MOTOCROSS
FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 17 / SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY / CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
P82
sustained, he feels now is the
right time to show everyone he's
a championship contender in the
MXGP class too.
At the other end of his career,
As for Herlings, he has one
last MX2 event before he also
rounds off his 250 career. Some
would say it's been a long time
coming but after the injuries he's
when he crossed the finish line,
cheering, waving and fist-pump-
ing back to the fans that had
supported him so much dur-
ing the racing. While many had
dismissed this USGP as need-
less, saying that riders were only
there to fulfill contract obligations,
the young Yamaha rider from
Morehead, NC had embraced
everything about the event with
winning being the cherry on top
of this whole event package.
Now he retires his 250 ma-
chine, ready to once again head
over to Europe for the Moto-
cross of Nations where he'll lead
Team USA at Maggiora, Italy,
as they attempt to reclaim the
Chamberlain Trophy after miss-
ing out the last four years.
The Europeans were
impressed with
American rookie
Austin Forkner.
