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                                          | ITP's 
                                              #38 Sam Rowe won the School Boy 
                                              Jr. Class & second in the School 
                                              Boy Sr. Class at AMA ATV MX Round 
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                                      Millfield, OH (8/2/2012) - 
                                      According to Wikipedia, Cercis canadensis 
                                      (Eastern Redbud) is a large shrub or small 
                                      tree native to eastern North America from 
                                      Southern Ontario, Canada south to northern 
                                      Florida, United States.
                                        
                                        It’s also common to southeastern 
                                        Michigan, where there’s a famous 
                                        racetrack named after this wild plant 
                                        species. At the end of July, another wild 
                                        species invaded the grounds in the form 
                                        of the ATV motocross competitor.
                                        
                                        Team ITP harvested an impressive crop 
                                        of trophies at the penultimate round of 
                                        the 2012 ATV MX National Championship 
                                        Series, held at Redbud MX. Using a wide 
                                        selection of ITP Holeshot, QuadCross MX 
                                        and Turf Tamer tires, many of our riders 
                                        planted their boots firmly on the podium.
                                        
                                      
                                         
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                                          | #125 
                                              Chloe Buerster won both motos in 
                                              the Women's Class to take the Overall | 
                                      
                                      Chloe Buerster had another fruitful weekend, 
                                        sweeping the Women’s class with 
                                        a 1-1 moto tally for the overall victory. 
                                        This Janssen Motorsports/Roberts Racing 
                                        Outlaws rider also went 2-2 in the 4-Stroke 
                                        B division for second overall against 
                                        a lot of guys. With one event to go in 
                                        the season, she holds second position 
                                        in points in Women, and third in 4-Stroke 
                                        B.
                                        
                                        Young Maci Devenport continues to grow 
                                        her championship hopes with triumphs in 
                                        two classes. A 1-1 score in 90 Production 
                                        (8-15) has put her out of reach of rivals 
                                        in this class, while a 1-2, first overall 
                                        finish in Girls (12-15) is bringing that 
                                        title down to the wire.
                                        
                                        Wisconsin’s Samuel Rowe plowed over 
                                        the Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) class with a 
                                        clean 1-1 sweep, and backed it up with 
                                        second overall in Schoolboy Sr. (14-17). 
                                        The Janssen Motorsports-powered Root River 
                                        Racing star leads the standings in both 
                                        classes.
                                      
                                        
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                                          | Samuel 
                                              Row went 1-1 to win the Schoolboy 
                                              Jr. (13-15) & second overall 
                                              in Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) at RedBud | Merrill 
                                              Crose won three classes at RedBud 
                                              ATV MX aboard his ITP prepped Can-Am 
                                              DS450 Sport ATV | 
                                      
                                      Merrill Crose spread his winning ways 
                                        all over four different fields. He plucked 
                                        moto wins in 450 A, Open A, and Junior 
                                        25+, and was second in both motos of Veteran 
                                        30+. In all, this Missouri visited the 
                                        overall podium three times and holds the 
                                        runner-up position in points in all four 
                                        classes.
                                      In the 450 A hothouse, Root River Racing’s 
                                        Dalton Hicks bloomed with a first moto 
                                        win and second overall, keeping him in 
                                        third in the standings for the season.
                                        Haedyn Mickelson reaped top-three finishes 
                                        in five out of the six motos he contested 
                                        at Redbud, resulting in final podium appearances 
                                        in Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) and Super-Mini 
                                        (13-15). This Root River rider is second 
                                        and third in the standings in those two 
                                        classes, respectively, as well as third 
                                        for the season in Schoolboy Jr. (13-15).
                                      Another Root River Mickelson — 
                                        Noah — germinated a second overall 
                                        with 4-2 scores in 90 Modified (12-15), 
                                        helping him hold fourth in season points.
                                      A mature Sean Taylor staked his claim 
                                        to the podium in Pro Am Unlimited. The 
                                        Root River team member holds fourth in 
                                        the standings in this class, as well as 
                                        fifth in Pro Am Production.
                                      Fellow Pro Am Unlimited competitor Cody 
                                        Janssen of the Janssen Motorsports / Roberts 
                                        Racing Outlaws squad farmed valuable points 
                                        to maintain his top-three position in 
                                        this class.
                                      Championships will be picked at the final 
                                        event of the series at Loretta Lynn’s 
                                        in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, on August 
                                        11-12.
                                        
                                        In ATV MX for 2012, Team ITP consists 
                                        of Cody Janssen and Chloe Buerster of 
                                        Janssen Motorsports/Roberts Racing Outlaws, 
                                        Merrill Crose, Jeffrey Rastrelli, Brian 
                                        Johnson, Kyle Fix, Benjamin Brocado, Maci 
                                        Devenport and the entire Root River Racing 
                                        team: Jordan Digby, Mike Barnhart, Dalton 
                                        Hicks, Haedyn Mickelson, Noah Mickelson, 
                                        Brent Sellers, Sean Taylor, Alexander 
                                        Gillette, Samuel Rowe and Allyson Westfield.
                                        
                                        For more information on ITP’s “MX 
                                        Bucks” contingency program, download 
                                        a form for free enrollment by visiting: 
                                        www.itptires.com/racing. 
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                                        proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary 
                                        this year. Since 1982, ITP has grown into 
                                        the world's #1 ATV/UTV aftermarket tire 
                                        and wheel source, and continues to provide 
                                        a complete line of innovative tires and 
                                        wheels for virtually all ATVs and UTVs. 
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