MXers at Perris
January 24th
Yesterday I was invited by Bryan Smith to a private
practice hosted by Kawasaki USA at Perris Raceway. Upon my arrival, I
found that Supercross legend Ryan Villopoto was geared up with a
borrowed shoe. The superstar on a green machine was green indeed. The
first few laps I noticed elbows down with a steel shoe pointed at at
the front of the motorcycle as if it were a compass pointing north. His
hotshoe glued to the ground throughout the entire track. As I watched
him exit the track for the first time, he rode up to Bryan
Smith and Nick Wey to discuss the first session.
Simultaneously a big white truck containing two more green bikes pulls
into the pits. To my surprise, Jeremy McGrath steps out excited to jump
on the dirt track. Borrowing a boot and shoe from my friend Cam Brewer,
McGrath gears up and hits the dirt. No astonishing results as McGrath
exceeded my expectations. Villopoto and McGrath running around with
Bryan Smith, Kayl Kolkman and Aaron Colton was actually happening in
front of my very own eyes.
The last hour of the day, Team Green really had it dialed in. Villopoto
corrected his foot placement, his elbows were up and the routine was an
example of perfection. It's in my best of hopes that these two will be
in our world for a long long time. Let's hope that the social media
explosion that occurred yesterday carries new eyes into our beloved
sport!
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