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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #4 - Sunset Ridge MX
Walnut, Illinois
May 16, 2010
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AMA ATV MX Nationals
- Sunset Ridge - Pro ATV Race Report
Josh Upperman Claims 1st
Pro Win - Dustin Wimmer & Josh Creamer Podium
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AMA
ATV Motocross Nationals
Round #4 - Sunset Ridge |
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Walnut,
IL – After some
intense racing action and fierce battles, Baldwin
Motorsports’ Josh Upperman would take his
first ever overall Pro victory. Joining Upperman
on the podium was the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team
of Dustin Wimmer in second and Josh Creamer in third.
The weather at Sunset Ridge was perfect for racing
and racers seemed to like the track changes that
were new for this year, but a few remained sketchy
about the Pro rhythm section that could either
be done as a six pack or two triples and it became
a section that would separate the field.
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Sunset
Ridge always seems to attract a large
crowd of spectators & 2010 was no
diferent besides having Doug Gust (above
right) among the spectators instead of
one the pro racers. With the race only
a short flight from Doug's house he made
the trip out both days to work with Nick
DeNoble who had a season best overall
finish
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Legendary racer, Doug Gust was in attendance
for round four, but the former champ did not race.
Instead he was there to support his protégé,
Nick DeNoble, and to sign a few autographs. It
was very apparent that Gust misses racing this
season, and we can only hope that he may decide
to make a comeback next year.
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Baldwin's
Josh Upperman barely edges out Motoworks'
John Natalie Jr for the Holeshot in Moto
One
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Baldwin Motorsports’ Josh Upperman grabbed
the moto one holeshot and lead from start to finish
despite intense pressure from John Natalie early
in the moto. Upperman would catch a break when
teammates Wienen and Natalie would end up taking
each other out at the half way point, allowing
Upperman to take his first ever Pro moto win.
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PEP's
Josh Upperman ran a flawless race in Moto
One to claim the win by pulling away from
Josh Creamer & Dustin Wimmer
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“It feels really great to take that win.
I have been working hard and it has finally paid
off. I was under a lot of pressure up there, but
I just tried to ride smart and stay focused, and
it all worked out for me,” stated Upperman.
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Baldwin's
Josh Upperman once again grabbed the Holeshot
in Moto 2 followed by Dustin Wimmer &
John Natalie
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Josh Upperman settled for 2nd in Moto 2,
which was more than enough to secure his
1st Overall Pro Win |
In moto two, Upperman again grabbed the holeshot,
but he was followed closely by Dustin Wimmer.
Upperman would hold off Wimmer for most of moto
two, but Wimmer would make a clean pass to take
over the lead just over halfway through the moto.
Upperman would stay close to Wimmer and claim
second in moto two, giving him first ever Pro
Overall win.
“It felt good to take the win. We’ve
got the bike working great and we’ve been
working really hard. This was an awesome weekend
and I hope to be up here more often,” said
an excited Upperman.
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