2012 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals #7 Sunday Creek - Live ATV Race Coverage

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Round number seven of the 2012 AMA ATV Motocross Championships will be interesting. Bad weather that has swept through the area has knocked out power to many areas and caused delays for racing. We will do our best to bring you live updates as the Pro motos get underway.

John Natalie, Jr. has taken the last two overall wins and is looking for another one this weekend, but Chad Wienen is on a mission to extend his points lead and won't give up without a fight. The wet conditions will be a challenge for everyone and will certainly have an impact on how things play out today.

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moto one is underway.

wienen is in the lead
hetrick
upperman
natalie
brown
byrd
madl
clark
rastrelli
barnes
ven john
swartfager

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hetrick just took the lead from chad wienen

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natalie gets around upperman for third

[DeNoble123]

wish i could be there! hows the track looking?

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lap 4


hetrick
wienen
natalie
upperman
brown
madl
clark
byrd
ven john
barnes
swartfager
rastrelli

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wienen and natalie are battling it out and hetrick is ahead by about 4 seconds

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Hetrick now has a five second lead in lap 6

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lap 6


hetrick
wienen
natalie
upperman
brown
madl
clark
byrd
ven john
barnes
swartfager
rastrelli

[Raptorchick]

Originally posted by DeNoble123
wish i could be there! hows the track looking?

Hi Nick,

Hope you're feeling better and your recovery is going well.


The track is drying out, but it is pretty rough from what i was told. The heat is a factor for today as well. in the 90's with a lot of humidity.

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Hetrick is still in the lead by just over five seconds and wienen and natalie continue to battle it out

[maxgreenwing]

come on Wienen... pass Hetrick!! Step on it

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derek swartfager is on the move and just moved up to 8th

[gregoryeaston]

I thought last year was good racing but this year its off the charts!!
Come on john !!! Get that red plate

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lap 9

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

[DeNoble123]

dang, wish i was there. my recovery is goin ok.... i got 2 pins inside my left foot and 7 rods. im goin to redbud to hangout and hope to see everyone there!

Go hetrick and swartfager!

[Raptorchick]

looks like byrd is having problems again.

[gregoryeaston]

Originally posted by Raptorchick
looks like byrd is having problems again.

With his bike or him?

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Originally posted by DeNoble123
dang, wish i was there. my recovery is goin ok.... i got 2 pins inside my left foot and 7 rods. im goin to redbud to hangout and hope to see everyone there!

Go hetrick and swartfager!

I wish you the best and hope you heal well. It's really weird calling the race without you in the results! lol

[Raptorchick]

Originally posted by gregoryeaston
With his bike or him?

lol...idk for sure. could be both:devil:

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lap 12


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

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hetrick is flying. he is now over seven seconds ahead of wienen and natalie has dropped back considerably

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wienen has a 7 second lead over natalie. not sure what happened, but now upperman is closing in on natalie for third

[gregoryeaston]

Time left?

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I'm not sure how much time is left...we've got some technical difficulties today, but i will find out shortly

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Hetrick takes the moto one win!

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moto one results

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

[maxgreenwing]

Hey Nick!! We miss you , too. :cool: Hurry up and get well

[gregoryeaston]

What time is the 2nd moto?

[Raptorchick]

Track prep is going on right now for pro moto two

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Originally posted by gregoryeaston
What time is the 2nd moto?

should be going in about 15 minutes.
times are off a bit this weekend

[gregoryeaston]

How are the tracks looking?

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they are doing a lot of prep before the pro moto so those guys should have a pretty good track

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almost ready to go for moto two

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site lap is underway

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pro moto 2 holeshot goes to Wienen with natalie in second

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hetrick off the line in eighth

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natalie is right on wienen's grab bar

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natalie went a little hot into the corner and just about tipped over...gave wienen a little breathing room

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upperman challenging natalie for second

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upperman around natalie and going after wienen

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hetrick is up to fourth

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lap 2


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

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last season, upperman took the win at sunday creek. looks like he is on a mission to be on the podium.

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hetrick is challenging natalie or third

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hetrick makes the pass on natalie for third

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upperman is still close to wienen

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byrd just let rastrelli go by for 6th

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hetrick closing in on upperman

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lap 4

wienen
upperman
hetrick
brown
rastrelli
byrd
madl
swartfager
clark
venjohn
barnes

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wienen, upperman and hetrick are all still close

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joe byrd in last place again

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hetrick is all over upperman

[Meister649]

Originally posted by Raptorchick
joe byrd in last place again

Karma.

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lap 6

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

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clark gets around swartfager for 8th

[TWISTED]

Hey Nick, put Digger on your Honda and let him battle Spader in Vet A!!!!!!!!!!!

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upperman still holding off hetrick

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wienen has almost a three second lead now

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brown gets by natalie for fourth

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hetrick gets by upperman but upperman is not giving up

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lap 8

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

[gregoryeaston]

This race is going to be a points changer.

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if these guys stay where they are, the podium will be


wienen
hetrick
upperman

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wienen stil has a nice lead, but hetrick is still closing in

[gregoryeaston]

Drop the hammer john!!!

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wienen is trying to distance himself and increased his lead to 5.4 seconds

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lap 10

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

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two laps left

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lap traffic is becoming a factor for wienen and hetrick and has allowed hetrick o close in a bit

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lap 12

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

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white flag is out and wienen still has over a four second lead

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natalie is not looking like his normal self out there. not sure if the heat is getting to him or if it's an issue with his machine

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wienen takes the moto two win and the overall

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on the podium


wienen
hetrick
upperman

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moto two results


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

[gregoryeaston]

Ya john is pretty quick at this track. He was sick tje last race maybe he is still sick?

[Meister649]

NICE! Uppy on the podium!

Good work Wienen and T Brown too!

Brown took a good digger last Sunday, dudes a tough *******!

[maxgreenwing]

Great going Wienen!! Congrats on the #1 win.....

[Raptorchick]

Originally posted by gregoryeaston
Ya john is pretty quick at this track. He was sick tje last race maybe he is still sick?

I think it was just the heat. All of those guys were exhausted when they came off the track.