VOLUME 57 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 25, 2020 P57
ZACH OSBORNE TAKES
EARLY COMMAND OF THE
450MX CHAMPIONSHIP WITH
LORETTA'S SWEEP
4
TWO
BY KIT PALMER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB KOY
Z
ach Osborne made it two for two to
open the 2020 Lucas Oil AMA Pro
Motocross Championship, but it was
anything but a routine day at the track for
the 30-year-old veteran.
In fact, it was a rollercoaster of a ride for
him and his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
team. He almost didn't even make it through
qualifying because of a mechanical issue,
then had to deal with the awful track condi-
tions, bad starts, tip-overs, goggle changes
and plenty of competition before he could
claim the overall victory with a 5-1.
Among the biggest news of the day was
Eli Tomac's double DNF. The defending
champ suffered two mechanical meltdowns,
the first coming while running fourth on the
last lap of the first moto and the second
while running eighth three laps from the end
(but he was nursing his ailing motorcycle
well before then) in the second moto. As a
result, he falls to seventh in the champion-
ship and trails leader Osborne by 40 points
with just seven rounds (14 motos) left.