text: Zach Osborne top American in MX GP racing for ten years after Italian Motocross Grand Prix - Supercross
  The first moto of 35 minutes and 2 laps duration saw the 20 year old slot into fifth place until he suspected a slight engine misfire and eased his pace wary of crashing and losing precious points. In a straight duel with Belgian Joel Roelants in the second race later in the afternoon Osborne took no prisoners and fought for fourth spot before easing to fifth, several seconds ahead of his rival. The Virginian -who picked up three pieces of podium silverware in 2010, the first full season he has completed without injury/incident as a Pro – was fourth in the world by just one point.
  "I'm just so happy with the way everything is going," he said. "We struggled a bit in the first moto and I knew for the second I would just have to put it on the line. It was a bit of a gamble but I pushed hard and it worked out. To finish fourth is huge and I felt the pressure before the second race. This result is good for the morale, the sponsors and everyone connected with the team. I am just so pumped to be here."
  "I couldn't ask for a whole lot more from this year. I had such a crappy end to 2009 I didn't know what to expect from this season," he added. "I did a lot of work over the winter and I have to thank Kenneth Gundersen, my girlfriend, Steve and Ash for the opportunity to be here. Nick, my mechanic, we have only had one DNF this season and that wasn't his fault. We just need to do to the Nations and do well and then get that British Championship."