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New
England ATV Motocross
(NEATV-MX) Capeway Links
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ATV
Racers & spectators dealt with rain
& mud this past weekend, which shortened
the racing action |
Middleboro, MA - Despite inclement
weather conditions and lots of mud that plagued
round nine of the NEATV-MX series, BCS Performance’s
Mike Pilotte came away with the Pro win while
Kawasaki’s Joe Haavisto claimed the number
one position in the Pro-am class.
Rain and mud was the name of the game at the
Capeway Rovers Motocross Park. Even though it
had been raining off and on all morning, there
were many racers that still showed up to maintain,
if not improve their points standings, but at
9am, just as practice was about to get underway,
the skies opened up and heavy rain began to
fall. Track conditions deteriorated quickly
and became so poor due to all the water that
officials decided to move all of the youth classes
to the end of the day in hopes that things would
clear up a bit. Just as conditions appeared
to be improving, Mother Nature once again let
loose with a heavy down poor. Conditions became
so poor that officials decided that the track
would be impassable for the smaller quads, and
cancelled the kid’s races for the day.
Adult classes were also cut down to a one moto,
winner take all format.
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BCS
Racing's Mike Pilotte grabbed the Holeshot
& held the lead from start to finish
to claim the win |
With the massive amounts of mud flying everywhere
off the starting line, whoever took the holeshot,
and was able to keep their vision somewhat clear,
had a definite advantage over those who were
following. In the Pro class, Mike Pilotte was
the lucky one that took the holeshot, with Joe
Haavisto right behind him, while several other
riders got hung up in the first turn due to
the slick conditions.
The slippery track and poor visibility made
passing difficult if not close to impossible,
so the order that riders left the gate stayed
virtually the same throughout the entire moto.
The mud claimed several victims over the course
of the race with Myles Santaniello,, and Vincent
Mofford all taking DNF’s. “It was
really slick and visibility was poor. I ended
up losing traction off the line and didn’t
get the start I wanted. You definitely wanted
to be the guy getting the holeshot this round,”
said Kawasaki’s Joe Haavisto.
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Joe Haavisto ran Maxxis Razr & Rzr2
cross country size tires to work his way
through the mud to secure the 2nd spot
and maintains his points lead |
Yamaha
YFZ450 mounted, Dave Payne, earned himself
the final spot on the Podium as he battled
his way through the mud and ruts with
MX tires |
Out of the eight Pro’s on the starting
line, only five were able to finish the race.
Of the surviving racers, Pilotte was first to
cross the finish line, with Joe Haavisto in
second, and the Halo Suspension backed #40 Yamaha
of Dave Payne claimed the final podium position.
Thomas Mofford held on to take 4th place and
BCS Performance backed Justin Hoffler finished
in 5th.
