OFF-ROAD
AMA EXTREME OFF-ROAD GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP
AUGUST 16-18, 2019
TRIALS TRAINING CENTER / SEQUATCHIE, TENNESSEE
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just too far away."
Like Roman, Young has yet to
win the Tennessee Knockout but
has been close.
"Mario and I had quite a good
battle going," said Young. "He
was riding good, and I didn't
realize he was quite a bit quicker
than me. We were battling back
and forth and I could feel that I
pulled a gap, and then he would
close me in. I think it would have
been nice maybe if I knew what
the outcome would be at the
end to have let him go, and so
After finishing third at last
year's event, Roman bettered
that position by one with the
runner-up finish.
"I was fourth at the start, and
I struggled a little bit to pass
Colton and Wade because the
course this year was pretty
much one line," said Roman.
"I didn't want to waste energy
changing lines, so I followed
them until Wade made a mis-
take. In the middle of the race, I
was able to pass him, and then
I pushed hard, but Manni was
With the win, Lettenbichler
took home the 2019 AMA Ex-
treme Off-road Grand Champi-
onship.
"I got the holeshot, and then
I pulled away on the second lap
a little bit, so it was like the gap
was getting bigger every lap,"
said Lettenbichler. "I took it a lit-
tle bit easy at the end because I
was super tired, but I had a good
comfort zone to play with. It's a
completely different race from
what I'm used to, so it's good to
have this one in the pocket."
Colton Haaker was the top American finisher in fourth overall.
