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Baldwin Motorsports' #20 Josh Upperman
currently sits third in the AMA ATV Pro
Points |
North Kingsville, OH (5/24/2011)
- Round number five of the 2011
AMA ATV Motocross Championships was a tough round
for many, but Baldwin Motorsports’ Josh
Upperman took a top five finish and gained a couple
of points on the class leaders.
Steel City was the hosting facility for round
number six and the points battles were heating
up with only five rounds left in the series.
Josh Upperman, who has been the most consistent
rider of the series stayed the course and closed
in on the points leaders despite a nasty wreck
in moto one.
In the first pro moto of the day, Josh Upperman
was looking good, aboard his Baldwin Motorsports
Honda, as he charged off the line in a solid
third place behind John Natalie and Chad Wienen.
Upperman was looking strong as he was holding
off rookie pro Chase Snapp, but in lap seven,
Upperman came off a jump and crashed hard. “It
was a pretty scary moment for me. Chase Snapp
and I were running really close and he was right
behind me when it happened so it could have
been a lot worse than what it was,” said
the number 20 Honda rider.
Luckily, Upperman was ok despite a few bumps
and bruises and continued to race. Upperman
was able to work his way back up from twelfth
to ninth place before reaching the checkered
flag.
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Josh Upperman held his position in third
in Moto 1 until crashing hard over a jump.
Upperman finished 9-3 giving him fifth
place overall in the ATV Pro Class |
In moto two, Upperman was looking for a bit
of redemption, and got it, as he charged off
the line in fourth place and worked his way
into the number three spot. Upperman also recorded
the fastest lap time of moto two with a time
of 01:36.573 in lap eight. Upperman’s
speed and consistency allowed him to hold off
a charging Jeremy Lawson to hang on for a third
place finish in moto two. Upperman’s 9-3
finishes did not earn him a spot on the podium
this time, but it did allow him to round out
the top five overall and gain a couple of extra
points on John Natalie and Chad Wienen, who
finished behind Upperman. “Being in the
top five every round is what I was looking for
this year and if I can make that happen for
the rest of the season, I will be happy,”
said Upperman, who has the skill and consistency
to do just that.
Round number seven of the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross
Championships heads to Spring Creek Motocross
in Millville, MN on June 4th – 5th where
Josh Upperman will be looking to put Baldwin
Motorsports back on the podium.
#20 Josh Upperman
2011 Sponsors:
Baldwin Motorsports, Inc, PEP, JB Racing, Fly
Racing, DWT, Goldspeed, Rath Racing, Hinson
Clutch Components, Wiseco Pistons, Precision
Racing Products, Pro-Design, Fasst Co., Throttle
Jockey, Quad Tech, D.I.D., Falicon Crank Shafts,
Works Connection, Powermadd, Scott Goggles,
Sunstar Sprockets, DP Brakes, CV 4, RPM, Mechanix
Wear, Sidi, VP Race Fuels, Ancra
