Edge of Summer MX Soaring Eagle Resort Mount Pleasant, MI August 28, 2015

Natalie has been sidelined due to his injury sustained in the early season crash. Coming back to his first race and landing on the podium was huge for Natalie, proving he has still got what it takes. “It’s been a long road, there has been a lot of stuff going on. About a week before the event I got a phone call from the Doctor saying I was released and could go ahead and ride, so I threw a leg over the bike about four days before the race. I did not think I would do that well going into it. To be able to get second overall was pretty awesome. For the first time in probably ten years I had butterflies in my stomach before the race. The excitement was just unbelievable. To be able to get on the podium next to these guys after sitting around for almost four months was amazing and exciting for me, my fans, and my family,” said Natalie.

Fly Racing's John Natalie Jr celebrates his 2nd Overall finish & he will be back in action on October 10th at the Pro Challenge in Decatur, TX

Rounding out the podium in third was Hetrick Racing / Corrosion Specialties’ Joel Hetrick. In the first moto, Hetrick grabbed a huge holeshot and ran away from the pack as he quickly built a five second lead. With two laps to go, Hetrick had a mechanical issue that took him out of the running.

ELKA's Joel Hetrick grabbed the Moto One Holeshot & held the lead till the final laps before suffering a mechanical issue, which took him out of the race

In the second moto, Hetrick again took the holeshot and this time the moto win, for third place overall.

Maxxis' Joel Hetrick grabbed Moto Two holeshot when John Natalie Jr & Ronnie Higgerson got together in the first turn, which caused a chain reaction and also sent Jeffrey Rastrelli & Thomas Brown to the back of the pack with Hetrick running away with the Moto Two Win

Maxxis’ Thomas Brown claimed the moto one win, and he was in the running for the overall win in moto two while in a tight battle with Natalie and Rastrelli, he suffered a mechanical issue in the final laps of moto two, which sidelined him and also dropped him out of contention for a podium finish.

Maxxis' Thomas Brown claimed the Moto One Win, but a mechanical issue in Moto Two dropped him off the podium

The Edge of Summer Motocross event held at Soaring Eagle was one to remember. The racing was intense and exposed many people to what Professional ATV Motocross racing is all about. There is still one more big ATV Motocross race on the schedule for 2015, so be sure to add the Caleb Moore Pro Challenge to the schedule on October 9-10th in Decatur, TX at Oak Hill MX.

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