Posted April 23, 2007

Dustin Wimmer Takes AMA Pro ATV MX National Win at Echeconnee

Yoshimura Suzuki's Dustin Wimmer grabbed his first overall win of the season by mastering the rough, sandy Echeconnee MX track in Macon, Georgia, host of the fourth round of the 2007 ITP/Moose AMA Pro ATV Championship April 14-15.

Wimmer's 1-2 moto scores on the rough, sandy track outscored series points leader and defending ATVA MX Champion Joe Byrd, who went 4-1 for second overall. Jeremy Lawson put together another fine run to take third overall.

The deep sand at Echeconnee posed a big challenge to the riders, but the degree of difficulty ratcheted up further when heavy wind and rain dumped three inches of water on the track on Saturday. Track crews worked all night to bring the track around, and the sand helped drain enough water to salvage great racing by the time the motos kicked off under cool, overcast skies on Sunday afternoon.

Wimmer grabbed the ATVRiders.com Holeshot in moto one, with his teammate Doug Gust in second and Lawson third early on. Lawson and Gust battled back and forth for the whole moto, repassing each other a few times. Lawson tried a last-ditch effort to get around Gust on the last lap but came up short, giving the Yoshimura Suzuki team a 1-2 finish. Lawson, Byrd and Harold Goodman rounded out the top five.

Wimmer jumped out to the ATVRiders.com Holeshot again in moto two, with Byrd, Lawson and Gust close behind. The foursome battled in close formation for most of the moto, until Byrd finally got around Wimmer late, as Wimmer wisely backed off knowing he still had the overall win sewn up with a second place. Lawson, Gust and Pat Brown rounded out the top five.

ITP/Moose ATVA National Motocross Championships
AMA Pro ATV Round Four
Echeconne MX, Macon GA
April 15, 2007

Overall

1. Dustin Wimmer
2. Joe Byrd
3. Jeremy Lawson
4. Doug Gust
5. Harold Goodman
6. Jason Dunkelberger
7. Pat Brown
8. Rocco Anno
9. Russell Shumaker
10. Keith Little
11. John Ragon
12. Joe Havisto
13. Michael Brown
14. Justin Bres
15. Richard Pelchat
16. Alex Trompen

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