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JB Racing’s Jeffrey Rastrelli Top Five at Sunset Ridge MX
Jeffrey Rastrelli Moves into Top Five in Championship Race

2015 AMA ATV Motocross
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East Springfield, PA (6/16/2015) - JB Racing/ Liquid Wrench/ Root River Racing’s Jeffrey Rastrelli finished fifth overall at the sixth round of the Mt. Dew AMA ATV Motocross National Championship series in Walnut, IL.

Rastrelli made his appearance at Sunset Ridge MX with an injured shoulder from a crash at round five, which left him with a stage 2 AC separation. “I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to ride. The doctor told me two weeks was the earliest I would physically be able to use it,” said Rastrelli. Despite the circumstances, Rastrelli dug deep, fought through the pain, and landed an impressive fifth place overall finish.

Jeffrey Rastrelli ATV Motocross
#728 Jeffrey Rastrelli finished 7th in Moto One

Sunset Ridge MX’s sandy soil is known for becoming rough, testing the rider’s endurance. On top of this, hot and humid temperatures plagued the area for the first moto. Rastrelli would be at a disadvantage with his weak shoulder and no seat time since the last round, but he hardly let it show. At one point Rastrelli even ran in fourth place. “I got a decent start, and made a few good passes in the beginning of the moto. I actually felt pretty good,” said Rastrelli.

The end of the moto would ultimately come down to the conditioning of the shoulder, “Not using it for two weeks, I lost a lot of strength. Overall, it was a pretty good moto, considering,” said Rastrelli about his seventh place moto one finish.

Rastrelli had even more in the tank when moto two came around. He would improve upon his moto one finish by two positions, which landed him in fifth place. The skies opened up and saturated the racetrack before the start of the second moto, throwing another challenge to Rastrelli and the other racers. The deteriorating track conditions were no match for Rastrelli’s JB Racing/ BCS Can-Am, and superior mud race setup. “The PEP shocks and ITP tires hooked up great. We ran the mud tires the second moto, and I almost grabbed the holeshot,” said Rastrelli, who came out of the gate in second place.

Jeffrey Rastrelli ATV Motocross
#728 Jeffrey Rastrelli raced through the mud without any goggles in moto two & secured a top five finish

Rastrelli gives his great setup and his team credit for his spectacular finish, saying “For me to be able to come off a shoulder separation and ride, it must be working pretty good.”

Rastrelli was in seventh place in the Mt. Dew AMA ATV Motocross National Championship series points, but after his remarkable performance at Sunset Ridge MX, he is now tied for fifth place.

Round seven of the Mt. Dew AMA ATV Motocross Championship heads to Spring Creek MX in Millville, MN on June 27th. JB Racing/ Liquid Wrench/ RRR’s Jeffrey Rastrelli will return healthier and stronger, fighting for a podium position.

Jeffrey Rastrelli would like to thank all of his sponsors:
JB Racing; Liquid Wrench/Gunk; Root River Racing; Can-Am; Makson; Blommel Motorsports; SSiDecals; PEP; Fly Racing; ITP; DWT; Rath Racing; Yoshimura; BCS; DP Brakes; Renthal; Scott USA; Motul; Hinson; Malaska Motosports; Precision; PowerMadd; Outerwears; WPS; Liquid Performance; VP Fuel; ODI; Works Connection; Sandridge Food; Cheerwine; Guyer the Mover; Rastrelli Land Grading and ATVRiders.com

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