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ATV Motocross
Round #8- Unadilla MX
New Berlin, NY
July 11, 2015
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Joel Hetrick Dominates
Unadilla Pro ATV Motocross
Pro ATV Motocross - Unadilla
MX - Round 8
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2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 8 Links
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New
Berlin, NY (7/12/2015)
– Hetrick Racing / Corrosion Specialties’
Joel Hetrick dominated both motos on Saturday at
Unadilla MX to tighten up the points battle in 2015
Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship. Hetrick
scored both moto wins to sweep the eighth round
of the season to earn his third AMA Pro ATV victory
and gain valuable ground in the battle for the championship.
The reigning three time champion and points leader,
Yamaha’s Chad Wienen, finishing in the second spot
both motos for second overall followed by Yamaha
/ Maxxis’ Thomas Brown.
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ATV
MX - Round 8 - Pro ATV Motocross Podium
(left to right)
Chad Wienen
(2nd), Joel
Hetrick
(1st), Thomas
Brown
(3rd) |
The iconic Unadilla circuit in Central New York
was graced with picture-perfect weather, and for
the seventh time this year, Hetrick kicked off
the afternoon by earning the ATVriders.com Top
Qualifier Award. The speed Hetrick showed early
easily carried into the motos, where he was able
to take advantage of having the first gate pick.
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ELKA's Joel
Hetrick claimed his 7th ATVRiders.com
Top Qualifier Award
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When Moto 1 got underway, Root River Racing’s
Josh Upperman edged out Hetrick to score the SSI
Decal’s Holeshot Award.
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Root River
Racing's Josh Upperman grabbed the Moto
One Holeshot & he went on to finish
in 4th place in the Moto
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However, it didn’t take long for a determined
Hetrick to get around, leading the field as it
crossed the line to complete the first lap. Once
in the lead, Hetrick quickly gapped the rest of
the field. He was never pressured throughout the
moto and went on to take the win by 13.5 seconds.
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Hetrick Racing's
Joel Hetrick ran away with the Moto One
win by a commanding 13 seconds even after
slowing down in the final laps
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Behind Hetrick, Wienen Motorsports /Maxxis /
SSi Decals / Walsh Race Craft / Yamaha's Chad
Wienen, the championship leader, had his work
cut out for him on the opening laps following
a mid-pack start. He moved into fourth by the
end of the first lap and was able to get by both
Upperman and Maxxis Yamaha, powered by Moto-Xperts,
rider Thomas Brown to vault into second by the
second lap. By that time Hetrick had already pulled
a gap of nearly seven seconds, all but forcing
Wienen to settle for second. Brown carried on
to finish third, while holeshot winner Upperman
was fourth.
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Yamaha's
Chad Wienen made the pass on #84 Thomas
Brown to take over the second spot in
Moto One
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