VOL. 50 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 6, 2013
Justin Brayton
made a last-lap
pass for the lead
to win the Men's
Moto X final.
(Right) Vicki Golden came away with a
gold medal in the Women's Moto X final.
not – could be a springboard on
which he could build some confidence as we head into the final
three rounds of the AMA National
MX Series, the Motocross of Nations, the Monster Energy Cup,
and ultimately the 2014 Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series.
It also doesn't hurt that his
personal sponsor Monster
Energy is huge in the world
of X.
But it was his fellow Monster Energy athlete Josh Hill,
of the RCH/Dodge/Sycuan
Casino Suzuki team, who
drew first blood, grabbing
the holeshot and leading
every lap – with heavy pressure from privateer Weston
Peick and JGR/Toyota Yamaha's Justin Brayton – of
his heat race.
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Reed responded with a
come-from-behind heat-race
win of his own to transfer to
the main event.
In the main, Reed looked
to have the holeshot, but Hill
and Brayton were on his inside as the field headed into
the very tight first corner,
and they leaned on Reed.
Ultimately,
the
contact
forced Reed off the track,
taking Peick and a couple of
other racers with him. Reed
rejoined nearly last while
Hill was doing everything he
could to keep Brayton behind him yet again.
