Mixed opening day for Team HRC in the USA
By Team TMX on 20th Sep 15
There were different fortunes for Gautier Paulin and Evgeny Bobryshev today at the MXGP of the USA.
Paulin started strongly on his CRF450RW to take an early third position, and with just a few small mistakes crossed the line in sixth position. Bobby however had a rougher start and then was collected by another rider's accident in turn two, demoting him to the back of the pack.
Re-joining, he set about fighting back through the pack and reached as high as tenth before a stall in the closing laps demoted him to 15th.
The start position is not so important for tomorrow however, owing to the fast and banked turn one which means that from an outside position you can carry more corner speed.
The temperature today reached a high of 34 degrees Celsius today, but tomorrow it's expected to top out at 37 degrees, so the field faces a test of physical endurance, and the bikes will be tested too.
