2016 AMA ATV Motocross Round #8 Spring Creek MX Millville, MN July 2, 2016

Coming into the eighth round, Hetrick was not feeling his best. “Monday I had the stomach bug and Tuesday I went riding and actually wrecked. It was an off week. I stopped riding and regrouped before I came here. I ended up doing pretty well, I am happy with my finishes,” explained Hetrick.

ELKA's Joel Hetrick was flying high in Moto One as he lead from start to finish for the win

David Haagsma is picking up real momentum at this point in the season, taking back to back podium finishes. Haagsma went 3-3 for third overall at Spring Creek.

“Moto one I was second or third off the start. I held Wienen off for a few laps before he was able to get around me on the whoops. The rest of the race I just ran my own pace and ended up in fourth with two laps to go. Then Rastrelli had a little issue in front of me so I was able to take third,” stated Haagsma.

Roll Design's David Haagsma finished 3-3 for third overall

In moto two, Haagsma once again was off to a great start and battled his way to a third place finish. Haagsma’s battles came all the way down to the last lap, where he narrowly held off Rastrelli at the checkered flag for third. “3-3 is the best moto finishes of my life. We had a great race this weekend and got two great starts,” said Haagsma.

Maxxis / ELKA's David Haagsma claimed his 2nd straight Pro Podium finish at Spring Creek MX

Root River Racing’s Josh Upperman took his season best fourth overall finish with 5-5 moto finishes. “We had a really good bike setup and I put my head down. Moto one I came out around fifth and ended up settling in for fifth. Second moto I came out of the gate in fourth and settled in for fourth overall so I was definitely happy with that. We have had our ups and downs this season but for the most part we have been consistent and that has a lot to do with the RRR team making that happen for me,” said Upperman.

Root River Racing's Josh Upperman finished a season best 4th Overall at Spring Creek MX

Thomas Brown arrived to Spring Creek with a patriotic theme for the July 4th weekend celebrations. Brown’s red, white, and blue themed SSI graphics and Fly gear looked sharp soaring over the Spring Creek triples.

SSi Decals' Thomas Brown was running the stars & stripes graphics in honor of Independence Day

Brown went 4-7 for fifth overall. “Moto one I had a good start and was sitting around fifth on lap two and all the sudden the bike died. I was trying to figure out what was going on and all the sudden I got power back and took off. I pulled on somewhere around tenth and worked my way back up to fourth by the end of the moto,” explained Brown.

Maxxis' Thomas Brown & Nick Gennusa battled for 6th Spot in Moto 2 with Gennusa holding off Brown

Second moto Brown battled with Nick Gennusa all race and was not able to make the pass around him. “Gennusa was riding good. I could not find a line around him. I ate roost from second lap on,” stated Brown.

After holding Brown off in moto two, Gennusa took a solid sixth place overall. “It’s a good learning year for me. I’m in about sixth right now. I had one race that went bad for me which cost me a lot of points, but we have four more races left and I am going to stay consistent. Right now these are just learning years for me, so I am just being a sponge and taking it all in,” said Gennusa.

#15 Nick Gennusa went 6-6 for 6th Overall at Spring Creek MX

Ronnie Higgerson took a hard fall in timed qualifying but pushed through to salvage a seventh place finish overall. “Second qualifier I caught rut on one of the big hills and me and the quad tumbled all the way down to the bottom. I put it in the back of my mind for the motos, and went out and did the best we could,” explained Higgerson.

Ronnie Higgerson recovered from a scary wreck in practice to claim a 7th overall finish

The AMA ATV National Championship will head to Unadilla MX in New Berlin, NY on July 16-17th for the ninth round of the series where the nation’s top Pro riders will battle it out once again.

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