Morning Steemers,
So it's the day of the Red Bull Straight Rhythm and it's all lined up to be a cracker of an race. I will be posting so more info about the unique event later on but first i have some epic GoPro videos from the recent Monster Cup at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas.
First up we have the winner of the first moto in the Amateur Allstars class Derek Drake and don't be out off by the use of the word Amateur! Drake made short work of that start straight putting his KTM into the corner first and grabbing the holeshot. You really get a sense for how rough that initial sand section is when they hit it coming round the first corner! These guys are really laying it all on the line and you can tell when he hits the jump into the sand rollers wow! Drake almost makes this one look easy as he grabs the win with no drama or battles.
Next up we have moto 2 from the Amateur Allstars class and once again it's Mr Drake but this time he is not gifted such a great start. Halpain manages to get his Yamaha in front and block off his corner which puts him deep into the pack and outside the top ten going into the first turn. It's races like this that really show a champion as they have to regroup and keep pace with the front runners and not copy the pace of the riders around them. It's very easy to get in sync with a rider in front and you end up going the same speed which is self destruct in a race.
Things go from bad to worse as he drops back to thirteenth place and a tough block gets knocked into the track and right under his bike... He must've been thinking "I'm done...". That is not how champs think though guys haha, they always believe they can win and that is what sets them apart. Drake gets his head down and powers through the pack and manages to take home sixth place. Pretty amazing ride from the young star and i think we will be seeing a lot more from him in the coming years.
Lastly, we have a pro rider from the premier 450 Cup class, Jordan Smith. Smith is a 250 rider with the Factory Troy Lee KTM team but it seems they have loaned him a Factory KTM 450 for the Monster Cup. A faltering start though leaves him behind coming into the first corner. Musquin gets knocked into the bunch though and Smith gets an opening into turn one and somehow ends up fifth into the sand! The 450 class is no joke though and the veteran riders soon start to pick the rider off as he slips back to ninth. A costly fall on the banked turn saw him wash out the front wheel and get stuck under the bike and picking that 450 up on a banked turn must've taken some muscle! The electric start earns it's money though and he rode on to a tenth place.
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