GRIT 313 — 450SX — 4th — Cooper Webb

Despite being out of reach, regarding his grasp on the overall championship, Cooper Webb still possessed the desire to win within the current SX series. His determination was palpable as qualifying began, where he was in constant contention for the strongest of lap-times. Even though; blitzing the whoop section was necessarily his strong suit, the longtime competitor would prove that he was more than ready to tackle the section was time progressed amongst afternoon sessions. Following a series of astounding runs to the finish line, he would shift into gear for that of heat number two. And after racing from the starting line, he would funnel through the opening sequences to reside in eighth. From there, he methodically cut through the canvas —passing opponents including Jordon Smith, Garrett Marchbanks, and Vince Friese. All of these advancements, would occur prior to the fourth-lap being completed. Ample time remained on the clock, to move forward...though the pace of opponents ahead of him, was a bit too much for the former champion to topple. He could see Ken Roczen on the horizon, but the German athlete's machine, was a bit too far out of reach by the time the checkered flag waved...and in the end, Cooper would soar across the finish line double, to collect an admirable fifth-place achievement. For the main event, Webb would begin the contest around the thirteenth-place position. Rapidly, he would burst forward with aggression - hoping to claim as many standings as possible. Dean Wilson, Malcolm Stewart, and Christian Craig, would all be surpassed while Cooper continued to plunge into the depths of the top-ten. Despite the corners not being extremely rutted, Webb still managed to pivot amongst the apex of each bend with a simultaneous clutch release and rear brake lever stomp, perse..sliding and cutting while gaining time on many of his opponents, with a blend of fury and precision! Rivals including Justin Barcia and Dylan Ferrandis, had also been overtaken, on Webb's path to sixth...along with Hunter Lawrence, who had undergone a series of mistakes. The North Carolina native wa just outside of the top-five — and after passing Justin Hill, Cooper would spot Jorge Prado and Ken Roczen in the distance. It would be with just over two laps to go, where Webb would funnel-in to a flow of sorts, which was engaged by his teammate, Justin Cooper. Once Cooper would overtake by both Jorge and Ken, Cooper would attempt to do the same! Webb passed Roczen amid the sand section area, definitively, and dia his best to overtake that of the Spanish athlete, before the checkered flag. But continuing, on their path of hard fought battles in recent weeks, it was the KTM competitor who ultimately prevailed. Thus, Webb would be finalized in fourth, when leaping across the finish Line jump!