Can-Am DS450 ATV Racer John Natalie Podiums at RedBud
AMA ATV MX Championship - Round 9 - RedBud - July 28, 2012

#1 John Natalie, the defending AMA ATV MX Pro Champion, notched 1-6 moto scores to finish third overall at Red Bud

“It was a challenging weekend at the Red Bud MX facility in southern Michigan this past weekend. Defending national champion John Natalie came out strong, taking the moto one holeshot and earning a convincing victory. However, he crashed at the start of the second moto and had to come from dead last. He truly earned this trip to the Pro class podium,” said Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. “We’re not out of this championship race yet, so we’re going to give it everything we have at the series finale at Loretta’s.”

Motoworks / Can-Am's John Natalie rode his DS 450 ATV to the moto one holeshot and victory at Red Bud in Michigan

In moto one action, Natalie grabbed the holeshot aboard his DS 450 and held the lead until a rare mistake on lap two put him in second. Two short laps later, Natalie regained the lead and then cruised to the moto one victory. In turn two of the Pro class moto, Natalie crashed after his ATV connected with another racers’ vehicle. Natalie was not hurt and immediately got back aboard his DS 450, but was more than 15 seconds behind the leaders. Natalie put his head down and sliced through the field on his way to a sixth-place finish. His gallant second-moto efforts put him in third place on the Pro podium. Natalie is 36 points behind the points leader for the Pro class title heading into the finale on August 11 at Loretta Lynn’s in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.

“I was going for one line and got shut out and ended up going down. I was pretty fired up after that and tried to charge as hard as I could and I was able to get up to sixth place,” said John Natalie. “I felt good out there and I felt like I had another moto win in me, but that just didn’t happen. There’s still one more round left and anything can happen. I am going to go out there and give it everything I have and hopefully take the final win of the season.”

Motoworks / Can-Am's Joel Hetrick scored another top five finish in 2012, earning fifth at Red Bud. He's currently third in the Pro class points standings

Team BCS Performance / Can-Am DS 450 Pro racer Josh Creamer, the current NEATV-MX series Pro and Pro-Am class points leader, also competed at Red Bud and came away with two fifth-place moto finishes which were good for sixth overall.

BCS Performance / Can-Am Josh Creamer also competed 9. The current NEATV-MX Pro & Pro-Am class points leader took sixth in the Pro ranks at Red Bud	Travis Spader, a former GNC Pro class champion, won two classes at Red Bud & has the potential to win four classes this year aboard his Can-Am DS 450 ATV

In the amateur ranks, Can-Am DS 450 racers earned several class victories in Michigan. Leading the way was former GNC champion Travis Spader, who won two classes (Vet 30+ A, Open A). Can-Am X-Team racer Chase Henry won the Production A class with an impressive 1-1 sweep. WORCS racer and Can-Am X-Team member Collins Webster entered four classes at Red Bud and earned one podium. He finished second to Spader in the Open A class and was fourth in his other three classes. Open B class racer Ries Parvin increased his class points lead with another overall victory on his DS 450.

For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire 2012 schedule, the ’12 contingency program and DS 450 amateur racer support program, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.

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