“ I have so many people to thank , but I want to give a huge thank you to my family ,” said Alex . “ They ’ ve always been a super big help , along with my minder , Lewie Bolopue ; Lewie ’ s one of the reasons why I am where I am . I ’ d like to thank our domestic sponsors – Sherco USA , VP Fuels , Dunlop Tires , Progressive , Fuel Me , the list goes on . A huge thank you to Joy Carta , and the Roper family for getting this all done , and all the clubs that donated to help make this all happen . I want to thank Scorpa Factory – they went above and beyond for some silly American from America , and finally I ’ d like to thank my dad for going to Italy with me .”
“ I really want to thank Lewisport USA , Copper Racing , and all of my sponsors that helped get me over ,” said Courtney . “ I also want to thank all the people who donated and helped support us while we were there .”
Next year ’ s event has been scheduled for September 8-10 in Auron , France .
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