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SEAN CANTRELL
250 SX / 6TH
IMAGE / KILPATRICK WORDS / PINTOR DESIGN / MOTOPLAYGROUND
>> A perfect weekend down in Daytona, Florida to host the 34th annual 250 supercross race at the Daytona International Speedway. Sean Cantrell who made his supercross debut with the Troy Lee Designs KTM team only a couple weeks ago at Arlington heads onto Daytona after a rough couple of races. Positive and continuing to live his dream Sean quali es in the top ten and nds himself a sold position on the starting gate. Heat race number two and Cantrell gets a sixth. Already off to a great start the TLD rider gathers him- self together and gets ready for the main event. The main event is nally here and all the riders take off. Cantrell shoots out of the gate here at Daytona. He pushes himself to the front of the pack nding the 3rd position. Sitting behind Jeremy Martin of the Geico Honda team Cantrell tries to hold onto his position. Martin Davalos of the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team sets his eyes on Cantrell. They battle through the jumps but Martin Davalos passes Cantrell leaving Sean in the fourth position. Time is ying by and Cantrell pushes his Troy Lee Designs KTM as hard as he can. Losing momentum and speed Aus- tin Forkner gets his grip on the Troy Lee rider. Cantrell tries to hold on but the Pro Circuit rider pulls on Cantrell robbing the fourth position from Sean. Still determined and not giving up Cantrell continues to put his head down and go to work. The track condition worsens and the race is halway over. Zach Osborne of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna team is hungry for a win. With a bad start Osborne has been picking off riders left and right to try
to gain positions to maintain his points lead. Osborne has set his eyes on Cantrell. Cantrell continuing to hold his line and make his marks tries to hold off Zach Osborne. Sean can’t hold him off though. Osborne slides past Cantrell with ease leaving the Troy Lee Rider in 6th position. Only three minutes and a lap to go and Cantrell maintains his position in sixth place. Sean Cantrell is pushing himself as hard as he can but Peters is chasing him down. Cantrell isn’t going to give up though. Keeping his TLD KTM pinned Cantrell holds his lines as the last lap is underway. Giving it everything he has Cantrell crosses the nish line as the checkered ag soars in the air. The Troy Lee Designs KTM rider takes home sixth place in the main event.
42 GRITMOTO • MARCH 11, 2018