RRR’s Noah Mickelson 2x Winner At Underground MX
Root River Racing’s Amateur Underground MX Race Report

Noah Mickelson had a dominating weekend. Mickelson spent the winter training in Texas at Splendora MX, and it paid off when he won each moto of 450 B and Open B to capture two first place finishes.

Noah Mickelson won every moto in both the 450 B and Open B to take the overall wins

“It feels absolutely amazing. I have not won for almost a year now, so it feels awesome to get two wins. The Motowoz suspension and Hoosier tires worked great. The tires hooked really well out of the corners and the holeshot. The whole Root River bike worked well out there,” said Mickelson.

Logan Tremellen’s monumental weekend included his first ever national win. Tremellen took the win in 450 C and backed it up with a second place finish in Production C. This was Tremellen’s first time back to competition at a national event after an injury sustained last season.

Logan Tremellen earned his first national win in the 450C Class & finished second in the Production C Class at Underground MX

“The Root River Honda worked great. We got the shocks dialed in yesterday, so I was getting over all the rough stuff pretty smooth. I could not thank all of my sponsors enough, especially Rich from Root River Racing. It is great coming off my injury last year. This is the first national I am back, and I am stoked on it,” stated Tremellen.

Root River Racing’s youth rider of Brandon O’Neill also had an excellent performance at Underground. O’Neill captured two podium finishes; a second place finish in the very competitive Youth All Star and a third place finish in Super Mini.

Brandon O'Neill finished 2nd in the Youth All Star Class & 3rd in the Super Mini Class

“In Youth All Star I did better than I expected. I am a rookie in that class, and I got second overall. I am very proud of that accomplishment.” Oneill also added that his Root River Honda was running great, “The Honda runs fabulous. I cannot thank everyone enough for all the power it has.”

Johannah Vossman clinched an impressive finish on the podium in the Women’s class. Vossman found herself battling an illness, but pure determination and skill carried her through.

Johannan Vossman overcame feeling ill & finished third in the WMX Class

“Its not how I wanted to start my season, but I came down with the flu on Wednesday night and did not get to practice on Friday, so the odds were against me this weekend,” said Vossman. Despite the circumstances, Vossman persevered to take third in women’s and fourth in Schoolgirl.

Tommy Vossman competed in 450 B and Production B. Vossman started off the season strong with two top five finishes, fourth in Production B and fifth in 450 B.

Tommy Vossman earned fourth in the Production B & fifth in the 450B Classes

“Saturday we came out and got second in both motos, I felt pretty good. Sunday my starts just were not where they needed to be and I had to work my way up. We are going to go home, work on starts, and come back swinging at round two,” explained Vossman.

Tyler Mack out of Minnesota put in a solid ride in Production A, going 4-5 for sixth overall.

Tyler Mack went 4-5 to take sixth overall in the Production A Class

“Moto one I had a pretty good holeshot and battled up front through the whole race. Moto two I got sixth. I wish I could have gotten better starts but I have not been riding much. Hopefully we will get better riding weather back home before Muddy Creek,” said Mack.

The number 135 of Haedyn Mickelson represented Root River Racing in Pro Sport and Pro Am. Mickelson’s best performance came from Pro Sport in which he took sixth overall, but it did not come easy.

Haedyn Mickelson claimed sixth overall in the Pro Sport Class

“Pro sport I had terrible holeshots and had to work my way up through the pack,” said Mickelson.

In Pro Am, Mickelson went 5-10 for eleventh overall. In the first moto Mickelson had a great start and was going for a pass but ended up stalling his Root River Honda, causing him to lose several positions. The second moto Mickelson had to work his way up from the back and finished tenth.

“I am going to hit the gym and ride super long motos to get my arms ready to ride these long Pro Am moto’s,” stated Mickelson as he thinks ahead to round three.

Alex Gillette showed his speed in the College 16-24 class. The first moto Gillette suffered from a crash that forced him into the last chance qualifier. Gillette won the last chance qualifier and made the best of it, saying he “just tried to have as much fun as he could.”

Alex Gillette finished second in College 16-24 Class Moto 2 earning sixth overall

The second moto is when Gillette really shined, capturing second place for sixth overall. “It was a great moto. I came out of the holeshot around fifth, ready to attack for the next position. I battled all throughout the race and got to second. We had some issues yesterday, but we overcame it today,” explained Gillette.

Dylan Tremellen competed in the incredibly competitive Pro Am and Pro Sport classes.  “First moto of Pro Sport I had a decent race. I was almost in a crash in the start so that put me back behind. Moto two was really muddy. I came off the gate really good but the race was red flagged. The second start was not so hot,” said Tremellen, who took eleventh overall.

Dylan Tremellen went 6-7 in the Pro-Am Class to finish eighth overall

In Pro Am, Tremellen had a strong performance, going 6-7 for eighth overall. “It was a safe weekend and we will come back to the next round and hopefully do a little better,” said Tremellen.

Root River Racing will return to the AMA ATV Motocross Nationals at Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, TN on April 23-24 where they will be striving for more podium finishes and wins.