MXstore’s Own Moto Insider #10

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Round 9 – Washougal

450 MX:

The premier class was dominated on the weekend by the number 5 Red Bull KTM of Ryan Dungey taking home fastest qualifying, holeshot awards and checked out to win both moto’s comfortably.

Eli Tomac backed up the previous week’s success by going 2-2 for second overall showing some solid consistency for this second half of the season sending him towards the pointy end of the championship standings after an injury earlier on in the season.

Kenny Roczen took third for the day and Aussie Brett Metcalfe rode solid for 4^th overall. After some solid finishes Trey Canard ended up in 7^th and Aussie Chad Reed had another tough weekend on the rutted and muddy conditions finishing the day in 15^th.

 

 

450 Class Standings:

• 1. Ken Roczen 407pts KTM
• 2. Ryan Dungey 393pts KTM
• 3. Trey Canard 330pts Hon
• 4. Brett Metcalfe 256pts Kaw
• 5. James Stewart 226pts Suz
• 6. Josh Grant 218pts Yam
• 7. Andrew Short 218pts KTM
• 8. Weston Peick 217pts Suz
• 9. Eli Tomac 212pts Hon
• 10. Chad Reed 156pts Hon

250 MX:

A bit of a mixed weekend for most riders apart from the Frenchman Marvin Musquin who has seemingly found another level of speed in the past few weeks taking out both moto’s convincingly. With dominating performances in the past on rutted tracks it appears the European’s are specialists in the tough conditions.

From there the results were all over the place in each moto but the usual suspects filled out the top 10 with Baggett, Martin, Webb and Bogle rounding out the top 5.

Pourcel took a 2^nd in moto one and 15^th in moto 2 and Cole Seely managed to put his bike inside the top 10 in 9^th position.

 

 

250 Class Standings:

 

• 1. Jeremy Martin 377pts Yam
• 2. Cooper Webb 334pts Yam
• 3. Blake Baggett 323pts Kaw
• 4. Marvin Musquin 291pts KTM
• 5. Justin Bogle 274pts Hon
• 6. Christophe Pourcel 274pts Yam
• 7. Jason Anderson 236pts KTM
• 8. Cole Seely 212pts Hon
• 9. Jessy Nelson 185pts Hon
• 10. Alex Martin 156pts Yam

FIM World Motocross Championship Round 14 - MXGP of Czech Republic

MXGP

For the first time this season Jeremy Van Horebeek took out the overall win for the day with Antonio Cairoli finishing the day in 3^rd. Antonio still has a commanding lead and it will be interesting to see what happens next year when he steps down to the MX2 class to go head to head with Jeffrey Herlings.

Herlings is out for at least 6 weeks suffering a broken femur at a charity event last week. Herlings has been an unbeatable force in the 250 class even having quicker lap times than the 450’s at some rounds and the big question has always been who would come out the victor if Jeffery and Antonio went head to head!

Aussie Dean Ferris had a mixed day ending up 12^th for the day with his best finish being 6^th in moto two aboard his Husky.

 

 

MXGP Points Standings:

• 1. Antonio Cairoli 619pts KTM
• 2. Jeremy Van Horebeek 562pts Yam
• 3. Clement Desalle 484pts Suz
• 4. Kevin Strijbos 469pts Suz
• 5. Steven Frossard 333pts Kaw
• 6. Shaun Simpson 325pts KTM
• 7. Max Nagl 291pts Hon
• 8. Gautier Paulin 235pts Kaw
• 9. David Philippaerts 234pts Yam
• 10. Davide Guarneri 232pts TM

 

Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals (Canada) Round 7 – Deschambault

AMA rider Mike Alessi took out the win on the weekend with a 2-2 ahead of series leader Colton Facciotti aboard the Lucas Oil Troy Lee Designs Honda. Josh Hill took his best finish of the season so far landing on the 3rd step of the podium.

MX1 Points Standings:

 

• 1. Colton Facciottti 296pts Hon
• 2. Mike Alessi 269pts Suz
• 3. Tyler Medaglia 235pts KTM
• 4. Josh Hill 225pts Kaw
• 5. Teddy Maier 214pts Kaw
• 6. Kyle Chisholm 205pts Yam
• 7. Bobby Kiniry 165pts Yam
• 8. Dylan Kaelin 140pts Yam
• 9. Morgan Burger 107pts Yam
• 10. David Gassin 94pts Yam