Warnert AMA ATV
MX Round 10:
Warnert Racing’s
John Natalie is 3rd Fastest Qualifier at Red Bud
Buchanan, MI (7/31/2008) -
Warnert Racing’s John Natalie claimed the
third fastest time in time qualifiers at Red Bud
this past weekend. John also made a hard charge
to come away with third place in the second moto,
bringing him within striking distance of a top
five finish in the 2008 season’s points
race.
Natalie got off to a bit of a slow start in moto
one due to his clutch slipping, but he soon began
to pick off riders one by one to break into the
top ten. “I had kind of a rough start, but
I stayed with it and worked my way up,”
said John.
By the final lap, Natalie had worked his way
up to seventh and held that position all the way
to the finish line. In moto two, things were a
little different for the Warnert Can-Am DS 450
racer. Natalie shot off the line with amazing
speed, taking third in the holeshot behind Keith
Little and Joe Byrd. Despite the track becoming
rough and rutted, Natalie took no time in picking
off Little to take over second place. Natalie
held his second place position for several laps
before falling back to third, but Natalie had
no intensions of giving up another spot, even
when Josh Creamer was on his grab bar pressuring
him for third. “I felt pretty good out there
today, the bike was running strong,” said
Natalie, who finished in fourth place overall.
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Cody Miller
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John Natalie
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Warnert Racing’s Cody Miller was looking
good on the track and was laying down some impressive
lap times, but a string of bad luck deterred him
from a top ten finish. Miller got off to a mediocre
start in moto one, but he made an impressive charge
all the way up to ninth place by lap three. Unfortunately,
Miller ended up losing a valve stem and began
to drop back. “My front tire went flat and
I tried to ride it out, but I ended up having
to make a pit stop to change it, which put me
back to 18th,” said Miller. In moto two,
Cody came off the line mid pack, but got hit and
spun out in the first turn, which also resulted
in him getting stuck on a hay bale. Miller’s
hang up put him back into last place, but Miller
worked himself up to 15th. “I’m definitely
looking forward to Loretta’s. I usually
do well there, and I can’t wait to see the
changes that have been made to the track,”
said Miller enthusiastically.
The final round of the AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
will bring the Warnert team to the legendary Loretta
Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN on August
10th, where Cody Miller hopes for a top five finish,
and John Natalie plans to end the season on a
high note by putting his Can-Am DS 450 on the
top spot of the podium.
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