Wienen, who turned in the second-fastest qualifying time on Friday, made steady progress in the next day\u2019s first moto. Riding Razr Cross fronts and Razr MX rears, he took the lead by the fourth lap and held it through the end of the race, earning a close victory. he next moto saw an even better performance from Wienen, as he grabbed the lead in the first lap and won by a margin of more than three seconds. he third moto was on track to be much closer, with Wienen battling another rider to gain the lead for the first three laps. When Wienen was the first back on the course after a collision, however, he gained the lead for the remainder of the moto, and won by more than six seconds. \u201c he start was a little sandy, but we had awesome traction, and I was in the top three each time, very consistent,\u201d he said. \u201cEverything was dialed from there. he track was really rough, but I could ride comfortably and to my full potential!\u201d<\/p>\n
Earning third place overall, Josh Upperman also had a great weekend, taking holeshots in the first two motos and narrowly missing the holeshot in the third. Upperman was 3-2-8 for the day, after a mishap in the third moto cost him time.\u00a0 homas Brown also did well, going 4-5-3 for the day. Riding Razr Xm front and rear tires, West Coast racer David Haagsma was 5-8-6 for seventh place overall, while Casey Martin and Brad Riley rounded out the top ten for Maxxis.<\/p>\n
Maxxis congratulates Chad Wienen on this decisive victory and thanks all of its riders for an incredible weekend of racing in one of the A V world\u2019s biggest events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news_category":[271],"class_list":["post-34707","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_category-atvmotorcycle"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n