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MICHAEL MOSIMAN
250 MX / 9TH
IMAGE / LANNAN WORDS / MATTINGLY DESIGN / MOTOPLAYGROUND
>> Training for this particular national throughout his workweek, Michael Mosiman had an extra boost of motivation, while logging his efforts in the gym. He visualized a success-
ful showing, truly wanting to give all he had for this season nale. With a less than stel-
lar weather report being forecasted for the weekend, he would keep a positive attitude regardless of what rumors were circling. With the track being an absolute slate of saturated ground for practice, it was literally a one-lap dash, where everyone would have to fend for themselves. The rolloff’s were in full effect, and the bikes were being absolutely covered
in grotesque soil. He would rummage, doing his best to nd the most heavily ridden line. Water would overcome the ravines that laid within the ground once he would pass through them, and he was hardly recognizable after a few seconds. However, he would manage, landing in this heavily rattled top forty, and lineup for the rst moto. The eld was completely scattered for the initial portion of the event, with riders falling by the dozen. He would come around on the rst lap in seventeenth, looking to dodge as many bullets as possible. Slid- ing up and down these hills, at least he was attempting to double up the uphill triple, as
the chassis would slosh left and right. Fending off the likes of Austin Forkner, he knew he had to remain focused forward in order to stay upright. He would do so, for the most part that is, as smoke would begin to ll the air of the raceway. It wasn’t a signal of attention or pyrotechnics, but rather machines being overcome by heat from the motor to the outside. Luckily, he wouldn’t fall victim to a matter of this sort. Peeking out of a squinting left eye, he acknowledged the checkered ag coming out, and would take sixth place. The second moto, although the sun arose a bit, was much of the same disaster. The water was still puddled around the course, and riders were going down everywhere. Yet he managed to keep his act together, jousting with the likes of Shane McElrath. In hot pursuit of a clean track, he got a glimpse about midway, although lap traf c would come into play. Dodging everyone around in order to nd as solid line, his pace of a low 3:00 minute laptime would be strong enough to sustain eleventh; going on to nish ninth overall.
28 GRITMOTO • AUGUST 26, 2018