Wardlow, AB: Round 2 of the Geico EnduroCross series in Sacramento,
California was the last opportunity for racers to qualify for the X Games.
CGRT’s Shane Cuthbertson ( Airdrie, AB ) and Ben Rego ( Kitimatt, BC )
made the trek to northern California with hopes of qualifying.
Shane felt strong all day, riding well in practice and qualifiers, but had
some tough luck when he least needed it. “ I got a bad start in my Open
Am main, then someone crashed beside me, sticking his bars in my front
tire. I qualified into the evening show, and had a good hot lap going, then
got stuck in the Matrix. 3rd last”. With such a poor hot lap, Shane was
relegated to an outside starting position, and despite good power from his
TE300, he was unable to qualify into the main event.
Ben qualified for the evening show through the day, and started the
evening off with a decent placing of 14 in hotlaps. But his 4 and 5 place
finishes in his heat and semi did not advance him into the main directly.
In what turned out to be Ben’s final event of the night, he finished 3, and
out of advancing position, behind Cory Graffunder and Geoff Aaron.
The big news came later when Ben learned that he qualified to ride X
Games EnduroCross, July 1 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California.
There he will compete against the worlds best in front of a packed stadium
and live television.
You can follow Shane @cgrt20, or on facebook: Shane Cuthbertson, and
Ben @cgrt77 or on face book: Ben T. Rego and Corner Grass Racing Team.
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