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few weeks. Honda/TLD's Cole
Seely, said, "I feel like this is
the coolest setup anyone's had
going into Motocross of Nations.
The bike just looks insane. I
can't believe what a great job
the team and Throttle Jockey
did on it. I'm also stoked on my
gear. I've had a lot to do with the
design process. I didn't want to
make it too flashy; I wanted it
to have the old-school feel like
something you'd see Johnny
O'Mara or Jeff Ward wear. The
helmet turned out awesome too,
so now it's just a matter of going
to England and getting the job
done."
Now that Zach Osborne has
won both a 250SX and 250MX
title, what are his plans for next
year? He said last week that he'll
return to defend his SX title but
move up to the 450MX class
for the outdoors, again with the
Rockstar Energy Husqvar-
na team.
And then, after the Indiana
National, Yamaha's Cooper
Webb, who finished out his rook-
ie season in the 450MX class in
seventh, reported on Instagram
that he is going to race the up-
coming U.S.GP in Florida on the
all-new 2018 Yamaha YZ450F.
"…Very excited to swing my leg
over the 2018 bike this weekend
at the MXGP," he said.
The Indiana National was also
the last for the Carey Hart/Ricky
Carmichael-run RCH Racing
Team, which is closing its doors,
now that JGRMX will be handling
Suzuki's factory race effort.
Afterward, Hart wrote on
Facebook: "I'm gonna keep this
short and sweet, thank you to
everyone. Thank you to all of the
sponsors, riders, crew and fans
for keeping RCH Racing going
for the 10 race seasons. The
RCH staff is what really made
this program top notch, and for
that I thank you guys for all of
your hard work and dedication.
It's definitely bittersweet. Exactly
one year ago, we were celebrat-
ing our outdoor championship
and this year we are closing
the doors. I can tell you this,
we contributed to changing the
sport for the good. We shook
things up and rocked the boat.
We showed that the underdog
cannot only win races, but win a
championship. We showed that
we can have fun, but also be vi-
cious competitors. Thanks Ricky
Carmichael for taking a chance
on a tattooed scumbag. We had
a great run, but all good things
come to an end. Thanks for the
memories, everyone." CN
(Above) Cole Seely shows
off his MXoN race gear.
(Right) Not only did Dylan
Ferrandis sit out the AMA
National MX final in Indiana
with an injury, he might
have to forfeit the MX of
Nations as well.
