X-FIGHTERS OSAKA
runs that were practically flawless.
Rémi Bizouard of France earned
second-place honors - which
was his best result ever at an
X-Fighters event - with Dany
Torres of Spain taking third.
The crowd, which included Taiko
drummers as well as fans in
manga-style costumes, were able
to get closer to the action than
at any other stop in the series. A
month or so before the X-Fighters
rolled into town, all the Japanese
riders battled it out, at the first
round of the GOBIG FMX series
Sherwood
makes it
two in a row
in Japan
(Check out our coverage on
starting on page 52). This contest
saw the top five riders progress
to the Japanese wildcard qualifier
at Osaka. The wildcard qualifying
was held the day before the main
event. It was Unit rider Kota
Kugimura who won the chance
to ride in front of his home crowd
alongside Daisuke ‘Daice’ Suzuki
in the main event. Both riders
threw down some awesome runs,
and made their fellow Japanese
FMX family members proud. The
Osaka round of the X-Fighters
series is particularly important u
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