A BUDDS CREEK QUINTA VITTORIA DI FILA PER CHASE SEXTON IN AMA MX!
Chase Sexton ha fatto un altro, decisivo passo nella sua caccia al titolo AMA Pro Motocross 2024 vincendo la quinta gara consecutiva in 450MX a Budds Creek, penultimo round stagionale. Sul podio anche l’altro pilota Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Aaron Plessinger, terzo di giornata, oltre a Tom Vialle secondo in 250MX.
Chase Sexton: “Come ho detto la settimana scorsa, credo che durante la pausa abbiamo fatto progressi. Le prime manche erano sempre state difficili per me, non trovavo il ritmo, poi nella seconda andava meglio. Stavolta la caduta di Gara2 mi ha complicato le cose, ma ho trovato un gran ritmo e aggressività: è stata dura, ma anche divertente! Ora alla prossima.”
Tom Vialle: “Oggi non sono partito mai bene, ma sono riuscito a rimontare dalle retrovie in entrambe le manche, lottando fino alla fine. Penso di essere stato davvero veloce in Gara2, per cui sono soddisfatto della mia guida, la pista mi è piaciuta molto. Ora l’ultima gara!”
Julien Beaumer: “Qui a Budds Creek è stata una buona giornata per me, sicuramente un passo nella direzione giusta con il 4-7 e la sesta piazza finale. Sono contento delle mie partenze e della mia guida, è bello vedere che sto migliorando e continuerò a lavorare in settimana per fare ancora meglio ad Ironman.”
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CHASE SEXTON MAKES IT FIVE IN A ROW WITH BUDDS CREEK NATIONAL VICTORY
Chase Sexton: “Like I said last weekend, I feel like I made improvements over the break. First motos, I don’t know why, they’ve been tough for me and I just haven’t had the flow, and then by the second moto they come around. I didn’t make it easy on myself when I fell over, but it was a good race and that second moto was awesome with a really good flow and aggression. It was hard, but I had fun! Looking forward to next weekend.”
Plessinger has been in fine form throughout the outdoors and made it three-straight podiums at Round 10. The Cowboy qualified in P6 and then led his share of Moto 1, eventually taking the checkered flag in third position. He was once again up front in the final outing on his way to another P3 result, landing him third on the podium and he also sits in that same position in the championship.
Aaron Plessinger: “That’s three podiums in a row! You dream of this as a little kid and it always feels good – that one felt even better. In the first race, I felt like I was riding around in no man’s land, but in Moto 2 I fought for it and didn’t just roll over or let them go. It’s awesome to be up here and on the podium again!”
Frenchman Tom Vialle was in contention all day in the 250MX Class, qualifying fourth on the timesheets and then charging through the pack in both races to register 2-3 scores. Those finishes saw the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider take his sixth Pro Motocross podium of the year, currently ranked third in the point standings.
Tom Vialle: “My starts weren’t that good today, but I came back in both motos from pretty far back, and I was able to fight to the end. I think I was really fast in that second moto, so I’m happy with how I rode today, and the track was really good. One more to go!”
It was also a convincing day in the office for rookie teammate Julien Beaumer, matching his best career finish in sixth position at Budds Creek. The teenager rode his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to an outstanding fourth place in the first moto and then backed it up with seventh this afternoon for P6 overall. He is positioned 11th in the points with one round left to run next weekend.
Julien Beaumer: “It was a good day for me at Budds Creek, a step in the right direction with 4-7 results for sixth overall. I’m happy with my starts and my riding, it’s good to be trending forward, so we will keep putting in the work this week and come out swinging at Ironman.”
Next Race: August 24 – Ironman Raceway, Indiana
Results 450/250MX Class – Budds Creek National
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