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Maxxis riders took top spots in both premier classes at WPSA’s Round 3 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In his first race aboard the new Razr Cross, designed for loamy conditions, Dustin Wimmer won the SuperQuad Pro 450 class.

Chris Borich bested the competition in the QuadTerrain Pro Stock final, riding the championship-proven Bighorn Radial. The event was held June 2-3.

Wimmer, who took the lead in the first lap of the final, told atvriders.com that he “tried to run a good race, and I relied on my mechanic to let me know where I was in the field. You try not to look behind you, but sometimes it’s difficult not to.”

Wimmer was joined on the podium by fellow Maxxis riders John Natalie, in second place, and Keith Little, who took third. Points’ standings through the first three rounds show Wimmer holding a still-unofficial lead, with fellow Maxxis riders Doug Gust, Keith Little, Chad Wienen, John Natalie, and Joe Haavisto rounding out the top six.

Borich took the holeshot in the QuadTerrain Pro Stock final and held the lead throughout the race. “I just went out, and had some fun out there…My goal was to avoid getting hung up and keep my momentum. It worked out today,” he told atvriders.com. Borich is riding high this season: he’s currently first in the race for the GNCC overall championship.

In amateur races, Canadian Greg Gee took home another first place in the SuperQuad Pro Am class, while Angela Butler continues her total domination of the Women’s A class.

Maxxis congratulates Dustin Wimmer, Chris Borich, Greg Gee, and Angela Butler on their victories.

Maxxis also sends special thanks to John Natalie, who cemented his “Ironman” moniker by battling through serious chest and knee injuries, and to Keith Little for turning in a fine ride and proving yet again that Maxxis is the holeshot master.

Maxxis thanks all of its riders for their hard work and fine performances.

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Constantly striving to improve all areas of customer service, ITP has added another valuable team member to its roster.

Pat McGuire joins ITP with a wealth of industry experience as well as considerable background as a powersports enthusiast.

Based in Wisconsin, McGuire will take on a number of duties for ITP, including sales support for dealers and distributor representatives, product development and testing, and on-site race support.

Contact Pat by phone: (608) 449-4466, or email: pat.mcguire@carlisletire.com.

The latest issue of All-Terrain Vehicle Magazine is jam-packed with editorial and will be landing in mailboxes and newsstands soon!

It features the highly-anticipated and revolutionary Can-Am DS450, plus covers the details of all Can-Am’s ’07 tech including the 500 Renegade.

The All-Terrain Vehicle Magazine test pilots also shoot out an unlikely mix pitting the 525 KTM powered Outlaw against a Raptor 700R and an 800 Renegade. This in-depth article covers just about everything you want to know about this mix.

This issue also covers all the hottest race tires for your Sport ATV!

We also give the Ranger RZR its assessment and cover the features of the Sportsman X2. Plus we ride the Honda TRX 420 EFI, Argo Frontier, Unison Rage 250 and Midwest FRX90R.

This one won’t stay on shelves for long. Grab your copy right away!

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The third round of the WPSA SuperQuad Pro 450 series in Stillwater, OK was all about Weather and Wimmer.

Friday night alone saw 6 ½ inches of rain fall to completely flood out the Cooperland track and surrounding environs. Marble sized hail and strong winds also worried the ATV racers as many thought they could end up on “Oz” by the end of the day.

Incredibly, the weather started to clear up on Saturday and the track crew somehow constructed a raceable course.

The WPSA was forced to switch the planned double header to a single Sunday event. By doing so they had to hold all the heat races on Saturday, and launch the main on Sunday.

Through a massive and impressive effort, the WPSA and track crew pulled it off. The track was shortened due to the fact that the back half of the track was now Lake Cooperland.

Saturday’s heat races were up and down for the “Suzuki Squad” as Dustin Wimmer won his first heat race, but came in behind Pat Brown in the second. Gust carded a 2nd/5th, while Wienen went 5th/6th in their respective heats.

These “decent” heat race finishes gave them pretty good gate picks leading into Sunday’s main. The stage was set for a shootout… WPSA style.

Sunday dawned a little overcast but soon the sun came out and began to dry up the saturated Oklahoma red soil. Everyone was still sloshing around in a variety of muddy boots, but spirits were high in the Team Rockstar/MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura rig.

Wimmer was running fast laps all weekend and Stillwater looked to be a likely venue for a “Dustin” win this year. Sure enough, when the main event finally arrived, Wimmer blasted off in second place behind Keith Little at the first turn.

However, even before the first lap was over, #191 showed the rest of the field the back of his MSR pants by putting his Suzuki QuadRacer® R450 into the lead.

>From there, Team MSR/Pro Taper/Suzuki/Yoshimura’s Wimmer simply set sail and dominated the competition crossing the checkers with a 6.5 second lead over John Natalie.

“I got around Little and put in a couple of really fast laps, then just rode consistent, fast laps for the rest of the race,” Wimmer said after the event. “Jeremiah (Jones) has been helping me in my training and mental outlook, and I really felt strong coming into this race. Sure enough, once the race started, I knew that no one was going to catch me.”

Team Coordinator Jones was really happy with Wimmer’s performace. “We had him training and working on his program overall for the last two weeks. He’s working really hard to be a champ, that’s what it takes. He’s a heck of a racer and is right on the edge of becoming a dominant competitor. Dustin has a great future in front of him, this race is just a sign of things to come.”

Dustin’s teammates “Digger” Doug Gust and Chad “Wide Open” Wienen also had good races but missed the podium.

Gust went 5th with Wienen 6th. Although falling short of Taylorville’s Suzuki 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 sweep, it was a respectable finish and all three Suzuki factory riders are very close together at the top of the series points heap.

There were seven Suzuki’s in the SuperQuad Pro 450 final results proving once again that Suzuki is the ATV of choice for professional racers.

Our sources have revealed that Midwest Motorsports will be bringing a new line of off-road karts to its showroom floors.

This slick-looking kart called the Stryker STX 2500 has apparently been in development for more than 2 years and production is currently underway for an anticipated fall 2007 intro.

The Midwest Stryker features a liquid-cooled 250cc engine with CTV and reverse, 4-wheel disc breaks, 2-seater racing buckets with safety harness, large diameter integral tube frame with gusseted merge points and a fully independent front and rear suspension.

No word yet on pricing of the Stryker, but if it’s anything like Midwest’s ATV and motorbike offerings you can bet it’ll be a bargain.

Watch for an evaluation of the Stryker STX 2500 in an upcoming issue of All-Terrain Vehicle Magazine and get your copy of the latest issue featuring test results of Midwest’s Nitro FRX 90R.