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ALEX MARTIN
250 MX / 6TH
IMAGE / LANNAN WORDS / MATTINGLY DESIGN / MOTOPLAYGROUND
>> Planning and preparing to terrorize the division upon arrival to the event, Alex Martin had a solemn, stoic expression upon entry to the semi. Suiting up in the wee hours of Saturday morning, he began to stretch with the music going around him, looking to make a statement from the moment he stepped aboard the motorcycle. Taking it off the stand and looking to
be one of the rst onto the practice eld, there was simply little to no caution as he took his opening laps. All jumps were conquered, the corners were simply being etched with ease, and he looked to dismantle the times that laid ahead of him on the leaderboard. He had
no signs of slowing down, looking to wreak havoc on the eld of combatants who stormed around him. Exiting the track and back to the semi, it was a quick take-off of the boots and helmet, as the mechanic prepared to wash all armor, as well as the machine. Locked and loaded as he rolled onto the starting pad, it was a brief st bump from the mechanic, and just he and the track that lay ahead. Storming off the line, the eld dashed into turn number one, relatively unscathed. The usual front-runners were amidst the head of the eld, with riders such as Forkner and Plessinger sprinting away. The hard-packed nature of these off- cambers was rather slick, due to some excessive watering by the track crew. However with precise throttle control, and satisfactory body position, it was a race of ef ciency in which he provided. He let the bike ring as he stormed up “Henry Hill”, icking the chassis to the left
at the last possible second. With no hesitation, he would provide a swift pull of a tearoff, all in compatible fashion. Nearly dragging the front brake lever in the following right-hander, it was all he could do to get away from Joey Savatgy, yet he would manage to do so. Letting
it all hang out until the bitter end, he would roll on with a fth place nish. For moto number two, it was Plessinger again out front, with many of the heavy hitters into play. Running near the sixth position, he had a swift rhythm in the rollers before the nish line, looking to stay as low to the ground as possible. The chassis never seemed a bit out of rhythm, and you could tell he was using his body to maximum ef ciency. Never swapping out of place, the wrath of Mitchell Harrison, who was behind, never disturbed him. He would see the white ag, and then checkered shortly thereafter, nishing in fourth, placing him in sixth overall.
22 GRITMOTO • AUGUST 19, 2018