Red
Bull/KTM Factory rider Marvin Musquin earned his second straight
podium in the 250 Motocross class at the final round of the AMA Pro
Motocross Championship Series at Pala Raceway.
Musquin
proved he was a top contender at the Pala event when he turned the
fastest lap time in the first timed practice session. He followed up
his first practice time with another impressive practice session in
the final qualifying round and ended up with the second fastest time
in combined qualifying to ensure a great gate pick.
As the
gate dropped for the first moto, Musquin jumped out to a top five
start. He came around the first lap in 4th
place and put in a solid effort to reel in the 3rd
place ride of Tyla Rattray and was able to stay close throughout the
moto. At the end of the race he was able to maintain his 4th
place position for a solid finish.
In moto
two, Musquin suffered from a worse start around 8th.
He came around the finish line jump on the first lap sitting in 6th
position. He was able to move into 5th
place by the second lap and spent the next half of the race closing
in on the 4th
place ride of Kyle Cunningham. On lap ten he made the pass stick and
moved to 4th.
He held that position to the checkered flag to earn a consistent 4-4
result for the day. His combined moto scores earned him his second
podium finish in two races.
“I am
excited to end the season with another podium. It feels good to be up
to speed. This track was fun today. It had lots of big jumps that I
liked and I also enjoyed racing so close to home. Now, I will head to
the Motocross des Nations to represent France before returning to the
U.S. to begin Supercross testing,” remarked Musquin.
Overall
Results -
Dean
WilsonBlake
BaggettMarvin
Musquin – KTMTyla
RattrayJustin
BogleGareth
SwanepoelKyle
CunninghamJason
AndersonEli
TomacAlex
Martin
9/11/2011 7:16pm
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