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JOSHUA GRANT
450 SX / 7TH
IMAGE / LANG WORDS / MATTINGLY DESIGN / WILSON
>> When you think pinstripes, you think New York Yankess. Orange and blue on a basketball jersey? None other than the one and only, New York Knicks. The biggest fights in pay per view boxing history? You guessed it, Madison Square Garden. “BIG” lives here. When you say you’re participating in an event in New York City, you better come to play. Be willing to go all out at one hundred and ten percent, otherwise the roar of boo’s could rupture ear drums and have you tucking your tail as your escorted off your particular platform. Just ask anyone who’s struck out with a Yankee or Mets logo across their chest, airballed a 3 pointer in the playoff’s, or in this case, rode poorly in front of thousands of fans in Metlife Stadium. They will all personally attest to the ruthlessness of the NYC fans, and it’s something that Josh Grant doesn’t want to experience. With the absurd amount of national and local media coverage, he knew this race would be might well be the biggest platform in which he could perform on for the 2017 season. He wanted to impress team and fans alike, showing out from the get go. Charging from the moment he hit the throttle in the first session, his line choice was that of the best, carving sections with subtle break taps and fender kisses through the rhythm sections. He appeared well in tune with his machine as the checkered flag flew, and both he and team headed back to the semi to strategize. Involved in a tussle with Malcolm Stewart in his heat race, Grant had to rekindle his focus and put his bike into the main event; he would with a semi race win. With the main event festivities commencing just an hour or so later, the pack stormed into turn number one, and Grant was buried deep. He had to fight and claw his way around the New Jersey landscape, pushing his pace as far as he could. JG never looks to be in a hurry, his style so effortless and god- given, that even in his most antic of moments, he remains composed, always throwing his sideplate to the crowd and flashing for the cameras to see. He was doing it yet again in the Northeast, picking off riders left and right, yet bonzaing rhythm lanes, adding a charismatic flare to every inch of the racetrack he chose to conquer. Each lap he would climb positions, with the end coming near the number 10 of Justin Brayton. However it would be just short of the Iowa native as the checkered flag flew, and he would come home in seventh position.
28 GRITMOTO • APRIL 30, 2017