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#13 John Natalie Jr landed in fourth place
overall at Birch Creek |
Vista, CA (5/6/2010) - After
an impressive showing at round three of the AMA
ATV Motocross Championships, Motoworks’
Chad Wienen and John Natalie, Jr. are sitting
in the number three and four spots in the pro
points chase.
High temperatures and humidity came into play
this weekend at Birch Creek MX in Danville,
VA, testing even the most physically fit racers’
endurance. The dry conditions also caused quite
a bit of dust, but none of that seemed to matter
to John Natalie. The number 13 Can-Am would
keep a consistent pace in the first moto and
claim a sixth place finish, but in moto two,
Natalie was determined to do better. Natalie
was in the top ten off the start and was fortunate
enough to avoid a huge pile up that involved
his teammates Chad Wienen and Jeremie Warnia.
Natalie charged through traffic and was in the
number three spot behind Thomas Brown at the
mid-way point. Natalie applied the pressure
and was able to make his move into second. Natalie
would hold his position all the way to the checkered
flag. Natalie’s 6-2 finishes put him in
fourth overall for the day and boosted him into
fourth in the points race as well. “John
pushed hard this weekend and he did a great
job out there,” stated Motoworks team
manager Johnny Leach.
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#44
Chad Wienen was involved in a crash during
moto two and still placed 6th place overall
for the weekend |
Jeremie
Warnia grabbed an eighth place finish
in moto one, but moto two didn't go well
as he was involved in a crash & couldn't
continue |
Chad Wienen was off to a good start in moto
one as he took third off the line. Wienen was
holding strong but appeared to encounter some
issues and would drop back to fifth place by
the end of the moto. Moto two did not go according
to plan for Wienen as he was involved in a crash
off the start that sent him to the back of the
pack. Not one to give up, Wienen began making
up time, and was able to work his way into seventh
place before crossing the finish line. Wienen
would end his day in sixth overall, but still
holds down third in the pro points chase. “Chad
went out there and did what he needed to do.
Even though he wrecked, he still went out there
and made a hard charge and that’s exactly
what he needed to do to stay in the championship
race,” said Leach.
Jeremie Warnia was off to a mid-pack start
in moto one, and would hang on to take an eighth
place finish, but in moto two, Warnia went down
hard in a pile up off the start and he was unable
to continue racing.
“If Jeremie and Chad weren’t involved
in that crash, I think moto two would have went
quite differently because they were in third
and fourth off the line. Even though that happened,
the team still did a great job this weekend,”
Leach concluded.
The next round of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross
Championship will head to Walnut, IL on May
15th-16th where Sunset Ridge will play host
as Chad Wienen will try to capitalize on his
home state advantage.
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