing/ITP
Tires AMA/ATVA National Championship Presented
by Parts Unlimited.
With his fourth-place finish in the first
moto, Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 Team MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki), clinched the Riders' Championship,
taking home the AMA No. 1 Plate.
"I'm still speechless," said
Wimmer. "This makes all of the hard
work really meaningful. What a great season."
Byrd (No. 7 American Honda/Joe Byrd Quad
School Honda) finished second in the first
moto behind Chad Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki), and he dominated the second
moto, winning the ATVRiders.com Holeshot
Award and running away from the pack. Wienen
was second overall, ahead of teammate Doug
Gust. (No. 55 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki).
"Dunlop gave me some new tires this
weekend and they really hooked up,"
said Byrd of his third victory of the season.
"The bike was just fast all weekend.
We took the holeshot and then we just cruised.
"It's my job to win races," said
Byrd, who remains second in the points chase.
"It's what I get paid to do."
Byrd was congratulatory of Wimmer winning
his first ever AMA title.
"Lady luck really didn’t smile
on us early in the season," said Byrd,
"but Dustin and his team really worked
hard all season. My hat is off to them.
He deserved the championship."
Byrd also won the Third Base of the ITP
Grand Slam presented by QUAD Magazine, earning
a $1,000 bonus. Byrd retains his lead in
the Grand Slam points. The $5,000 program
is a championship within a championship
that concludes in two weeks at the season
finale. In addition to cash prizes for the
Pros, Amateur riders will earn special Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals.
Special award winners were:
Ti Lube Fast Qualifier Award: Chad Wienen
Suspension Systems Holeshot Award--Moto
1: Josh Creamer
ATVRiders.com Holeshot Award--Moto 2: Joe
Byrd
DASA Mechanic of the Race: Glen Schulde
(Wimmer)
The next race for the ITP Tires/Moose Racing
AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship
is the 2008 regular season finale, scheduled
for Aug. 9-10 at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in
Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
BUCHANAN, Mich. (July 27, 2008) -- Results
of Sunday’s ITP/ Tires Moose Racing
AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championship at RedBud
MX (Showing finishing position, rider, bike
number, bike brand, hometown, and moto finishes):
Joe Byrd, 7, Honda, Union City, Tenn.,
2-1.
Chad Wienen, 44, Suzuki, Galena, Ill.,
1-2.
Doug Gust, 55, Suzuki, Salem, Wis.,
3-5.
John Natalie, Jr., 13, Can-Am, Houtzdale,
Pa., 7-3.
Dustin Wimmer, 191, Suzuki, Center Valley,
Pa., 4-6.
Harold Goodman, 708, Honda, Romulus,
Mich., 8-7.
Josh Upperman, 20, Honda, Louisville,
Ohio, 6-9.
Jeremy Lawson, 16, Can-Am, Battletown,
Ky., 9-8.
Jason Dunkelberger, 19, Honda, Trevorton,
Pa., 11-11.
Josh Creamer, 9, Kawasaki, North Stonington,
Conn., 20-4.
Pat Brown, 199, Yamaha, Pittstown, N.J.,
5-20.
Greg Gee, 10, Can-Am, Simcoe, Ontario,
16-12.
Keith Little, 12, Kawasaki, Spruce Pine,
Ala., 15-13.
Sage Baker, 49, Can-Am, Shasta Lake,
Calif., 17-16.
INTERNATIONAL ORANGE...KTM unveiled its
new race-ready SXATVs this weekend at RedBud
and factory-supported KTM quads were serviced
at KTM's race transporter here. The 450
and 505SX the sport ATVs feature the race-spec
engines and suspension elements. The engines
are modified of the Austrian company's proven
dirt bike powerplants, and feature enlarged
engine sumps and revised engine ventilation
systems. The suspension includes an industry-exclusive
fully adjustable WP piggyback shocks with
hi/lo speed compression, preload, rebound
and crossover height adjustments on both
front and rear shocks. Tuned for motocross,
the wider, adjustable chromolysteel dual
A-arms produce superior motocross handling
by achieving 50-inch width. A-arm shock
mounting location is identical to XC models.
The lightweight chromoly steel swingarm
has a new shock mounting point designed
specifically for motocross.
The new KTM quads will be available for
customer purchase at the end of August.
According to team officials, KTM is currently
"exploring" bringing a factory
team to ATV Motocross competition, beginning
next season.
POLARIS STARS...Polaris recently unveiled
its redesigned Outlaw 450 MXR. This out-of-the-box-race-ready
quad comes from the factory with many motocross
racing features, include remote-reservoir
FOX Podium X Racing Shox, a KTM 450cc engine,
upgraded brakes, aluminum bumper and heel
pockets and center-mounted exhaust. The
Outlaw 450 MXR is powered by a KTM engine.
Polaris' Rath Racing factory team will
debut the new ride in ATV Motocross competition,
beginning next season.
WORKAHOLIC...According to Team Suzuki Manager
Pat Alexander newly crowned AMA Pro ATV
Champion Dustin Wimmer came into the season
well ahead of the curve: "Dustin came
into testing prior to the season and he
was already two seconds ahead of the rest
of the team. I think it really shows how
much of a work ethic he has. He definitely
did his homework in the off season, and
it paid off in a big way. The entire team
is so excited."
FAN FAVORITES...Team Suzuki teammates Doug
Gust and Chad Wienen were definitely the
crowd's favorites this weekend. Both are
relatively local, with Wienen from nearby
Galena, Ill. and Gust from Salem, Wis.,
and the duo certainly did their homework
prior to the event. Both appeared at the
AMA Toyota Motorcycle National Championship
presented by FMF held here two weeks ago,
signing autographs and meeting the fans.
Many fans returned to see them shine in
the ATV race.
SHOWCASE SUCCESS...Many fans chose to take
a break from the racing action and visit
this weekend's Outdoor Showcase. Included
as part of the event were demo rides by
both Can-Am and Yamaha, as well as several
other displays, including a large AMSOIL
booth that included all of its popular synthetic
lubricants and other products.
WONDERFUL WEATHER...Warm, sunny and thankfully
dry weather was the forecast all weekend
at RedBud.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA): The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose 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 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.
About the ITP/Moose
ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited: The AMA ITP/Moose 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 ATV
Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend
Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider,
ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.