Sent on behalf of 1st
Impressions Race Team
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May
9, 2022) - 1st
Impressions Race Team
announced today it has signed
Chad Cose to
compete aboard a Honda CRF450R
in the Parts Unlimited
AFT Singles presented by KICKER
class for the remainder of the
2022 Progressive
American Flat Track
season.
A seat on the four-rider effort
opened up following the injury
of Michael Lainhart at Texas
Motor Speedway. Lainhart
suffered a tibial plateau
fracture and torn meniscus after
colliding with a bike that went
down directly in his path and
now faces several months of
recovery.
Despite the disappointing
setback, 1st Impressions Race
Team was fortunate to land the
services of a rider as
accomplished and motivated as
Cose.
The Californian boasts more than
a decade of professional
experience, during which he has
continually improved his
racecraft and speed. Over the
past five years in particular,
Cose has established himself as
a genuine front-running force
across all three Progressive AFT
classes.
He took his career to new
heights in 2018, earning a
first-career premier-class
podium finish among his 12
top-ten finishes to secure sixth
place in the Grand National
Championship. He then took the
undercard by storm, winning
races in Mission Production
Twins presented by Vance & Hines
and Parts Unlimited AFT Singles
in 2019 while finishing the
season ranked inside the top
five in both categories.
He continued his winning ways in
2020 and 2021, highlighted by
championship runner-up honors at
the conclusion of his ‘21
Mission Production Twins
campaign.
In his new position with 1st
Impressions Race Team, Cose will
focus all his efforts on Parts
Unlimited AFT Singles with the
goal of securing the team a
maiden victory in its third year
of competition.
Team Owner Eric Hoyt said,
“Leading up to this season,
(Team Manager) Sandriana
(Shipman) and I were set on
fielding a four-rider team. Due
to the unfortunate injury of
Mikey Lainhart at the Texas
round, we were left a rider
short in our team roster. After
discussions with Chad it was
agreed that he would be a great
full-time addition to the team
for the remainder of the season.
We are excited to welcome him to
the 1st Impressions Race Team.”
Five-time Progressive AFT race
winner Cose said, “I’m really
excited and grateful for the
opportunity to race for the 1st
Impressions Race Team. I have a
great relationship with Eric,
and I’m anxious to see what we
can do together. I feel they
have taken a step forward each
year as a team, and I’m
confident they will provide me
with bikes capable of contending
for race wins.
“I’m also looking forward to the
challenge of racing the singles
class. The class is
ultra-competitive and full of
young talent hungry to win. The
whole team has already been
super accommodating. It’s pedal
to the floor to have us in a
really good spot for the
Kentucky mile doubleheader.”
Cose will make his 1st
Impression Race Team debut at
the Mission Red Mile
Doubleheader presented by Indian
Motorcycle of Lexington
on May 28-29 in Lexington,
Kentucky.
