PRO EXTREME MOTORCYCLE

Brunson Grothus (near lane) over Chris Garner-Jones in the final.

Brunson Grothus’ triumphant return to Pro Extreme Motorcycle competition continued this weekend as he won his second event in as many attempts. He didn’t always have the quickest motorcycle during eliminations, but the combination of his quicker reaction times and consistent Indocil Art-backed Suzuki were enough to beat John Collins, Chuck Wilburn, and defending world champion Eric McKinney in the first three rounds.

Eric McKinney

An incredible five thousandths of a second were all that separated Grothus and number one qualifier Chris Garner-Jones in the final round as Grothus used a holeshot to beat the 4.054 in the other lane.

“I honestly haven’t even thought about the holeshot win too much,” confessed the second generation rider. “I was more impressed with the performance that we picked up from the semifinals. We went 4.09 then clicked off a 4.061 in the final. I don’t really have a whole lot to do with the tuning – my dad (Ed) and Shane Eperjesi are the ones turning the knobs. It’s always fun to win on a holeshot, but to pick up the performance and win on a holeshot is almost indescribable. It’s like a dream.”