2007 ATVA MX Nationals-#10-Sunset Ridge MX - Walnut, IL

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Atvriders.com holeshot award for moto one goes to Joe Byrd and Pat Brown follows in just behind.

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Byrd
Brown
Gust
Wienen
Downen

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Runkel

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Byrd
Brown

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Lawson is went off the track and is dead last now


Byrd
Brown
Gust
Wienen
Downen 5th
Spader
Runkel
Lyons
Baker

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Byrd
Brown
Wienen closing the gap
Gust

Jeremy Lawson is charging through the pack

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Wienen just got passed Brown and takes over second and sets his sights on Byrd

Byrd
Wienen
Brown
Gust

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Gust is gone not sure where but he is out of the picture

Byrd
Wienen
Brown
Runkel

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Japanese rider is about midpack
Gust is going again

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Wienen still closing the gap on Byrd

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Byrd
Wienen
Brown
Downen

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Gust is ready to pass the Japanese rider now

Wienen tire to tire with Byrd

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Wienen takes the lead

Wienen
Byrd
Brown
Downen

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Wienen leading but Byrd isn't giving him any room. Still a tight battle for the lead

Brown closing the gap
Downen

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Wienen
Byrd
Brown

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Byrd takes the lead back
Wienen
Brown

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Byrd
Wienen
Brown
Downen

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white flag is out

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Byrd
Wienen
P Brown

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And the moto one win goes to

Joe Byrd
Chad Wienen
Pat Brown

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Byrd
Wienen
Brown
Lawson
Downen
Spader
Gust
Baker
Runkel
Sakuma
Lyons
Brest
Tate
M Brown
Bush

Wienen set fastest lap time on lap 3
Pros ran a total of 13 laps

[quadracer707]

Great coverage as uasual guys, when does 2nd motto start??

[JRP]

Originally posted by quadracer707
Great coverage as uasual guys, when does 2nd motto start??

awsome coverage johnny and monica! 2nd moto should be underway right now... any updates?! Go WIENEN!!!

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Moto 2 holeshot goes to Joe Byrd
Doug Gust
Chad Wienen
Pat Brown
Lawson
Spader
Downen
Runkel
Lyons

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Byrd still leading

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Pat Brown is in second now behind Byrd all the front runners are real close together in a battlle for the lead

Byrd is 6 sec out front
Brown
Wienen
Gust
Lawson

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Byrd
Brown
Wienen
Lawson
Gust

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Byrd is starting to pull away from the rest of the front runners

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Byrd
Brown
Wienen
Lawson
Gust

still your top 5

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Downen is in 6th

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Byrd
Brown
Wienen

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Byrd still leading

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Wienen has pulled off the track ????? bike smoking

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Byrd
Brown
Lawson

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Byrd
Brown
Lawson moving up on Brown

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white flag is coming out

Byrd
Brown
Lawson

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Byrd
Brown
Lawson
Gust
Downen

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Byrd is lapping riders

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Moto 2 win goes to
Byrd

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Byrd
Lawson
Brown

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Byrd takes the overall

[kyleschonert]

Byrd is the man.

[z03n05]

I wish Weinen could have finished. Dang he's hard on those bikes, but I guess that is why he's so fast.

[KingRage12]

Way to go everyone!!!!!!!!!! I bet that was a good race. I wished I could have been there. Congrats to Joe Byrd and Team.
I am heart broken to hear Chad had problems again, that poor boy just can't catch a break. We still love you Chad!!!!!!!!!!:D

Michele

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Top 10 overall

Byrd
Lawson
Brown
Gust
Downen
Kunkel
Spader
???
Sakuma
M Brown

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That's all we have for now. Thanks for checking in! Check back in the next few days for photo galleries and videos.

[Pappy]

didnt someone say that the atva was full of slow riders and sub-par pro's:confused: ummm...where did they finish again, refresh my memory:devil:


its all good people....a good race is a good race:macho

[wolfpack91]

Pappy you are absolutly right about the ATVA pros, they were BOTH fast today!!:blah:

[400exrider99]

i was at the race today. it was such a good day

[yoshi470]

yea i was at the race today as well and i must say it was some of the best race action i've seen but i really wanted wienen to win he is the man!

[DEVINF450R]

Imagine how it would be if we could have this kind of racing every weekend. I wish they would combine the series!

[LTR450_#67]

That was some great racing. First GNC I have ever been too (I only watched) and I must say it was a great time. Wienen still came out like 7th overall.

Aaron

[LT80]

You are correct poopy!
A good race is a good race. Come to a WPSA and see one! LOL
:D

[Pappy]

Originally posted by LT80
You are correct poopy!
A good race is a good race. Come to a WPSA and see one! LOL
:D

and you wonder why i dont support some people.

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by Pappy
didnt someone say that the atva was full of slow riders and sub-par pro's:confused: ummm...where did they finish again, refresh my memory:devil:


its all good people....a good race is a good race:macho

Too funny...I was thinking the same thing as I read through each post starting at the beginning realizing that I was reading the same names I always read. I am glad you pointed this out to those wondering if the WPSA put an end to ATVA racing.

:)

[Cindi]

Originally posted by Pappy
didnt someone say that the atva was full of slow riders and sub-par pro's:confused: ummm...where did they finish again, refresh my memory:devil:


its all good people....a good race is a good race:macho

Who said this?? I think is what I heard was that there were 3 or 4 top fast pros and the rest were pro am and A riders that moved up when the gates were available. That I thought was the truth am I wrong??

I beleive I heard this weekend from several different people that one of the top GNC pros stated in a interview that none of the fast pros left!!! (so that means Wimmer, Natalie, Gust, Wienen, Little etc are slow) I did not hear this interview myself but was told by plenty! Moto #1 Wienen and Gust had the fastest lap time! WOW! I guess they are so much slower.

Byrd won! He ran a great race with no mistakes and no problems. Congradulations.

I'm sure there will be great TV coverage to see for all that were not there. With all the cameras out there I bet they got all the great racing action for us to see for ourselves.:ermm:

[quad2xtreme]

link (http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=306153&highlight=WPSA)

Cindi, click the link for your enjoyment and note the title of the thread.

/Jon

[OutlawBill]

Originally posted by Cindi
Who said this?? I think is what I heard was that there were 3 or 4 top fast pros and the rest were pro am and A riders that moved up when the gates were available. That I thought was the truth am I wrong??

I beleive I heard this weekend from several different people that one of the top GNC pros stated in a interview that none of the fast pros left!!! (so that means Wimmer, Natalie, Gust, Wienen, Little etc are slow) I did not hear this interview myself but was told by plenty! Moto #1 Wienen and Gust had the fastest lap time! WOW! I guess they are so much slower.

Byrd won! He ran a great race with no mistakes and no problems. Congradulations.

I'm sure there will be great TV coverage to see for all that were not there. With all the cameras out there I bet they got all the great racing action for us to see for ourselves.:ermm:

I made that statement and this last race proved it. I am not say it was not a good race. I am saying the ATVA pro MX events are a joke now. You have 3 top PRO races that have made every race and finish 1st, 2nd, or 3rd 99%of the time. Then you have the 4 bottom Pro races, 2 who have made 9 out of 10 races and 2 who made 6 out of 10 races. This 7 is your core racers for ATVA Pro Class. In the last race the bottom 4 racers finished 11th, 12th, 13th, and 15th out of 15. You had Two Team Suzuki racers racing in support of the Japan National Champion. 4 Pros form the other Race series and one first time ATVA Pro races who took 8th place. Team Kawasaki has made only one ATVA race. The other series has had nothing but full field in the PRO race. The ATVA has had one full field and average 12 Pros for the other races. I sure hope The ATVA makes some big changes for next year because the bottom 4 may be the top 4.

[Pappy]

Originally posted by Cindi

Who said this?? I think is what I heard was that there were 3 or 4 top fast pros and the rest were pro am and A riders that moved up when the gates were available. That I thought was the truth am I wrong??


I beleive I heard this weekend from several different people that one of the top GNC pros stated in a interview that none of the fast pros left!!! (so that means Wimmer, Natalie, Gust, Wienen, Little etc are slow)


I think your topic and mine are very seperate deals...haha I'd love to hear more but I know how it goes. Boy the pot could get stirred just a WEE bit if one was so inclined. (this is exactly why i smile and take pictures and call it a day...lol)

i reckon youll need to have doug show'em who's boss;)

[ky300ex]

Originally posted by Cindi
Who said this?? I think is what I heard was that there were 3 or 4 top fast pros and the rest were pro am and A riders that moved up when the gates were available. That I thought was the truth am I wrong??

I beleive I heard this weekend from several different people that one of the top GNC pros stated in a interview that none of the fast pros left!!! (so that means Wimmer, Natalie, Gust, Wienen, Little etc are slow) I did not hear this interview myself but was told by plenty! Moto #1 Wienen and Gust had the fastest lap time! WOW! I guess they are so much slower.

Byrd won! He ran a great race with no mistakes and no problems. Congradulations.

I'm sure there will be great TV coverage to see for all that were not there. With all the cameras out there I bet they got all the great racing action for us to see for ourselves.:ermm:

I think you've misunderstood the topic of the thread.No one's saying that Gust,Wimmer,Wienen,Natalie or any other of the top pro's are slow.We are saying the GNC pro class has suffered this year with most of the top pro's racing the WPSA series.Can't blame them though...... if i raced mx i would more than likely be running the WPSA.
I just want to see all of the top atv pro's together again....not split up between the 2 series.The GNC race this past weekend was much better to watch because we knew that with Gust and Wienen racing that it more than likely wasn't going to be the usaul Byrd,Lawson,Brown 1,2,3 finish.

[quad2xtreme]

The call that was made was that Joe Byrd is the only solid runner in the ATVA and the other guys wouldn't be able to qualify for a WPSA race. I think Brown and Lawson showed they can run with the guys in the WPSA race.

Explain to me if I misunderstood the original comments.."Only 8 Pros raced this weekend. The ATVA MX pro race is a joke. Byrd will be champion over the also ran guys who could not qualify for the WPSA."

[LT80]

""I'm sure there will be great TV coverage to see for all that were not there. With all the cameras out there I bet they got all the great racing action for us to see for ourselves.""

I think I heard a wet towel snap! BAHAHAHAHAHA :D

[ky300ex]

Originally posted by quad2xtreme
The call that was made was that Joe Byrd is the only solid runner in the ATVA and the other guys wouldn't be able to qualify for a WPSA race. I think Brown and Lawson showed they can run with the guys in the WPSA race.

Explain to me if I misunderstood the original comments.."Only 8 Pros raced this weekend. The ATVA MX pro race is a joke. Byrd will be champion over the also ran guys who could not qualify for the WPSA."

I don't think you misunderstood anything.We know that Lawson and Brown can compete at the top level.I was referring to Cindi,as i thought she misunderstood the thread.

[tw1976]

I was at Walnut this past weekend and saw the pro motos. There is no doubt in my mind that Byrd, Lawson, and P. Brown would qualify for the show at the WPSA. They are just as fast as the top runnners in the WPSA.

This is the first ATVA National I have been to this year. The other four or five guys that have been running pro this year at the ATVA have no business being there in my opinion. They weren't even in the same zip code as the front runners. It looked like two seperate races at times. Its pretty sad that anyone willing to shell out for a pro card can line up on the gate and make a fool of themselves.

About the only thing more boring then the second moto was the big Woman's Pro-am race with two people.

[Maxxis96]

Sad to say but when I was at High Point the Pro-Am class more enjoyable to watch then the pros.....

[310ESR]

It looks to me that the fast guys are in ATVA. Or did I read the results wrong.

[hasbeenttduner]

This is getting old.The top 6 riders right now are split between the two.7- aprox 18 are all at one and 90% of the next 20 best riders that are racing the nationals are all at that one too.And that would be the wpsa.Maybe next year things will change but in 07 thats the way it is.And I am talking about the pro class so lets not all start crap about pro am guys that are faster then some of the riders in my post.

[readybeartoe]

Honda should give a litttle more attention to the ATVA especially with Joe being the ATVA Champion on a Honda! Maybe this would help bring a little more attention to the ATVA.???
I've been hearing so much about Factorys doing so much for our sport and all.... Since there are 2 series at the same time, All Factorys should have 2 seperate MX teams that consist of at least 4 Full sponsored riders and 2 full sponsored rigs. Then they could be present at both series and keep it interesting!

It's kind of sad that team Suzuki have stacked their team with the fastest riders (well almost the fastest) and still can't find their way to the podium in the *ATVA*anymore! LOL!yes, this is a challenge!LOL!

Kawasaki's Team must be scared of Byrd, Lawson, and Brown too!


:p

[etccb]

I'm starting to think......bullet...........hmmm