Practice was muddy but got better as the day progressed. I know this because the bikes came back cleaner as the day went on. Ethan Mann and his Mom Jennifer traveled across the big pond. Ethan was up 1st racing in class F div 2 of 3 divisions. With a pretty good gate pick, he got 3rd place hole shot lead for most if the race. #177 from Denmark came battling up from a bad start, challenged Ethan and got by him with about 2 laps to go. What I liked is Ethan continued to pressure the 1st place rider to the end. Colton Eigenmann and his Dad Conrad both seasoned vets, coming for their 5th year in row. Colton started from the far right side, 29th gate pick, got a mid pack start and continued to pass the entire race finishing somewhere in the top 10. His rear brake line came loose on his brand new bikes king it hard to get into his turns. Casey, Doug & Amanda Cochran made their way to Commercy via Paris. Racing 2 classes his 1st was class B. He got a 3rd gate pick, rolled up to pick and the next kid behind him pushed up in the gate they wanted. We probably could have attempted to rectify it but the next gate was really good too. You gotta pick fast over here. Despite his gate bouncing back up he got the hole shot. With every lap his lead grew nearing the end of the race the #1 rider, the champ from last year, closed the gap but in the end Casey finished 1st. After being overcast and threatening to rain all day the sun popped out for Caseys Class C race. A bad gate pick put him on the far outside. He ran a smart race making passes the entire race. Jackson Gray was up next in class D. He got a great start, battled with the 1st place rider the entire race, ending up 2nd. Jackson is running 2 classes, this one was on the 65. With a 2-race break before his class E race, he stepped back up to the plate a took another swing at the best young 85 riders from Europe and beyond. He pulled a nice wheelie to get over the berm that developed in front of the gates in the far inside. He was in 3rd place till the 4th corner and had a problem, putting him far in back of the pack. He got to 5th in about a lap and finished 2nd. Next after that was class H Dylan Greer on his Ktm 2-stroke. He got a bad gate pick and lined up way outside. It worked for him. He got a 3rd place start quickly got around the two riders ahead of him and sailed into victory was an easy win in his division race. Dylan rode really well for his first race in Europe. Next up to bat was Andy Kost in class I. Andy got the second gate pick. He got a top 10 start and moved his way to the front. He had to pass our friend Pierre Luis Costich, making a clean pass and pushed on towards the front finishing second in his divisional race. David got almost last gate pick in class J. He lined up way inside. He got a great jump and his front tire started to wheelie is he had to let off a little bit to bring it down. He was about a top 10 start on the hole shot. The guy that got the hole shot #161 started to check out. David made his way all the way to second place within a couple laps but the first place rider was already too far ahead. He put it in cruise control and finish the race. Overall I thought the team did very well. Team USA always does really well on the first day, its the second and third days that count. Hopefully tomorrow in the second motos, things will go the same or even better. Everyone will qualify for the gold medal round on Sunday, and we bring home the championship. #mxmk14 #radmx Commercy, France teamusamx.net @davidbuller @dylaygreer777_ @andykost31 @colton815 @ethanmann52 @jacksongray77 @casey_mx66 @radmx @gizmomods @hbdmotographx @sandboxkings @nihiloconcepts @ktmracing @spaceportcycles
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:02:26 +0000
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