2019 Silk Way Rally: Day 10, SS9: Shorty Shines in Stage Nine
Our friends from WESTx1000Â are out at the 2019 Silk Way Rally bringing coverage from Day 10 of the event.Â
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Day 10, SS9: Shorty Shines in Stage Nine
The Retired MX Star Wins His First Stage in the World Championship
Silk Way Rally; Special Stage Nine: What was mesmerizing about the modest sized dunes dominating challenges in the 8th leg, pales in comparison to the spectacular mountain-sized monuments of khaki colored granules just outside of Alashan. Though this was near the site of the previous day?s ASS, we didn?t have the chance to absorb the full magnitude of this place ? massive shadows in the horizon opening up to China?s own Sahara. To never feast your eyes on such a sight is to do them, and yourself, a disservice. Like setting foot into a Dali painting, the mountains create bizarre illusions, appearing Martian to a novice. Peaks look within reach, yet the true distance is incalculable without a couple bottles of a water and a Fitbit. The cliffs are two faced, completely darkened by shadow on one side, brilliantly white on the other. A rollercoaster building anticipation as one ascends and releasing pure exhilaration all the way down, a ride with which one American feels right at home.
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and today, at least one of them is ?Short.? It?s here in China where retired Motocross-star-turned-Rally-Raid-pro won his first stage in the World Class championship. (And it?s about time.) A truly underrated rally racer, ...
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