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New England ATV Motocross
Jolly Roger - Round 3
Lempster, New Hampshire
May 24, 2009

NEATV-MX - New England ATV Motocross Series

NEATV-MX Open Pro & Pro-Am ATV Race Report
Monster Energy / Kawasaki's Joe Haavisto Claims Both Wins


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Lempster, NH - Kawasaki Monster Energy’s Joe Haavisto claimed a dual Pro and Pro-am win this weekend at round three of the New England ATV Motocross series, leaving little doubt that he has every intention of retaining his championship title in both classes.

Track conditions were good for the third race of the series as rain had fallen the day before to make for excellent traction off the starting line and although the track got a bit rough throughout the day, it didn’t seem to bother Joe Haavisto much.

Joe Haavisto - Kawasaki KFX450R ATV
Joe Haavisto - Kawasaki KFX450R ATV
#75 Joe Haavisto spent Moto 1 battling his way through the pack & he moved into the 2nd spot after making the pass on #44 Myles Santaniello, but was unable to reel in Michael Pilotte out front with Haavisto settle for the 2nd spot
In Moto 2, Joe Haavisto was once again battling his way to the front, but this time, he caught & passed #8 Michael Pilotte to claim the 2nd Moto Win & the Overall, but he remains 6 points behind Pillote in the Open Pro points race

Haavisto shot off the gate in fourth place and began to make a charge to the front. As Haavisto was gaining ground on leader Michael Pilotte, his quad began to give him problems. Haavisto rode it out and ended the first Pro moto in second place. Lucky for Haavisto, the NEATV-MX does not follow the same rules as the AMA/ATVA and allows for riders to switch bikes if they wish. Haavisto was able to switch out his quad and come back in moto two to and claim the win.

Haavisto’s 2-1 finishes secured him the overall Pro class win. “Everything went pretty good today. I got good starts and good finishes, so I am pretty happy,” said Haavisto.

Michael Pilotte - Honda TRX 450R ATV
Michael Pilotte DRT Motorsport's Powered Honda grabbed the Holeshot in both Open Pro ATV Motos

Michael Pilotte - Honda TRX 450R ATV
#8 Michael Pilotte lead for several laps in both Motos as he was pressured by both Joe Haavisto & Jasmin Plante, and he secured a 2nd Overall finish & currently leads the Open Pro Class with 134 points
Michael Pilotte also had a decent go of things. Pilotte, who has been getting amazing starts this season, grabbed the holeshot in the first Pro moto and began to pull away with Haavisto right behind him. The pair checked out and at one point Pilotte and Haavisto were 13 seconds ahead of the rest of the pack.

Pilotte rode a successful moto, holding off the Kawasaki rider all the way to the finish line to take the first moto win. In the second Pro moto, Pilotte was second ff the line behind Haavisto. Pilotte kept pace with Haavisto for most of the moto before Haavisto began to increase is lead. Pilotte would finish in a comfortable second place.

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