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Baldwin Motorsports' Josh Upperman Holeshots Both Motos at Ballance MX

North Kingsville, OH (04/02/2011) - Baldwin Motorsports' Josh Upperman continued his role as the "Holeshot King" at Round three of the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross Championship Series this past weekend at Ballance MX in Bowling Green, KY.

Josh Upperman, who has become known for his amazing starts, did not disappoint as he charged off the line in moto one and grabbed the holeshot. Upperman led for four laps before John Natalie caught up with him.


Upperman holds a solid third in points
"I got a great start and I was trying to build a good lead, but John caught up with me and he was able to get under me in a corner," explained Upperman, who would eventually finish in third after battling it out with Chad Wienen as well.

In moto two, Upperman again shot off the line with incredible speed to take his second holeshot of the day. Upperman was soon under fire again from John Natalie and held down a solid second for several laps before ending his moto in fourth place. Upperman's 3-4 finishes gave him fourth place overall and holding down third place in the pro points race with 116 points.

"I had a good start again in the second moto but I started getting a little out of control trying to hold off Wienen and Lawson, so I decided to play it smart and just back off a bit and hang in there for as many points as possible. I'm in third, so I really didn't want to take the chance of getting injured and possibly ending my season," said Upperman, who is looking for a little redemption at Budds Creek in two weeks and plans to be back on the podium.

"Overall it was a good weekend, but next round I want to be back on the podium. I have to thank Mark Baldwin and Baldwin Motorsports for all of their hard work. They built an excellent quad for me, now I just have to take it to the podium," said Upperman.

Round four of the AMA ATV Motocross Championships heads to Budds Creek in Maryland on April 16th - 17th where Josh Upperman will be going for the holeshot and hopefully bring Baldwin Motorsports their first pro win of the season.

#20 Josh Upperman 2011 Sponsors:

Baldwin Motorsports, Inc., PEP, JB Racing, Fly Racing, DWT, Goldspeed, Rath Racing, Hinson Clutch Components, Wiseco Pistons, State 8, Precision Racing Products, Pro-Design, Fasst Co., Throttle Jockey, Quad Tech, D.I.D., Falicon Crank Shafts, Works Connection, Powermadd, Scott Goggles, Sunstar Sprockets, DP Brakes, CV 4, RPM, Mechanix Wear, Sidi, VP Race Fuels, Ancra

AMA ATV MX Points Standings-

  1. Chad Wienen - Motoworks Can-Am - 144
  2. John Natalie - Motoworks Can-Am - 138
  3. Josh Upperman - Baldwin Honda - 116
  4. Jeremy Lawson - Walsh Suzuki - 106
  5. Joe Byrd - Honda - 95

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