MOTOCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS
MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS / SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1, 2017
WINCHESTER, UK / MATTERLEY BASIN
P70
"I was looking forward to
representing Team USA for the
first time in my career," Coving-
ton said. "My speed was good
on the 450 machine but things
didn't work out for me in any
of the final motos. I got a bad
start in my first moto and then
went down three times during
the race. My bars and levers
were bent so I just did my best
to finish the race. Then in the
second moto I wasn't able to
get a good start again. I tried to
come back as close as possible
to the top but had to settle for
17th at the line."
And at the end of the day,
Team USA finished ninth. CN
the MX2 class. For Team USA
it was a tough weekend but I'm
sure we'll come back fighting
for next year."
But sometimes when you think
things are as bad as they can
get, they get worse.
In the final moto of the day,
Seely was up and fighting it out
just outside the top five when his
rear suspension failed on him a
second time. Seely ended the
day with eight total laps around
the track.
As for Covington, the USA's
Open racer, he again started
poorly, then managed to work his
way up to 17th at the finish. That
was the best finish of the day for
any Team USA 450cc racer.
again later, and could only man-
age 22nd place. That, combined
with Seely's opening-moto DNF
was enough to knock USA out of
the running.
"I was happy to be back
racing on familiar British soil,"
Osborne said. "I did my best
in the qualifying moto and was
happy to get away with the win.
Then on Sunday my perfor-
mance was good. I didn't get
a good rhythm in the opening
moto, and following a small
crash, I had to settle for 10th at
the line. In the second moto I
felt much better and managed
to make some good passes in
the last few laps for third. I'm
satisfied with second overall in
Dean Wilson capped off what was a good year for him by
contributing to Great Britain's third overall.
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