TEAM
GREEN
BIG BIKES
New editions to Monster Energy
Kawasaki Team Green shine at
Mammoth Motocross
T
he Green Machine’s domination did not wane
with the close of Mini Days on Wednesday. Over
the next three days of big bikes races, Team
Green would take home seven AMA championships, led by Chris Alldredge and Mitchell Harrison with
two championships each.
Alldredge found redemption in 2014 at the Monster
Energy Mammoth Motocross, leaving behind him
a three year history of adversity and hard knocks at
Mammoth. “Three years ago I came here and ended up breaking my foot,” says Alldredge. “Next year
came here and had a really bad crash and ended
up breaking my shoulder blade and pretty much all
my ribs on my left side. Last year I had ACL surgery, so
it’s good to be back.”
Alldredge spent the last few months training and
working in the gym to rebuild his physical strength after injury. In 250 A Pro Sport, he spent the race coming
back from a poor start but still managed to push his
way through the pack to a win. Says Alldredge, “It’s
rough coming through the pack through the fastest
guys in the nation, so gonna try to get a better start
next time and hopefully lead the whole thing.”
Alldredge didn’t always get the lead right off the
gate, but it made for some epic battles with some
of his very competitive peers, including Nick Gaines,
Timmy Wiegand, Jordon Smith, and Scott Champion.
Ryan Holliday, who fought hard in the past to get Alldredge on the team, says, “ Someone like Alldredge
obviously was established. He’s always been fast and
we’ve always been interested in him. We needed
someone to fill that void of a top A-class guy and
hopefully graduate on to the Pro Circuit team.”
In the past few years, Alldredge has proved that he
can overcome adversity. This year at Mammoth he
proved that he has the guts to battle through the
pack and take on seasoned pros to win titles.
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