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Doug Gust Wins
at American Suzuki Summer National ATV Event
AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
Pleasure Valley Links |
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| Suzuki's
Doug Gust Enjoying his First Place Trophy
on the Podium
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Brea, CA (7/14/2008) - It was another
successful day for Team Rockstar / MSR / Suzuki
/ Yoshimura / Pro Taper, as Doug Gust (#55) took
the overall victory at Round 9 of the ITP Tires
/ Moose Racing AMA / ATVA National Motocross Championship
in Johnstown, PA. Championship leader Dustin Wimmer
(#191) maintained his series lead with a strong
podium finish while Chad Wienen (#44) suffered a
rare and unfortunate electronic problem in moto
one, hampering his overall for the day.
On race day, many heads were turned to Wimmer,
who won Saturday's Top Qualifier award. A slick
track, however, had the championship points leader
riding cautiously. In the first moto, Wimmer secured
a great start, but settled for a safe third place,
while Team Rockstar / MSR / Suzuki / Yoshimura
/ Pro Taper teammate Doug Gust, also starting
well, finished one spot ahead in second after
a close battle for the lead.
When the gates fell for the second moto, it was
Gust who grabbed the holeshot, with Wimmer close
behind. The two set an incredible pace at the
front, and near the midpoint of the race, Wimmer
made his move into the lead. His lead was short
lived, however, as a downpour of rain began drenching
the track. While pushing hard in the rain, Wimmer
made a mistake and relinquished his lead to Gust.
The veteran rider was not fazed by the conditions
aboard his Suzuki QuadRacer R450, and he proceeded
to set a blazing pace to the checkered flag that
could not be matched. The win gave Gust his second
overall victory this season (2-1). Wimmer crossed
the line in 4th, good enough for third overall
(3-4), while Wienen finished a strong 5th for
twelfth overall (20-5).
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Dustin Wimmer
LT-R450 ATV
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Suzuki's
ATV Racer Doug Gust
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"Everything fell into place for me today,"
an elated Gust explained. "My Suzuki QuadRacer
R450 is a powerhouse of a bike and really did
the job for me."
Dustin Wimmer's podium finish allowed him to
extend his points lead to a massive 79 points.
One more strong finish could very well secure
the championship. Suzuki continues to dominate
the Manufacturers' Cup.
Team Manager Kory Ellis was pleased with the
performance of the team. "Today went really
well! Doug won his second race of the season and
Wimmer finished on the podium with a third place
and extended his points lead, so it looks like
we may be able to secure the championship at the
next round in Red Bud. The Suzuki QuadRacer R450s
worked really well today. Gust came out with a
second place start in the first moto and had a
huge holeshot in the second moto, and Wimmer was
right there with him in both motos as well, so
the bike was running very good!"
Other Suzuki winners included:
Cody Gibson - Pro Am and Pro Am Unlimited
Terry Monroe - Open C
Neil McGrath - 4 Stroke B
Chad Lohr - Junior 25 Plus
Jeffery Thompson - Vet 30 Plus A and Senior 40
Plus
Brian Jenkins - Vet 30 Plus B/C
The next round of the ITP Tires/Moose Racing
AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship will
take place July 26-27 at Red Bud Raceway in Buchanan,
MI.
Program Partners:
Rockstar - MSR - American Suzuki - Yoshimura
R&D - Pro Taper - Makita Industrial Power
Tools - XCeldyne - CV4 Products - JB Racing -
Pro Aluminum - Galfer - NGK - Fox Shocks - Maxxis
- Douglas - Quad Tech - Motion Pro - Hinson Clutch
- Precision Racing Products - VP Fuels - One Industries
- Mechanix Wear - Motorex USA
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