RRR’s Spring
Creek Mtn Dew ATV MX Race Report
2015
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 7 - Links
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La Crosse, WI (7/2/2015) - Root
River Racing returned to its home track over the
weekend for the Mt. Dew AMA ATV National Championship
and Megan Manshack continued her dominance of the
Women’s Class, winning both motos to notch her sixth
consecutive victory. The win at Spring Creek MX
Park in Millville, MN puts Manshack just one moto
win away from her second national championship.
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ITP's #1
Megan Manshack claimed yet another 1-1
overall win at Spring Creek MX
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“I’ve been racing every weekend since March,
but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” said Manshack
who held off a charging Aubre King in both motos
to net the overall victory. ”Aubre and I had a
great battle. She was nipping at my heels the
whole time and that’s always fun. She’s a great
racer. It was super rough, but that’s what makes
it challenging and fun.
“I think I’ve won every moto this year,” added
Manshack. “It feels good to be that consistent.
All of the families of the Root River racers were
here this weekend. It felt really good to have
such a large cheering section.”
Haedyn Mickelson padded his points lead in 450
A with an overall second-place finish on the merit
of 3-2 finish in the motos: “I got a decent start
in the first moto, but I got knocked off the track
a couple of times in traffic,” said Mickelson,
who also finished fourth in Production A. “I worked
my way up to third. I was battling for second,
but the checkered flag came out too soon. In the
second moto, I took second at the start and stayed
consistent, finishing second. The Root River Honda
pulled out great at the start. The ITP Tires worked
great at the start and the Motowoz shocks worked
great over the whoops sections.”
Sam Rowe put on a show in Pro Am, rebounding
from a seventh-place finish in the first moto
to win the second moto and take third overall.
Rowe also finished third in Pro Sport. “We made
of bunch of changes going into this weekend; we
took the big tires off and made some shock changes,”
said Rowe. “The bike rocketed off the start in
the second moto. I was a little nervous, but we
ripped the holeshot. I looked back after the first
lap. I just kind of put it on cruise control from
there. I spun off the gate and got a terrible
start in the first moto. It was brutal out there,
but we turned it around for the second moto. I’m
stoked. I was so disappointed after the first
moto, so to come out here and win the second moto
was great.”
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#38 Sam Rowe
won the 2nd Moto of the Pro-Am Class to
claim a third overall finish
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Alex Gillette had a difficult time here, finishing
15th in both 450 B and Production B. “I didn’t
do as well as I wanted to, but the team was great,”
said Gillette. “The track was really rough and
with the rain. I never really got a good moto
in. I just tried my best and we hope to come out
stronger in the next round.”
Johannah Vossman sat out the Millville round
with a collarbone injury: “I was at the Mickelson’s
last weekend,” said Vossman. “I was practicing
there, cased a jump and went over the bars. I
reinjured my collarbone and have to go back in
for surgery. I might be able to come out, but
most likely my season is over.” Noah Mickelson
ran some laps during press day, but sat out to
heal his leg injury.
Root River youth racer Brandon O’Neill finished
second in both Open Sr. and 90 Shifter, as well
as earning a seventh-place spot in Super Mini.
“The weekend went well,” said O’Neil, who sits
second in both Open Sr. and 90 Shifter points.
“The two second-place finishes were nice. They
keep us in the points. We’re going for the championship
so the weekend was great.”
Dalton Hicks finished fourth in 450 A, and fifth
in Production A. Dylan Tremellen notched fifth-place
finishes in both Pro Am and Pro Sport.
The Root River riders visited the Mayo Clinic
and Ronald McDonald House in Rochester, MN the
Thursday before the race. Team members signed
posters and spent time with critically ill children.
Team owner Rich Gillette said it was a rewarding
experience: “The visits were awesome. All of our
Pros absolutely love doing this and they wish
they could have someone organize something like
this every race weekend. We loved being able to
put some smiles on the faces of children who don’t
get to smile very much.”
Root River Racing next heads east to New Berlin,
NY for Round 8 of the Mt. Dew AMA ATV Motocross
National Championship at Unadilla MX. That race
is scheduled for July 11-12th.
2015 Root River Racing Team Sponsors:
Rich Gillette Owner La Crescent Wine & Spirits, Race Team Specialist, RAGE ATV Racing, Motowoz, Pepsi, Rath Racing, FTR Powersports, JB Racing, FLY Racing, Fourwerx, Instituforn, ITP, C&L Powder Coating, 100%, DP Brakes, Yoshimura, Racedaypix, Glann Innovations, Thorson Graphics, Trimble’s Cycle Center, Moto Hose, RPM, Rod’s Powersports, Streamline, Racing for Cancer, Severson Oil Company, DWT, Powermadd, PT Welding, WORKS Connection
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