AMA ATV MX Round 4 Goes Pink
at Sunset Ridge MX
AMA
ATV MX Championship - Round 4 - Sunset Ridge
MX - May 19-20, 2012
 |
Wienen Motorsports
/ Yamaha's Chad Wienen currently leads
the AMA ATV MX Pro Class after round 3
|
Morgantown, WV (5/15/2012) - The
2012 AMA ATV Motocross National Championship Series
is well underway as the schedule heads to Sunset
Ridge MX for Round 4 of racing this weekend, May
19 and 20, where the series and racers will go “pink”
for breast cancer awareness. Points leader Chad
Wienen will have the hometown advantage as he grew
up racing at the Walnut, Illinois facility. The
local boy usually has a full house of fans to support
every year at Sunset Ridge MX.
Although Wienen Motorsports/SSi Decals/Walsh Race
Craft/Yamaha’s Chad Wienen broke his five-race
winning streak at the last round in Maryland, Wienen
still holds the coveted red number plate heading
into round four this weekend in Illinois. There’s
no doubt that Wienen has the consistent speed to
continue winning races, but in a ten-round series
there are many challenges before taking home a championship
at the end of the year.
Defending champion John Natalie got his first
race win of the season in Maryland and the Motoworks/Can-Am
rider now sits within striking distance of Wienen’s
points lead. Natalie is one of the most consistent
racers on the circuit and he knows that steady
finishes on the podium will keep him in the running
for the end-of-the-year title. But Natalie’s
young teammate, Joel Hetrick, nabbed his first
overall win of the season last round and isn’t
slowing down any time soon.
 |
Joel Hetrick
is going for a second win at Sunset Ridge.
Hetrick currently sits fourth in the AMA
ATV MX Pro class
|
Hetrick doesn’t have the all-around experience
that Natalie and Wienen have in the professional
ranks just yet, but the young gun does know how
to go fast. Hetrick finished outside the top five
in the opening round, but with a podium finish
and an overall win most recently, Motoworks/Can-Am’s
newest rider is putting himself back in the running
for a championship title.
Baldwin Motorsports/PEP/Maxxis’ Josh Upperman
tops Hetrick by only three points in the overall
standings as the series moves to Round 4 this
weekend. Upperman began the season on top of the
podium with a third place finish, but since then
he’s finished just outside the top three.
TBROWN Yamaha powered by Moto-X-Perts’ Thomas
Brown has been contesting Upperman and the rest
of the front-runners as he sits only six points
away from Hetrick in the fifth place position
in points. Brown has yet to finish on top of the
overall podium, but the Texas native put himself
inside the top three in Moto 2 in Maryland, giving
him fourth overall for the day.
The pro riders will run Saturday as part of
a full schedule of amateur racing, including classes
for Youth, Women and Veteran riders. Amateurs
will practice on Friday and race on Saturday and
Sunday. Tickets on Saturday are $20 for spectators
($10 for ages 6-11), and admission includes full
pro-pit access and an autograph session.
The 2nd Annual Susan G Komen Breast Cancer track
walk will take place Friday, May 18 after practice
is over. Sunset Ridge MX invites all racers, spectators
and sponsors to “go pink” for breast
cancer awareness by adorning their clothing, gear
and pits in the color pink.
To get to the track, take I-80 to Route 40 (Exit
45); take 40 North, 4 miles; turn Right on Manlius
Rd, just after the school. 1 mile to CR1100; turn
Left on CR1100; go approx. 4 miles on CR1100.
For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the AMA
ATV Motocross Championship
The AMA ATV Motocross Championship is the
nation's premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, hosted at top motocross
facilities nationwide. The 11-round series
features the Nation's best racers, teams and
sponsors, and is America's largest and longest-running
ATV national motocross program. Since 1985,
the series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while premiering
the professional class. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
|
