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himself as far up the leaderboard as possible. Pivoting through every respective bowl turn around the course, each
apex would seemingly be cut with the scorching rear tread. Slicing through the Oakland soil like a hot butter knife,
you could see the heat of the motor blistering the aluminum coating of his header, and the crankshaft below begging
for mercy. Shutting the bike off as he would roll back into the pit area, both he and team were pleased with the effort he had portrayed. Loading the gate for the following heat race, he would barrel out of the gate, looking to cut immediately to the inside. Rounding the first lap in eleventh, it was a march to the front in the rounds that followed, making sure to stay as clean as possible throughout the process. Swerving left and right, he would do his best to avoid the roost of the pack, wishing that his front number plate would stay clean. As tearoffs would seemingly be ripped from the stack, his charge to the front of the field would be of the utmost concern. Due to issues occurring in the first few laps, he would pull of on lap six, and be forced to take part in the LCQ (where he would qualify, along with Dean Wilson.) Loaded into the field of twenty-two, he hoped to arrive at the front soon, wasting no time in the process. Pushing forward with all of his might, you could see the tenacious grit he was carrying, just by taking note of his riding style, as he was eager to be within the top three. Aggressively flicking the steering stem of the 450 from left to right, he was doing his best to compress the suspension on each particular face, staying as low as possible. And with Cole Seely behind, as the laps would progress, he knew there was little to no room for error, as one slight hiccup, would result in his top ten finish being washed way into the bay of Oakland. But as many predicted, he had the courage to prevail, holding onto tenth for the final lap, and securing a solid overall score.
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