Page 114 - MPG5

theGRIT
Falk was able to get by Bailey on lap four as he set the only lap time in the 1:28’s of the entire race,
as the two of them pushed each other below the 1:30’s (the only two doing so.) The Orange Brigade rider made a mistake on the very next lap and Bailey was able to take back the top spot and hold on to it until the checkered flag. The last 250 B Moto of the weekend saw Bailey struggle again with his start, having to fight back from twenty-second and miraculously making up thirteen places in one lap. He put on a late race charge to get Tyler Rosa on the last lap, putting in his fastest laps of the race in the last three laps, and even matching Falk’s pace in the 1:28 second range. Mid-pack starts in the 450 B class only allowed him to make his way back to the lower steps on the podium behind Jake Masterpool, finishing third in Moto 2 and second in moto 3. He was able to redeem his DNF in the Schoolboy class by taking second place in the last two motos, proving yet again that himself and Falk were the class of the field. Mediocre starts forced him to fight to the front until the checkered flag, but he proved multiple times over the weekend that he has the speed to stand tallest on the podium when his starts allow him the opportunity. Jordan ended up second overall at the end of the weekend in both 250 B and 450 B and was forced to settle for a seventh place finish in Schoolboy 2 as a result of the DNF in the first moto.
words/LAKEKILPATRICK
114 MPG • MAY 2016