bruceb
PR Addict
I once worked for an organization that loved to use the phrase, "a clear and concise message."
This past weekend at the Red Bud Regional, Shane McElrath from North Carolina sent a clear and concise message to the competitors that he will face in August at Loretta Lynn's dude ranch by
sweeping all 12 motos that he entered in the B classes. He did not have a difficult time on the 450 as he utilized good starts, had the lead by the ski jump and cruised on to victory.
It was a different story on the small bike as he had to overcome poor starts (4th-6th place) and run down a very fast Jace Owen most of the motos. Shane had taken the lead by the end of lap 3 each moto in what had to be some of the best racing of the weekend (definately the best racing for the lead).
You can watch him this weekend at the Mill Creek Regional in Alabama or at the ranch the end of July.
A few shots of Shane in action:
Typical 250 start, this one 250B mod, moto 3. Jace Owen already has a 3-4 bike length lead and is not in the photo.
Jace and Shane would battle like this for 2-3 laps of each of the 4 lap 250 motos.
Blasting through the rockers like they are not even there.
Taking the flag for the final moto of a long weekend, and a perfect 12 for 12
The sponsors...Shane credits club mx for taking him from a top 10-15 to a title contender this year.
His only top ten at the ranch was a 4th in schoolboy 1, after staying at Club MX for only a few months.
This past weekend at the Red Bud Regional, Shane McElrath from North Carolina sent a clear and concise message to the competitors that he will face in August at Loretta Lynn's dude ranch by
sweeping all 12 motos that he entered in the B classes. He did not have a difficult time on the 450 as he utilized good starts, had the lead by the ski jump and cruised on to victory.
It was a different story on the small bike as he had to overcome poor starts (4th-6th place) and run down a very fast Jace Owen most of the motos. Shane had taken the lead by the end of lap 3 each moto in what had to be some of the best racing of the weekend (definately the best racing for the lead).
You can watch him this weekend at the Mill Creek Regional in Alabama or at the ranch the end of July.
A few shots of Shane in action:
Typical 250 start, this one 250B mod, moto 3. Jace Owen already has a 3-4 bike length lead and is not in the photo.
Jace and Shane would battle like this for 2-3 laps of each of the 4 lap 250 motos.
Blasting through the rockers like they are not even there.
Taking the flag for the final moto of a long weekend, and a perfect 12 for 12
The sponsors...Shane credits club mx for taking him from a top 10-15 to a title contender this year.
His only top ten at the ranch was a 4th in schoolboy 1, after staying at Club MX for only a few months.