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ATV Moto One >> Continued |
Jasmin Plante applied the heavy pressure to
Cody Miller for the entire race and didn’t
allow him to have any breathing room as the
pair battled with each other and progressively
pulled away from the rest of the Pro pack.
"I’ve never been here to MX207
before so I practiced a lot on Saturday which
set me up in good condition on Sunday. I feel
very good and my quad does too, the track is
very fast and I like that. Miller is very fast
and we both put a lot of pressure on eachother
during the race," said Plante after a hard-faught
battle in pro moto one.
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| Jasmin
Plante made several passes on Cody Miller
during moto one, unfortunately for Plante,
Miller made a pass back before the checkered |
Jason
Connell put his DASA Honda ATV in the
3rd spot during moto one and on the podium
for the Pro Class for the second race
in a row |
Third position in Moto One and third overall
in the Pro class, Jason Connell stayed consistent
and went 3-3 on the day. Jason had little pressure
during moto one and rode his own race but pushing
forward hard and attempting to mix things up
with Miller and Plante as they battled amongst
one another up front in first and second positions.
Jason commented after the race, “ I rode
really hard and tried to fight through the dust
as best as I could, there are a lot of big jumps
on this track and my Elka shocks soaked up the
hits. I ended up lying back the last couple
of laps and I’m really happy to be back
on the podium with help from my Mom and Dad.”
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Motoworks
/ Can-Am's #1 Joe Haavisto finished
in 4th
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Motoworks’ Can-Am racer Joe Haavisto
finished in the fourth position after getting
around Jesse Onesti by the end of lap one and
gaining time on Jason Connell and the two race
leaders. Putting pressure on Haavisto and closing
out of however, was the NEATV-MX new comer Bobby
Ross, mounted on a Team Southside Polaris Outlaw.
After getting around Onesti by lap three he
began to work on Haavisto but couldn’t
close the door before the end of the eight-lapper.
In Pro Moto Two, the story was a little bit different
as it saw no passing between the top two spots,
but that doesn’t mean there was any less
action! The holeshot again belonged to Jasmin
Plante as he edged out Cody Miller, Bobby Ross
and Jason Connell and lead them through the first
turn and over the Rochester Motorsports table-top.
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| Jasmin
Plante grabbed his second holeshot of
the day in the Pro Class, this time he
held his lead all the way to the finish
line |
Plante held his own despite intense pressure
from Miller as they completed lap after lap
of the eight lap Pro Moto two. Plante went 2-1
on the day to take his first overall of the
2010 season and was very happy of the win. “
I really like this track because it’s
fast and my quad was running very good on it,”
said Plante.
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#91 Jasmin
Plante was able to shut the door on
Cody Miller in Moto 2 to claim the win
& the overall with Miller in 2nd
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In the end, BCS Can-Am racer Cody Miller was
not able to get close enough to make a secure
pass on Plante and had to settle for second
place and allow first overall to slip from his
grasp as he went 1-2 on the day. His points
chase hopes are still alive after round three
and is still happy to be on the podium again
despite suffering from a foot injury during
the week prior to the race and racing at a track
that he has never been to before.
Jason Connell is becoming a household name in
the Pro ranks as he once again, stuck his DASA
Honda in the third spot and pulled off third overall
for the weekend. Joe Haavisto once again found
himself in the fourth place for moto two after
he got around Bobby Ross near lap five and began
gaining time on Jason Connell. Ross rounded out
the top five in Pro moto two and seemed happy
to be racing in the NEATV now for the remainder
of the season.
Rich Stambach landed in sixth overall with
9-6 finishes followed by Vinny Mofford (7-8),
Michael Pilotte (10-7) who still raced despite
his broken wrist, Jesse Onesti (8-9), and Nate
Morello who rounded out of the top ten with
many mechanical issues.
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NEATV-MX
Pro ATV Racing Podium (left to right)
Cody Miller (2nd), Jasmin Plante (1st),
Jason Connell (3rd)
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