TQRA
National Warm-Up ATV Race - Oak Hill MX Park
January 14-15,2006 - Alvord, TX
Photos By: Judy www.jandjracing.com
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#32
Matt White makes the trip to Texas in
preparation for the ATVA MX Nationals
at Oak Hill MX |
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In preparation for Round Two of the ATVA MX Nationals
scheduled for February 11-12th, the TQRA hosted its National
Warm-Up at the Oak Hill MX Park on January 14-15th, which
was the first time that there has ever been an all ATV
event at this premiere race facility known as the country
club of motocross in Texas. With extensive planning by
TQRA President, Robb Blackard and Track Manager, Craig
Martin, the event was a huge success and attracted just
under 200 racers and some of the fastest Pro ATV racers
from around the country with many traveling over a thousand
miles to compete in the event. There was a full gate for
the Pro Main with top Pros Dustin Wimmer, Jason Dunkelberger,
Matt White, Chad Wienen, Josh Creamer, Nate Frees, Bobby
Ross, and Johnny Hale in attendance along with local favorites
Cody & Hunter Miller who have established a name for
themselves on a National level.
Expert Moto One
In the first Moto, Cody Miller pulled the Holeshot,
but it wouldn't take long before Dustin Wimmer and Chad
Wienen moved in behind him in the lead. As the front
three pulled away from the pack, Jason Dunkelberger
worked his way up from ninth into fourth, but he remained
over five seconds behind the lead pack.
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The
Texan, Cody Miller, takes the first Moto win followed
by Chad Wienen and Dustin Wimmer |
Dustin Wimmer was applying the pressure to Cody Miller,
and in an attempt to make the pass he took the alternative
outside berm turn while Cody Miller followed by Chad
Wienen stayed on the inside over the single jump. The
move backfired as Wimmer actually lost a position when
Wienen was able to squeeze himself in between Wimmer
and Miller and take over the second spot.
The Texan, Cody Miller, would hold on to take the win
with Chad Wienen finishing in second followed by Dustin
Wimmer rounding out the top three.
Expert Moto Two
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Chad Wienen dominates Moto Two and takes the Overall
Win on his brand new 2006 Honda TRX450R |
In the second Moto, Chad Wienen pulled a monster Holeshot
and with clean air ahead of him, he quickly pulled away
from everyone on this extremely fast track. Dustin Wimmer
would work his way up through the pack and into second
place, but not before Chad Wienen had checked out and
would go on to win the second Moto and the overall with
his 2-1 finish. Dustin Wimmer would take the runner
up spot followed by Cody Miller in third overall after
his fifth place finish in the moto two. Matt White would
finish in fourth with a 6-3 day followed by Jason Dunkelberger
who finished in sixth in the second moto after experiencing
clutch issues.
For those lucky enough to attend the TQRA Warm-Up,
they enjoyed an exciting weekend of ATV racing and had
a chance to hone their skills on the Oak Hills MX track
before the ATVA MX National in less than a month.
After the race, we spoke with Jason Dunkelberger and
Dustin Wimmer to get the low down on their thoughts
on the Oak Hill MX Facility, and here is what they had
to say about this exciting new location on the ATVA
MX National schedule.
Interview: Jason Dunkelberger - Lost
Creek Cycles ATV MX Racer |
ATVriders:What is your first impression
of the Oak Hill MX park after racing the TQRA National
Warm-Up?
Jason Dunkelberger: The facility is incredible with
hookups at every parking space around the track, and
the track is really nice as well, but not very technical.
There aren’t any monster jumps either that are
do or die. The biggest jump is table top/double which
is about 75 feet long. There is one nasty set of whoops
that are really killer, and that will be the spot on
the track where there will be plenty of passing going
on. For passing there are also about six turns that
have alternative lines with the choice of either a big
single on the inside or a higher speed berm to the outside,
but the speed through either one is almost identical
with the inside singles being just a little bit quicker
because the berms on the outside just weren’t
tall enough for us to rail around them quick enough,
but these alternative lines could make the difference
when trying to pass a slower rider, which is really
nice. All and all the track and facility is great, but
they really just need to disc it before the National
because the great dirt on top was quickly blown off
the track which left a hard packed clay surface below,
which became blue grooved similar to the Gatorback track,
but otherwise it is a great track and everyone should
enjoy it if they disc the track before the National.
Otherwise it will become nasty before the end of the
weekend because it is way more hard packed than sand.
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These
photos demonstrate how the great dirt on top was
blown off the track, which revealed the hard-packed
clay surface below |
What are you going to be doing between now
and the Nationals?
Dustin Wimmer and I are headed down to Houston to hang
out with John Natalie’s Mechanic, Dee Manshack,
and practice at the Splendora Motocross Park for a few
days and John Natalie Jr. is supposes to be arriving
sometime this week, and also Nate Frees is heading down
for some practice as well.
Interview: Dustin Wimmer - East Coast ATV MX Racer |
What did you think of the Oak Hill MX Track?
Dustin Wimmer: It’s a fun track, and it was technical
in spots because there are some step-up jumps, which
aren’t really designed for quads because the face
of them are only like two feet high, so we have to hit
them five times harder to clear the lip. The whoops
are really good, and I would consider them the best
set of whoops of all of our National tracks put together.
Also, it was wide enough for passing on most of the
track, but in some sections it was a little narrow.
The dirt is pretty good, but just like Jason said, they
need to groom it a little differently for us, and they
need to disc it up, definitely, they need to get down
into that hard packed dirt and disc it into the dirt
on top.
What do you think will be the biggest factor
in deciding the winner for Round Two of the ATVA MX
National at Oak Hill MX?
The Holeshot will definitely be important and those
whoops along with picking the right lines at the right
time with make the difference
How did you feel out on the track this weekend?
I felt really good, but my hands got a little cramped
up and that’s about it.
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