SFX/lFMA Freestyle Motocross Series
Rounds 1 7-1 B; Providence Civic Center
By JOEY CASEy/PRACTICE
TRACK MAGAZINE
PROVIDENCE, RI, MAR. 2-3
or the first time in 2001, "Mad"
Mike Jones lost an event. The
Red Bull Kawasaki rider was upset
on Friday night by Thor rider Dustin
Miller who, using his highlight trick
(a cliff hanger to no-handed landing), won by a single point. Unfortunately for Jones, he was unable to
retaliate on the second night after
crashing in practice and suffering a
mild concussion. Jones was
attempting a no-footed nac-nac, but
never got his feet back on the pegs,
landing feet-first alongside the bike.
Providence marked Miller's third win
in his last four contests, as Jones
missed rounds due to overseas
commitments.
Another rider who was forced to
sit out Saturday's competition was
legendary magazine test rider/So
Cal pro Shane Trittler. After qualifying for his first-ever Freestyle main
event and finishing seventh on the
first night, the Split/Reef rider
looped out while going for a seatgrab variation and was forced to
ghost the bike. Trittler fell 30 feet to
the floor and broke his foot. Both he
and Jones got an extensive tour of
the local hospital, and returned to
the Civic Center as spectators.
Metzger Motorsports' Drake
McElroy just missed the win on both
nights. After a run that emulated
that of his friend, Miller, McElroy
missed pulling a trick over his final
jump in Friday night's main. Had he
not dead sailored his final jump, he
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(Above) Dustin Miller was flawless on his way to his fifth and sixth wins of
the season.
(Below) Drake McElroy's no-footed nac-nacs are unbelievable.
(Right) Jake Windham closed In on Nate Adams In the points standings with
a pair of fourth-place finishes. He and Adams are the only riders other than
Mike Jones doing the new "kiss of death" trick.
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