Top of Podium Performance's Josh
Upperman Places Third at Red Bud
AMA
ATV MX Nationals - Round 10 - Buchanan, MI - July
30, 2011
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TOP's Josh
Upperman placed third Overall at Red Bud
MX aboard his Honda TRX450R ATV
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Galena, IL (8/2/2011) - After a
long layoff from racing for most of the month of
June all T.O.P. Riders were ready to get back to
racing in July. Unfortunately as you already know
point’s leader Chad Wienen had a season ending
injury during the break. With Chad out we knew other
T.O.P. athletes would step up and do their best
to get on the top spot. July was the busiest month
of racing for racers but our riders did a great
job of resuming right where they left off in June.
Round 8- Sunday Creek
The new venue on the circuit proved to be a good
one for Josh Upperman and Thomas Brown. Despite
adverse weather conditions Upperman took the overall
in his home state. Brown powered his Ballance
Racing Yamaha to a third place finish. Nick DeNoble
battled back strong in the first moto after a
bad start to earn himself 6th in the moto and
5th overall. Joel Hetrick battled up front all
day until the end of moto two when a mechanical
issue sent him back 13th. He finished the day
6th overall.
Sunday Creek Rundown: Upperman- Overall Winner
(2-1) and winner of both SSi Decals Holeshot Awards
, Brown – 3rd (3-3), DeNoble – 5th
(6-5), Hetrick – 6th (4-13)
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TOP's AMA
ATV MX Pro Rookie took his first Pro Career
win by sweeping both motos at Unadilla
MX
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Round 9- Unadilla
Joel Hetrick showed veteran poise at Unadilla
claiming his first professional overall. Conditions
were rough but Hetrick was not fazed, he put his
head down and won both motos. Upperman was looking
to keep him momentum going from Ohio, he got off
to a good start in both motos and finished the
day 2nd overall. Brown would finish the day 6th
overall. DeNoble ripped the holeshot in moto 1
and held strong to finish 4th. He was looking
strong all day until an unforeseen issue sent
him to the back of the pack in moto 2.
Unadilla Rundown: Hetrick- Overall Winner (1-1)
& winner of moto 2 SSi Decals Holeshot Award,
Upperman- 2nd (2-3), Brown- 6th (6-7), DeNoble-
10th (4-16) & moto 1 SSi Decals Holeshot Award
Round 10- Red Bud
Upperman’s consistency all year has landed
him in a very tight point’s battle for the
championship. He started very strong at Red Bud
pulling both holeshots and battled hard all day
in the heat to take third overall. Brown has showed
what superior dedication can do. He fought very
hard in the hot Michigan air to take the moto
1 win and almost took the win again in moto 2.
His strongest showing of the year landed him 2nd
overall for the day. Hetrick went off the track
in moto 1 after making contact with another racer.
He came back in moto 2 and took 4th. DeNoble finished
7th in moto 1 and 17th the second moto.
Red Bud Rundown: Brown- 2nd (1-2), Upperman-3rd
(3-3) & winner of both SSi Decals Holeshot
Awards, Hetrick- 8th(16-4), DeNoble- 14th (7-17)
Pro Am- Jesse Barnes has continued to show that
he is one of the fastest Pro Am racers on the
circuit. His drive to succeed landed him inside
the top 10 in 10 out of 12 motos he raced in July.
The combination of his dedication and consistency
has put him in the top 5 in both Pro Am classes
with only one round to go.
Sean Taylor and Cody Suggs both resumed racing
in July after early season shoulder injuries forced
them to take some time away from racing. We look
forward to seeing what these two are able to do
at Loretta Lynn’s in a few weeks.
Bryan Vollmer has been suffering from a wrist
injury but is still sitting on top of the points
standings in the Production B class. With only
one round left in the series we’re anxious
to see how the final round will pan out. If things
go well for Vollmer he may win the championship
in his first season of racing in the US.
Mark Watson has continued to see great results
in the ACU British Quadcross Championship series.
Despite a few mechanical setbacks Watson is sitting
second in points and has the speed to be at the
front at each round.
We would like to congratulate all of our riders
on their accomplishments so far on the season
and can’t wait to see how things shake down
at Loretta’s in a few weeks.
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