Walsh Race Craft's Cody Gibson will be returning to race the 2012 AMA ATV MX Nationals

Well, this young man is Cody Gibson and Walsh Race Craft is proud to announce the return of him. Over the past month or so, in the fall of 2011 there has been speculation that CG-40 may be returning to ATV motocross. But, no one knew the extent of the rumor until this past weekend. On Sunday, November 6th at the first round of the 2011 Sunshine State Quad Series Association at Sunshine MX, it was confirmed that the comeback is now. Although Cody has not been on the motocross in nearly two years, he has not lost any of his skill and we would like to explain a little bit about this weekend event; Cody was up against both 2011 Pro-Am national champions, Jeffery Rastrelli and Mark Madl. The event was a three moto format, consisting of two qualifying motos and one main event.

Cody grabbed the first moto holeshot and was off to a fine start until he took a tumble in the whoops section on the first lap, knocking him out of contention for the first moto. In the second moto Cody grabbed the holeshot again and was leaving the pack behind, when on the second lap he blew a berm and again knocked himself out of contention. However these first two motos only mattered for gate pick and since Cody was a bit rusty we just took these first two motos as ‘getting settled’, so Cody still had a chance at the main event overall win.

We were not expecting Cody to beat the two top competitors that he was facing, we only asked him to do his best and not crash. So as the gate dropped, once again it was Cody with the holeshot, Cody made it around the first few laps maintaining a comfortable lead and actually opening the lead over Rastrelli in second place. Near the half-way point of the race we could see Cody getting very tired, but his determination and skill, combined with the battle for second going on behind him allowed Cody to maintain control of the race. Cody ended up leading the moto from start to finish, proving that he is back!

With Walsh Race Craft as his title sponsor, CG-40 will be racing the 2011 SSQSA, the 2012 Dade City MX Sponsor Cup and the 2012 AMA ATV MX Series. According to Mike Walsh, “The plan is to do as many races as we can in Florida during the winter. Then go to the nationals in the Pro-Am Production class on an LT-R450 and ride in the Pro-Am Unlimited class on the Walsh CRF450R. This will showcase our new machine, as well as allow Walsh Race Craft and Cody Gibson the opportunity to repeat capturing both Pro-Am championships in a single season. CG-40 remains the only rider to win both championships in a single season when he won in 2009 aboard a factory backed Walsh Race Craft/Monster Energy/Kawasaki KFX-450R.

Gibson is very excited about the comeback and after this weekend he is also very confident. Cody has always been very inspired and touched by all of his fans and the support he has received. Cody is thankful for the opportunity to be back on the motocross track and would like to imply his dedication to this 2012 racing effort.
Together Walsh Race Craft and Cody Gibson would like to say, “While nothing is guaranteed, we are as confident as anyone can be, that we will consistently be on the podium from here on out and that we will support those companies that support us with the best recognition that we are capable of.”

Walsh Race Craft and Cody Gibson would like to thank the following sponsors second place: Walsh Race Craft, Fox Racing Shox, Pro Armor, Hinson Racing, Precision Concepts, DWT, Streamline, K&N, SSI Decals, Quad Tech, All Balls Racing, FK Bearing Company, Spider Grips, Vortex and a special thanks to Scott Ward for the support of Cody’s return.

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