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WESTON PEICK
450 MX / 7TH
IMAGE / LANNAN WORDS / MATTINGLY DESIGN / TILLS
>> Truth be told, one of the biggest spectacles in all of sports takes place this evening. Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is an event that has capti- vated fans of all kinds, forcing eyes to glare at the boxing ring on this particu- lar Saturday night. It’s a clash of aggressive personalities, neither competitor backing down, in hopes of being titled as a true king of combat. You know who else eagerly seeks for that title in our sport? Weston Peick. Knowing that he very well could be placed at the top of this game, he just has to get the pieces aligned in order to do so, he was firing on all cylinders the week prior to the Ironman national; one last piece of his training camp if you will. It was reflecting as the field blistered onto the raceway for moto number one, a herd of the best pilots soaring through the air. Crouching over the catwalk jump just to save a tad bit of time, he was doing anything and everything in his power to counter- act the slight lapse of focus he was having on occasion. Nonetheless, he was still putting in a solid effort with passing of the stripe. Pushing forward past the halfway point, the crossing of the flags was a sign that he needed to kick it into gear, and that he did. His right elbow cocked way past 90 degrees, no one was getting in his way in the final charge to the finish. It would result in net gain, and a final spot of seventh. The second moto was a place to better himself, and this 30 plus two was the final of the year; he wanted to make it count. Etching his footpeg into the cusp of every inside rut, the rear brakes were squealing, but
it was of no disturbance to the veteran pilot. Both his attitude, and brake pads smoking, it was a blister of a train on his charge to the front. Putting caution to the wayside, he was bombarding every single in sight, on his way to a position near the front portion of the field. It was working, and with the white flag coming out, he knew he’d have one more lap until the summer of 2018. He would cher- ish it, hitting the final jump in eighth place, good enough for a seventh overall.
26 GRITMOTO • AUGUST 27, 2017
