Monday Kickstart: Atlanta

Words and Photos by Brendan Lutes

As the first true “east coast” race of the series, Atlanta is always a popular round with the fans and industry alike. This year, like always, the Georgia Dome stands were visibly packed if not sold out. But despite that, there was plenty of other news and happenings going down in Hotlanta. Lites class title contender Brett Metcalfe crashed and broke his collarbone in practice, James Stewart now holds onto the points lead in the SX class, and Christophe Pourcel knabbed his second win of the season, not mention much more. So without wasting anymore of your precious time, here’s Kickstart from the eighth round of the series.

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We ran this photo in one of the practice galleries, but we had to show it again in case you missed it. Stroupe jumped right up after this fall. We saw quite a few riders crash in this particular spot numerous times throughout the day.