Fast Cross Arsago Seprio
(left) Jeremy
McGrath got the
European offseason started
with a victory at
Milan's Fast
Cross.
"Showtime" won
both his qualifiers
and the main
event.
(Right) Jimmy
Button puils a cancan on his way to
third place. The
lanky rider
crashed earlier
while leading his
qualifier, leaving
him sore for the main.
(Below) Homeboy Alessandro Puzar was impressive on the supercross-style
track, finishing a close second to McGrath.
By Stefano Spadavechia
MILAN, ITALY, SEPT. 16-17
ith the relief of having a hardfought regular season behind
the riders, European supercrosses can sometimes be a bit anticlimactic, but this time all of the elements
for a successful event were in place. Riders like AMA Supercross Champion
Jeremy McGrath, Former 125cc MX
National Champion Jeff Emig, 125cc MX
World Champion Alex Puzar, 125cc
Western Regional Supercross Champion
Damon Huffman, Larry Ward, Damon
Bradshaw, Jimmy Button, Alessio Chiodt Ryan Hughes, Tallon Vohland and
Bader Manneh would do battle on a
completely transformed track - more
spectacular thanks to a John Sa vi tski
design.
Organized by the Saporiti family, the
Fast Cross utilizes preliminary heat
races and semifinals to qualify riders
into the main event - fairly routine as far
as overseas supercrosses go. But on Saturday, riders got the opportunity to take
part in a unique race format known as
the "Fast Super Team." For this competition, the racers were divided by draw
into two squads which confronted each
other in a direct competition. In this
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