focus my time more on giving back to those who have given to me .” Known for his tenacity and never-give-up mentality , Osborne has established himself as a fan favourite over the years while amassing an impressive list of accomplishments together with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing . Beginning a tenacious run in 2017 aboard the FC250 , Osborne swept both the 250SX Eastern Championship and the AMA 250MX Championship in the same season before returning to successfully defend his 250SX
Eastern title in 2018 . He stepped up to the premier 450 class in 2019 and quickly hit his stride on the FC450 ROCKSTAR EDITION , finishing on the podium seven times ( six in motocross , one in supercross ) during his rookie season . He went on to secure his first-career 450SX Main Event win at the Salt Lake City SX finale in 2020 and he set fire throughout the summer claiming the 450MX Championship in what would ultimately serve as his last full season of racing due to an ongoing back injury throughout 2021 .
ZARA GRAY JOINS BRIDGESTONE KAWASAKI TEAM
The Bridgestone Kawasaki Race Team has announced the signing of Zara Gray for the 2021 / 2022 motocross season . Zara will contest New Zealand motocross events aboard her 2022 KX250 . Shane Verhoeven , team Owner / Manager says , “ To have Zara on board representing Kawasaki and being a part of the Bridgestone Kawasaki Race Team , I couldn ’ t be prouder . She is truly genuine , has an addictive training attitude and achieves her goals . She will become a great asset to our team and will fit in really well . She will become a great role model for like-minded females in the sport of motocross . Peter Gray , Zara ’ s father , will also be a welcome member to the team , and we look forward to working with Pete in creating the best opportunity we can for Zara . Mike Cotter , General Manager for Kawasaki NZ , has been instrumental in working with Pete , Zara , and her riding coach Ben Townley from Method Moto to put this all together .”
The 18-year-old from Otorohonga says she ’ s looking forward to racing competitively and getting to know the team . After claiming the Junior Women ’ s 12-16 years national MX title in 2019 with five wins from five starts , Zara is set to mix it up with the Senior women this season . With the arrival of the 2022 KX250 she will be busy getting to know her new bike in the lead-up to the season saying after her first shakedown , “ It feels great , and I feel confident riding it ”. Zara will join team riders Josiah Natzke and Micah McGoldrick who have kicked off with notable pre-season results already ; Natzke taking honours in MX2 at Taupo ’ s MX Fest over Labour Weekend . Zara ’ s KX250 will be adorned with Bridgestone X10 , X20 and X30 option tyres which she ’ s excited to try . Her first official appearance for the upcoming season will be at North King Country ’ s Waikato Champs event on December 4-5 and plans to race Summercross , Woodville GP and the NZ Motocross Nationals .
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