It’s much tougher sledding this season, with both Wilson and Villopoto out with injuries, and outdoor specialist Tyla Rattray also gone with a broken hand. Darryn Durham is also out for the PC team with a shoulder injury. Add it up, and this season will be about guts and grinding for Kawi, instead of guts and glory.
Credit Jake Weimer for trying to carry the flag. With both Villopoto and Rattray out, it’s up to Weimer to get last year’s championship 450 up to the podium. And at Freestone, he did the job, digging deep in moto one to make passes and climb up to third. That’s the first podium ever in a 450 moto for Weimer.
Weimer scored his first 450 moto podium at Freestone.
Simon Cudby photo
Yup, a great effort by Weimer, but just short of podium hardware (although he will likely score the Ricky Carmichael Hard Charger Award—given to the rider who made the most passes in a moto—for the second-straight week). So let’s throw a little extra accolade at the hard worker for Idaho—this week’s Racer X Outstanding Performance Award. Well, done, Jake!