Novik Gloves Pala Race Report

September 14, 2011, 1:25pm

As the checkers fell for the final time of the 2011 Motocross National Series at the Traxxas Pala National, Novik Gloves stands back and looks at another successful round, and a season “well done”. Along with any race season comes ups and downs, with rider injuries, mechanical problems, and other miscellaneous issues arising from time to time. But the Novik team athletes, managed to pull out some impressive finishes this weekend in California, and here’s a bit of what went on behind the scenes.

450 Class-

Derek Anderson- #64- For most riders on the entry list, Round 12 at Pala was just another race to attend. For Derek Anderson, round 12 was a goal…During the 2010 season Derek had managed to score inside the top 25 every round, and regularly was battling with his privateer Kawasaki against some of the biggest names in the business. At Pala one year ago, Derek was following Kevin Windham, and hit an acceleration bump hard, resulting in a herniated disk in his lower back. He had gone through several medical procedures and surgery, and was forced to sit out most of the SX and MX season. Derek worked hard for the last several months leading up to this years Pala National, and last minute got accepted to race the final round and represent his earned number 64.

This weekend Derek had qualified, and Moto #1, had a first turn crash and found himself far behind in last place. He worked up to a 25^th position both motos for a 30^th overall.

Jarred Browne- #53- Jarred has a somewhat similar story, but managed to have an awesome round on his home track of Pala this weekend. Jarred had a rather serious crash early in the SX season and had missed the remainder of SX and most of the MX season during his recovery. He made a comeback at Unadilla but his results were not what he was looking for with a 33^rdOA in New York. At Pala Jarred charged all weekend and ended up with a 15-13 for 12^th overall finish.

Travis Sewell- #67- One thing that is pretty impressive about both Shane and Travis Sewell, is there ability to go fast on whatever bike they can get ahold of. This weekend, the Valparaiso, Indiana native flew out to race on a borrowed bike, on a track that he had never raced before.

Before practice, Travis was remapping his bike to adjust for a WORCS setting, and trying to figure out if the suspension would be good for him last minute. Travis had never sat on the bike before but said he’s just going to go out there and try to do his best. Travis came out to qualify in 29^th and finished for a 23-21 with a 27^th OA.

250 Class-

Alexander Millican- #707- Ended the season in Pala with 36-32 for a 37^th OA

Johnny Moore- # 140- Finished up with a 31-26 for a 27^th OA

At Novik Gloves, we are very proud and thankful of all the help our national team has given us through this race season. A well deserved thank you goes out to all our riders, both professional and amateur and everyone that has supported the brand. More information can be found at http://www.novikgloves.com.