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Suzuki's Josh Creamer claims
the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championship |
Brea, CA (8/15/2010) - Josh
Creamer and his Suzuki QuadRacer R450 just took
home the 2010 AMA ATV Motocross Championship
after 11 spectacular rounds of racing. Creamer
won six races in 2010, making his first year
on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team his championship
year.
"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!"
The final round of the series was an exciting
one for Creamer. He went into the race 40
points ahead of Wimmer, and although he was
confident that he would be taking home the
big trophy at the end of the race, he still
put in a championship effort at Loretta Lynn’s.
After a fast start, Creamer led the opening
laps. A mistake pushed him back, however,
and the champion-to-be decided to play it
safe, crossing the finish line in seventh
and taking home the AMA ATV Motocross Championship.
“This title is a lifelong dream of
mine, and today is a dream come true,”
Creamer said. “Unfortunately, we couldn't
run up front the whole race but we still pulled
out the championship and that was my goal
for this weekend.”
Josh Creamer made the move to the Rockstar
Makita Suzuki team in 2010 and from his first
test session aboard the QuadRacer R450, he
was fast, comfortable, and ready to race for
the title. Joining defending back-to-back
champion Dustin Wimmer, Creamer had high expectations
for his 2010 season and was looking to dethrone
his new teammate. Creamer was easily the most
consistent rider in the series this year,
and with a quad that never failed him, he
focused on the championship. Creamer took
over the points lead from Wimmer at Round
3 of the series, never relinquishing the lead
for the rest of the series. With his drive
to succeed and the most successful and powerful
sport quad on the market, Creamer secured
his first championship.
This is Creamer’s first championship
in the Pro class, but it certainly isn’t
the QuadRacer’s first victory, as it’s
been on top of the series for the past three
years and has also clinched the Manufacturer’s
Cup trophy for Suzuki. The Suzuki QuadRacer
R450 claimed seven overall victories in 2010,
making the Suzuki the most successful brand
in the ATV Motocross series and earning another
prestigious award for the powerful QuadRacer
R450.
Dustin Wimmer, the AMA ATV Motocross champion
in 2008 and 2009, came in second for the season
behind his teammate. Wimmer claimed one overall
victory this year aboard his QuadRacer R450
and multiple podium finishes, including his
second-place finish at the Loretta Lynn finale.
