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Noah Mickelson
Wins Pro Sport, Haedyn Mickelson’s Pro-Am Title
Chase Heats Up
Rockford Fosgate /
TiLube / Honda ATV Team Report
Salisbury, NC (7/26/2018) - Rockford
Fosgate/TiLube/Honda racers Noah and Haedyn Mickelson
had an up-and-down weekend during the AMA ATV
Motocross National Championship races at RedBux
MX in Buchanan, MI. Noah Mickelson won Pro Sport,
while Haedyn Mickelson finished seventh in Pro
Am.
It rained off and on all weekend, making the
sandy track rough and difficult. Noah Mickelson
made the most of the trying conditions and went
1-1 in the Open Pro Sport motos. His first victory
of the season places him fifth in the championship
despite missing four races due to injury. He went
6-9 for an overall ninth-place finish in Pro Am.
Haedyn Mickelson started third in the first Pro
Am moto, but a mechanical issue put him a lap
down. Not one to give up, he went back out and
finished ninth. In the second moto, he battled
his way up to fifth for an overall seventh-place
finish.
“I had some speed in the first moto, despite
being set back,” said Mickelson. “I was battling
for the first half of the second moto, but I got
a little tight in the second half. The Maxxis
Tires and Elka Suspension were absolutely hooking
up. The ruts were really deep and the track was
super rough so lot of people struggled in the
whoops. I made three passes in the whoops so I
could tell the Elka Suspension was dialed in.”
Though Mickelson is now second in Pro Am points,
he’s ready for a showdown at the final race. With
only six points to make up, he will do everything
in his power to secure the championship.
“This wasn’t what I wanted, but we’ll walk away
from RedBud, take our losses, and focus on Loretta’s,”
said Mickelson. “We’ll do a lot of training and
riding and I will do everything in my power to
get that championship.”
Noah Mickelson may only be back for his second
race since his injury, but you wouldn’t know it
by his dominant performances in the past two rounds,
and he backed up his success at Unadilla with
the Pro Sport win at Red Bud MX.
Haedyn and Noah Mickelson will be back in action
as the Rockford Fosgate/TiLube/Honda Team readies
to finish out the season strong at the Loretta
Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN August 11-12.
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