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Suzuki's Josh Creamer claims
the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championship |
Brea, CA (8/21/2010) - After
an incredible 2010 AMA ATV Motocross season,
Rockstar Makita Suzuki couldn’t be more
proud of Josh Creamer’s and Dustin Wimmer’s
accomplishments throughout the season. Both
Creamer and Wimmer were focused on one goal
during the 11 rounds of ATV racing: Winning.
Creamer earned his first-ever AMA ATV Motocross
Championship in his first year riding the championship-winning
Suzuki QuadRacer R450, and teammate Dustin Wimmer,
the two-time Champion, followed him to the podium
to take second overall. With a 1-2 punch, there’s
no doubt that the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team
is at the top of their game, and the Suzuki
QuadRacer R450 has now taken home the big trophy
three years in a row.
The season started out in Alabama in March,
with Round 1 at Pell City. In his debut aboard
the yellow QuadRacer R450, Josh Creamer was
determined to prove that he had the speed
and the talent to put himself at the front
of the pack. He did just that by taking both
holeshots for the day, but it was his teammate
Wimmer who came out victorious with 1-1 moto
finishes. It looked like the defending champ
wasn’t going to let his new teammate
get to the top so easily, and Wimmer took
the immediate lead in the points chase. Creamer
finished third overall but was positive he
could do better in the next round.
Round 2 took place in Bowling Green, Kentucky,
at Ballance MotoX on April 18th, and the Rockstar
Makita Suzuki team came prepared to rule the
track. Creamer took his QuadRacer R450 to
the overall victory with his 2-1 moto finishes,
and clinched the holeshot in the second moto.
Wimmer took second overall for the day, and
things started to fall into place for the
two Rockstar Makita Suzuki racers to be on
the podium a whole lot throughout the series.
Wimmer was still in the points lead at this
time, but Creamer was closing in.
The circuit made its third stop at the Birch
Creek event in Danville, Virginia, on May
2. Josh Creamer enjoyed winning in Kentucky
so much he decided to make it two in a row.
Wimmer won the first moto and got the holeshot
in the second, but Creamer came out victorious
with his 2-1 moto finishes. Creamer edged
out Wimmer for the lead in the championship
points race at Round 3, and one of the Rockstar
Makita Suzuki racers was on the top of the
podium at every race so far in the young season,
setting it up to be another great year for
the team.
Sunset Ridge MX in Walnut, Illinois, was
fourth on the list for the circuit in 2010,
and it marked the fourth time in as many races
that both of the Rockstar Makita Suzuki racers
were on the podium at the end of the day.
Wimmer took second overall with his 3-1 moto
finishes, and Creamer followed taking third
for the day by finishing 2-5. Even though
they didn’t win the race, both riders
put more distance between themselves and the
rest of the field in the series points chase.
Wimmer regained the lead with 174 points,
but Creamer was not far behind with a total
of 169.
Round 5 of the AMA ATV Motocross series took
place at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, PA.
Creamer was in the groove of his QuadRacer
R450, and even though it was his first year
competing aboard it, he looked smooth, confident,
and very comfortable as he rode faster than
everyone else. Creamer took the overall with
his 1-1 finishes for the day and regained
the championship points lead from Wimmer.
Wimmer went 3-2 for second overall, making
it yet another double podium finish for the
Rockstar Makita Suzuki team. It started to
look like all the other competitors were going
to have a really tough time reining in the
duo of Creamer and Wimmer, who were both hungry
for the 2010 championship.
Creamer wanted to stretch his lead in the
series even further, and he did just that
in Millville, MN, for Round 6 of the series.
With his perfect finishes in both races, Creamer
took his fourth overall win of the season.
Creamer not only won both motos, but he led
the first race from holeshot to checkered
flag. He took the second holeshot, as well,
and although another racer challenged him
for the lead, Creamer had no problem using
the power of this QuadRacer R450 to take him
across the finish line first. Meanwhile, Wimmer
finished 3-4 for the day and just missed the
podium with his fourth-place overall finish.
Muddy Creek in Blountville, TN, hosted Round
7 of the ATV MX series, and true to form,
Josh Creamer took the overall victory again.
Making it his third overall win in a row,
and five wins out of seven races, Creamer
was really showing the ATV racing community
that he was the man to beat in 2010 aboard
his Rockstar Makita Suzuki QuadRacer R450.
Creamer took second in both motos, while Dustin
Wimmer won the second moto after having a
rough go in the first race and finishing seventh.
With Creamer taking the overall and Wimmer
rounding off the podium in third place, the
team was pulling away from the rest of the
competition in the race to the championship.
“I didn’t know if I was going
to be able to pull off being so successful
in my first year on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki
team, but I was hoping this is how it would
go,” Creamer said. “The QuadRacer
R450 is great and it’s no wonder this
bike has multiple championships already. As
long as the rider puts in the work, the machine
is dialed in and ready to race.”
Pleasure Valley Raceway, in Armagh, PA, was
the site for Round 8, and Creamer and Wimmer
were starting to see the championship picture
develop in front of them. With smart racing
and the unstoppable QuadRacer R450, both racers
knew that the key to locking down the championship
would be smooth and consistent performances.
Creamer ended up in fourth in the first moto,
but he came back with a vengeance in moto
2, taking the win. Wimmer fared better in
moto 1, finishing second, but fell back to
fifth in moto 2. Creamer ended the day in
second overall, while Wimmer just missed getting
on the podium with his fourth-place overall
finish. Both riders continued to gain points
toward the championship, with Creamer still
leading.
Creamer’s sixth overall victory for
the 2010 season came at the legendary Unadilla
track in New Berlin, NY, on July 18th. “I
couldn’t ask for anything more from
my quad or my team,” Creamer said. “I
just want to keep this momentum going and
finish off the season on top!” Creamer
stretched his lead to 30 points with his 3-1
finishes for the day, and teammate Wimmer
followed in second overall making it another
1-2 podium finish for Rockstar Makita Suzuki.
Wimmer took both holeshots and was happy to
be back in the groove with his 2-4 moto scores.
"The QuadRacer R450 worked out really
well and overall it handled good throughout
the track!" said Wimmer. "I got
two good holeshots and the first race went
pretty well. I came out second, but couldn't
make up any ground and stayed there the whole
moto. In the second moto, I ended up fourth.
It was pretty hard to pass and the track was
rough, but overall, the race went well."
With the season winding down, the series
moved to Red Bud in Buchanan, Michigan, at
the end of July. Josh Creamer increased his
point lead to 40 with his second-place overall
finish. He took second in both motos, but
also nabbed the holeshot in moto 2. “I
ended up getting into second place and hung
out there because I didn’t want to risk
anything so close to the end of the season,
especially leading the series,” Creamer
said. “I got the holeshot in the second
moto and led, but then got passed and I didn’t
want to push it so I finished in second again.
My Suzuki QuadRacer R450 worked awesome, and
overall it was a good weekend." Wimmer
finished the day with 5-4 moto scores for
fourth overall. Creamer was pretty much locked
in to win the championship, but there was
still Loretta’s to contend with, which
is a notoriously demanding race on both racer
and machine.
August 15th at Loretta Lynn’s wasn’t
an easy day, with rain and stifling humidity,
but it was the scene for the finale in a great
series. The Tennessee crowd braved the weather
to watch a shortened rage program of one final
moto to cap off the season. With Creamer 40
points ahead, he went into the race knowing
that he already won his first-ever ATV championship.
Creamer didn’t push too hard during
the race, and after a mishap, he ended up
finishing seventh. It was the first time all
season he didn’t finish in the top three
overall, but regardless, he was on the podium
to accept his championship trophy. "I
knew that once I got on this bike it was a
championship winning bike," said Creamer
after the race. "The QuadRacer R450 is
by far the best bike I've ever been on. Everything
works awesomely and it handles the best. There's
a reason it's a championship-winning bike!
This title is a lifelong dream of mine, and
today is a dream come true.” Dustin
Wimmer felt that he had a little something
to prove at the final race, and with his second-place
finish in the series locked in, he rode hard
at Loretta’s to finish second for the
day.
The Suzuki QuadRacer has now been on top
of the AMA ATV Motocross series for three
years running, and with Creamer and Wimmer
aboard, it was tough to beat the power and
performance. Suzuki also secured the Manufacturer’s
Cup by earning the most points out of any
manufacturer, and as Suzuki celebrates its
50th year of Racing in 2010, it was a fitting
way to end the ATV series. Suzuki captured
the podium at every race this season, winning
a total of seven overalls from 11 events,
with a total of 13 out of a possible 21 moto
wins. Congratulations to both Josh Creamer
and Dustin Wimmer on an exceptional 2010 season!