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Buchanan, MI (7/29/2008) -
The dream tour came to a crescendo over the
weekend as Team Suzuki clinched the 2008 ITP
Tires/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA National Championship
presented by Parts Unlimited Manufacturers'
Cup. The accolade comes after Suzuki rider
Dustin Wimmer clinched his first ever Pro
Riders' Championship on the venerable QuadRacer
LTR450.
Suzuki QuadRacer LTR450s finished on the
podium in all 10 races on the 2008 tour
and earned seven victories, more than twice
its nearest rival. Wimmer (No. 191 Team
MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro Taper Suzuki) won
five races. Doug Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) earned two victories. Chad
Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar/MSR/Suzuki/Yoshimura/Pro
Taper Suzuki) rebounded from shoulder injuries
earlier this season to net two runner-up
finishes.
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Rockstar / MSR / Suzuki / Yoshimura
/ Pro Taper |
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Dustin
Wimmer |
Doug
Gust |
Chad
Wienen |
All contributed to Suzuki's success this
season.
"I'm very proud of our team and the
hard work that every member has done to
achieve this goal of the ATV MX National
Championship,” said Pat Alexander,
American Suzuki’s Sports Promotion
Manager. “Our riders have shown that
the QuadRacer is the most formidable weapon
any rider can own to go out and win races
or championships. This all could not be
achieved without the support from our sponsors,
the Yoshimura team, our great riders and,
of course, American Suzuki.”
Wimmer, who clinched the riders' title
over the weekend at Michigan's RedBud MX,
said team communication was the key to success
this year.
"To win a championship, everything
has to come together and the team just clicked
this season," said Wimmer. "My
mechanic Glenn (Schlude) and I really have
the same personalities and we always seemed
to be on the same page."
Wimmer said the Team Suzuki's decision
to hire 2003 ATVA Champion Jeremiah Jones
as rider coach also aided to the team's
efforts this season.
"Jeremiah was a big help, especially
because he really knows things from a rider's
perspective," said Wimmer. "It
always helps to have someone who knows from
experience and Jeremiah really gave us a
mental edge. Being competitive is more mental
than anything."
The season finale for the 2008 ITP Tires/Moose
Racing AMA/ATVA National Championship presented
by Parts Unlimited is scheduled for Aug.
9-10 at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane
Mills, Tenn.
About the ATV Association
(ATVA):
The ATV Association ("ATVA")
is the official sanctioning body of the
amateur division of the ATVA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championship Series Presented
by Parts Unlimited. The 9,000-member ATVA
is a sister organization of the 260,000
member American Motorcyclist Association
(AMA). ATV racing has experienced phenomenal
growth in recent years, and continues to
gain momentum and support, outselling off-road
motorcycles annually. Each ATVA round attracts
hundreds of racers who compete for bragging
rights to one of 31 amateur national titles.
For more information, please visit www.atvaonline.com.
About the ATV Promoters
Group (ATVPG):
The ATVPG is composed of the individual
promoters that host the AMA ITP/Moose ATV
National Motocross Championships, presented
by Parts Unlimited. The goal of the ATVPG
is to raise awareness of ATV motocross through
the production of professional and amateur
championship racing events. For more information
on the ATVPG and the ATV National events
they produce, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the ITP/Moose
ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited:
The AMA ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross
Championship Series Presented by Parts Unlimited
is the nation's premier amateur and professional
ATV motocross series, and competes 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
series with more than 20 years of competition.
The series continues to expand and produce
top talent from the amateur ranks, while
keeping close to the grassroots fun that
makes people love to go to the races.
Series sponsors include
title sponsors ITP Tires and Moose Racing,
and presenting sponsor Parts Unlimited.
Premiere and Feature sponsors include ATV
Sport, Moto Tees, Scott USA, Maxxis Tires,
Elka Suspension and H-Bomb Films/Division
Four. Associate sponsors include Weekend
Warrior Trailers, Denton Racing, and Hinson
Racing. Media partners include ATV Insider,
ATV Rider and ATVRiders.com. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
