Press Release

Osborne 5th in MX2 2010 Motocross of Nations in USA‏

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9/28/2010 7:20pm

Osborne Reaches 22nd Year with MX of Nations Outing



Zach Osborne turned 21 years old on
Saturday at the 64th Motocross of Nations and used the speed and skills
that secured 4th position in the 2010 FIM MX2 Motocross World
Championship to help Puerto Rico to 10th place at the biggest and most
prestigious off-road racing event of the calendar.



The American ran the Puerto Rican flag for the second time in his
career and used the power of his Yamaha YZ250F machine to skip across
the many jumps and through the rutted corners of the Thunder Valley
circuit near Denver to finish 5th overall in the MX2 class, watched by
32,000 spectators. Melting temperatures and the thin air of the venue
1600m above sea level created demanding racing conditions as the three
best riders from almost thirty countries shared and disputed track
space.



Osborne, supported by fellow American Kyle Regal and MX1 representative
Christian Ruiz, enjoyed noisy vocal support from the boisterous
partisan crowd that was interspersed by large contingents of fans from
Europe. Unfortunately he lost the front wheel of his Cosworth Yamaha on
the first turn of the first race and had to battle from the rear of the
40-rider pack to reach 15th place. A run to 14th in the second 30
minute and 2 lap moto led to his final ranking.



After relishing the experience of Thunder Valley, Osborne heads back to
the UK immediately to try and confirm his first major title with the
final round of eight in the Maxxis British Championship at Hawkstone
Park next weekend. The Virginian has been dominant in the domestic UK
series and holds a 47 point lead with just 75 up for grabs in
Shropshire.






"It was a decent weekend," he evaluated. "I made some silly mistakes;
early in the first moto and then another when I was eleventh or twelfth
in the second. The track was a hundred times better on Sunday compared
to Saturday but I think it was still too smooth. It was not the best
showing today but I still have a lot to think about with the British
Championship decider coming up next weekend. I’ll go back to Europe and
then head home for a few weeks. It was a good experience being here and
it was my favourite event of the year so far."



"I couldn’t have asked for a better gift for my 21st birthday than to
ride for a team at the Motocross of Nations," he added. "I really
appreciate the opportunity that Puerto Rico gave me and can’t thank
everyone enough."

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