Fraser McConnell had a formidable begin to the 2024 Nitrocross season, securing a powerful second place end on the opening weekend in Richmond, Virginia, because the Jamaican driver stored up the strain on the sequence chief, Kevin Eriksson.
McConnell began the weekend on a excessive, clinching a third-place end in Spherical One on Saturday. In Spherical Two, he raised the bar, taking the highest qualifier place, successful his semi-final, and securing pole place for Sunday’s ultimate. Main confidently into the third flip of the ultimate, McConnell seemed poised for victory. Nevertheless, a dramatic incident simply behind him pressured the Jamaican to half-spin, knocking him off his racing line and permitting Sweden’s Kevin Eriksson to surge forward.
Regardless of the setback, McConnell didn’t again down. For six laps, he fiercely battled Eriksson for the lead however finally settled for second place, ending comfortably forward of Viktor Vranckx in third. Saturday’s winner, Robin Larsson, completed simply behind in fourth.
“We had an incredible begin, went into flip two within the lead. By flip three, I attempted to be good and neat, after which I simply received spun round. It’s robust to swallow,” McConnell mirrored after the race. “Nevertheless, I’m pleased with the crew, and whereas it’s unlucky we didn’t seize that prime step at this time, we’re nonetheless in a powerful place and there’s much more racing forward.”
Along with his efficiency, McConnell now sits on 107 factors, solely 11 factors behind the chief, Eriksson, and 4 factors forward of defending champion Robin Larsson, because the competitors heads into Rounds three and 4 in Utah on October 5 and 6.
