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Team Rockstar/MSR/Pro
Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura
Grabs Chad Wienen for a Triple Threat
Brea, CA (4/24/2007) -The industry's
best kept... secret is now officially out: Chad "Wide-Open"
Wienen has signed with Suzuki and will be racing the WPSA
series and select GNC events on a Team Rockstar/MSR/Pro
Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura QuadRacer® R450. The 22 year
old from Galena, IL has been tearing up the tracks from
Glen Helen to Oak Hill and that got the serious attention
of the biggest factory effort in Pro ATV racing.
"We looked at how fast he was going as a privateer
and wondered how fast could he really go if he had a
full race-equipped QuadRacer under him," Suzuki's
Rod Lopusnak said. "We know that Chad will be a
great asset to the team. He really works hard, has a
lot of talent and heart and deserves this opportunity.
With the factory support behind him, who knows what
this kid can do out there. We're not just talking championships
– we're talking records."
"I was so honored to be approached by the best
team in the ATV industry and have this opportunity,"
Wienen said. I'm just so proud to be a part of this
team and to be riding with Doug and Dustin. Ryan Cox
is the best mechanic out there and a good friend. I'm
privileged to have him turn wrenches for me. Everything
has already been clicking between us. I just know this
is going to be awesome."
Although Chad has been racing quads since he was 16,
he has only raced pro since mid-season 2005. Last year
was his first full race season and he podiumed at Budd's
Creek in the first moto. He decided to drop the GNC
series and put in a full WPSA season, which he finished
6th overall.
So far, Chad has been practicing on a stock bike with
a Yoshimura pipe and Fox Shocks. "I can't believe
the way this bike corners. It turns amazing compared
to my old bike," Chad explained. "This is
just a stock bike with only a few mods, but I feel like
I could win on it."
And he probably could.
First race for the triple threat Suzuki powerhouse
team will be the Opening Round of the WPSA SuperQuad
Pro 450 event at the Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds,
GA this upcoming weekend. The event will be broadcast
on ESPN 2 on June 16th at 1:00 pm
Team Rockstar MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura
Program Sponsors:
Maxxis –
Douglas – Repsol – Pro Aluminum –
AFAM – BMC Filters – Galfer – PowerMadd
– CV Products – Full Bore – Motion
Pro – Liquid Performance – Walsh –
Fox Shocks – NGK – Hinson Clutch –
Precision Racing Products – VP Fuels – Quad
Tech – RPM – Arai – Mechanix Wear
– One Industries
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