Page 88 - MPG_JANUARY
P. 88
88
MPG • JANUARY • 2017
JARRETT FRYE / MOTOCROSS
With the cost of four-stroke machines piling up each and every year, even getting a bike off the showroom floor can be a major commit- ment, and felt in your pocketbook. The maintenance has to be regulatory, and in worse-case scenarios, if something happens to fail, you may be gritting your teeth when headed to the register. That’s just part of how our motocross society has evolved, with four-stroke tech- nology taking the aggressiveness, and raw power of a 2-stroke, and coupling it with the Cadillac-smooth riding feel of four stroke acceler- ation. However, there are those still carrying the torch as strong as ever for the two-stroke mafia, and they can be found in the Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C class, at many local races, and all of the amateur nationals. The 2017 Winter Olympics were no different, with the gates being full, and a ton of talent in contention for the title once all was said and done. For the first division, it was Orion Gregory, hitting
fifth gear tapped down the straightaway following the start, pushing the pace early. Gage Stine, the Maryland native tried his hardest to
