Thumpstar Makes presence known at the famous Unadilla Valley AMA Pro National

July 15, 2006
Unadilla motocross track was muddy and rutted from saturday practice, and in much need of some grooming. Before they set out to fix the track for the main event on Sunday, Thumpstar’s Mike Leavitt had to leave his mark along with all the other pit bike pilots on the soil of Unadilla.

The racing was competitive, and the turnout was huge. The number of racer entries at Unadilla seemed to double from the previous event in the sand, at MX338, in Southwick, Mass.

Mike Leavitt, piloting his factory Thumpstars, turned it up for an overall third in his classes, respectively. With the first moto behind him, and in the pocket of Willy Browning, The Thumpstar crew set out to put all efforts behind Mike and push for the win. With Browning down in the first turn, Mike Leavitt led the moto on his 12” TDX Pro 131 in true champion fashion, until the last lap where Browning was able to get a better run out of the corner, and put the pass on Leavitt for the win.

Who could be disappointed with fans stacked on the fences, and crowding the surrounding hills to watch and cheer on the mini champs? The event went off with out a hitch, and all the racers rode hard, and fast. The talent pool is getting deeper and deeper at every event, and Thumpstar’s Mike Leavitt is keeping the TXD PRO 131’s on the podium, with consistency.