Chad Wienen brings home the #1 Plate for Motoworks with the DWT World ATV MX Pro Championship

Vista, CA (2/12/2010) - After a tough weekend for the Can-Am Motoworks team that included the loss of their race rig and nasty weather, Chad Wienen came out victorious and claimed the first ever DWT World ATV Motocross Pro Championship.

On Friday afternoon, the Can-Am Motoworks race rig was on its way to the Cahuilla Creek MX Park for the final two rounds of the DWT World ATV Motocross Championship series, but disaster struck on Highway 15 in Temecula, CA when the trailer section of the rig caught on fire. Everything in the trailer was a total loss including Chad Wienen’s DS450 race quad.

The Motoworks’ crew pulled an all-nighter, and was able to get a new Can-Am DS450 ready for the weekend’s races. “Everyone really came through for me and I can’t thank them enough,” said Chad Wienen, whose championship was on the line.

At Saturday’s round seven, Chad Wienen was ready to go, but Mother Nature decided to give racers an additional challenge with a lot of rain, which caused mud and standing water to be abundant. Due to the track conditions, Wienen decided to play it smart and paced himself. “My motto for this year is ‘no DNF’s’, so I played it safe,” he said. Wienen’s strategy paid off as he took a 3-2 finish at round seven, which gave him second overall, and allowed him to keep his points lead.

Sunday’s round eight would be the final round of the series, and Wienen was determined to take his first championship for the Motoworks’ team. The rain had let up and the track had dried out nicely providing almost perfect conditions. In moto one, Chad Wienen would claim a third place finish, but in moto two, there was no stopping him.

In the second moto, Wienen made a pass on Josh Upperman to take over the lead, and one out front, the number 44 Can-Am checked out. Wienen would go on to take the moto two win and the first ever DWT World ATV Motocross Pro Championship. “It feels great to be able to give Can-Am and Motoworks a championship my first year with the team!” exclaimed Wienen.

Now that the DWT world ATV MX series has come to an end, Chad Wienen will be concentrating on training and testing so that he will be ready for the first round of the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals, where he and the rest of the team are hoping to dominate the podium.

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