Greenbriar, AR (5/28/2008)
- The 6th round of the ITP Tires Moose Racing
AMA/ATVA National Motocross Championship presented
by Parts Unlimited was held this Memorial Day
Weekend at High Point Raceway. Sunny skies and
warm weather were welcomed in for a change of
pace in the 2008 season. "We came into
this event very focused on what we had to do,
we have not had a good season up to this point
and really needed some good results" Mitch
Reynolds stated as he looked forward to turning
around his luck so far this season.
When Saturday rolled around, Mitch was focused
and ready to turn his season around. When the
gate dropped, he charged the uphill start and
would edge out the other riders to claim the
holeshot and take command of the lead. He would
hold the lead and go onto take a moto one win.
After the moto he stated, "we did some
testing leading up to this race and really got
the JB Racing, Baldwin, PEP, Sunrise Honda dialed
in." Dialed in may have been an understatement,
as he would pull strong on the holeshot and
cross the finish line in third. His 1-3 moto
finishes would net him an overall win.
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#137 Mitch
Reynolds
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Carrying his momentum, Mitch would take on
a heavily talented Pro-Am Production class in
Moto #1. A third place finish would set him
up with a good gate pick in the final moto.
Against 20 of the next generation of Pro Riders,
he would have to push hard to overcome a less
than favorable start. Climbing all the way to
second place, his moto finishes pushed him into
second place overall on the day. After the race
Mitch chatted about his moto, "I got a
good start but I drifted wide in turn one and
let several riders past heading for turn two.
It took me some time to get those positions
back and by that time the leader had checked
out on us". Proving he has been hard at
work on conditioning, Mitch ran faster lap times
on the last three laps than the leader. "I
am really happy with my results this weekend,
not just for myself but for my sponsors as well.
I could not be where I'm at today without all
of their help and support"
For more info on Mitch Reynolds go to: www.mitch137.350.com
Mitch's 2008 Sponsors
include:
(JB Racing, Baldwin Motorsports, RATH, PEP,
Sunrise Honda, Pro Honda Oils and Chemicals,
Genuine Honda Parts, THOR, Hoosier, TAG, Regina,
OURY, MXN, Smith Optics, Hinson, PowerMadd,
DWT, Johnsons and Smith,s ATV and Cycle.
Photos:
Shane Hartman
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