Thomas Covington Appreciation Thread

He looks nice and steady out there.

They said this is his second year on the Gp's? Great rides for 4th overall today.

He had a great ride today.

It is indeed his 2nd year in the mx 2 class. Last year he didn't have the best season sadly. Finished 17th in the series. He did score a 3rd place finish in the 2nd moto at Qatar last year.

This year he is looking allot better. I'm stoked to see USA youngsters comming up through the GP's it's quite the different route them allmost every top USA amateur takes!

Great Job TC64!!!!

Sounds a bit similar to Ben Townley when he started GP's. From memory, year 1 he struggled to score points in the first half of the year, then in year 2 he started to knock on the podiums door. Year 3, I think he won a championship.

So a little insight into TC64 and CJ Greaves when they were on 65's ... first thing both are great kids...

I am a part time rider-announcer here in my area. We were at a one-off Friday race in Crandon Wi at the truck track during the big Labor Day race weekend on Friday evening. A great race with a massive crowd 15k+ was on hand to watch and I started pimping the CJ vs Thomas rider vs rider dislike. At which time CJ looks at me mic in mouth as I turn off the mic and says "why are you telling everyone we don't like each other?" Thomas pipes in with "yeah we're friends"

I tell them " I know that, YOU know that but ... THEY don't know that."pointing to the crowd ... after which I tell them "you guys have fun and ride hard".

They did... tire to tire wheel to wheel for the next 4 laps the whole crowd was getting into the race that developed between two 65cc riders and literally they were inches apart the whole race,

I'm an old sod that loves this sport and both have gone on to their individual success' CJ following his father in the off-road truck racing world and Thomas to the World GP series. Somehow to me they'll always be those two buddies going at it on a late August night battling it out for 65cc supremacy under the guise of a biter dislike that I, and now you know, was never true.

I love this sport for all the people we get to meet and get to have a connection with that will last seemingly forever.

Ya...at least we have someone over there who can run their speed. Just having some fun with ya'all

Couple nice shots from motoverte.com

TC64... Kid looks good! I certainly was cheering for him and see a bright future for him.

+1!

you missed a year,

year 1 2001, started on Phase Suzuki, qualified for Gp's early, finished on Vagani KTM, scoring points,
year 2 2002 vangani KTM, started season with 2nd at Valkensward and Won the Swedish GP that year,
year 3 2003 Champ KTM, had off season injury while training in California, think he won a GP near the end again,
year 4 2004 Champ KTM, World Title,