Page 61 - GRIT89

JIMMYDECOTIS
be loaded. All throughout practice, he could be
.
rhythm section with meticulous timing, all the while charging every bowl turn in sight, his
250f would be blazing with heat as he exited
the stadium and headed back to the semi. A mishap off the start had Decotis scrounging for positioning on the opening lap of the heat race, only managing a fourteenth place on lap one. Never one to give up, he would be in a constant pull of rolloff’s, as he soared through the damp California air. Needing to creep within the top ten, on lap five, he would make his mark. Battling with riders like Martin Castelo, he would creep into the top nine on the final lap, taking the checkered flag in a transferring position. A tenth place start to begin the main event had him fighting with the likes of Blose and Canadian Jess Pettis. With
the three in a constant array of shuffling, Decotis would begin to hop through the whoops, just after the tunnel jump. With the peaks of the moguls beginning to chip away, his sniper like vision allowed him to see a respective passage, even
in the midst of battle. It would work, as he would move around Blose, and push him behind near lap six. Keeping the momentum chugging, he would continue to charge, making a last moment pass on that of Hayes on lap thirteen. A solid effort for all involved, he would reside in seventh by moto’s end.
found inching towards the top of the leaderboard Deep down, while others were hoping that the
rain would somehow miss this particular open-
Decotis was hoping for that nastiest terrain one could create. Hitting every
roofed stadium,
WWW.GRITMOTO.COM
61
AnAheim ONE