Root River Racing’s Josh Upperman
Podiums at Ironman
Josh Upperman Pro ATV Motocross Racer
2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 5 - Links
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La Crosse, WI (6/4/2015) - Root
River Racing’s Josh Upperman scored his first podium
finish of the season at round five of the 2015 Mt.
Dew AMA ATV motocross Championships at Ironman Raceway
in Crawfordsville, IN.
This was the inaugural round for ATV motocross
at Ironman Raceway, and like many, Josh Upperman
has been looking forward to this round all season.
“It’s an awesome track, and I am really excited
to get a chance to race here, and I think it is
a good opportunity for all of us,” said Josh Upperman.
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Root River
Racing's Josh Upperman claimed his first
podium finish of the season at the Ironman
Pro ATV Motocross
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Conditions were good for the start of the first
moto and that helped get Josh Upperman a good
start in second off the line. “I had a good start
and was second in the holeshot. I made a couple
of mistakes, but I was able to get around a couple
people and back into fourth place and have a good
finish,” said Upperman.
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Root River
Racing's Josh Upperman finished 4th in
Moto One
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For moto number two, the conditions were quite
different as a thunderstorm moved in and saturated
the track. lightning in the area also delayed
the races, but Upperman was not going to let the
wet and muddy conditions get the best of him.
“We did a couple of changes to our set up when
it started raining, and it really worked out great
for us,” said Upperman.
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Root River
Racing's Josh Upperman grabbed the Moto
2 holeshot & held on to claim third
place for third overall on the day
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Those changed enabled Upperman to grab the holeshot,
but the slick conditions did cost him a few positions.
“I made a couple mistakes and a couple people
got around, but I got back up to third and, I
settled in and finished third for third overall.
It was a real mess out there quite a few people
had issues, so I just tried to ride smart and
get as many points as possible,” said Upperman.
This was Josh Upperman’s first podium finish
of the year, and he couldn’t be happier with the
results. “My Root River Honda was running great
out there. The changes we made for the second
moto worked perfect, and I had a good finish.
It was really a great weekend, and it feels great
to be back up on the podium. The Root River team
has been working hard, and I can’t thank them
and all of our sponsors enough for helping me
get there. This finish was also special because
we are sponsored by Racing for Cancer and every
time I get on the podium, they donate money to
cancer research, which is something that affects
a lot of people and is something we believe in,”
said Upperman, who is currently fourth in series
points.
The next round of the 2015 Mt. Dew AMA ATV motocross
championships heads to Sunset Ridge in Walnut,
IL on June 13-14. Last year Josh Upperman was
third on the pro podium at Sunset Ridge and he
is hoping to repeat that success this round, and
close in on the top three in the series championship
points chase.
2015 Root River Racing Team Sponsors:
Rich Gillette Owner La Crescent Wine & Spirits, Race Team Specialist, RAGE ATV Racing, Motowoz, Pepsi, Rath Racing, FTR Powersports, JB Racing, FLY Racing, Fourwerx, Instituforn, ITP, C&L Powder Coating, 100%, DP Brakes, Yoshimura, Racedaypix, Glann Innovations, Thorson Graphics, Trimble’s Cycle Center, Moto Hose, RPM, Rod’s Powersports, Streamline, Racing for Cancer, Severson Oil Company, DWT, Powermadd, PT Welding, WORKS Connection
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