http://www.adbmag.com.au SEPTEMBER 2017 | 37I HAVE SPENT the past
month continuing to work on
my plans for next year,
making steady progress on
#Project 04 and putting some
more hours into my 2016
YZ250 two-stroke.
I would be lying if I said I
wasn’t missing riding at the
moment, and while the break
has been great I am starting
to feel a little bored.
I can’t wait to get back out
there but I don’t have any
plans to do any motocross
events this year.
Earlier this month I went to
the Hangtown AMA Pro
Motocross round and I loved
being there, seeing the fans
and taking it all in, but no part
of me wanted to be out there.
That may change next year
but I am watching and the
tracks just don’t look like they
are what they used to be.A lot of people have asked
me about the battle between
Eli Tomac and Blake Baggett
in the AMA and who I think is
likely to win.
In my opinion, it is still Eli’s
title to lose and he has had a
couple of bad races. The same
mistake that cost him the
supercross title seems to be
affecting him on the
motocross track.
In the races I have watched
he still seems to be losing the
front, which is catching him
off guard.
I think he has some issues
that he is fighting and trying
to figure out.
There is no denying Blake
has been working hard but I
still think Eli can bring this
one home.
Blake was not in contention
for the supercross title so he
was also able to turn his focusto his motocross campaign a
lot earlier than Eli could which
showed in the opening
rounds. I wake up each
Saturday morning and watch
the live stream so there is a
part of me that is still
massively involved.
I do really want to get out
and ride supercross but, untilI finalise my plans, the focus
is on building #Project 04.
I recently had the frame
powder-coated and Factory
Effex did an awesome job on a
graphics kit for my plastics.
We have had to wait to get the
skidplate and waterpump tabs
but I am hoping it won’t be
too long until I can hit the
track on this bike.
Even though I am based in
the United States, I still try to
keep track of what is going on
in the sport in Australia and I
was really pleased to read
that Motorcycling Australia
has strengthened its board
with new members including
Prodrive Racing Australia
boss Tim Edwards.
Tim is a great guy with
extensive international
motorsport experience. I am
sure he will be a huge asset to
MA and the relevant sports.BOREDOM STARTS TO SET IN
WATCHING THE OUTDOOR SERIES AIN’T THE SAME
THERE IS NO
DENYING BLAKE
HAS BEEN
WORKING HARD
BUT I STILL
THINK ELI CAN
BRING THIS ONE
HOME
SOIL SAMPLE
CHAD REED
STILL
BAD ARSE