AMA National Fox Raceway a Tomac la Tabella Rossa
450
Pala, California. Troppo veloce per il resto della compagine; cosi si potrebbe brevemente archiviare la prestazione di Eli Tomac che ha dominato la seconda prova del campionato outdoor americano. Nella prima heat una partenza ai limiti della top five, lo ha costretto a inseguire a lungo Ken Roczen, Marvin Musquin e Jason Anderson. L’inevitabile aggancio, dettato da riscontri cronometrici inavvicinabili dal resto della compagine, è avvenuto a pochi minuti dallo scadere. A Tomac gli sono bastati pochi affondi per fiocinare gli avversari e vincere con margine la prima sfida. Nella manche finale tutto piu semplice grazie ad una partenza più confortevole che gli ha permesso di portarsi quasi subito in testa al gruppo. Il vantaggio di oltre undici secondi sull’ottimo Marvin Musquin, secondo al traguardo, ha descritto assai bene lo stato di forma attuale dell’ufficiale Kawasaki. A Eli Tomac la Tabella Rossa con un margine di quattro punti su Ken Roczen. Secondo e terzo gradino del podio per Marvin Musquin, in netta ripersa dopo l’opaca prova di apertura, e Ken Roczen che a Pala ha pagato qualche piccolo problema tecnico alla sua Honda.
Eli Tomac: “That second moto was really comfortable. It was really clean at the end. Marvin Musquin had a really good pace going there, and about halfway I was able to put pressure on him and make a really good pass. Once I got out front I was able to ride loose, picking good lines, and carried on to the win. We’re in a great position now with the championship, so we’re right where we want to be.”
Ken Roczen: “I was definitely fighting the bike a little bit. In the beginning you can kind of manage, but a track like today, it’s not really one of my favorites in general. And I made a couple of mistakes that cost me big time where I slid out and almost crashed. I had to make a couple of bike adjustments for the second moto I wish I maybe would have had for the first moto. We grabbed a good start and I just tried to do the best I could. I wasn’t feeling ideal on the track, but we managed. It’s a long season and I’m happy with it.”
Marvin Musquin: “I felt decent and wanted to be consistent all day. My starts were good and I put myself in pretty good condition in the first moto. I was right there and kind of got lucky when the guys in front of me made mistakes and I went to second pretty quickly. I charged and tried to catch Kenny Roczen, and that’s what I did. Unfortunately I never made it happen, I never passed him, and I got third in that moto. The second moto, I had a great start and got second. It was a very consistent moto. I’m happy to be back on the podium, and the riding was pretty good.”
450 Class
1 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (1-1)
2 Marvin Musquin, France, KTM (3-2)
3 Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda (2-3)
4 Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna (5-4)
5 Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna (4-5)
6 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (6-6)
7 Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Suzuki (8-7)
8 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha (7-10)
9 Fredrik Noren, Sweden, Honda (9-9)
10 Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda (11-8)
Results (Click sul link per i risultati completi)
Pala MX 2019 | 450 Moto #1
Pala MX 2019 | 450 Moto #2
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