THE NELSON REPORT

This week, Yamaha/GYT-R/DRD/MotoworldRacing.com Dustin Nelson checks in with a "mini report". For a special treat Donn Maeda from Transword Quad Magazine went out with Dustin and shot a small video for the website, check it out by clicking right HERE!

Without further a-do here is The Nelson Report-

Hey Everyone, Thought I would shoot you guys a mini version of The Nelson Report for the MTA 4 Stroke World Championships held at Glen Helen today. The track at this race is always treacherous because 18 of the 20 motos that run are motorcycle classes including a 250F Pro and 450F Pro. The track layout was very fun with bigger and more technical jumps than they have for the Quadcross races and we also ran the new start that goes through Talladega then up Shoei Mtn rather than along the bottom side. Moto One: I pulled a great holeshot with Jeremie Warnia close behind. Warnia stayed close for two of the five laps before he stalled in a corner and I was able to pull out by about 3.5 seconds. Justin Noss closed the gap on Warnia with his mishap but once Warnia got going he slowly opened the gap over Noss again. At the finish I took the win followed by Warnia and Noss. Moto Two: I love my GYTR/DRD power and ITP's new lightweight tires, it's definitely the best package I've had to date for pulling great starts. With a shortened second moto and a much rougher track I knew the start was huge and my #94 YFZ-R did not let me down as we ripped another holeshot. This time Noss followed me through Talladega with Warnia third. Noss applied some pressure through the first few turns but as we headed to the back side of the course I began to open up a gap. Warnia made the pass on Noss for second on top of one of the hills just before the end of lap one but I already had a gap of close to two seconds. My lead never really changed all the way to the finish where the top three was a repeat from the first moto with me taking the win followed by Warnia and Noss. Thanks, Dustin Nelson #94