2009 AMA ATV Motocross Nationals #8 - Muddy Creek - Live ATV Race Coverage

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Blountville, TN - Monster Energy Kawasaki's Chad Wienen not only took the win at Unadilla, but also the points lead of the 2009 AMA Pro ATV Motocross Series. Wienen, new to the Kawasaki squad this year, suffered through mechanical troubles in three of the first four motos of the season, and found himself over 50 points behind the series leader after round two. But he's been on the podium ever since, logging three seconds and two victories while early-season leaders Joe Byrd and Dustin Wimmer have struggled. Now in the lead, Wienen travels to Blountville, TN, to take on the pack at round eight of the the ITP/AMA ATV Motocross Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the Muddy Creek National on June 27-28th. The race also marks ATVA Amateur Racing Round seven.

Byrd and Wimmer's troubles continued at Unadilla. Honda veteran Byrd made a mistake in moto one and dropped from fourth to eventually finish 11th, and he was credited with 17th in moto two after mechanical troubles set in. Amazingly, Wimmer, the defending AMA Pro ATV MX Champion, made up points on Byrd despite riding with a lingering shoulder injury suffered before round four of the tour. Wimmer soldiered on with 10-4 scores for sixth overall at Unadilla. Wienen now leads both, with a nine point lead on Byrd and 19 points on Wimmer.

The event takes place at the Muddy Creek Raceway. Established in the late '70s by the Paul Baskett family, Muddy Creek has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Racer X Illustrated, Motocross Action, Dirt Bike, ATV Sport and Dirt Wheels magazines. The venue is home of the Thor United States Mega Series and the AMA ATV Motocross Championship.

Muddy Creek Raceway features a technically challenging track that takes advantage of the natural terrain. The rolling hills form massive jumps and high-speed corners, and also provide a great view for spectators.

The weekend will feature the 3rd Annual 88 Live to Ride Benefit Dinner Saturday night hosted by ITP, Big Daddy Motorsports and the Media All-stars crew. The event is a fund raiser for the 88 Live to Ride Fund benefiting the ATV Mobile Medical Unit.

To get to the track, take Exit #63 off I-81 and follow signs to the racetrack.

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The south has risen again...well atleast the temperatures!! man it was a scorcher out here today with temps in the 90's and enough humidity to make the shade sweat

Dustin Wimmer checks out some action on the track as he gets ready to make a solid comeback in his hunt for the championship.

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Friday evening, the track crews were busily getting the track ready for the weekends racing. The track was watered heavily, and then a big summertime downpour hit causing things to get a bit waterlogged. Morning practice was a mudfest

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The racing was good and the track responded as the bright sun baked out any water that was causing issues

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We did get a break as some high clouds moved in and stopped the bake for about an hour

I am pretty sure you could make a killing with anything that stops sunburn sting...and I would be first inline

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Josh Creamer bites into a snack as he shoots the breeze with JJ. Creamer is a pretty cool cat to hang with, and JJ can keep ya smiling as his quiet southern boy ways makes ya feel like you've known him all your life.

I didn't ask what kind of sandwich Creamer was munchin on, looked pretty good though

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Pat Brown checks out a pocket dog. cute little thing but would get stepped on fast around my place


Pat stuffed it in his pocket to see if it was just a saying!

(I am just kidding, no animals were harmed in the making of this post )

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Now this is a sign of things going bad

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He was ok....I bet he is wondering who did NOT tighten the hub nut

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The best racing of the day comes in the form of pint sized heros in the youth classes! My favorite racers battle as hard as the pro's and it is a blast to watch!!