VOL. 50 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 17, 2013
CR125 going to salvage third.
And 250cc Expert leader Nick
Stover was another to retire early
after leading his class for more
than an hour on his 3BrosKTM.
com/Race Tech/AXO KTM.
So, Samuels dealt best with
the conditions and insisted he
enjoyed the experience.
"It was crazy," he said. "It was
fun, too! I was soaked by the end
of it - my feet were soaked, like
they were in puddles."
Working his way up through the
pack after a so-so start followed
by several crashes (one of which
required stitches in his arm) on
his Lance Johnson/South Bay
Motorcycles/UFO KX450F was
19-year-old Gobbi. In California
for a three-month visit to learn
English and do some racing, the
WCGP was three times longer
than the MX races he normally
competes in, so he felt comfortable on Pala's motocross track.
The trails were another story.
"It was really, really difficult for
me," he said. "I never [ride on
trails] - it's the first time! The first
two laps, I crashed two times, like
stupid because I was excited and
just too [much] gas. But up and
down the hills, you cannot do just
gas. You have to use your mind."
Still, he was thrilled to stay with
it, keep passing people and earn
some money for second.
P185
Ian Young was also ecstatic,
finishing third WCGP Pro after a
grip on his Nicoll Racing/FMF/
Ame CRF450X started coming
loose due to the rain.
CN
WCGP OVERALL
1. Mark Samuels (Hon)
2. Nico Gobbi (Kaw)
3. Rowan Trefz (Yam)
4. Ian Young (Hon)
5. Evan Kelly (Hon)
6. Nicolas Garvin
7. Kevin Barbosa (KTM)
8. Jesse Vanhoy (KTM)
9. Jason Trubey (Yam)
10. Ryan Means (Hon)
