Brea, CA (3/29/2010)
-Mill Creek Raceway in Pell City, Alabama, has
always been a good track for two-time AMA Pro
ATV Champion and Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider
Dustin Wimmer. He has won the last six motos
at the hilly facility. Sunday's dominating performance
proved that Dustin is still the man to beat.
Looking to get a third championship trophy
to put on his mantle in 2010, Dustin was prepared
and relaxed heading into this event. “I
definitely felt less pressure than in previous
years, but I’m here to win, make no
mistake about that.” Dustin set fast
time in Saturday’s timed practice aboard
his Suzuki QuadRacer R450 and his new teammate
Josh Creamer also looked fast.
“Everyone out here wants to ride these
bikes for this team,” Creamer said Sunday
before the first moto. “My Suzuki QuadRacer
R450 is the fastest bike I’ve ever raced
and it does everything well. The team is the
best and I’m looking to pay back Suzuki’s
confidence in me by performing and being up
on the podium at every round.”
Threatening storms cleared out just before
the start of the main event and the gate dropped
under blue skies and sunshine. Josh Creamer
pulled a huge holeshot and quickly put a three-second
gap on second place (and teammate) Dustin
Wimmer. The race for the top-five positions
was very close until about midway when Dustin
passed Creamer for first and then slowly started
to pull away to a six-second lead. In the
meantime, Creamer left a small door open,
was bumped, and missed a berm, dropping several
positions in the process. By race end, Dustin
won by a comfortable 5 seconds while Creamer
crossed the line in 6th place.
The second moto started just like the first
with Creamer grabbing another clean holeshot
over teammate Wimmer. The fuel-injected Rockstar
Makita Suzuki QuadRacer R450s scorched the
track in a yellow blur as Creamer and Wimmer
quickly distanced themselves from the pack.
As in the first moto, about mid-distance
Wimmer was able to get by Creamer for the
lead, but this time Josh stayed with Wimmer
and the two ran nose to tail. The two riders
pulled a large gap on the rest of the pack
and were in a league all to themselves. The
two Suzukis were noticeably making up time
in several sections of the track; linking
sections together and riding lines that the
others were struggling with. Toward the end
of the race, Creamer had a slight spin coming
down one of the hills, but he was so far in
front of the third-place rider that it only
cost him a little time.
At the end of the race the two Suzukis finished
one-two for a truly dominating finish. From
atop the victory podium, sipping on a Rockstar,
Wimmer was very happy. “I love this
track, and with the weather holding off I
felt pretty good about my chances today,”
Wimmer said. “My Rockstar Makita Suzuki
QuadRacer R450 got me the good starts I needed
and I was able to ride steady and smooth...
It paid off and I couldn’t be happier.
It was a great way to start off the new season.”
Teammate Josh Creamer was happy, as well.
His 6-2 moto scores put him on the podium
with a third overall for the day. “My
goal is to be on the podium at every race,
so this result is good,” the likeable
Connecticut rider said. “I always want
to win, but I made a couple slight mistakes
and paid for it. Overall though, I’m
pretty happy. My Suzuki is so fast, I’m
really happy with the two holeshots. I think
this year is going to be really good. I’m
really loving this bike and the team is awesome.
I’m going to settle into some training
back down in Florida and come out really strong
for the next race. I can’t wait for
Bowling Green.”
Team Manager Kevin Mummah was happy with
the results as well. “It’s always
a good thing to start a season off with a
win,” Mummah said. “To have both
of our guys up on the podium was even better.
There are a lot of fast guys out here this
year and it’s clear that several riders
have stepped up their game so it’s going
to be a long, tough season, but it’s
clear the Suzuki is the quad to beat and that
our riders are ready to win.”
Watch out for Rockstar Makita Suzuki at the
next event at the Ballance Motorsports facility
in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Overall results:
1. Dustin Wimmer Team Rockstar Makita
Suzuki
2. Chad Wienen
3. Josh Creamer Team Rockstar Makita
Suzuki
4. John Natalie
5. Josh Upperman
6. Jeremy Lawson
7. Thomas Brown
8. Joe Byrd
9. Patrick Brown
10. Cody Miller
ATV Motocross
Race Team sponsors:
Rockstar, Makita, Suzuki, Yoshimura, Maxxis,
Fly Racing, Pro Armor, Motorex, Galfer, Renthal,
Motion Pro, Hinson Clutch Components, Fox
Racing Shox, X-Celdyne, CV4, JB Racing, Douglas
Wheels, Quad Tech, Precision Racing Products,
Falicon, Acerbis, T.M. Designworks, VP Racing
Fuals, NGK, ONE Industries, and Alpinestars
About American Suzuki:
The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American Suzuki
Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was
founded in 1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation.
ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an extensive
dealer network throughout 49 states. ASMC's
parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC),
based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified
worldwide manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs,
scooters, automobiles and marine engines.
Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920,
it has 120 distributors in 191 countries.