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Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer (left)
and Josh Creamer atop the podium at
Birch Creek |
Brea, CA (5/4/2009) - The Rockstar
Makita Suzuki ATV motocross team has dominated
so far this season, with either the defending
back-to-back champion Dustin Wimmer or new teammate
Josh Creamer taking the win at every round.
The team can now add Danville, Virginia’s,
Birch Creek Motorsports to their list of wins
as Creamer raced to his second overall victory
this year.
“The Rockstar Makita Suzuki was running
great again this week!” Creamer said.
“I took second in the first moto behind
Dustin, then first in the second moto. I didn’t
have the same good luck with the holeshot
like last time, but I came up from behind
and took the win overall.”
Wimmer got off to a great start at the Danville
event with a win in his first moto, and a
holeshot in the second, but then had a stroke
of bad luck when his seat came off unexpectedly.
“Josh and I had a great battle going
in the first moto,” said Wimmer. “After
that seat came off in the second moto, there
wasn’t much I could do so I just rode
the best I could.” Wimmer managed to
fight through the rest of the race and placed
fifth despite the difficulties with the seat,
making it a 1-2 finish for Suzuki.
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Suzuki's Josh Creamer on
his way to the Overall Win at Birch
Creek |
Creamer’s second victory moves him
up into the points lead with 131 points to
previous-leader Wimmer’s 129. When asked
to comment on the swap in positions with his
teammate, Wimmer responded, “Josh is
ahead, but it’s still anybody’s
game, really. It could swing either way for
us at every event.” With the two Suzuki
riders trading wins, they have begun to build
a sizeable lead over the rest of the competition.
The next-closest rider is 28 points behind
Creamer at 103.
The Rockstar Makita Suzuki team’s dominance
of the track couldn’t be accomplished
without the help of a top-notch racing machine,
and the 2010 Suzuki QuadRacer R450 has proven
itself to be just that. No other quad has
seen the top step of the podium this season,
and if the Suzuki racers have their way, that’s
how it’s going to stay.
The upcoming fourth round of the 2010 ATV
MX championship will be held at Sunset
Ridge MX in Walnut, IL, on May 15-16.