The Pro-Am ATV class was sliced down to a one-moto
format because of the torrential downpour conditions
that mother natured decided to throw on us before
the start of the Pro ATV moto two. The scoring
from Pro-Am moto one was decided for the final
scoring and Joe Haavisto was the top-performer
in this class as well.
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#1 Joe Haavisto grabbed the Pro-Am Holeshot
by edging out #270 Jason Connell &
#22 Cody Miller |
Haavisto snuffed out the competition by grabbing
the holeshot, and seemed to have regained his
spark as he lead the race from start to finish
to claim the win. “Tire selection is very
big for this track and our Goldspeeds hooked
up great,” said Haavisto after the race..
Haavisto has always been a force to be reckoned
with on the more rough-and-tumble tracks and
he continued to prove it this weekend.
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Joe Haavisto may have held the lead from
start to finish, but he had #270 Jason
Connell hot on his heals the entire moto
with Haavisto unable to pull away from
Connell who would finish in 2nd place
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It won't
be long before we see #270 Jason Connell
on top of the box
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Following the champ was Jason Connell on his Walsh
Honda. Connell was right behind Haavisto during
the holeshot and never let him get out of his
sights as he and Haavisto were gunning for the
number one spot. As the laps ticked down Connell
would put the nose of his Honda to the back tires
of Haavisto’s Can-Am but in the end was
not able to seal the deal and settled for a very
respectable second place.
Following the pair of front runners was the
current points leader, Cody Miller. Miller put
on a great run but the slippery sands of Southwick
provided limited passing opportunities for the
racers and was forced to stick with his position
for the remainder of the race.
Canada’s Jasmin Plante was in fourth
position as the checkered flag flew at the end
of the six-lapper. Myles Santaniello made his
return after his injury at round two at Jolly
Roger in New Hampshire and grabbed a 5th place
position at his home track of Southwick this
weekend.
The next round of the NEATV-MX Championship
Series will head to the coastal sand track of
Capeway Rovers in Middleboro, Massachusetts
on June 13th where Joe Haavisto will be looking
to repeat with a set of wins and jump up the
ladder of this intense Pro and Pro-Am point
chase.
