NATE THRASHER - GRIT 251 250SX

GRIT-251 | 250 SX

June 4th, 2024 11:00 am

RJ Hampshire, Levi Kitchen, Tom Vialle, Haiden Deegan....the list would go on and on when discussing contenders of high caliber within this 250cc showdown. This was it, the culmination of the 2024 season where anticipation met perseverance, and the final climactic sense of action was set to come to fruition. Tennessee's Nate Thrasher was ready for whatever was thrown his way as he shifted into gear, launching through the series of scattered jumps all over the course. To begin the heat race that followed, he and the other fellow members of the West Coast division were anticipating a slick, and tough course to be on tap for their racing festivities that loomed. But the phenomenal skillset of Thrasher flourished throughout the first three minutes of action, where the contact of his tire tread seemed to lock-into the Utah soil...making his way through the rolling, rutted left-handed corner after the tunnel jump with precision. The anticipation he demonstrated when chasing the rear wheel of RJ Hampshire was next level - and it was evident that his urgency was a catalyst to inch away from opponents like Jordon Smith who remained in the background. Through the whoops he skimmed, and to the checkered flag, as the referee cued engines to cease - as the rider out of Tennessee claimed third, in this simulated main event. For the main event, many eyes in the stadium would be on both RJ Hampshire and Levi Kitchen as they battled for the West Coast title. Though Thrasher couldn't be overlooked when striving for a position of sixth, which quickly became fifth after passing his teammate Nicholas Romano. Various landings had become etched and trenched with ruts, especially the "SX" triple before setting-up for the accompanying right-handed corner that followed. Levi Kitchen behind him appeared to be rather quick here, and would close the distance after a few laps of competition had passed. However, after gathering a bit of intelligence and seeing the middle pathway (and ruts beneath) were faster, he shifted his line selection to the formerly mentioned and proceeded to nullify the charge that Kitchen was putting forth, until the ninth lap...when the Northwest native was able to make the pass once and for all. The various rollers that were on a few of these corners around the circuit were now decaying with substantial grooves, and though he snagged a foot-peg on occaion, he was still managing to seat-hop his way over the introductory launchpad and into the obstacles that followed...maintaining his advancement ahead of Chance Hymas and Tom Vialle with the checkered flag nearing. As all eventually concluded, the sixth-place position was his for the taking, concluding his tenure in Salt Lake City with a spectacular performance.

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