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Matt Whites comes
out on top at Round #2
PAMX American Suzuki Regional ATV MX Championship
Series
Duncansville, PA (5/7/2008) - For
Round #2 of the American Suzuki Regional MX Championship
series, riders and their crew headed to North West
Pennsylvania. In the small town of Sugar Grove lies
Mapleshade raceway. A large rain system would push
through beginning Friday night into Saturday afternoon,
causing the cancelation of Saturday's practice.
Despite conditions, riders made the best of the
situation, hanging out with new and old friends.
As the rain pushed out early Sunday morning, the
crew began extensive work on the track. Although
the decision was made to shorten the track, the
crew got every extra length they could by cutting
new lines into the spectator grass area.
Kyle Dammann, Cernics Suzuki Rider, entered
the weekend with one win already under his belt.
With a win already in wet condition, he was a
favorite for a repeat win. With a two moto format
and nearly a full gate, the spectators quickly
filled the fences as the Pro-Am riders took to
the line. When the gate dropped, the riders charged
the long holeshot and swept into the sharp left
hand turn. Joe Bruening would take an early lead
on his ATV Fourplay Yamaha. Joe would hold his
lead and take a moto one win. Team Hetrick Kawasaki
rider, Bobby Ross would hold off Matt White for
the number two spot. Tony Lucarelli would hold
onto the fourth spot, while Kyle Dammann would
finish out the top five.
As the second moto rolled around, the track
had developed into a true test of endurance. Although
only a few jumps were left on the cut down track,
braking bumps and ruts would take every ounce
of energy for riders to muscle through. When the
gate dropped in the final moto of the Pro-Am class,
it would be the #41 machine of Tony Lucarelli
grabbing the holeshot. On lap two, Matt White
would make a charge up the grass hill from third
place to take over the lead. Soon after, Bobby
Ross would slip by Lucarelli into the second place
position.
Bruening would then begin to apply pressure
to Lucarelli, but it would not be enough to overtake
the position. Back out front, Ross was trying
every angle to slip by White to take the moto
win and overall. His push would not be enough
to get by White as they crossed the finish line.
White would take the moto win and overall. Ross's
2-2 moto finishes secured him second place overall
while Bruening would wrap up the podium with his
1-4 finishes. Lucarelli would walk away with a
4th overall with Kyle Dammann rounding out the
top five.
In the 450A class, Kawasaki ride, Billy Cottage
was on a mission and with no words proved why
he is on a factory backed ride for 2008. Although
he had a small mishap in the Pro-Am class, he
bounced back and took two moto wins and the overall.
Kyle Dammann would take second place with two
second place finishes, while Trevor Borger snagged
the final spot on the podium with his 3-3 finishes.
Michelle Suciu made it back to back wins on
the season in the women's class. While turning
laps times on track with some of the 450A riders,
she pumped out two moto wins to score the overall.
Myka Carpenter went 4-2 to slide into second overall.
Kristen Weiss drove in from Pine Island, NY and
would drive home with a 3rd place trophy. Rounding
out the top five would be Kelly Winters and Vicky
Wnyegar.
The 90 Product Jr. class has some of the top
youth riders in the country. Walking out on top
would be Brandy Cottage on her Honda 90. Her two
moto wins left Kyle Kozura and Maccoy Shine battling
for the number two spot. While the two would swap
finishes, Kozura would take the second place overall
finish with his 3-2 moto finishes. Shine would
mark up a 2-3 for the day and round out the top
3.
From what many thought would be a rained out
weekend, hard work and sunny skies made Sunday
just like another day at the track. Please take
note that Round #3 has been move to R&D Raceway
in Bentleyville, PA.
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 at the rate
of 25% in the past two 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
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