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Round 2 Castrol Raceway, Edmonton AB
This past Sunday marked round 2 of the CMRC Monster Energy Motocross Nationals in Canada and the weather couldn't have been better for the event!
Gopher Dunes riders Liam O'Farrell and Josh Koncir were both feeling relaxed and confident going into the day after some first round jitters.
Practice/qualifying went well for both riders as Liam was 4th fastest in practice 1 and 9th in practice 2. Josh was able to qualify for his first MX1 National in around 30th.
Moto 1 began with Colton Facciotti getting the holeshot and Liam not far behind in forth place. "I just rode very tight on the bike in that first moto which caused me to make mistakes and miss my lines, which allowed a couple guys to get by me" comments Liam on his first moto. By the end of the moto Liam lost three spots, which gave him a 7th place finish. Josh crossed the line in 30th place.
Liam felt good going into moto 2 as the track had gotten very rough and rutted out, which is where Liam feels he excels. However, The first turn saw both Gopher Dunes riders hit the ground, along with about 5 other riders. Liam was able to re fire his bike quickly and sat in 32nd place at the end of the first lap. Charging through the pack, Liam was able to pass riders one by one to work his way back into the top 10, giving him an 8th overall on the day. Josh was able to manage a 34th after another fall midway through the moto giving him a 34th overall.
After 2 of the 9 rounds are complete Liam is currently sitting 8th place in points which he is happy with, but feels he can be better than that in the weeks to come. " I feel I can be a top 5 rider and I am also looking forward to heading back towards the east to the tracks that I am more familiar with" added Liam. "Also I just wanted to send a shout out to Pat Carroll, Dwayne Stadey, Wayne Carroll, and Gary Koncir for helping get to the races."
To know more about Team Gopher Dunes Racing throughout the summer or for more info about Gopher Dunes go to www.gopherdunes.com <http://www.gopherdunes.com/>
Team Gopher Dunes Racing would like to thank its sponsors:
Factory Connection, Bondi Engines, Partners in Power, Stadey's, Koncir.ca, Suzuki, Shift, Pirelli, Wiseco, Maxima, Yoshimura, Ogio, SSR, Snap-On, Spy, Limenine, Tag, Magnum MX, and Alpinestars.
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