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Lempster, NH - Kawasaki Monster
Energy’s Josh Creamer swept both the Pro
and Pro-Am classes of round 8 of the New England
ATV MX Series at Jolly Roger, which would be his
final races of the season before undergoing surgery
to repair a knee injury sustained earlier this
year.
Jolly Roger is a favorite track of many New
England ATV MX racers and for round 8, racers
were treated to a backwards run of the track,
which included some whoops and jumps that are
not included in the usual format. The racers
were quite pleased with the change of pace and
readily took on the challenge of running the
track in the opposite direction.
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New
England ATV Motocross Series headed back
to Jolly Roger Motosports Park for the
first time since June, and the racers
and fans were treated to the having the
track run backwards to keep the racing
action exciting
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Josh Creamer made the overnight trip to
Jolly Roger after finishing an impressive
6th place at the Steel City AMA Pro ATV
Open after dropping back to nearly last
place in lap one, but he didn't have any
issues at Jolly Rogers as he grabbed the
Holeshot in both Open Pro Motos and lead
from start to finish |
In the Open Pro class, things were a little
less dramatic, but still exciting. Kawasaki’s
Josh Creamer and Joe Haavisto both made an all
night trek to Jolly Roger after racing at the
AMA Motocross Invitational at Steel City the
day before. Both Creamer and Haavisto were riding
injured due to crashes they were involved in
at Steel City where, Haavisto hyper-extended
his knee during practice and did not race in
the main event. Although he was still in a great
deal of pain, Joe raced at Jolly Roger in order
to salvage points and keep some distance between
him and second place, Michael Pilotte. “I’m
leading in points and I really want to keep
it that way, especially in the pro class; that’s
the one that really matters to me,” Joe
stated.
Despite being a bit banged up himself, Josh
Creamer came on strong in the Pro motos, taking
the Holehsot in both moto one and two and led
the entire time. Meanwhile, Canadian Can-Am
racer, Richard Pelchat also made an appearance
at round eight, and ran a close second to Creamer
in both motos, but since Pelchat is not a full
member of the New England ATV MX Series, he
was not eligible for points and his 2nd place
overall performance was not scored, which kept
things in order for series regulars.
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| Canada's
Richard Pelchat made his 2008 NEATV-MX
debut on his Can-Am DS450 and claimed
the 2nd spot in both Pro Motos behind
Josh Creamer |
Open
Pro Points leader, Kawasaki's #75 Joe
Haavisto, raced with an injured knee to
salvage himself 26 points despite finish
in 7th Overall |
Even though Creamer and Pelchat checked out,
the Pro motos had plenty of excitement as Michael
Pilotte, Myle Santaniello and Justin Hoffler
were battling it out as the end of their season
draws near and the points ace is heating up.
Pilotte is currently second in points with 313
points, which is only 56 points behind pro points
leader, Haavisto. Santaniello has had a strong
showing this season and is currently sitting
in third with 278 points, while Thomas Mofford,
who has been very consistent this season is
close behind with 273.
