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Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 10:35 AM
ATVRiders.com continues our live coverage of the 2012 AMA ATV Motocross Championship series as it heads to Sunset Ridge in Walnut, IL.

At the last round, Can-Am/Motoworks' Joel Hetrick took his first overall win of the season. but for this round, the series heads to the home track of Yamaha's Chad Wienen where he will definitely be on top of his game.

Wienen still has a 15 point lead over John Natalie, and a 31 point lead over Josh Upperman going into this round and he will be on a mission to make that spread even greater after today.

Meister649
05-19-2012, 11:02 AM
#20 for an over all today!

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 11:46 AM
We have about 15 minutes until pro moto number one.

It is hot and humid right now with temps in the mid 90's. There's a slight breeze, but it isn't helping much.

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 11:54 AM
Parade lap is underway

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:01 PM
Moto one holeshot goes to nick denoble with goodman in second and wienen in third. hetrick in fourth upperman fifth

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:02 PM
de noble takes the lead


brown having issues off the startt after he and byrd got together

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:03 PM
denoble
goodman
wienen
hetrick
upperman
madl
rastrelli
clark
natalie
venjohn
swartfager
barnes

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:03 PM
wienen up to second

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:04 PM
lap two

denoble
wienen
goodman
hetrick
upperman
natalie
madl
rastrelli
clark
swartfager
venjohn
barnes
brown
byrd

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:05 PM
denoble still in the lead, but wienen is right behind him

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:06 PM
wienen gets around denoble and now hetrick is challenging for second

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:07 PM
natalie up to sixth

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:07 PM
hetrick gets around denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:08 PM
lap 4


wienen
hetrick
denoble
upperman
natalie
goodman
madl
rastrelli
swartfager
clark
venjohn
barnes
brown
byrd

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:09 PM
natalie and upperman challenging denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:09 PM
wienen has almost a two second lead

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:10 PM
upperman gets aorund denoble for third

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:11 PM
wienen bobbles and hetrick closes in

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:12 PM
lap 6


wienen
hetrick
upperman
natalie
denoble
goodman
madl
rastrelli
clark
swartfager
barnes
brown
venjohn
byrd

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:12 PM
natalie is challenging upperman

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:13 PM
swartfager gets around rastrelli

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:14 PM
wienen now has a three and a half second lead over hetrick

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:14 PM
Hetrick appears to be closing the gap a bit, but wienen still looking strong

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:16 PM
Wienen
hetrick
upperman
natalie
goodman
madl
clark
swartfager
rastrelli
brown
barnes
byrd
denoble
venjohn

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:17 PM
natalie gets around upperman

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:18 PM
lap ten

wienen
hetrick
natalie
upperman
madl
goodman
swartfager
clark
brown
rastrelli
barnes
byrd
denoble
venjohn

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:19 PM
wienen has a 6.3 second lead over hetrick

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:20 PM
looks like the heat is getting to a couple of racers and they are slowing down a bit

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:21 PM
lap 12 and wienen has an 8 second lead

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:22 PM
wienen
hetrick
natalie
upperman
madl
goodman
swartfager
brown
clark
barnes
rastrelli
byrd
denoble
venjohn


two laps to go!

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 12:22 PM
Chad is flying. What a great team he has...Thanks to Walsh , Ryan Cox and SSI, etc. Great going Chad!!!!!!!!!!

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:24 PM
white flag is out and wienen has almost a ten second lead

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:25 PM
looks like Mark Madl is having issues

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:26 PM
Chad Wienen takes the moto one win!

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:27 PM
moto one results

wienen
hetrick
natalie
upperman
goodman
swartfager
brown
clark
barnes
rastrelli
madl
byrd
denoble
venjohn

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 12:28 PM
UNBELIEVABLE!!!! WOO WOO Chad U da Man. Do it again in moto 2...

desratt
05-19-2012, 12:30 PM
when is moto 2

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 12:32 PM
Pretty sure it is 4 pm est

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 12:33 PM
no no I think 5 pm EST, 4 pm CST

walker054
05-19-2012, 12:34 PM
big lead for pro class, almost 10 seconds between 1st and 2nd!

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 12:50 PM
here is a link to the weekend MX schedule...

http://atvmotocross.com/pages/schedule/weekend-schedule

the temp keeps climbing so fatigue could definitely be a factor for moto two.

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 01:21 PM
Thank you :p

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 02:14 PM
Cody Gibson's race up next. Gooooooo Cody!! :eek2:

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 02:34 PM
HOORAY for Cody Gibson & the Walsh Race Craft team!!!!! :D

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 02:45 PM
Pro moto two coming up shortly

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 02:58 PM
moto two holeshot goes to Nick DeNoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 02:58 PM
Wienen goes over the berm and is in fifth

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 02:59 PM
Natalie takes the lead over denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:00 PM
denoble drops back,

natalie
brown
wienen

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:00 PM
denoble has mechanical issues again

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:01 PM
lap two


natalie
brown
wienen
upperman
madl
hetrick
swartfager
goodman
barnes
venjohn
clark
denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:02 PM
brown and wienen are all over natalie

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:02 PM
wienen is pressuring brown

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:03 PM
hetrick gets around madl for fifth

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:04 PM
three is a three way battle for first between natalie, brown and wienen

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:05 PM
brown gets around natalie

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:06 PM
brown still holding the lead

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:07 PM
brown
natalie
wienen
upperman
hetrick
swartfager
goodman
rastrelli
barnes
clark
venjohn
madl
denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:07 PM
natalie is trying to take back the lead from brown and is really pressuring him

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:08 PM
madl having mechanical issues again this moto

desratt
05-19-2012, 03:08 PM
where is byrd

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:09 PM
wienen is all over natalie and trying to pass

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:10 PM
Originally posted by desratt
where is byrd

I think he had issues on the line and couldn't get his quad started, but not 100% sure on that.

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:11 PM
lap 7


brown
natalie
wienen
upperman
hetrick
swartfager
goodman
rastrelli
clark
venjohn
barnes
madl
denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:11 PM
even if wienen finishes in third, he will still have the overall win today.

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:13 PM
wienen gets around natalie for second

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:13 PM
hetrick passes upperman for fourth

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 03:13 PM
YES!!

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:13 PM
wienen is going after brown

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:14 PM
wienen takes the lead!

maxgreenwing
05-19-2012, 03:15 PM
Pick them off one at a time, Wienen.

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:15 PM
lap 10


wienen
brown
natalie
hetrick
upperman
swartfager
goodman
clark
rastrelli
venjohn
barnes
madl
denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:16 PM
wienen now has almost a 3 second lead

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:18 PM
two lap board is out

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:18 PM
lap 12


wienen
brown
natalie
hetrick
upperman
swartfager
clark
goodman
rastrelli
venjohn
barnes
madl
denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:19 PM
natalie is still pressuring brown for second, but brown is holding him off

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:19 PM
white flag is out

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:20 PM
natalie gets around brown

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:20 PM
natalie gets around brown

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:21 PM
chad wienen takes the moto two win and the overall

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:22 PM
moto two results


wienen
natalie
brown
hetrick
upperman
swartfager
goodman
clark
rastrelli
venjohn
barnes
madl
denoble

Raptorchick
05-19-2012, 03:22 PM
on the podium


1. Wienen
2. Natalie
3. Hetrick

89trx250r
05-19-2012, 04:48 PM
I have said it every week and I will continue to say it NOT ONE PERSON ON THAT TRACK HAS ANYTHING FOR CHAD.

P.S. A 10 second lead in the PRO class is just insulting to the rest of the field.

JMTracing
05-19-2012, 09:53 PM
Originally posted by 89trx250r
I have said it every week and I will continue to say it NOT ONE PERSON ON THAT TRACK HAS ANYTHING FOR CHAD.

P.S. A 10 second lead in the PRO class is just insulting to the rest of the field.

I wouldn't go that far, I like Chad and all. He should be thankin his lucky stars Cramer isn't out there! There's a reason Can-Am won't allow Cramer to run the AMA Nationals.. He's just a class above! Chad can never claim to be the best till he beats the best! PERIOD!

quadrcr161
05-19-2012, 11:19 PM
So a team is paying a rider not to run the nationals? Why would that be why would they not want him up front on their quad? I'm not a fan of the yfz but Chad is an animal, Congrats chad

maxgreenwing
05-20-2012, 05:08 AM
Good morning! What happened to Joe Byrd yesterday? May we please have posts on the Pro Am races , too. @ Raptorchick? That would be great. A lot of us who cannot be at the race would LOVE to see the play by play. Thank you :)

JMTracing
05-20-2012, 06:59 AM
^I agree^

leager-n-ky
05-20-2012, 10:17 AM
Originally posted by maxgreenwing
Good morning! What happened to Joe Byrd yesterday? May we please have posts on the Pro Am races , too. @ Raptorchick? That would be great. A lot of us who cannot be at the race would LOVE to see the play by play. Thank you :)

X 2.......

LTR450_#67
05-20-2012, 10:26 AM
He got dq'd....him and Thomas brown connected twice on the first lap.....looked like Joe was being dirty....and yes I was there, saw both incidents.

maxgreenwing
05-20-2012, 10:55 AM
uh oh Joe, no fair! What , did I hear correctly? Cody Gibson/WalshRaceCraft made the fastest lap time of any racer for the whole weekend? Guess that Mike Bard really knows how to tune a motor! Goooooo Cody!!

LTR450_#67
05-20-2012, 11:22 AM
That hybrid is SICK!!!!

maxgreenwing
05-20-2012, 12:50 PM
Excellent racing Moser and Gibson!!

JMTracing
05-20-2012, 01:01 PM
^^ Absolutely ^^

panici33
05-24-2012, 10:58 AM
Originally posted by LTR450_#67
He got dq'd....him and Thomas brown connected twice on the first lap.....looked like Joe was being dirty....and yes I was there, saw both incidents.

Just saw the video...Wow! Regardless of what happened at the beginning of the race, Byrd had no right to do that to Brown.

Why is Byrd still allowed to race in the AMA? This isn't is first "incident."

tig7ers
05-29-2012, 09:20 PM
Originally posted by panici33
Just saw the video...Wow! Regardless of what happened at the beginning of the race, Byrd had no right to do that to Brown.

Why is Byrd still allowed to race in the AMA? This isn't is first "incident."

Looks like to me that both incidents were race related. They both wanted the same real estate and they got to gather and crashed. What was so dirty about it. One line and two bikes and nether rider wanting to give in to the other. According to what EX rider.com report he was DQ,d for arguing with the Official.

panici33
05-29-2012, 09:39 PM
You should watch the video again...you can see Byrd turn his handlebars in the opposite direction to purposely take Brown out.

panici33
05-30-2012, 07:03 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=znIXU3lJWuc

maxgreenwing
06-02-2012, 07:38 AM
good morning . when will the Ballance race show up? National #5. I cannot get it here. Thank you. and Gooooooo racers