Zach Osborne 338 // MX2
| Name | Zach Osborne |
| Age | 22 |
| Place of birth | Richlands,Va. |
| Nickname? | Zach Attack |
| Favourite food | Steak |
| Mode of transport | Chevy Van |
| Most expensive thing bought so far | My misses a new car |
| One thing you never leave the house without | Cell phone |
| Favourite place visited to date | Daytona |
| Best thing to relax | A few hours of two and a half men |
| 3 things for a Desert Island? | My misses my IPad and a big knife |
| Any unusual pastimes? | Madskills |
| Favourite track to ride on | St. Jean |
| Strangest experience | A lady asked to see me naked while I was changing at Geneva SX |
| Favourite season | 2010 |
| Any claims to fame outside of motocross? | I get down and dirty on the basketball court |
| If you could be any animal, what would you be? | A gigantic male lion |
| Occupation you wanted as a child | Marine biologist |
| Best experience so far | Winning the British championship in 2010 |
| Where do you want to be in 10 years time? | Married with a few kids winding down my MX career with a world championship and a super cross championship under my belt and heading into the enduro scene |
Career Highlights
| 2011 | 5th British MX2 Championship, MX2 World Championship 8th (Injury) |
| 2010 | MX2 British Champion, 4th World Championship |
| 2009 | 23rd MX2 World Championship (part-time) |
| 2008 | 22nd MX2 World Championship (part-time) |
| 2007 | 29th AMA Motocross Lites, 17th East Coast SX Lites |
| 2006 | 28th East Coast SX Lites |
| 2003 | 3rd Motocross Junior World Championship |
Zach Osborne is now entering what could possibly be the most successful year of his life in Motocross, as he prepares for his best chance at the MX2 World Championship title in 2012. After a great 2010 which saw Osborne take home the British MX2 Championship and miss out on the World podium by one position, things were looking good for 2011.
Osborne started well in the Little Silver opener but only a mechanic fault held him back as he DNF in the third race, allowing team mate Arnaud Tonus to take the win. In regards to the British Championship Zach Osborne and his Team mate Tonus showed the way forward as they rode 20-30 seconds ahead of the competition, with only each other for company. They took home two overalls each before illness, and eventually injury took over Zach's 2011.
The World Championship scene looked promising, while originally just missing out on podiums, Osborne then went on to take 2nd at the GP of France, and 3rd in Portugal. Unfourtunately for Zach, he was struck down by Epstein Barr, which greatly reduced Zach's abiity to perform. Despite valiant efforts to push on, the illness wasn't helping. In what could have been a great comeback, A small mistake at Foxhills saw Osborne catapulted over the handlebars and left with a shoulder injury, which knocked him out of the competition for 2011.
Now fully rested and repaired, Zach will train in America and compete the first 4 West Coast supercross events before returning to Europe for his MX2 World Championship effort.
Osborne started well in the Little Silver opener but only a mechanic fault held him back as he DNF in the third race, allowing team mate Arnaud Tonus to take the win. In regards to the British Championship Zach Osborne and his Team mate Tonus showed the way forward as they rode 20-30 seconds ahead of the competition, with only each other for company. They took home two overalls each before illness, and eventually injury took over Zach's 2011.
The World Championship scene looked promising, while originally just missing out on podiums, Osborne then went on to take 2nd at the GP of France, and 3rd in Portugal. Unfourtunately for Zach, he was struck down by Epstein Barr, which greatly reduced Zach's abiity to perform. Despite valiant efforts to push on, the illness wasn't helping. In what could have been a great comeback, A small mistake at Foxhills saw Osborne catapulted over the handlebars and left with a shoulder injury, which knocked him out of the competition for 2011.
Now fully rested and repaired, Zach will train in America and compete the first 4 West Coast supercross events before returning to Europe for his MX2 World Championship effort.
