August 9, 2009 - Millville, Minnesota

The Parts Unlimited OMA Nationals series was in Millville, Minnesota to contest round six of their ten race series. The motion Pro Spring Creek XC was held on the acclaimed national motocross track grounds. Bill Gusse and his crew laid out a trail that included portions of the famous racing facility track along with a good amount of track that would definitely not qualify as motocross. The dirt in the woods was perfect, thanks to an overnight shower, so dust would not be a concern at this event. Shane Gaunt blasted off the start to lead the pack through the Millville whoops section, up the one hundred foot hill climb, and off in to the woods. Young Mr. Gaunt was setting a very quick pace in hopes of running away with this race. Unfortunately a win would elude the Morton, Illinois racer again. Electrical issues sidelined his machine after completing four laps. Kyle Martin took over the lead and finished lap number nine

Second place belonged to a young man from the rural Quad Cities area. Matt Lindle brought his mostly Mom and Dad sponsored Honda out for round six and collected himself a podium finish. Lindle was running a good pace after he finally got his machine to start. “I had to kick it a few times,” he said. “I ran behind two guys for the first two laps. We were racing hard. I got around the one and just was slowly catching back up to the other guy. I got around him and just kept my head down and kept pushing. Then on the last lap my chain came off two times, so I had to get it back on.” Luckily for Lindle he had built a good cushion between himself and the third place Moose Racing Honda of John Pitts. Lindle was happy with his speed, but said “whoever won, he was out there a ways. I didn’t have anything for him.”

Honda number three on the Motion Pro Spring Creek XC podium was the Duncan Racing Honda of John Pitts. Overheating was an issue for Pitts at this event also, but the determined young man from Missouri decided he would take a chance after stopping early at the last event. “The overheat light came on about the second lap,” recalled Pitts. “I said, I’m not pulling out again. I’ve done it before. I’m just gonna run it.” The decision to take a chance on his machine worked well for Pitts today, setting him up with the final podium spot. “Bryan (Hulsey) threw a bucket of water on it and cooled it down for a lap and the light came back on again,” said Pitts. “Hopefully it didn’t hurt anything, but it got me to the end, at least.”  


1       Martin, Kyle      Honda
2       Lindle, Matt      Honda
3       Pitts, John      Honda
4       Gaunt, Shane      Honda
5       Hulsey, Bryan      Honda

Excerpts from 4wheelatv.com

Photos by John Gasso

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