#13 John Natalie placed second at the 2011 Montreal Supermotocross aboard his Motoworks Can-Am DS450 ATV

Vista, CA (10/4/2011) - The 2011 Montreal Supercross was full of thrills and spills but Motoworks’ John Natalie, Jr. was able to make his way to the podium and Josh Creamer would take a top five finish in the Pro class, while Mark Holz would take the Side-by-Side class win in Montreal Supercross’ UTV classes debut.

The Montreal Supercross is always a huge event and this year was no exception with over 45,000 people in attendance. Cold and wet weather kept a damper on the pro pit festivities as racers pits were set up outside this time, but everyone seemed to have good time in spite of the rain and cold.

The track for this year was technical with plenty of tight turns and jumps and a set of triples that made many racers cringe, but there were a few brave souls who went for the technical section, which gave them an edge out on the course.

Saturday’s events consisted of two heat races and one main event and while there was plenty of carnage during practices and heat races, the first turn of the pro main event was devastating. “Everyone was going for the holeshot and the next thing I knew, I was landing on my head,” stated John Natalie, who was part of the huge pile up that involved most of the top racers.

Despite a nasty pile up in the main Holeshot Natalie worked his way back to the second place before crossing the finish

Natalie was one of the first to remount and get back in the action. Natalie charged his way through traffic and was able to move into the number two spot and was beginning to chase down the leader, but slower riders were an issue and eventually cost Natalie the number two position, when another rider got in the way in the triples section. Natalie was forced to slow down and ended up stalling him quad, allowing Cody Miller to get by. Natalie tried to remount a charge, but lappers became an issue and he would end his day in second place. “It was a good track and it was a lot of fun out there. Considering how the start went, I’m glad to finish on the podium,” said Natalie.

Josh Creamer suffered a nasty hit in practice after flat landing a jump, but he still managed to lead his heat race from start to finish for the heat win. Creamer was ready for action in the main event, and was in the top three off the start but got caught up in the first turn carnage. Creamer was the last one to get back on track but charged his way through traffic and reached the number four spot before crossing the finish line. “I rode a solid race and did my best. I made the fastest lap time of the race, so I am pretty happy even if I didn’t get on the podium,” stated Creamer.

2010 AMA ATV MX Champion Josh Creamer also got tangled up in the main holeshot carnage. Creamer would place fourth aboard his Motoworks Can-Am DS450 Sport ATV	Motoworks / Can-Am's Mark Holz not only took the first ever UTV holeshot in Olympic Stadium but also the first UTV Win in history at the Montreal Supermotocross piloting his Can-Am Commander SxS

This was the first year for Montreal Supercross to hold Side-by-Side races and it was a huge success. The track was modified slightly to accommodate the UTV’s but there was still plenty of action. Mark Holz, who has been racing the Can-Am Commander in the WORCS series, smoked the competition. Holz knew that on a short and narrow course that a good start was key to a good race, and Holz would not disappoint as he grabbed the holeshot and led from start to finish, taking the first-ever Montreal Supercross Side-by-Side class win.

Now that the Montreal Supercross has come and gone, John Natalie will be heading back home to continue training as he plans to defend his number one plate at next year’s AMA ATV Motocross Championships, while Josh Creamer will be heading to Hemonds MX in Minot, ME for the final round of the New England ATV Motocross Series on October 8th where he is hoping to wrap up the pro championship.

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