Joel Hetrick Takes
Second at Spring Creek MX
DASA Racing's Joel Hetrick
grabs both Pro ATV Holeshots
2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 7 - Links
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Seneca, PA (6/30/2015) – Hetrick
Racing/ Corrosion Specialties’ Joel Hetrick finished
second in the Pro ATV Class during a challenging
weekend for the AMA Mountain Dew ATV National Championship
Saturday at Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, MN.
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Hetrick Racing's
Joel Hetrick finished in the 2nd Overall
for a spot on the Podium at Spring Creek
MX
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With rain-free conditions on Saturday, Hetrick
took on the tough and technical track and experienced
a rare “get off” during qualifying. After injuring
his back and hip, Hetrick cracked off the holeshot
in both motos to earn the SSI Decals Holeshot
Award. After battling with Chad Wienen throughout
both races, he finished second in both to record
the overall second-place finish, just behind Wienen.
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DASA Racing's
Joel Hetrick grabbed both moto Holeshots
to extend his points lead in the SSi Decals
Holeshot Award points race
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“This was a tough race,” said Hetrick, “but the
DASA motor and the Maxxis Tires made it easy to
pull the holeshots today. DASA has really been
putting in the work for me and the Maxxis tires
always hook up. The holeshots are simple: The
bike is perfect, so it’s just my reaction time
and the bike does the work.
“Jay Gobel with Elka Suspension has continued
testing with me this year and today’s result shows
just how great these shocks are,” said Hetrick.
“The suspension played a key role in keeping me
in second today. The track conditions required
a lot of work out of the suspension, and the Elka
shocks really came through.”
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Impact Solution's
Joel Hetrick gives credit to Jay Gobel
for working his magic on his Elka suspension
this year
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After the crash during qualifying, as well as
the challenging track conditions during the motos,
Hetrick was definitely tired after the hard-fought
battle.
“I couldn’t really do what I wanted to do during
the race,” explained Hetrick. “The bruises on
my back and my hip were really hurting. Later
in the race, my shoulder was getting tired. The
track was just so rough, so it was really a task
just staying on the bike. I pushed through out,
but I’m definitely feeling it.”
Though he admitted he was sore, Hetrick is itching
for the next three races where he hopes to take
on Wienen in the championship. Hetrick is currently
second in points, just 21 points back.
“We’d like to be a little closer, but 21 points
down is not that bad,” said Hetrick. “We’ll work
with what we have. We want to win the next three
and make this a battle to the end.”
Round 8 of the Mt. Dew AMA ATV MX National Championship
returns to Unadilla Motorsports Park in New Berlin,
NY on July 11-12th where Hetrick will be looking
to get back to the center of the podium as he
chases after the championship.
Joel Hetrick would
like to thank all of his 2015 sponsors
Corrosion Specialties,
Hetrick Racing, Maxxis Tires, DWT Wheels, Elka,
Impact Solutions, Walsh Racecraft, SSI Decals,
Scott, Belray, Pafford EMS, TDR, Hydraulic Pressure
Control, Dasa Racing, Fly racing, FSI, A&M Satellite,
Spartan Fabrications, Powermadd, Precision, Rath
Racing, LoneStar, Ripitup Films, Fourwerx, Makson,
Hinson, Oury Grips, DP Brakes, Evans Coolant,
Bard Welding, World of Wheels
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