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Richard Pelchat |
New Berlin, NY (6/10/2008) -
This past weekend was the Unadilla AMA Pro ATV
National in New Berlin, NY. After a rough start
of the season, I am now back to where I want to
be and my DS 450 is running really great. In the
past month we made huge improvement and I feel
comfortable on the bike and I have a lot of fun
riding it. Come time for Unadilla, I was ready
to go and ready to achieve my goals...
Well I did not lose time to show what I came
to do. In the first practice season, I had the
second fastest lap time. In the timed qualifier,
I backed it up with another second fastest lap
time. I had the right suspension setup and the
track was my style.
On race day, the track condition was a bit
different and I had a bit of a hard time with
it. In the first moto, I had a tenth place start
and started working my way up. I was all over
7th place when I clipped a hay bale while trying
the inside. This small mistake proved to be
costly as I lost three positions! I soon charged
back to finish 10th. I was not very happy and
I wanted to start the second moto right away!
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Richard
Pelchat Airing his DS450 out on Unadilla's
Famous SkyShot Jump
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Pelchat
put in the second fastest laptime in
the timed qualifier
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Unfortunately, the rain came just before the
second moto. I rocketed out of the gate but
my outside starting gate was too far for the
holeshot. It was terrible out on the track and
I pulled 4-5 tear offs on the first lap. I rode
smart not risking any move and trying to finish
without a rock in my eye! I crossed the line
in 9th for 8th Overall.
It was a fun weekend and I'm looking forward
to the next time I will be racing in the US...I
will be even more ready.
Enjoy the pictures from my friends at ATVriders.com
www.rpevolution.com
