Team
ITP racers won six classes and earned 15 podium finishes at round six of the
2013 AMA Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship series in Virginia. Saturday, June
8. ITP Pro class racers Josh Creamer and Jeffrey Rastrelli finished sixth and
seventh, respectively, on a rough, wet Birch Creek Motocross track. ITP racer
William Lloyd earned third place in the Pro-Am class podium Sunday.
"Despite
the less than ideal racing conditions, our team of ITP racers did well at round
six of the AMA motocross series by winning six classes, earning a Pro-Am class
podium and having 15 total class podium finishes," said Pat McGuire of ITP
public relations and race support. "We won four classes in the youth ranks, led
by Noah Mickelson's two wins, and also had victories from age-class racers
William Lloyd and Dalton Hicks."
Round
six of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship series, the Bob "Smitty"
Smith Memorial Race, was soaked by rain prior to the event. The rain and overcast
skies didn't let up until just before the Pro class racing on Saturday afternoon.
In
Pro-Am class action, Lloyd (JB Racing/ITP) led the way with his third-place
finish. The podium finish pushed him to third in the class points standings. He
also won the Junior 25 Plus class using his ITP tires to extend his class
points lead.
Dalton "Bubba"
Hicks of Root River Racing/ITP won the 450 A class, took sixth in the Production A
ranks and is the points leader in both classes. Noah Mickelson won both the 90
Open class and the Super-Mini (13-15) class in Virginia. The young Root River Racing/ITP-supported
racer now leads the 90 Open class in points and is third in the other class.
Maddison
Guyer competed in three classes at round six using ITP tires. With a 1-1 moto
sweep, she won the Girls (12-15) class for the fourth time and is the current points
leader. The final ITP racer to notch a class overall win was Brogan Guyer, who won
the 90 CVT (8-15) class. He's currently three points behind the points leader
in third place in the points standings but has the most victories-three-of any
racer in the 90 CVT (8-15) class.
ITP
youth racer Haedyn Mickelson earned second place in two classes at round six. Mickelson
is the points leader in both the Schoolboy Sr. 14-17 and Schoolboy Jr. 13-15
classes. Other ITP team racers to earn podiums in Virginia were Brent Sellers (second, Production
A), Dylan Tremellen (third in both 4-Stroke A, Production A), Mike Barnhardt
(second, Vet 30+), Megan Manshack (third, Women's) and Blake Sarver (second,
Schoolboy Jr. 13-15).
ITP
Pro class racers Josh Creamer (BCS Performance) and Jeffrey Rastrelli (JB
Racing) each earned a top-ten finish at round seven. Creamer posted a sixth-place
finish in moto one and fifth in the second moto to earn sixth overall. Creamer
said he selected the wrong tire size for the conditions in moto one and a very
narrow track hurt his chances to compete for a podium at round seven.
"There
weren't a lot of places to make a pass in moto two, but I knew I had the speed
to get into the top five and really had to work hard to get up there," said
Creamer. "I was really hoping to find the box this round, but I'm going to come
out swinging next round and make my way to the top of the box."
While
Creamer was disappointed, Rastrelli had a more positive view of his career-best
seventh place finish. The young ITP Pro racer tallied seventh place in moto one
and eighth place in the second moto, which put him seventh overall and right
behind Creamer. More importantly, Rastrelli, who has earned 27 points the last
two rounds, overcame a slow second moto to earn his best finish ever. In moto
two, Rastrelli and another rider bumped at the start and soon after that he
crashed. However, the ITP Pro recovered to climb into the top 10 and eventually
finish eighth. Fellow
ITP Pro
Root River
Racing's Sean Taylor was 15th and fifth in the Pro-Am class, in which he's
currently third in the standings.
Round
seven of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship series heads to
Steele City Raceway on July 6-7
in Delmont,
PA.
