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Husqvarna Motorcycles Motorsport Summary May 23-24, 2015

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5/26/2015 12:47pm
NAGL MAINTAINS MXGP LEAD

RED BULL ICEONE HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S MAX NAGL CONTINUES TO LEAD THE 2015 MXGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
May 23, 2015 - At the end of a tough day at the office, Husqvarna FC 450 mounted Max Nagl has maintained his MXGP championship lead after finishing third and fifth at the GP of Great Britain at Matterley Basin. With seven rounds of the 2015 MXGP series now complete Nagl sits four points ahead of Belgian Clement Desalle.
Although not the results he’d hoped for the GP of Great Britain still ended with a good showing from Nagl. Sitting 16thfollowing a poor start and a crash when the first moto was red flagged, Nagl was to place third at the end of the re-started first moto. Starting well he moved from fourth into third early in the race – the position he would hold until the finish. 

CHRISTOPHE POURCEL 8THAT GLEN HELEN FOR ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING

ANDERSON REDEEMS A TOUGH FIRST MOTO AND FINISHES 11TH
May 24, 2015 - Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson, Christophe Pourcel, and Zach Osborne traveled to Southern California on Saturday for the second round of the 2015 AMA Motocross series, held at the Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. Teammate Zach Bell was unable to race due to previous injury.
After not finishing the first moto, the fifth-place finish in the second moto gave Jason Anderson 11thoverall on the day. He is currently seventh overall in rider point standings. Pourcel would eventually finish the race in 10th. His 9-10 finish gave him eighth overall, and currently maintains eighth overall in rider point standings.
A mid-pack start and stalling the bike in a corner gave Zach Osborne a 13th-place finish in the first moto, while a big crash that caused his shoulder to pop out caused a DNF in the second moto. He ended the day 17thoverall, and is currently 15th overall in rider point standings.

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