RRR’s Sam Rowe Takes Pro Am
Win at Loretta Lynn's
Root River Racing’s
Pro ATV MX Race Report
La Crosse, WI (8/17/2016) - Root
River Racing’s Pro rider Sam Rowe captured first
overall in the Pro Am class and ninth overall
in the Pro class at the eleventh round of the
2016 AMA ATV Motocross National Championship at
Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. Root
River Racing’s Josh Upperman went 6-8 for an eighth
place overall Pro finish.
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Sam Rowe
claimed his second straight Pro-Am Overall
Win at Loretta Lynn's
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The season may be winding down, but Root River
racer Sam Rowe is not as he took his second consecutive
overall win with 2-1 moto finishes in the fiercely
competitive Pro Am class. “I am definitely feeling
good. At Unadilla I started to find my groove.
I had a rough season but later in the year I have
been showing everyone what I have and what could
have been this year. If a few things would have
went my way in the beginning of the year I think
I could have been the Pro Am champion,” explained
Rowe.
The second moto of Pro Am is where Rowe really
shined, taking the win by over five seconds. “I
came out second right behind Dylan Tremellen and
made the move on the first lap right before the
finish line. Then I spread the gap for a few laps
and got a cushion so I put it on cruise control.
I have been putting in the work and it is showing,”
said Rowe.
In the Pro class Rowe had another phenomenal
ride, taking ninth overall with consistent 9-9
moto finishes despite feeling ill Saturday morning.
“Pro was solid. I actually was feeling a little
bit sick in the morning. I am not sure why, maybe
from some food I ate the day prior. That really
put a damper on the start of my day. The first
moto was tough, but second moto I came around
and I was starting to feel a lot better,” explained
Rowe.
Rowe has been steadily getting stronger all season
and this was his fourth consecutive race finishing
in the top ten. “I really want to get into the
top five, that is what I am working for,” said
Rowe.
Josh Upperman had a solid weekend as well, finishing
just above Rowe in the Pro class with eighth overall,
but was hoping for more. “It was a rough go. I
did not have the best starts both motos. I got
lucky when Chad Wienen and Jeffrey Rastrelli got
hung up first moto and caused a little pile up,
I was able to get around. The heat and humidity
got the best of me towards the end there, so I
unfortunately was not able to push as hard as
I would like to,” explained Upperman of the brutal
weather conditions Loretta Lynn’s is so well known
for.
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Josh Upperman
holds down 4th place in points heading
into the Soaring Eagle MX season finale
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Upperman is sitting in fourth place in the points
race and is optimistic going into the final round
of the season. “It is going to be a race to the
very end, it will be interesting to see how things
pan out. A lot can happen yet I just have to put
my head down and focus and see what Soaring Eagle
brings. I went there last year, it is a great
facility and great track. I am excited to go back.
It is going to be a fight to the end, and I am
not giving up yet that is for sure,” stated Upperman.
Root River Racing’s Pro riders Sam Rowe and Josh
Upperman will return to AMA ATV Motocross National
Championship Racing during the twelfth and final
round of the 2016 season at Soaring Eagle Resort
and Casino in Mount Pleasant, MI September 9.
Josh Upperman 2016
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