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World ATV Motocross Championship
Round 1 - Mesquite MX
December 12, 2009
Photos By: Enrico Pavia

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Motoworks / Can-am's Chad Wienen Dominates World ATV MX Debut
Can-Am's Jeremie Warnia & Baldwin's Josh Upperman Podium

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Chad Wienen - Can-Am DS450 ATV Motocross

Motoworks / Can-Am's Chad Wienen Sweeps Round 1 Motos for Win

Mesquite, Nevada - The DWT World ATV Motocross Championship Racing Series kicked off Saturday December 12th at Mesquite MX in Nevada, and Motoworks / Can-Am’s Chad Wienen swept the first two motos of the season to claim the win followed by his teammate, Jeremie Warnia and Baldwin Motorsports, Josh Upperman rounded out the Pro ATV Podium.

The weather was lease than desirable leading up to the opening round of the DWT World ATV MX Series with mountain snow and below average temperatures in the valley with rain, but fortunately, the rain held off till mid-afternoon on Saturday for Round 1,which allowed for two dry pro motos.

Chad Wienen - Can-Am DS450 ATV Motocross
Baldwin's Josh Upperman claimed the Moto One Holeshot with Chad Wienen applying the pressure
The opening round attracted a 11 Pro ATV racers from around the country with Baldwin’s Josh Upperman making the long trip from Ohio to compete in the first weekend of racing, and he immediately made his presence known by grabbing the moto one holeshot. Upperman would hold the lead for a while before Chad Wienen would make the pass for the lead.

With a 25 minute moto plus 2 laps, endurance was key, and “Wide Open” Wienen never let off as he ran away with the easy moto one win. Upperman would hold onto the 2nd spot, but he was feeling the pressure from Jeremie Warnia for entire moto, but Warnia was unable to make the pass and settled for the third spot, and rounding out the top five was MCR’s Beau Baron & Josh Row.

United Kingdom’s Mark Watson was back again to test his skills in the USA, and he finished 6th place in moto one on his KTM ride.

Mark Watson - KTM ATV Motocross Racing
Josh Frederick - Motoworks ATV Racing
UK's #85 Mark Watson made his return to the US for the 2nd time in less than a month
Josh Frederick & Robbie Mitchell lock wheels in Moto One

Can-Am’s Josh Frederick & Kawasaki’s Robbie Mitchell locked wheels when Robbie Mitchell rode up over Frederick’s axle, which put the pair a lap down in moto one.

Unfortunately for Yamaha’s Dustin Nelson, he wasn’t able to get off the starting gate after an electrical issue kept him from getting his quad to start, which left him sidelined for the entire moto.

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