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Wimmer Womps
Competition at ITP QuadCross Series Opener
Chino, CA (1/23/2007)
- Team Suzuki Yoshimura Pro rider Dustin Wimmer dominated
the ITP QuadCross series opener at Glen Helen this weekend.
Wimmer won his qualifying race and holeshot and won
the main in convincing fashion. A huge turnout of riders
faced a challenging track that featured all the National
obstacles.
"We're in town for some testing," Wimmer
said. "We decided to drop in and do the race. We
learned a lot and it was pretty fun."
In fact, such a large number of Pros showed up, that
event organizers had to run two heats to thin down the
field. Alba Suzuki rider Kory Ellis dominated the first
qualifier heat over Dustin Nelson and a slew of California
hot shoes. Ellis was on fire as he blistered the famous
Glen Helen circuit. The next qualifier saw Keith Little
snag the holeshot just ahead of Suzuki Yoshimura rider
Wimmer. Two laps later Wimmer passed Little in the esses
section and never relinquished the lead. The two were
close the entire race but Wimmer crossed the line first.
The wind had really picked up between the qualifiers
and the final. Gusts of up to 70mph ripped through the
hills of Glen Helen, making it even more challenging.
The Pro final gate dropped with Wimmer in the lead.
Within a lap he had pulled a large gap and poured it
on. By lap three, Wimmer had checked out and all eyes
turned to Ellis charging up from about an 8th place
start. Towards the end of the race Ellis had disposed
of everyone except Wimmer and Little.
Wimmer was gone, but the former GNC Glen Helen Champ
Ellis was on the gas. He caught Little on the last lap
but fell short of second spot by just a few feet.
Team Suzuki Yoshimura engine builder Ryan Cox was happy
with the performance. "We are trying to put the
power where Dustin likes it," Cox said. "Today
we were testing our new 99decibel AMA legal pipe...
we have plenty of power, but are still testing to see
where it suits Wimmer best. With Gust, (WPSA Champion
Doug Gust), we know exactly how he likes the power band.
We're still working it out with Dustin, and we are closing
in on what he likes more every day. We will be ready
for the WPSA opener."
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