| 2010
Yamaha / ITP QuadCross
Championship
Series
Round #8 - Racetown 395
Adelanto, California
October 24, 2010
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Yamaha ITP Quadcross
Series - Pro & Open Pro ATV Race Report
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Golden West Cycle's Jason Dunkelberger claims
a third place finish |
Goldenwest Cycle’s Jason Dunkelberger was
in the top five off the start in moto one and worked
his way into the number four spot before crossing
the finish line. In moto two, Dunk started out in
fourth and battled with Justin Noss for one lap
before taking over third. Dunkelberger held down
the number three spot for the rest of the moto,
giving him third overall for the day. Dunkelberger
is fourth in points and could easily break into
the top three if all goes well for him at the final
round at Glen Helen.
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Yamaha's Justin Noss held the early lead
in moto one with Dustin Nelson & Beau
Baron in chase |
Yamaha’s Justin Noss was looking good as he
led for two laps in moto one before Dustin Nelson
pressured him into a mistake and he would fall to
second. From there, Noss and Beau baron battled
for several laps before Noss would settle in to
third, where he stayed until reaching the finish
line.
In moto two, Noss started off in third, but would
drop to fourth after a battle with Jason Dunkelberger.
Noss’s consistent 3-4 finishes earned him
fourth overall and allowed him to hang on to his
number three ranking in the Pro Production points
chase.
Evan Thatcher put together two consistent motos,
going 5-5 for fifth place overall. Jason Fife
would claim sixth overall for the day allowing
him to sit comfortably in fifth place in points.
John Shafe rode a solid race and his 6-8 finishes
allowed him to take seventh overall, while James
Rossi claimed eighth and Jeremy Gray would finish
in ninth.
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Dustin Nelson charged his way to the lead
in both Open Pro motos to complete a perfect
weekend of racing |
In the Open Pro class, Dustin Nelson worked his
way up from a third place start in the first moto,
getting by Kody Evans and Jason Dunkelberger to
take over the lead in the sixth lap. From there,
Nelson pulled away, taking the moto one win. In
moto two, Nelson took an early lead and checked
out in the competition, taking his fourth moto
win of the day and taking the overall win in the
Open Pro class.
Kody Evans, who has come on strong this season,
grabbed the moto one holeshot and led for three
laps before falling victim to the charges of Dustin
Nelson and Jason Dunkelberger. Evans would hang
on to take a solid third in moto one.
In moto two, Evans looked strong and fast as
he charged off the line and held down second place
all the way to the checkered flag, giving him
second overall and allowing him to close in on
points leader, Jason Dunkelberger, putting him
only ten points off the lead.
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Kody
Evans held the early lead in the Open Pro
Moto One, but he was under pressure as Jason
Dunkelberger made the pass for the lead |
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Jason Dunkelberger lost his Open Pro lead
when Dustin Nelson out powered Dunk down
the straight away to take over the lead
in Moto one |
Meanwhile, Dunkelberger looked strong in moto
one as he came off the line in second and took
over the lead for two laps at the midway point
of the moto. Dunk would hold his lead for two
laps before battling it out with Dustin Nelson
and falling to second, where he would stay until
reaching the checkered flag.
In the second moto, Dunk was looking strong again,
but ran into trouble in lap seven, sending him
back to fifth place, where he would finish moto
two. Dunkelberger’s 2-5 finishes were enough
to earn him third overall and allow him to hang
on to the Open Pro points lead.
Also in the Open Pro class, Daniel Ramirez rode
a consistent race, claiming 5-3 finishes that
would put him in fourth overall, while Keith Tebeau’s
4-4 finishes had him rounding out the top five.
Darrell Patton looked solid as he went 6-6, giving
him sixth overall, with Rafael Guzman finishing
in seventh.
The final round of the 2010 ITP Quadcross series
is scheduled for November 14th at Glen Helen Raceway.
The final round is a double points round for the
amateur classes, but the Pro classes will have
to duke it out for their championships as Dustin
Nelson is hoping to hang on to his Pro Production
title and Jason Dunkelberger will be battling
for the Open Pro championship.
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