Team Yoshimura Suzuki Splits Wins Again at Steel City
– Gust-1/Jones-1
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Jeremiah Jones Earns 5th Straight Podium Appearance
with his Family this Father's Day Weekend |
Delmont, PA - (6/21/06) -Steel City Raceway
was a new venue for the 9th round of the ATVA Motocross
Nationals. But it was deja-vu for Team Yoshimura Suzuki
with Gust and Jones splitting the wins for the second
event in a row.
Gust got the holeshot in moto one with Jones not far behind.
Jeremiah got cut off at the first off camber turn, and
Doug was passed mid-way through the first lap by a hard
charging Keith Little. Doug passed and pulled ahead at
the half-way mark and drove it home. Jeremiah just didn’t
seem to be able to get the after burners engaged on this
moto, but was able to salvage the race in 5th.
“Once I got my act together,” Gust reflected
after the race, “I was able to pass Little and go
for the win. It was an easy, comfortable ride. I wasn’t
even pushing that hard. The Fox shocks were working great
and the Suzuki LT-R450 just pulled me to the finish.”
The second moto was a whole different race. Coming out
of the second turn it was a full out melee with Jones
just scraping his way out early. “It was a mess.
I had someone hung on my rear tire and I was just dragging
him through there. I was lucky to get out,” Jones
said.
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Jeremiah Jones squeezes past the chaos on the
inside while #55 Doug Gust isn't so lucky |
Gust was not so lucky. “Jeremy Lawson was in front
of me,” Gust explained. “I got tapped and
pushed into him and someone else. We were really stuck
bad.” Once free, it took Doug three laps to catch
up with the last place rider. But then the march began.
Gust was on on a mission – one by one they fell
as he tore past riders methodically attacking the technical
course. The crowd cheered him on as they watched one angry
and driven man go from last place to 5th in less than
30 minutes.
Overall, Gust tied Dustin Wimmer for third but received
the 4th position due to the tiebreaker - placement in
the second moto. Jones went home with 2nd overall behind
a very happy Keith Little who won the overall with a 2/1
moto score.
Team Suzuki/Yoshimura Programs Partners American
Suzuki - Yoshimura R&D of America - Hinson Clutch
Components - Dunlop Tires - Motul - Fox Racing Shox
- Galfer - AC Racing - BMC Filters - Tag - Regina -
RPM - Walsh Racecraft - Quad Tech - Douglas Wheel -
Motion Pro - Precision Steering Stabilizer - VP Fuels
- Mechanix Wear - Pro Design
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