CYPRESS, Calif. – August 14, 2014 – Yamaha Racing’s Chad Wienen captured a historic third straight AMA Pro ATV MX Series Championship last weekend, and his Yamaha and Wienen Motorsports teammate Thomas Brown took third overall for the season. The pair have been riding their YFZ450Rs to the top of the podium all season capping 2014 with first and third place finishes at the finale at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., on Saturday, August 9. Wienen scored 1-2 on the day for an overall win, while Brown grabbed 2-3 giving him third overall at Loretta’s. "The 2014 season was one to remember – the entire Wienen Motorsports Yamaha Team worked in sync,” Wienen said. “We were able to accomplish big results this year by winning eight out of the nine rounds for our team. Yamaha has provided us with race-winning performance once again with the 2014 YFZ450R, and we are looking forward to the 2015 season aboard Yamaha again."

Menasha, WI: It’s that time of year again. Everyone is scrambling to mount lights on their machines and teams in order to in preparation for the annual Heartland Challenge that takes place in Carlisle, IA this weekend. With a 4-hour UTV race and a 10-hour ATV race, the Heartland is a true test of racers and crews alike, putting all the stresses of a full season into one race. Where you can lead for nine hours, only to have your spirits crushed in the final turns, or your day could end on the first lap of thirty. Either way, you will only find the bravest teams and athletes lining the pits. Midwest Performance of Keokuk, IA has announced a partnership with Zakowski Motorsports for the 2014 Heartland Challenge. Zakowski Motorsports, having won the Pro-4x4 class in 2010, is no stranger to the race and will be out in full force with Midwest to claim the podium with not one, but three cars in the Pro-UTV/Open ranks. Midwest Performance, one of Iowa’s premier dealerships, is a large supporter of racing and what it does for the industry, not to mention building one of the raddest modded Can-am Renegades you have ever seen. 

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