Joel Hetrick Takes
Podium Finish at Underground MX
Maxxis /Elka / Liquid
Wrench / Honda Pro ATV Team Report
Salisbury, NC (4/6/2017) - Maxxis
/ Elka / Liquid Wrench / Honda Pro racer Joel
Hetrick finished third in Round 2 of the AMA Pro
ATV Motocross National Championship at Underground
MX in Kemp, TX. Hetrick finished fifth in the
first moto and won the second moto to record his
second consecutive podium of the season.
After earning the ATVriders.com Fastest Qualifier
award, Hetrick was running third in the first
moto when he ran wide in a turn and his quad stalled.
He made an impressive charge from last in the
field to finish fifth.
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Joel
Hetrick kicked off the day by claiming the
ATVriders.com Fastest Qualifier Award |
“I two wheeled it, ran myself out of a rut and
stalled the bike,” explained Hetrick. “It took
me a few kicks to get it back running and I was
a good ways out of last place when I got back
on track. I was only up to seventh at the halfway
point. I did everything I could, but I just ran
out of time.”
In the second moto, Hetrick pulled the holeshot,
lost the lead briefly and then battled his way
to first at the finish. Changes made to his Elka
shocks during the weekend helped him record the
moto victory.
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DASA
Racing's Joel Hetrick grabbed the Holeshot
in Moto 2 |
“I did much better in the second moto,” said
Hetrick. “Doug Roll made some shock changes for
me and that helped throughout the qualifiers and
helped drastically in the motos.”
It marked his second Holeshot Award of the season.
He also took the holeshot at the season opener
in Daytona. “The bike is working great,” said
Hetrick. “I had two great starts with the Maxxis
Tires and the DASA motor ripping out of the gate.
It all really came together this weekend.”
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Maxxis'
Joel Hetrick scored the Moto 2 Win, which
boosted him to a 5-1 finish for 3rd Overall
at the Underground MX |
Hetrick is now second in points, nine points
out of the lead. He is looking to overcome that
gap quickly going into the next few races. “A
couple of 1-1s would be great,” said Hetrick.
“Two of those and I’ll be golden. It’s a long
season and things are already coming together.”
Hetrick has joined several other riders at Pafford’s
track, preparing for the next race. That event
is scheduled for April 15-16 at Monster Mountain
MX Park in Tallassee, AL.
2017 Race Team Sponsors
Maxxis, Liquid Wrench, Elka,
Fly, Scott, SSi Decals, DWT, Hinson, Bel Ray,
Sunstar, Works Connection, Sandridge Foods, Impact
Solutions, Fourwerx, Alpinestar, DC Designs, Precision
Racing Products, Rath Racing
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