ELI TOMAC | GRIT-209 | SX 450 Hoping to rebound from Tampa, Yamaha’s Eli Tomac would be curious to see what the round of Oakland would entail. He’d done all that was necessary to better the motorcycle, with countless members of the industry raving about how splendid the Yamaha 450 was this year. But there…

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COOPER WEBB | GRIT-209 | SX 450 An incredible competitor in every facet of motocross racing, Cooper Webb’s tactician-like persona would again rare its head while action at RingCentral Coliseum came to fruition. He knew he had the longevity to compete for this title, and after his phenomenal performance in Tampa, there were few who…

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CHASE SEXTON | GRIT-209 | SX 450 Honda’s Chase Sexton would again bring an elite sense of speed and bike-handling skills to RingCentral Stadium on Saturday, knowing that this would be a pivotal round in regard to keeping Eli Tomac’s championship run dormant. Therefore he strove to set a tone in practice that was unmatched,…

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AARON PLESSINGER | GRIT-209 | SX 450 With this layout containing multiple sets of whoops, many in the industry believed that Aaron Plessinger was set to be one of the strongest riders in the 450cc division for competition in Oakland. Their assumptions were correct, as well, with the number seven skimming the moguls with fearlessness…

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JASON ANDERSON | GRIT-209 | SX 450 A mainstay when competing for top five’s in recent memory, Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson would eye the canvas in Oakland as an opportunistic platform to again find success in this difficult 450cc field. He had been training at the highest level for months now, and felt as though he…

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JUSTIN BARCIA | GRIT-209 | SX 450 Justin Barcia’s momentum thus far in the series had to be acknowledged. The pace that the elite members of this 450 division would possess would be inexpressible, and had unfortunately claimed riders like Dylan Ferrandis, and Malcolm Stewart to injury. However, he had endured the grueling process of…

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CHRISTIAN CRAIG | GRIT-209 | SX 450 The opportunity to advance within this 450cc brigade was upon Christian Craig, where many could sense the demeanor of the longtime stand-out to be one of immense focus. His rather stoic look at times, would be noticed by members of the industry and opponents alike; reflecting an urgency…

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JOEY SAVATGY | GRIT-209 | SX 450 Without question, would the track in Oakland offer the highest degree of difficulty that we’d seen thus far. Though without possessing sand, or varying elements of Mother Nature, this course would force the most technically sound riders to the front of the field…which played into the hand of…

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COLT NICHOLS | GRIT-209 | SX 450 Quite the contrast, in setting, from what was “supposed” to occur earlier in the series, the weather in Oakland couldn’t have been better for the myriad of practice laps that were conducted by Colt Nichols on the Honda 450. This track would be immaculate, with the design crew…

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JUSTIN COOPER | GRIT-209 | SX 450 With a significant amount of competitors in the 450cc field healthy, Justin Cooper knew that the quest for a top-ten overall would be challenging while residing in Oakland. Though he’d never backed-down thus far in his racing career, and wouldn’t do anything of that nature now; beginning with…

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