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JOEY SAVATGY
250 MX / 7TH
IMAGE / CAVAZOS WORDS / MATTINGLY DESIGN / WILSON
>> Different riders feed off of a multitude of aspects in this game. Some, the crowd, the fame, and exposure they get, knowing they are in the top tier of everyone’s attention whenever they roll around the course. Others, its chasing a lucrative contract deal. “If I can only get this podium spot, an extra bonus is waiting” type of mentality. And for a select few, there’s a certain type of burn that lies deep within the core of their being, one that will have them fighting and chasing their dreams until the point of breaking. Joey Savatgy is the latter, willing to take the bike in the back of the truck, in order to pursue his dream of champion. The shirttail dangling in the wind, he was launching everything in sight, even contemplating the giant triple a few times, clicking up and scoot- ing to the back fender. Launching into the stratosphere, he brought the bike
up to a vertical peak, and would ease it back down. Not sure if he could get away with it during the moto’s, but it was too cool nonetheless. With a solid gatepick for the first moto, he packed the slot with a firm heelstop, and away they went. Shooting deep into turn one, he was bar banging with the best of the best in the business. Clipping his front brake lever on the post that lined the inside of the course, down the second down hill, he seemed to be fighting the bike rather diligently. He would push on however, fighting from thirteenth at the beginning of the moto. After rebounding from that forgetful SX run, he was staying solid with 2:11 lap times; eventually working his way up to seventh by the end of the moto, knowing he could do better... Time to do it again folks,
he was coming out with authority. Coming through the pack hungrier than ever to begin the second moto, he was launching down every single and mogul
he could find, really showing his momentum down the straight away prior to the mini-wall step-up. Looming near the top six, he was beginning to find his groove, until a mistake near the mid-way point would unnerve his momentum just a tad. He would rebound, albeit losing a position, but fighting all the way to the finish line, and bringing home a solid seventh overall.
48 GRITMOTO • MAY 21, 2017