AMA National Washougal Buona la prima per Sexton
Washougal (Washington). Ultima gara prima della lunga pausa che fermerà il campionato americano fino al prossimo 14 agosto. Nello splendido scenario del Washougal MX Park ha conquistato l’assoluta Chase Sexton che ha sfruttato alla perfezione due ottime partenze conquistando gara 1 con ampio margine ed arrivando alle spalle di Ferrandis e Tomac nella frazione finale. Come consuetudine l’ufficiale Kawasaki (secondo assoluto) ha segnato i riscontri cronometrici più veloci della giornata ma, soprattutto in gara 2, non è stato capace di ricucire lo strappo su Ferrandis. Il francese è salito sul terzo gradino del podio vincendo la seconda manche e terminando al quinto posto nella heat di apertura, dopo una breve rimonta.
Inspiegabilmente ben al di sotto delle aspettative la prestazione offerta da Ken Roczen che, nonostante delle buone partenze, è inesorabilmente scivolato indietro in ogni frazione terminando cosi al nono posto assoluto.
La Tabella Rossa resta saldamente nelle mani di Dylan Ferrandis (303 pt) che veleggia deciso verso il Titolo con un margine di quasi 50 punti su Ken Roczen (256 pt). Terzo posto per Eli Tomac (249 pt) inseguito a breve distanza da Justin Barcia.
Chase Sexton: “I got two pretty good starts today and that was the difference. It feels so good to win after such a rough start to the season. I’ve been grinding at home in Florida, just trying to get better, and it finally paid off. We’ll head into this break with confidence, ready to come out even better.”
Eli Tomac: “The overall was right there, I mean it was right in front of me, I just didn’t quite get it done. I found a line really late in the moto in the back. It ended up being an outside to outside, that’s how I got Chase. I tried it on Dylan there and got so close, but not quite enough. But it was an awesome day overall. I left everything out on the track..”
Dylan Ferrandis: “I think the holeshot helped me get that second moto win. I was able to manage the pace and save energy. I didn’t know if it was Eli Tomac or Chase Sexton at the end, but I had enough to make a push. It feels good to come out on top of that battle with Eli. He’s such a tough competitor and a great rider. I’m really happy with the day.”
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450 Class Overall Results
1 Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda (1-3)
2 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (2-2)
3 Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha (5-1)
4 Marvin Musquin, France, KTM (3-5)
5 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GASGAS (4-7)
6 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM (7-6)
7 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha (12-4)
8 Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha (8-8)
9 Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda (6-10)
10 Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., KTM (10-9)
450 Class Championship Standings (Round 6 of 12)
1 Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha – 303
2 Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda – 256
3 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 249
4 Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GASGAS – 239
5 Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda – 238
Results
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Seconda vittoria consecutiva per Jeremy Martin che dopo il terzo posto c0nquistato nella prima manche, ha vinto gara due beneficiando dell’errore di Justin Cooper avvenuto a due giri dal termine. Ottima prestazione per il regolare RJ Hampshire che ha conquista il secondo posto assoluto. Il terzo gradino del podio va decisamengte stretto a Justin Cooper che senza la caduta avvenuta in gara due avrebbe fatto sua l’assoluta. Ancora una gara sotto tono per l’ex leader di classifica Jett Lawrence che a causa di una partenza veramente difficile in gara uno, non è mai stato in grado di lottare per le posizioni di vertice.
Tabella Rossa nelle mani di Justin Cooper (281 pt) seguito a breve distanza da Jett Lawrence (273 pt) e di Hunter Lawrence (237 pt).
Justin Cooper: “With two laps to go I was trying to make a push on Jeremy Martin,. I was going up the hill and got a weird kick. I’m not really sure what happened. It was in the shadows so it was hard to see. I ended up in a tough spot on the hill so it was hard to get going again. Obviously things can change quickly in the championship. We’ll take this break, regroup, and come back strong to finish the season.”
Jeremy Martin: “Coming into today team owner)Bobby Reagan told me he didn’t know if I had what it takes at Washougal and that’s all the motivation I needed. I know I got a little bit of a gift. It’s a bummer that Justin Cooper went down, you hate to see anyone go down like that. I’m just so happy to be up here. I’ve always kind of struggled here so it feels so good to get it done at Washougal.”
RJ Hampshire: “It’s been my whole career, always bouncing back from something. We don’t cut corners and we’ll continue to work. We want to be here every weekend and clearly, we haven’t. But just stoked on the day, pretty positive both motos.”
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250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)
1 Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha (3-1)
2 RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna (2-3)
3 Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (1-8)
4 Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (7-2)
5 Pierce Brown, Sandy, Utah, GASGAS (6-4)
6 Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GASGAS (4-7)
7 Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda (5-10)
8 Dilan Schwartz, Alpine, Calif., Suzuki (13-6)
9 Austin Forkner, Richards, Mo., Kawasaki (12-9)
10 Max Vohland, Sacramento, Calif., KTM (9-12)
250 Class Championship Standings (Round 6 of 12)
1 Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha – 281
2 Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 273
3 Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 237
4 Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 220
5 RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna – 205
Results
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