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National Motocross Series
Round #9 - Steel City
June 17-18, 2006
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Delmont, PA – For the first time
ever, the ATV Motocross Nationals roared into Steel City
Raceway for the ATV Stampede promoted by Racer Productions.
The MX National is normally held at High Point, but with
already several events scheduled at High Point this May
and June, the racing action was moved to Steel City, and
the Pro Racers and Spectators were impressed with the
facility as it provided some of the best spectator viewing
of almost any track on the tour, and the Pros felt it
was one of the most challenging tracks of the season with
some technical rhythm sections of doubles & tabletops
along with some high speed off chamber turns. It wouldn't
take long befor the Steel City track bit a rider, and
it was none other than John Natalie Jr when he crashed
during his final practice on Friday, which left him
with broken wrist, but he didn't get the name "Ironman"
for nothing, and and he wasn't going to let his injured
wrist stop him from racing this weekend even if he wasn't
anywhere near 100%, so after a visit to Doc Ragon at
the Mobile Medical Unit, he was ready to race both Motos.
Pro Moto One
With a full gate of 20 Pros, Doug Gust would launch
his Suzuki LT-R450 out front early with the Holeshot
followed by Keith Little and Josh Creamer. By the second
lap, Little would use his EDT skills and slice his way
past Gust and into the lead with Josh Creamer tangling
with Dustin Wimmer and dropping back to last place.
Several top contenders were out of the running early
with Joe Byrd drifting off the side of one of the tabletops
and down into a mud pit, which dropped him down nearly
a lap, which was a big break for John Natalie Jr cruising
around the track not only dealing with his wrist injury,
but also some mechanical issues as well.
Travis Spader would be the next to go down hard through
the rhythm section, which left his Yamaha YFZ450 shredded
from the impact, but lucky, Travis Spader bailed from
his ATV and escaped without any serious injuries.
Out Front, "Digger" Doug Gust wasn't going
to settle for second place as he reeled Keith Little
by the halfway point and made the pass to regain the
lead where he stayed to the checkered flag followed
by Little. Dustin Wimmer and Jeremy Lawson battled for
the third spot till the checkered with Wimmer holding
onto the third while Jeremiah Jones rounded out the
top five.
Pro Moto Two
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Doug
Gust, Jeremy Lawson, and Travis Spader Pileup |
For the start of the second Moto, it would be Keith
Little grabbing the Holeshot followed by Harold Goodman
and Jeremiah Jones. Unfortunately both Doug Gust and
Jeremy Lawson tangled heading into turn three, which
had them locked together along with Travis Spader.
Keith Little would maintain the lead for the first
half of the race once again, but he eventually he would
begin feeling the pressure from Jeremiah Jones as he
charged his way past Goodman and in behind Little. It
wouldn’t take long for Jones to make the pass
and take over the lead with Little maintaining second
place.
Yamaha’s Pat Brown was on a mission as he chased
after Harold Goodman for the majority of the race, and
he finally found his opening in the final laps of the
race to take over the third spot with Dustin Wimmer
moving into 5th place after passing Kory Ellis.
Joe Byrd bad luck continued as he once again ran into
problems, which dropped him back to the rear of the
pack while Doug Gust charged his way through the pack
and within a quad length of the Podium finish as he
crossed the finish literally on the rear tires of Kory
Ellis, which was one position shy of Podium finish.
Keith Little would earn the Overall win with his pair
of second place finishes, and Jeremiah Jones would claim
the second spot with his Moto two win. The final Podium
spot would go to Dustin Wimmer.
Wrap-Up
Steel City proved to be a hit with the racers and fans,
and time will only tell if another ATV National will
be held at this incredible facility as ATV racing may
resume as High Point in 2007.
One thing is for certain, Keith Little is on fire as
he heads to his home state of Alabama for round 10 of
the ATVA Motocross Nationals at Mill Creek MX Park in
Pell City, AL this Fourth of July Weekend.
| ATVA
MX Nationals - Top 10 Pro Point Standings |
| Position |
Rider Name |
Machine |
Total
Points |
| 1. |
Joe Byrd |
Honda |
205 |
| 2. |
John Natalie Jr |
Honda |
191 |
| 3. |
Doug Gust |
Suzuki |
183 |
| 4. |
Jeremiah Jones |
Suzuki |
168 |
| 5. |
Keith Little |
Honda |
136 |
| 6. |
Dustin Wimmer |
Honda |
128 |
| 7. |
Joe Haavisto |
Honda |
122 |
| 8. |
Kory Ellis |
Yamaha |
91 |
| 9. |
Jason Dunkelberger |
Suzuki |
87 |
| 10. |
Pat Brown |
Yamaha |
86 |
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