Karro scores points in first US outing

KARRO SCORES POINTS IN FIRST US OUTING

5 September

Teenage Latvian Matiss Karro had his plate stacked with activity in the last weeks. After riding himself to a standstill in the Dutch GP, he had a 3 race outing on Monday at the Ken Hall Trophy event, and then it was a headlong rush for the airport to jet off to the United States for the final round of the AMA US Championship series at Steel City. Jet-lagged, on a strange bike, against new opposition and in unfamiliar surroundings, the teenager had the odds stacked against him, but this did not detract one little bit from his near-legendary good spirits.

Despite all the drawbacks, Matiss tried to get in his stride as quickly as possible, and he qualified 27th overall for the event, giving him the pass that he needed to line of for an AMA race for the first time in his career. Matiss completely miscalculated his starting technique on the concrete start pad, another new factor for him, and he piled into the race in 31st position out of 40 riders. He steadily advanced, and at one stage it looked possible that he might move into the points, but another problem later in the race dropped him back to 25th spot.

A much better departure placed the MVR-D rider just outside the points in race 2. He had by now gotten the feel for the track and the opposition, and he started moving forward. He advanced as far as 12th position, and then the fatigue of his hectic schedule of the last few weeks began to count. He still fought hard, but lost a few spots to end in 16th position, still good enough for his first championship points Stateside. It was also good enough for him to be credited with 19th overall for the day, not a bad debut under the circumstances.

After returning to the team's base in England, Matiss will be going all out to prepare for the Motocross of Nations in Italy in a few weeks' time.

 

 

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