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ATVA ITP Moose Racing
National Motocross Series
Round #2 - Glen Helen
San Bernardino, Californa
March 24-25, 2007


Byrd, Natalie Jr, Gust Go One, Two, Three Once Again at Glen Helen

ATVA Motocross Nationals
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San Bernardino, CA (3/25/2007) – The Opening Round of the ATVA National Motocross Series kicked off a month later in Alabama instead of out west in California as it has been for the past couple of years, but racers didn’t have to wait long to make the long journey west to conquer the hills of Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, CA as it was the second stop of the twelve round series.

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Glen Helen Track

The later race date provided for much improved conditions over the past couple of years at Glen Helen as it was a perfect weekend for racing with temps in the 70’s with a light breeze instead of the normal 50mph winds during the month of February. The only downside was the lack of attendance with nearly half as many riders making the trip west, which lowered the attendance down to just under 300 entries and among those were only 15 pro racers.

Among the Pros for Round Two were Team Kawasaki’s Jason Luburgh & Josh Creamer making their 2007 ATV racing debut on the all-new KFX450R, which began arriving at dealership just two weeks ago across the country. Kawasaki also brought out its Semi to showcase its new ATV race team, which attracted a large crowd of spectators all weekend catching a glimpse of the KFX450R.

Team MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura’s Doug Gust & Dustin Wimmer rolled in with their freshly painted semi, which now also includes RockStar Energy Drink as Suzuki continues rally support for ATV racing. Yoshimura’s Kory Ellis also made his season debut on his new Suzuki ride with the race at his hometown track, but this will most likely be his only appearance as he is focusing on the Yamaha / ITP Quadcross Series for 2007 and a few select WPSA events.

#9 Josh Creamer
#53 Kory Ellis

The field was stacked with red riders including, Joe Byrd, John Natalie Jr, Keith Little, Harold Goodman, Chad Wienen, and the surprise round one winner, Jeremy Lawson. Many of the front runners including Byrd, Natalie, Gust, and Wimmer ran into problems at round one, and Jeremy Lawson wasted no time capitalizing on the situation as he charged his way through the pack to earn his first ever overall win in Alabama, but he would have his work cut out for a repeat performance at Glen Helen with Joe Byrd looking for a repeat of his own after winning at Glen Helen in 2006 and eventually the Pro ATV Championship.

For those that did make the trip out west, they were treated to longest track of the year with both Glen Helen motocross tracks combined, which included some high speed straight-aways and some monstrous hill climbs with names like Mt. St. Helens, Mt. McKinley and Yamaha Hill, which are nearly impossible to walk up or down because they are so steep. The longer track also extended the pro lap-times to an average of 3:20, which meant for an only eight lap main event.

#13 John Natalie Jr
#199 Pat Brown
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