The 2010 ESPN Winter X Games wrapped up last night with its newest event, Knock Out with Team AMSOIL rider Robbie Malinoski finishing fifth. The Scheuring Speed Sports rider just missed medal consideration by less than one inch. Not a bad finish for someone who never hit a freestyle ramp before that mornings practice.
On the snocross tracker earlier in the day, Team AMSOIL/Judnick Motorsports rider Ross Martin took home another X Games medal in snocross. Martin, who started in the back row of the 25-sled final, stormed from as fa
r back as eighth place to finish with the silver medal. The podium was a bit of redemption for the current points leader in the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series after he broke his hip during the 2009 games."I had to really work for this one," said Martin. "It's a great track and it was tough coming back here after last years accident, but we found a way today."
Malinoski, who won the second round LCQ, crashed in the first turn of the final and rebounded for a ninth place finish. His teammate, Andrew Johnstad finished sixth on the highly technical track.
Team AMSOIL also picked up two medals in Adaptive Snocross. Mike Schultz piloted his AMSOIL/Ski Doo to the gold in the inaugural event. Schultz lost his left leg in December of 2008 during the national event in Ironwood, Mich. Jim Wazny, on board his AMSOIL/Scheuring Speed Sports sled, was close behind Schultz in the final, taking home the silver.The ACSS returns to national racing this weekend as the series heads on its East Coast swing. The next race will be held in Farmington, N.Y. at the Finger Lakes Casino.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
