Joel Hetrick Finishes
Fourth at Ironman ATV MX
Joel Hetrick Takes Fifth
ATVriders.com Fastest Qualifier Award
2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 5 - Links
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Seneca, PA (6/4/2015) – Hetrick
Racing / Corrosion Specialties’ Joel Hetrick claimed
his fifth straight ATVRiders.com Fastest Qualifier
Award and earned another moto win at Ironman Raceway
in Crawfordsville, IN for round five of the 2015
AMA ATV Motocross Championships.
Heavy rain was in the forecast for the weekend,
but held off for the first moto as Joel Hetrick
shot off the start and grabbed the holeshot. Hetrick
was on fire as he laid down incredibly fast lap
times and recorded the fastest lap time of the
moto, with a time of 02:02.720 in lap three; a
full second faster than any other racer.
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Joel Hetrick
grabbed the Moto One Holeshot
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Hetrick continued his amazing pace and increased
his lead to seven seconds on the white flag lap.
Rain began to fall in the final two laps of the
race, but Hetrick kept his blistering speed all
the way to the checkered flag for the moto one
win. “I had a great first moto at Ironman. My
Maxxis tires hooked up, and I pulled the holeshot
and gapped second place by seven seconds. My Elka
suspension was working great, and I felt awesome
out there,” said Hetrick.
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Joel Hetrick
lead from start to finish to claim the
Moto One Win at Ironman ATV MX
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After the first moto, a downpour ensued, and
the second moto was delayed. Despite the wet and
muddy conditions, Hetrick was looking to repeat
his first moto success. Hetrick was second off
the start and was close to the leader, but in
the first lap, the slick mud got the best of him,
and he wrecked in a corner. “Unfortunately I wrecked
in the first lap, and then about 16 minutes in,
I got tangled up with another rider. I wasn’t
pushing too hard, it just happened,” said Hetrick,
who finished 14th in moto two, for fourth overall.
The unfortunate circumstances cost Hetrick the
points lead, but he is confident and is looking
forward to Sunset Ridge. “I’m not really worried
about losing the points lead. I’m just going to
keep winning motos and gain some points back.
I still have much more on the track, so if you
thought I was pushing hard, you thought wrong,”
said Hetrick, who only has a ten point deficit
and is still second in series points.
Round six of the 2015 Mt. Dew AMA ATV Motocross
Championships will head to Sunset Ridge in Walnut,
IL on June 13th where Joel Hetrick will be going
for the win.
Joel Hetrick would
like to thank all of his 2015 sponsors
Corrosion Specialties,
Hetrick Racing, Maxxis Tires, DWT Wheels, Elka,
Impact Solutions, Walsh Racecraft, SSI Decals,
Scott, Belray, Pafford EMS, TDR, Hydraulic Pressure
Control, Dasa Racing, Fly racing, FSI, A&M Satellite,
Spartan Fabrications, Powermadd, Precision, Rath
Racing, LoneStar, Ripitup Films, Fourwerx, Makson,
Hinson, Oury Grips, DP Brakes, Evans Coolant,
Bard Welding, World of Wheels
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