Osborne, Albertson to Lead Team Puerto Rico
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 | 9:10 AM
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PrintGabriel Cátala, Team Manager joins forces once again with “The Professor” Gary Bailey, assistant team manager in forming and announcing the 2012 Motocross of Nations team to represent Puerto Rico in this years event in Lommel, Belgium.
The team will consist of Gino Aponte in the MX1 Class; Zach Osborne in the MX2 Class and Jimmy Albertson in the Open class.
MX1: Gino Aponte
Gino Aponte will be riding a Monster Energy, Bike it, Cosworth, tuned Yamaha 450.
Aponte is a 450 Puerto Rican champion and to many he is the best active rider PR has had.
MX2: Zach Osborne
Zach will be riding a Monster Energy, Bike it, Cosworth, Dixon tuned Yamaha 250. Zach is the 2010 British motocross champion a very strong rider in the Gp’s, got third overall in the latest Gp race in the Czech Republic in a come back ride from a recent injury that kept him from racing most of the 2012 World Championship.
Open: Jimmy Albertson
Jimmy has had an up and down season, but, this year he’s looking for redemption, as last year, his first at a MXoN had some bad luck in the starts that kept him from performing at his best, yet this year, he confirms that he will be better prepared and that this time around will show everyone what Top Jimmy is really made of.
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I really expected to see Zach on a Geico Honda, considering they have signed him for the 2013 season. Is the entire team REQUIRED to ride the Monster Energy, Bike it, Cosworth Yamaha?
I wonder if Zach or Jimmy have even visited Puerto Rico?
Would have been great if they made it Allesi, Stewart and Tomac
Albertsons' brief "bio" is, um, interesting.
Zach and Jimmy have actually been to Puerto Rico, last year they traveled to the island, did a local race, did some tourist activities and reallly enjoyed themselves, it was really good for them to take time from their busy schedule and get to know the place and their local fans. They even wrote about it in Racer X.
Albertson can be good on sand, I don't know about ZO.
Jimmy got hurt at Washougal, so if he is not ready, I would love to see Mike Alessi race for them!
Get back!!
Motod6 - You are onto something there, that would be very interesting and a nice return FU back to DeCoster from Suzuki.
Um, did I miss something? I thought you had to be a citizen of the country you represent. Are ZO and Jimmy Puerto Rican and I just never caught on to that? Help me out here...
they are American and so is Puerto
Rico.
They should have Matt Georke ride MX 1
Ryan V, MIke A, and any of Tomac Osbourne or Georke. give a good run at the USA A team
Albertson???? CMON, give me a break. This guy can't keep his head on straight
for one moto.........Time to let wifey poo take care of you with her announcing,
cause you and JT money might as well quit stealing $ from BTO.....
What about Mike Lieb? W.T.F. Top Jimmy is a pootch even if he has done a few motos at lommel! Id rather see tarah go again then that fool.
Top Jimmy and Regal should have stayed where they belonged in the first place, on Hondas. I am not to worried about Albertson but Regal is pretty much on his last chance. He better show up on a Merge Honda after this season and get in some results or he'll just be another could of/should of been. This thing with JGR marks the 3rd time he has signed a deal on a bike he is clearly not comfortable on. The best results he as put in were on Hondas and he did pretty well on the BTO zuk!