2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 6 - Links
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Bakersfield, CA (6/17/2015)
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Maxxis/H&M Motorsports’
David Haagsma took his personal best finish
with fourth overall at round six of the Mt.
Dew AMA ATV Motocross National Championship
series in Walnut, IL.
Haagsma competed at Sunset Ridge MX, which
would only be his second appearance at a Mt.
Dew AMA ATV Motocross National series this
season. Heavy rains saturated the track on
Friday, but by the time the first pro moto
rolled around on Saturday, the motocross track
was in prime condition for the highly anticipated
racing action.
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H&M
Motorsports' David Haagsma finished
top five in Moto One
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A mid-pack start in moto one forced Haagsma
to dig deep and work through the pack, picking
off racers one by one until he landed an impressive
fifth place finish aboard his H&M Motorsports/Maxxis
backed Honda. “ I started off somewhere around
eleventh. It was pretty much chaos the first
couple laps, and I just tried to slowly work
my way up,” said Haagsma. After using up valuable
time and energy working through the pack,
the top four leaders were too far gapped out
from Haagsma for him to mount a charge, so
he rode smart, and settled in for a solid
fifth place finish.
Track conditions changed drastically for
moto two after a heavy rain shower saturated
the sandy soil of Sunset Ridge MX before the
race began. Haagsma’s Maxxis tires propelled
him off the gate to a solid start around sixth
place, and he only went forward from there.
After switching his setup for the wet conditions
Haagsma commented, “My Maxxis tires hooked
up great, we switched to the bigger tires
for the second moto because of the mud, and
they worked out perfect.”
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Maxxis
David Haagsma scored a fourth place
finish in Moto Two, which secured
a ATV MX career best fourth overall
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Haagsma would run in fifth place for the
majority of moto two, steadily closing in
on the fourth place racer. “With two laps
left to go, I knew I needed to make a move,
so I pinned it, and the second to last lap
I was able to get by him,” said Haagsma, who
would finish the moto in fourth place.
Maxxis/H&M Motorsports’ David Haagsma’s
5-4 moto finishes would lead him to his best
overall finish yet, fourth place. “ I was
excited. I always want to compete with the
top guys, but for me it was a great finish,”
said Haagsma.
This confidence boosting finish will motivate
Haagsma as he prepares for his next Mt. Dew.
AMA ATV National appearance, but he will have
to wait until round eight at Unadilla MX,
in New Berlin, NY on July 11th because of
conflicts with his other racing events.
H&M Motorsports 2015 Sponsors:
Maxxis, H&P Dairy, Haagsma Farms, Sparks Racing, Elka Suspension, ROLL Design, Impact Solutions, DWT, IMS Products, FLY Racing, Tire Blocks, X-Brand Goggles, Works Connection, K&N Filters, Gaerne Boots, Cognito Motorsports, Method Race Wheels. Hinson Racing, FASST Co., Sunstar Sprockets, ATVRiders.com, Precision Stabilizers, DVS Shoes, RPM Dominator Axles, Maxima, Galfer USA, Lusardi Motorsports, Baldwin Motorsports, Fourwerx Carbon, ODI Grips, Finish Line Signs, The Winning Team (Dye Fusion Apparel), CV4 Products & TCS Motorsports.