As the 2007 WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour begins to wind down another successful season, the points are still up in the air as the Tour hits Indiana this weekend for the AMSOIL Wildcat Open Championship.
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The event is being held at Wild Cat Creek MX here, and represents Round 8 of the 10-race Tour.

This weekend's events will be telecast on ESPN2 on Friday, Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. EDT.

The racing weekend will feature the nation's top Pro riders, competing in three Classes: SuperQuad Pro 450, QuadTerrain Challenge Pro Stock, and SuperSport Side by Side. The SuperQuad Pro 450 Class features big air, motocross style racing.

QuadTerrain Challenge features larger, utility-type ATVs, competing on an obstacle course that includes log jams, mud bogs, rock crawls, as well as high-speed sections. The SuperSport Class comprises four-wheel utility vehicles piloted by a driver and co-driver, sitting side by side. The purpose-built racing machines compete on a modified course that includes both big-air sections, as well as obstacles.

The race weekend will also feature nearly 20 other classes for Pro Am, Amateur, Junior and Women's classes.

SuperQuad Pro 450

The gloves came off three weeks ago in Virginia, and John Natalie, Jr. definitely lived up to his Iron Man nickname, winning both rounds of the double national. The rider of the No. 13 Elka, Maxxis/Honda moved well within striking distance of the points lead and now sits just seven points out the lead with only three races left.

However, leading the points is sophomore sensation Dustin Wimmer (No. 191 MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki), and he certainly won't give up without a fight. Nor will his teammates Doug Gust (No. 55 Team Rockstar, MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki) and Chad Wienen (No. 44 Team Rockstar, MSR, Pro Taper, Yoshimura/Suzuki), who currently occupy the third and fourth slots, respectively, in the title chase.

Keith Little (No. 12 Lonestar/Honda) has seemingly come out of nowhere with his privateer effort and completes the top five in points.

Other riders to watch include the Kawasaki duo of Josh Creamer and Josh Upperman, both of whom have continued to build on the Monster Energy Drink backed team's new sport quad racing program, stringing together several top fives of late.

Honda has begun chipping away at Suzuki's lead the Manufacturers' Championship, and now sits just 14 points out of first.