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AMA ATV Motocross Nationals
Round # 7 - Unadilla Valley Sports
New
Berlin, New York
June 13-14, 2009
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Kawasaki's Chad Wienen
Takes Unadilla Victory & Points Lead
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| Chad
Wienen claims the Moto One lead by out jumping
Josh Upperman out of Gravity Cavity |
Wienen had to work for his wins on the notoriously
fast and rough Unadilla track. Upperman grabbed
the $250 MotorcycleUSA.com holeshot in moto 1, leading
Gust, Wienen and Byrd. Wienen held off Byrd as he
marched up to Gust and then moved into second on
lap six. Three laps later, Wienen closed in on Upperman
and made the pass after the massive Gravity Cavity
jump. Upperman held off Gust to grab second, while
a pack of Can-Am riders, Lawson, Natalie and Richard
Pelchat duked it out much of the moto to end in
4th, 5th and 6th.
Byrd tipped over while running fourth and dropped
to 12th, and he was only able to climb back to
11th at the finish. Wimmer came around the first
lap in 17th still nursing an injured shoulder,
but he dug deep and snagged a 10th.
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Baldwin
Motorsport's Josh Upperman grabbed the
Moto One Holeshot by edging out Suzuki's
Doug Gust, and "Digger" challenged
Upperman for position the entire Moto
with Upperman dropping back to 2nd with
Gust right behind him at the checkered
in 3rd
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| John
Natalie shadowed Doug Gust the entire 2nd
Moto to the final turn when he made his
move & passed Gust for 2nd |
For moto two, Gust's Suzuki team changed motors,
and it paid off as he grabbed the $250 MotorcycleUSA.com
Holeshot Award over Wienen. But Wienen made a quick
pass to get the lead. Gust maintained pressure throughout
the moto with Natalie close behind. Gust picked
up a stick on the track that cut off his rear brake,
allowing Natalie to set up a pass. On the last lap,
Natalie made his move for second right before the
finish, stealing second in the final inches of the
battle.
"I ended up picking up a stick in my brake
the last three laps and I knew right where [Natalie]
was going to get me and then he got me. But hats
off to John and Chad, they ran an awesome race.
I'm just happy to be up here."
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| Kawasaki's
Cody Gibson & Joel Hetrick celebrate
on the Podium after going 1-2 in the Pro-Am
Production Class & for Hetrick it was
his 1st ever race in the class |
In the Pro-Am Production class, Cody Gibson won
both motos, topping Joel Hetrick and Cody Grant
on the podium. Notes: Monster Energy Kawasaki's
Josh Creamer won the previous round of the tour
at Steel City Raceway in Pennsylvania, but his
luck disappeared at Unadilla. Mechanical troubles
ended his moto-one ride, and his team barely got
his machine to the line for moto two, and he had
to miss the parade-lap. He took ninth in moto
two....Joe Byrd has logged moto scores of 6-19-3-5-11-17
since Wimmer's shoulder injury put him into the
series points lead.... Typical Unadilla rough
weather set in on Saturday, with rain marring
their first two practices. Sunday was picture
perfect for racing, however.
About the ITP/Moose
Racing ATV National Motocross Championship Series
Presented by Parts Unlimited
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