VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P71
32 JUSTIN COOPER
11TH 450SMX
Justin Cooper held the red plate as
the overall SMX points leader, but in
Charlotte, he crashed and finished
outside the top 10. "It was not the
greatest of days and was a tough
weekend all the way around. The
track was definitely tough. I got a
good start, but I just got pushed wide,
went off the track, and went down.
I got stuck under the bike and got
burned a little bit. We only had one
moto today, so that was unfortunate,
but that's racing. This was the one
make-a-mistake round, with the
single points."
16 TOM VIALLE
7TH 250SMX
Tom Vialle was this year's 250SX
East Supercross Champion but
finished outside the top five at the first
Playoff round. "I had a great start in
moto one, and I think I was in fourth,
but I was struggling a little bit with
getting comfortable on the track," he
said. "It was deep all weekend on
both Friday and Saturday."
MYOWNRACE
Chase Sexton
returned and rode
well, keeping Jett
within sight.
Eli Tomac stalked Jett in the
early laps but fell, finishing third.
