TEAM ITP RACE REPORT Rnd 10

The last hurrah. The big kahuna. Judgement day. No matter how
you characterize it, the 2012 ATV MX National Championship Series reached a dramatic conclusion at the Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. After nine rounds, thousands of miles and gallons of blood, sweat and tears, America’s fastest and most dedicated motocross quad racers gathered at this iconic facility in central Tennessee to bring closure to a long, exciting, hard-fought
season.
 
Capping an already successful schedule, Team ITP wrapped things
up neatly with several event victories and overall
championships.
 
Maci Devenport applied the coup de grace to the Girls (12-15)
class with a 1-1 moto sweep. It was her fourth overall victory in a row (fifth
for the season), and earned her the crown after trailing in points all year.
This stunning performance came on the heels of a dominant 90 Production (8-15)
campaign which allowed her to skip the class at Loretta’s altogether and still
claim that title by a wide margin.
 
Another
  ITP champion is Samuel Rowe, who had already wrapped up the Schoolboy Jr.
  (13-15) division before the season finale. This Janssen
Motorsports-powered Root
  River Racing rider backed that up with the runner-up slot in the final
  Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) standings. He decided to race the College (16-24) class
  instead at Loretta’s and enjoyed a 2-2, second overall
day.
 
As he has done throughout the year, Merrill Crose entered four
classes. In eight total motos, this privateer never finished lower than second.
It added up to overall wins in 450 A and Open A, as well as runner-up rides in
Junior 25+ and Veteran 30+. In the final standings this ironman was second for
the series in all four classes.
 
Root River Racing’s Haedyn Mickelson was also a star ITP
performer, picking up the Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) overall with a 1-1 sweep. Solid
2-2 rides in Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) netted second overall in that class too. He
did not compete as usual in the Super-Mini (13-15) division, but still ended up
in the top three in the final standings — just as he did in the other two
classes.
 
Our vote for “most improved” during the season would go to
Dalton Hicks. He capped a progressive 2012 with his first overall triumph of the
year at Loretta Lynn’s, in Production A. The Root River-backed Hicks was also
second overall in 450 A, repeating his best-of-the-series result in that class
at round nine. He ended up fifth and third in the standings in those two
classes, respectively.
 
Kyle Fix was consistent and highly competitive at Loretta’s,
placing second in four motos to claim second overall in both the Pro Am
Production and Pro Am Unlimited classes. These were season-best finishes as
well.
 
Janssen Motorsports/Roberts Racing Outlaws’ Chloe Buerster
closed the door on a solid season with a moto win and second overall in the
Women’s class, putting her in second for the year. Perhaps more impressive was
her fourth place in the final 4-Stroke B standings — a large class with some
talented guys.
 
Mike Barnhart climbed the podium twice in Tennessee, thanks to a
moto win and top-threes in Open A and Veteran 30+. This Root River team member
ended the year third in points in the former, fourth in the
latter.
 
Riding for Janssen Motorsports/Roberts Racing Outlaws, Cody
Janssen earned a moment in the sun with a strong 3-3, third overall Pro Am
Unlimited ride at round ten. This cemented his excellent third in the series in
this class. Fellow ITP rider Sean Taylor ended up right behind in
fourth.
 
And
  let’s drop the curtain on 2012 with a thumbs-up to Jefferey Rastrelli. This
  Florida native toughed out a challenging rookie season in the Pro class and
  finished it up with his finest ride of the year in the final moto of the year
  to grab seventh for the day and top-ten in the nation in the final
standings.
  

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