Maxxis' Thomas Brown Fourth
at Underground MX
Thomas Brown ATV Motocross
Race Report
2016
AMA ATV Motocross
Round 2 - Links
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Sanger, TX (4/11/2016) - Root River
Racing/ Maxxis rider Thomas Brown competed at his
home state of Texas in the second round of the AMA
ATV Motocross National Championship. The event was
held at Underground MX. Brown persevered through
difficult track conditions and mechanical issues
to finish fourth.
An unexpectedly quick gate drop on the first
moto caught several riders off guard, including
Brown. “We came out bad, they dropped the gate
too quick. I did my count, its supposed to be
5-10 seconds, and I don’t think it was even 5
because as soon as I looked down it was falling.
I wasn’t ready, so I got a bad jump,” said Brown.
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Maxxis' Thomas Brown finished 4th
Overall at Undeground MX |
Despite the difficult start, Brown put his head
down and pushed through the pack. “I went out
there and charged up to third. I was pretty pumped
on that. It was not where we wanted, but it wasn’t
a bad moto, so we will keep working forward.”
Before the start of the second moto, Mother Nature
unleashed buckets of rain, saturating the track.
Thankfully for Brown, his Maxxis tires were ready
to handle anything thrown at them.
“My Maxxis tires are hooking up great. We almost
went with the big tires for that mud race, but
it looked like it was going to dry out, so we
went with the smaller tires. Then as soon as we
got back from the site lap the sky opened up again,
but the Maxxis tires hooked up great with the
top three all running Maxxis tires at the start.”
After a good start to the second moto, Brown’s
bad luck struck in the form of a mechanical issue
that lead to a crash, not that it kept Brown down
long before he remounted and charged forward.
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DASA
Racing's Thomas Brown rebounded from an
early wreck in Moto 2 to claim a sixth place
finish |
“I holeshot third and then I had a little technical
difficulty. I lost my front brakes right on lap
one and then I wrecked trying to figure it out.
I regrouped and just rode with out them, and was
able to work up to sixth. I was so mad at that
point, and I had to calm down just to get back
to where I did. We were trying to push forward
but it was tough with no front brakes. We are
going to take a look back and see what happened
and fix it.”
Brown is left hungry for more after a difficult
weekend, and looking forward to podium finishes
and wins in the upcoming rounds. “It was a little
behind where I was expecting myself to be, but
hopefully that will be our bad race and we will
just keep moving forward. I was hoping for that
moto win this weekend and starting this championship
hunt getting up towards that red plate, but it’s
a long season,” stated Brown.
Brown is very happy with all the sponsors and
supporters behind him this season, and gives them
the credit for his success. “A big thanks this
weekend is to DASA Racing. We went out to California
last week and we found a whole bunch of power.
The motor ran great. Also, the JB racing and FOX
combo is by far the best I have rode. I am really
happy with all my sponsors this year, and I just
want to prove to everybody they are the best out
there and prove that I can get up there and win
races.”
The next round of the AMA ATV Motocross National
Championship will be held on April 23-24 at Muddy
Creek Raceway in Blountville, TN where Brown will
be looking for a win.
2016 Thomas Brown
Sponsors:
Root River Racing, Maxxis, JB Racing, DASA Racing,
FOX, HiPer Racing, FLY Racing, SSi Decals, Pro
Motorsports, Hinson Racing, Yamaha, Yamalube,
GYTR, Rath Racing, Precision Racing Products,
Fuel Customs, FourWerx Carbon, CP Carillo, Power
Madd, Tire Balls, Ride 100%
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