2010 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals #6 - Spring Creek MX - Live ATV Race Coverage

[Admin]

Millville, MN - The 2010 ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship is making its first trip to Spring Creek Motocross Track in Millville, Minnesota this weekend. Heading into Round 6, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Josh Creamer has again taken the lead from his teammate and two time Defending Champion, Dustin Wimmer.

The Suzuki duo may have dominated so far, but Team Yamaha newcomer Thomas Brown and Baldwin Motorsports PEP's Josh Upperman are hoping Spring Creek will give them the chance to stay in the chase for the championship. The heated battle between Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammates Josh Creamer and Dustin Wimmer has been unmatched so far this season with the teammates constantly swapping the points leads between them. While Team Suzuki continues to battle each other, Team Motoworks Can-Am is still battling bad luck.

Chad Wienen suffered a broken steering component during Round 5, as well as several crashes throughout the season. His teammate John Natalie was passed in the last few feet before the finish line during Round 5, and has had to battle back from crashes and bad starts all season. Both riders are hoping to change their luck this weekend in Minnesota, and start battling for the win.

Spring Creek Motocross Track has been racing for 47 years, and will be hosting the ATV Motocross Championship for the first time ever this coming weekend. Racers and spectators alike are excited to enjoy the facility which includes a "Kid Zone" featuring a basketball court, volleyball, badminton, 4-square, a skate park, a Rainbow Play Set, a BMX course, and a sand beach off of the beautiful Spring Creek. Racers will be parking in the level campgrounds, and have access to air-conditioned flushing restrooms, and water fill-up stations. Spectators can also escape the heat in the air-conditioned concession area, including TV's with live lap times throughout the day.

The Spring Creek Pro track is roughly 1 mile long and made up mostly of loamy dirt, all except for the famous sand whoops. The track consists of mainly table tops, and several triples. The facility features an easily accessible Pro paddock and vendor's area.

[Admin]

Rain, Rain, and More Rain, is the story with Friday's practice cancelled, but racing went on Saturday, but more rain moved in Saturday evening, so things will surely start out sloppy, and hopefully the rain is over for the Pro racing on Sunday.

[quadracer55]

wht time is moto 1 sun?

[Raptorchick]

Good morning everyone. Pro-am Production should be getting underway in about 30 minutes. Unfortunately our coverage for this round may be limited as there is little, if any, cell service at the track. We are trying to get a connection going, so we will keep you updated.

[walker054]

has the rain stopped for today?

[Raptorchick]

The rain is supposed to be tapering off, but from what I was told, the track retains water and it doesn't drain well, so it could still be a mudfest out there.

[LTR450_#67]

Moto 1 might be dry but moto 2 will be probably b wet.

[wimmernation]

Lets go Dustin!!!!!

[Raptorchick]

pro-am moto one is underway and joel hetrick is in the lead followed by chase snapp and deering in third

[Raptorchick]

hetrick
snapp
deering
tulenchik
moore
meyer
martin
rastrelli
haagsma
brenton
cottage
clark
higgerson
spence
travis
golberg
swart***er
ven john

[wimmernation]

Lets go Snapp!!!!!

[Raptorchick]

cottage moves up to tenth

[Raptorchick]

hetrick
snapp
tulenchik
rastrelli
moore
martin
meyer
brenton
deering
cottage

[Raptorchick]

snapp is challenging hetrick for the lead

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snapp takes the lead

[Raptorchick]

hetrick is fighting back, but snapp is hanging on to the lead

[Raptorchick]

rastrelli has moved into third and is closing the gap on hetrick and snapp

[Raptorchick]

snapp
hetrick
rastrelli
tulenchik
moore
meyer
brenton
cottage
clark
haagsma

[Raptorchick]

snapp and hetrick still battling

[Raptorchick]

snapp
hetrick
rastrelli
tulenchik
moore
meyer
brenton
clark
haagsma

[Raptorchick]

moto one final

snapp
hetrick
rastrelli
tulenchik
moore
meyer
brenton
clark
haagsma
travis
higgerson
deering
spence
golberg
cottage
swart***er
martin
ven john

[Raptorchick]

pros are on the line

[Raptorchick]

pro holeshot goes to creamer

[Raptorchick]

creamer still in lead. wimmer in fifth

[Raptorchick]

creamer
gee
natali
upperman
wimmer
p brown
wienen
warnia
t brown
lawson
gibson
grant
goodman

[Raptorchick]

wimmer is challenging upperman and creamer is pulling away

[Raptorchick]

lawson is on the move and is up to ninth

[Raptorchick]

wienen gets around pat brown

[hsr]

only 13 pros?

[Raptorchick]

looks like lawson is having issues. smoke is pouring out of his machine

[WARNER450]

CMON GEE :) CANADA #1

[Raptorchick]

natalie is going after gee

Go Gee!!!

[Raptorchick]

Originally posted by hsr
only 13 pros?

i believe so. kinda disappointing isn't it?

[Raptorchick]

creamer is pulling away and is looking smooth. wimmer doesn't look very comfortable with this track and has made a couple of mistakes that have slowed him up

[Raptorchick]

natalie takes second away from gee

[WARNER450]

RUSAW ITS ME WARNER :O IM FRICKEN HAMMERED WATCHING THIS RACE, RUSAW ARE YOU AT HOME

[Raptorchick]

denoble had mechanical issues and couldn't get his quad started. little had mechanical issues as well and joe byrd is still out on injury.

[Raptorchick]

wienen up to fourth

[Raptorchick]

looks like wienen is closing in on gee

[Raptorchick]

wimmer gets around upperman for fifth

[quadracer707]

wimmer got by upperman

[Raptorchick]

creamer
natalie
wienen
gee
wimmer
upperman
p brown
warnia
t brown
gibson
grant
goodman
lawson

[Raptorchick]

creamer still holding a good lead on natalie, but wienen has caught natalie and he is challenging him for second

[quadracer707]

4 seconds seperate 2nd 3rd 4th & 5th

[Raptorchick]

warnia gets by pat brown for seventh

[quadracer707]

wimmer got by gee 2 seconds behind weinen

[Raptorchick]

wienen gets by natalie and wimmer is now closing in on third

[Raptorchick]

two laps to go

[Raptorchick]

wimmer gets by natalie

[Raptorchick]

white flag is out

[quadracer707]

wimmer .864seconds behind weinen for 2nd

[Raptorchick]

wimmer has caught up to wienen

[Raptorchick]

moto one win goes to creamer

[Raptorchick]

moto one final

creamer
wienen
wimmer
natalie
upperman
warnia
p brown
t brown
gibson
grant
gee
goodman
lawson

[TTracer#22]

Good job Wienen

[WARNER450]

WHAT THE HECK HAPPEND TO GEE :( :( :( :(:(:(:(

[Raptorchick]

a big thanks goes to E-Score for their assistance this round in helping us provide live coverage!!!

[Raptorchick]

Originally posted by WARNER450
WHAT THE HECK HAPPEND TO GEE :( :( :( :(:(:(:(

from what i heard he had mechanical issues as did goodman. clay holmes crashed during practice and will not be racing at this round.

[One_Bad_400]

creamer is on fire this year

kind of odd seeing all those honda's with michanical issues.

[Raptorchick]

Pro-am is on the line

[Raptorchick]

Thanks again to everyone at E-Score for helping us out at this round!

[Raptorchick]

pro-am parade lap is underway

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meyer gets the holeshot!

[Raptorchick]

hetrick right on meyer

[Raptorchick]

hetrick takes over the lead

[Raptorchick]

hetrick
meyer
snapp
rastrelli
haagsma
moore
travis
cottage
tulenchik
swart***er
ven john
clark
taylor
spence

[Raptorchick]

snapp is closing in on meyer

[Raptorchick]

hetrick
snapp
meyer
martin
rastrelli
haagsma
more
brenton
cottage
travis

[Raptorchick]

rastrelli gets around martin

[Raptorchick]

hetrick has an 8 second lead

[Raptorchick]

rastrelli is closing in on meyer

[Raptorchick]

rastrelli challenges meyer, but meyer shuts him down

[Raptorchick]

rastrelli pulls off the track

[Raptorchick]

hetrick
snapp
meyer
martin
moore
cottage
haagsma
brenton
rastrelli
travis
tulenchik
clark
taylor
deering
spence
swart***er
ven john

[Raptorchick]

rastrelli back up to 7th

[Raptorchick]

only a couple laps left and hetrick has a 12 second lead

[Raptorchick]

white flag is out

[Raptorchick]

hetrick
snapp
martin
moore
meyer
cottage

[Raptorchick]

hetrick takes the moto two win and the overall!

[Raptorchick]

moto two final

hetrick
snapp
martin
moore
meyer
rastrelli
cottage
travis
brenton
tulenchik
clark
taylor
swart***er
spence
deering
haagsma
ven john

[Raptorchick]

on the pro-am podium


1. Hetrick
2. Snapp
3. Moore

[Raptorchick]

pros will be ready to go soon

[Raptorchick]

moto two holeshot goes to creamer once again

[motofreak2772]

Whats taking so long?

[Raptorchick]

looks like wienen might have gone down in the start

[yoshi]

Congrats to the Snapp Brothers team:)

[Raptorchick]

creamer
upperman
natalie
wimmer
wienen
p brown
gee
warnia
denoble
t brown
gibson
lawson
grant
goodman
little

[Raptorchick]

wimmer is challenging natalie

[Raptorchick]

wimmer is challenging natalie

[Raptorchick]

upperman is right on creamer, but creamer is picking some really good lines and is holding him off

[quadracer55]

is it raining?

[Raptorchick]

creamer still in the lead with upperman right behind

[Raptorchick]

wienen gets by wimmer for fourth

[Raptorchick]

creamer is starting to pull away but natalie wienen and wimmer are all close

[Raptorchick]

Originally posted by quadracer55
is it raining?

I'm not sure. they haven't said anything about rain

[Raptorchick]

creamer
upperman
natalie
wienen
wimmer
p brown
gee
lawson
denoble
warnia
gibson
grant
goodman
little
t brown

[Raptorchick]

wienen gets by natalie

[Raptorchick]

natalie is fighting back

[Raptorchick]

creamer
upperman
wienen
natali
wimmer
p brown
gee
lawson
denoble
warnia
gibson
grant
goodman
little
t brown

[Raptorchick]

wienen has caught up to upperman and is pressuring him

[Raptorchick]

wienen gets around upperman for second

[Raptorchick]

natalie up to third

[Raptorchick]

creamer has almost a six second lead on wienen

[Raptorchick]

creamer
wienen
natali
wimmer
upperman
p brown
gee
lawson
denoble
grant
warnia
gibson
goodman
little
t brown

[Raptorchick]

2 laps to go

[quadracer55]

wats wrong with t brown?

[dan29yfz]

Cmon Natalie! stay strong and hold off wimmer!

[Raptorchick]

white flag is out

[dan29yfz]

this gonna put 2 Can Am racers on the podium!! but great job to SCREAMER Creamer!! that guys an animal!!

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by dan29yfz
Cmon Natalie! stay strong and hold off wimmer!

Wimmer 6 seconds behind Natalie

[Raptorchick]

Josh Creamer takes the moto two win and the overall again

[hsr]

this should extend his points lead. especially with wimmer finishin back

[Raptorchick]

pro moto two final

creamer
wienen
natalie
wimmer
upperman
p brown
lawson
denoble
grant
warnia
gibson
goodman
little
t brown

[Raptorchick]

on the pro podium

1. Creamer
2. Wienen
3. Natalie

[mxpimp2000]

Originally posted by Raptorchick
Josh Creamer takes the moto two win and the overall again

too bad kawi gave him up. all it took was a dedicated team like rockstar suzuki and they got 2 fast guys now.

[8686]

Originally posted by mxpimp2000
too bad kawi gave him up. all it took was a dedicated team like rockstar suzuki and they got 2 fast guys now.

They had 2 fast guys before they got Creamer. Lest you forget about the workhorse Doug Gust. :eek2:

[mxpimp2000]

Originally posted by 8686
They had 2 fast guys before they got Creamer. Lest you forget about the workhorse Doug Gust. :eek2:

yeh he is a good guy but u didnt see him on the podium every race or battle the points lead with wimmer. i still like doug 4sure

[racing36w]

Wow this was the 1st motocross national that my 10 year old son and I have gone to. I have gone to and raced in numerous EDT nationals. Its great to see some of these nationals moving up to the midwest.
I have one little discretion though, and someone correct me if I'm wrong. After the second moto all my son wanted to do is to meet some of the pros and get some autographs. I wont say some of the names, but the more recognized guys didnt seem like they had any time at all for this. I'm sorry but I believe that these kids that are involved with this sport are the future and should be catering to them if we want to keep this sport alive. The way it sounds the #'rs are down in motocross as well as they are in EDT.
I do want to give a great thanks to Keith Little though. This guy is a 1 man crew and still had time to talk to my son for 10-15 minutes. Although he had some mechanical issues he took time to talk to his fans. Perhaps some of these younger pros could take some notes from this guy. Although he got last he was 1st in my sons eyes that day.

[quadrcr161]

Originally posted by racing36w
Wow this was the 1st motocross national that my 10 year old son and I have gone to. I have gone to and raced in numerous EDT nationals. Its great to see some of these nationals moving up to the midwest.
I have one little discretion though, and someone correct me if I'm wrong. After the second moto all my son wanted to do is to meet some of the pros and get some autographs. I wont say some of the names, but the more recognized guys didnt seem like they had any time at all for this. I'm sorry but I believe that these kids that are involved with this sport are the future and should be catering to them if we want to keep this sport alive. The way it sounds the #'rs are down in motocross as well as they are in EDT.
I do want to give a great thanks to Keith Little though. This guy is a 1 man crew and still had time to talk to my son for 10-15 minutes. Although he had some mechanical issues he took time to talk to his fans. Perhaps some of these younger pros could take some notes from this guy. Although he got last he was 1st in my sons eyes that day.

i think just my opinion, that putting both motos in a day crowds the pro's time between motos and dosent give them as much time to deal with fan and such. i liked it better when it was split .

Glad to hear the good news about keith, he seems to be down and in a dry spell the last few years but he is still a great rider. just wish he could get the fire back in him he use to have. if your from the tt side you should see keith on a tt track, thats where he really shines.

[offspring22]

Originally posted by quadracer55
wats wrong with t brown?

I'm also interested in what's wrong with Thomas!

[patrickj75]

T Brown lost a chain 2nd moto. He was riding good up until then. He said he struggled all weekend. I heard his mechanic say the bike was running bad all weekend.