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Motoworks’ Chad Wienen Maintains Points Lead at Steel City MX
AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championships – Round 6 – Steel City MX – May 21, 2011

Can-Am / Motoworks Chad Wienen

Can-Am/ Motoworks Chad Wienen started Round 6 strong with a Moto 1 holeshot and win. Unfortunately he would run into mechanical issue giving him a DNS for moto 2

Vista, CA (5/24/2011) – Motoworks’ Chad Wienen surprised everyone by grabbing the moto one holeshot at round number six of the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross Championships and holding it from start to finish to take the moto one win.

It was a tough day for many at Steel City as racers charged their way to the checkered flag in hopes of furthering their points leads, and the Can-Am / Motoworks team had their work cut out for them.

It seemed like Chad Wienen would be unstoppable after looking smooth and strong in practice and taking the fastest qualifier award. Wienen, who has been working on his starts, went on to surprise everyone by grabbing the moto one holeshot. “I felt great out front and everything just clicked as soon as the gate dropped,” he stated.

Can-Am / Motoworks Chad Wienen & John Natalie

Can-Am/ Motoworks teammates Chad Wienen & John Natalie lead Moto 1 until Josh Upperman made the pass when Natalie crashed coming off a jump. Natalie would finish ninth for the day

Wienen led from start to finish, claiming the fastest lap of the day in lap three with a time of 01:35.623. Wienen’s impressive speed allowed him to put over a thirteen second lead over the competition and take the moto one win. “I felt great when I came off the finish. It didn’t even feel like I had been racing, Said Wienen who was holding high hopes for moto two.

Unfortunately, moto two did not go according to plan for Wienen. “We got done with the parade lap and were heading back to the line and the quad started sputtering. We didn’t know it at the time, but the EFI box went bad. That’s the first time that’s ever happened,” Wienen explained. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, the problem could not be fixed in time and Wienen would miss out on moto two. With his impressive first moto win, however, Wienen was able to finish in sixth overall and stay in the points lead. “I’m disappointed, but I’m going to be ready for Millville and I’m hoping for the win there,” stated Wienen.

Can-Am / Motoworks John Natalie

John Natalie recovered from his crash and was able to race moto 2 to take fifth in the AMA ATV Pro Class

John Natalie was looking good in the first moto as he flew off the line in second behind Wienen. Natalie was close for the first couple of laps, but came under fire from Josh Upperman. Upperman eventually dropped off a bit giving Natalie some breathing room, but shortly after Natalie got crossed up on a downhill sweeper and crashed. After the wreck, Natalie had trouble getting his quad started again, but once he got it to re-fire, he did continue to race and would end moto one in 14th place.

Moto two went a little better for Natalie. Although he did not get the best start, as he came off the line in mid pack, Natalie pressed forward and worked his way up to fifth, giving him ninth overall and allowing him to stay in second in the pro points chase. “Things didn’t go exactly how I had planned but I am going to keep working hard and I’ll be going for a win at Millville,” said Natalie.

Round number seven of the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross Championships will be heading to Spring Creek Motocross in Millville, MN on June 4th – 5th where the Motoworks team plans to dominate the podium.

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