anstieracing.com - Max wins Golden Cup in Perris

Here we are in sunny California “or not”. It was funny really, because I phoned my mum in the morning and she said that the weather was the best it has been in ages at home. But in sunny California it was a different story… the rain started the night of the final sx in Anaheim and carried through the next day until my final moto!!

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85cc

I got of to a good start in both motos, and was out in front. The thing that the Americans are not used to is riding in the rain, in Europe we get around 300days of rain but in the USA they get just 65! So we are always riding in the rain but over here when it rains everybody goes home.

I had a little advantage with living in Europe all my life, so with some good mud riding I managed to pull of the win in moto 1 and 2.

125cc

I wasn’t planning on doing a race on my 125cc yet but the unexpected depart of my big brother Jordan, left me on taking his place. He had to go back to England for a week. Also the fact that I had just jumped off of my 85cc small wheel, and am now going to race a big bike. The thing is that over here they only ride with big wheels in the 85cc on the supermini which can be up to a 112cc.

I had never done a start on a 125cc and riding against all the big guys I was a bit nervous. Luckily I used my power to weight ratio to my advantage and once again got of to the early lead. In the second race I managed to use my experience from the first race to once again get out infront. I was quiet surprised with my self because I was riding in the mud on a big bike and doing well. I managed to keep it together until the finish to take the win, in my first 125cc races!!

Supermini

My start wasn’t so good in moto 1 but I soon found myself out in front. I had done 3 of 5 laps when I got a flat rear!! I managed to hold the lead for the next lap until I finally slipped back to second. In the second moto I got out to the early lead and made it stay that way.

After a wet day in “sunny California” and racing my first 125cc race, I was ready to go and start some Supercross training.

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