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New England ATV Motocross
Jolly Roger- Round 12
Lempster, New Hampshire
October 10-11, 2009

NEATV-MX - New England ATV Motocross Series

NEATV-MX Open Pro & Pro-Am ATV Race Report
DRT's Michael Pilotte Takes the Open Pro ATV Win, Haavisto & Miller Podium


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Lempster, NH - Although Kawasaki’s Joe Haavisto wrapped up the 2009 New England ATV Motocross Series Pro Championship at round eleven, DRT’s Mike Pilotte still made a hard charge taking four holeshots and taking the Open Pro and Pro-am wins at the season final at Jolly Roger.

Jolly Roger NEATV Finale Costumes
Jolly Roger NEATV Finale Band
The final round of NEATV-MX would take place at Jolly Roger. There would be Trick-or-Treating Saturday night, along with a band, a bonfire, and smoke shows
Jolly Roger NEATV Finale Smoke Show
Jolly Roger NEATV Finale Smoke Show

Cold and wet conditions were on hand for the final round of 2009 but that didn’t dampen the spirits of those in attendance. The morning started out a little wet, due to rain the day before, but began to clear out as the day wore on.

Mike Pilotte DRT Motorsports Holeshot
DRT Motorsports #8 Mike Pilotte would take the Open Pro moto one holeshot at the final round of 2009, and would also take all 4 Open Pro & Pro-Am holeshots during the day

The added moisture in the sandy soil seemed to be a benefit for Mike Pilotte as he grabbed the Pro moto one holeshot. Pilotte charged hard and never looked back as he began to pull a comfortable lead on the rest of the pack. The number 8 Honda would hold that lead from start to finish.

Mike Pilotte DRT Motorsports Holeshot
#8 Mike Pilotte again took the moto two Open Pro holeshot at Jolly Roger
In moto two, Pilotte would again take the hole shot, which would be his second holeshot out of four for the day. Although in the lead, Pilotte would fall back to finish in fourth place, but his 1-4 finishes bested that of Joe Haavisto and allowed Pilotte to take the overall win and end his season in a solid second of the points chase. “I had a couple of set backs this season due to a couple of mechanical issues, but overall everything went well. We worked hard and next year we plan to take the championship,” said Pilotte.

Joe Haavisto- Kawasaki
#75 Joe Haavisto switched over to #1 plates for the last NEATV round after securing the Open Pro championship
Kawasaki’s Joe Haavisto got off to a slower start than usual. Haavisto appeared to be in cruise control as he worked his way to the number five position before crossing the finish line. In moto two, Haavisto got a much better start, taking second in the hole right behind Pilotte. Haavisto would put on a strong showing and hold off Josh Creamer and Cody Miller to take the moto win. Haavisto’s 5-1 earned him the second spot on the podium for the day. “I’m happy to have been able to defend my championship again this year and put Kawasaki on top again. I wrapped up the championship in the last round so I didn’t want to go out there and risk getting hurt or anything like that so I just went out there and rode smart,” stated Haavisto.
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