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ATV Tour
Round #1 - Links |
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Reynolds, GA (4/28/2007) - John Natalie,
Jr. proved his injuries from last season had healed,
Dustin Wimmer showed veteran's poise, while Adam Vaughn,
Jesse West and Hans Luenger were the class of their
respective Pro fields during qualifying Saturday for
the ITP Tires Southern Open Championship. The event,
Round 1 of the 2007 WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour, is being
held this weekend at Silver Dollar Raceway.
Natalie (No. 13 ELKA, Maxxis/Honda) won his heat
in Round 1 Qualifying for tomorrow's SuperQuad Pro
450 final. After taking the holeshot, the Houtzdale,
Pa. resident never let up, and dominated the event.
"I got a little winded out there, but I'm getting
back up to speed," said Natalie, who, after dominating
the early part of last season, suffered a severely
broken thumb. "I know I'm not in the shape I
was in last season, but I also know I'm competitive.
I'll eat a good dinner tonight and I'll be ready for
tomorrow."
Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Yoshimura, Pro Taper/Suzuki)
completed a three-wide move on the second lap of the
second heat, going from third to the lead. He wasn't
challenged from there.
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Josh Upperman collides into #12 Keith Little
heading into turn two, which also slowed up
#191 Dustin Wimmer |
#68
Russell Shumaker outside line netted him the
early lead followed by #101 Rocco Arno Jr. |
"I got some good lines, but the track was tough,"
said Wimmer, who finished second in points last year
before joining Suzuki's factory team this season.
"The track definitely changes, but it changes
for everyone. So, we need to go out there tomorrow
and make it work."
Vaughn (No. 83 Warnert Racing/Can-Am), who joined
the Factory Can-Am team this year, dominated the first
heat of Pro Stock QuadTerrain Challenge competition.
West finished first in the second heat, riding the
No. 888 ITP Tires, Oil Boyz/Arctic Cat. Luenger (No.
179 HMF/Yamaha Rhino) won the first Moto of SuperSport
side-by-side competition.
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Adam Vaughn |
#888
Jesse West |
The ITP Tires Southern Open Championship concludes
tomorrow with SuperQuad Pro 450, QTC Pro Stock and
SuperSport qualifying finals, as well as finals for
Pro Am, Amateur, Women's and Junior classes.
About the PowerSports
ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Championship Tour is North America's
premier professional ATV racing circuit, featuring
QuadMX, QuadTerrain and SuperSport Pro series action
as well as more than 20 amateur classes for adults,
women and children. The Tour is sanctioned by the
World PowerSports Association, North America's most
respected snowmobile and ATV sanctioning body, and
a promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on both the
regional and national level. For more information,
please visit www.PowerSportsTour.com.
