Noah Mickelson
Sweeps Muddy Creek ATV MX
Maxxis /Elka / Liquid
Wrench / Honda Amateur ATV Team Report
Salisbury, NC (6/6/2017) - Maxxis/Elka/Liquid
Wrench/Honda’s amateur race team scored another
group of impressive finishes in 2017 AMA ATV Motocross
National Championship at Muddy Creek Raceway in
Blountville, TN. Noah Mickelson scored a pair
of victories, Haedyn Mickelson netted a podium
and a top five, and Grayson Eller snagged another
top-ten finish.
Noah Mickelson celebrated his birthday by pulling
off a flawless weekend, winning both Pro Sport
and 450 A by finishing first in all four motos.
Mickelson has won every 450 A race this season
and leads the title chase by 37 points. He earned
his third victory of the season in four races
and also leads the Pro Sport points.
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Maxxis'
Noah Mickelson celebrated his birthday weekend
by sweeping both motos in the Pro Sport
and 450A classess |
“All four motos I just ran my own race and had
fun,” said Mickelson. “The Sparks Performance
Products engine has really helped with my starts.
The Maxxis Tires help a whole bunch to get me
going and keep me going fast. This brought it
all together, and I had literally a perfect weekend.”
Mickelson said his David Eller efforts as team
owner has been the key to his success this year.
ATV Motocross’ “Super Team” offers him the ability
train every day at its state-of-the-art facility.
“The team has been so important,” said Mickelson.
“They allow me ride every day, I have a training
facility and they push me to be the best I can
be. David Eller is behind this entire thing. If
it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t be doing nearly
as well as I am.”
Haedyn Mickelson finished sixth overall in Pro
Am after a third in the first moto and tenth in
the second moto. He also recorded the fastest
lap in Pro Am. He was fifth overall in Pro Sport
after winning moto one and finishing tenth in
moto two. The narrow track offered very few passing
opportunities, and Mickelson had difficulties
bad gate picks.
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Maxxis'
Haedyn Mickelson finished 6th Overall in
Pro-Am |
“I really had to put my head down today,” said
Mickelson. “It wasn’t terrible, but obviously
not what I’m capable of. The track was just so
hard to pass. I got next to the guy in front of
me, but I just wasn’t able to get past. It was
tough weekend, but it’s just one race.”
Grayson Eller finished 12th and eighth in the
450 A and Production A, respectively. Eller has
been struggling with bad gate picks and starts
this season, but he remains a competitor at heart.
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ELKA's
Grayson Eller finished 8th in 450A at Muddy
Creek |
“I never had that track punish me for not getting
a good start ever like it did this weekend,” said
Eller. “The track was so one lined, and there
was barely any passing opportunity.”
The Maxxis/Elka/Liquid Wrench/Honda amateur team
will return to the seventh round of the 2017 AMA
ATV Motocross National Championship. Racing is
scheduled for June 17-18 at Sunset Ridge MX in
Walnut, IL.
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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