Chino, CA (5/4/2010) -
It was another victorious weekend for Yoshimura-powered
ATV racers as three of them swept the podium at
Birch Creek in Danville, Virginia. Round 3 of
the AMA ATV MX series saw Josh Creamer, Dustin
Wimmer, and Thomas Brown on the box after two
exciting motos of fast-paced action.
While battling 90-degree weather and humidity,
the Yoshimura racers didn’t have to fight
for power as their quads are fully equipped
to get to the front of the pack. Yoshimura’s
Harold Goodman grabbed the holeshot as the gate
dropped in Moto 1, and Creamer came out of the
starting gate in fourth place and quickly made
his way to second, finishing there just behind
his teammate and defending AMA ATV MX Champion
Dustin Wimmer who won. Thomas Brown worked his
way to third by the end of the Moto 1 with his
Yoshimura-prepped Yamaha YFZ450, making it known
that he came to Virginia to do some of his best
racing.
In Moto 2, Wimmer took the holeshot but unfortunately
he couldn’t hold his ground due to his
seat coming off. Like a true champion, Wimmer
kept his focus and managed to finish in fifth
place, putting him in second overall for the
day. Creamer took the win in the moto, therefore
taking his second straight win and his third
podium of the year. Creamer now has the point
lead with 131 points, two points ahead of Wimmer.
Thomas Brown finished in third, right behind
Creamer and Wimmer, and ended up third overall.
“I had a good first moto,” Wimmer
said. “My teammate and I battled it out
a little bit. In the second moto, I got off
to a good start and then my seat fell off on
the third lap and there just wasn’t too
much I could do besides try to hang on. I had
to stand a lot and my legs were giving out and
I had to let people go by so I didn’t
crash. I just tried to suck it up and get as
many points as I could.”
Yoshimura’s Pat Brown finished his season-best
of seventh overall after a 9-6 finish in the
motos. Brown powered his way past some tough
competitors to earn some good points toward
the series overall. Goodman finished 13-10,
just missing the top 10 in the overall at Birch
Creek.
“All of these guys are showing what Yoshimura
power and performance can do,” Marketing
Manager Kory Ellis said. “They’re
putting in a lot of effort, and with the help
of their race-tuned quads, it’s paying
off in the results. We’re happy to have
three Yoshimura-supported racers on the podium
in Virginia, and we’re looking forward
to the rest of the season.”
The fourth round of the 2010 AMA ATV MX Championship
takes place on May 15-16 at Sunset Ridge MX
in Walnut, Illinois.
