CORONA,Calif. (June 27, 2011) - Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake
Baggett maintained his teams win streak in both the series and at
Thunder Valley MX with his third overall win of the season at the
mile-high track in Lakewood, Colo. With the help of Baggett, the team
remained undefeated since the series made its first appearance at the
Colorado track in 2005. Dean Wilson’s 2-2 moto performance pushed him to
the front of the point standings ahead of teammate Tyla Rattray. While
Rattray put in a solid 5-5 results for fifth overall, he trails Wilson
by eight points. Broc Tickle started off the day with a seventh-place
finish in Moto 1, but a punctured radiator forced him to retire early in
Moto 2 and finish 15th overall.
With
10 motos in the books, Baggett now claims five moto wins and a
series-high three overall wins already this season. Unlike his last win
at High Point, Baggett got out front early and maintained a comfortable
gap in both motos to finish with a 1-1 and inch closer to the top of the
points.
“Today was one of the best races I’ve had this season,”
said Baggett. “I was able to get out to the lead early and ride the
pace I wanted rather than try to move through the pack. I had one moment
at the end of the second moto, but it was small enough to recover
quickly.”
While
Wilson would have liked to been on top of the podium already this
season, his consistent podium finishes have earned him valuable points
after five rounds. His 2-2 ride in Colorado put him on the podium once
again and back on top of the leaderboard.
“It has been a little
frustrating not being able to breakthrough to the top of the box, but
the two second-place finishes put me eight points in the lead and in the
end that will be the most important,” said Wilson. “I’ll keep doing
what I’m doing and I know I’ll be able to be get my fist win of the
season.”
Rattray
was looking to go after a win-streak of his own, but managed to still
put in a good 5-5 ride on the difficult Colorado track. In the first
moto, he made his way through several riders to finish in the top-five
and in the second moto maintained another fifth-place as the track
continued to get rough and deep.
“The track was pretty difficult
today and I wasn’t able to break through past fifth,” said Rattray. “It
wasn’t my day, but I’m looking forward to getting back out there next
week at Red Bud.”
Tickle’s
day started with a good performance in the first moto where he finished
the 30 minutes plus two laps in seventh. The second moto had the riders
facing a tougher track and Tickle ran into some bad luck when his
radiator was punctured. He was forced to end his moto early and finish
the day in 15th overall.
“There
are some circumstances I can’t control and the radiator was one of
them,” said Tickle. “I just have to put it all behind me and build upon
the good finishes that I have had the past few weeks. I love Red Bud and
I’m really excited to get back to that track.”
The Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team will be heading to Red Bud in Buchanan,
Mich. for the halfway stop. After five rounds, Wilson took back the
points lead with 214 points, while Rattray stays close with 206 in the
runner-up spot. Baggett keeps moving closer in third with 194 points,
and Tickle’s maintains seventh with 113 points.
Baggett maintained his teams win streak in both the series and at
Thunder Valley MX with his third overall win of the season at the
mile-high track in Lakewood, Colo. With the help of Baggett, the team
remained undefeated since the series made its first appearance at the
Colorado track in 2005. Dean Wilson’s 2-2 moto performance pushed him to
the front of the point standings ahead of teammate Tyla Rattray. While
Rattray put in a solid 5-5 results for fifth overall, he trails Wilson
by eight points. Broc Tickle started off the day with a seventh-place
finish in Moto 1, but a punctured radiator forced him to retire early in
Moto 2 and finish 15th overall.
With
10 motos in the books, Baggett now claims five moto wins and a
series-high three overall wins already this season. Unlike his last win
at High Point, Baggett got out front early and maintained a comfortable
gap in both motos to finish with a 1-1 and inch closer to the top of the
points.
“Today was one of the best races I’ve had this season,”
said Baggett. “I was able to get out to the lead early and ride the
pace I wanted rather than try to move through the pack. I had one moment
at the end of the second moto, but it was small enough to recover
quickly.”
While
Wilson would have liked to been on top of the podium already this
season, his consistent podium finishes have earned him valuable points
after five rounds. His 2-2 ride in Colorado put him on the podium once
again and back on top of the leaderboard.
“It has been a little
frustrating not being able to breakthrough to the top of the box, but
the two second-place finishes put me eight points in the lead and in the
end that will be the most important,” said Wilson. “I’ll keep doing
what I’m doing and I know I’ll be able to be get my fist win of the
season.”
Rattray
was looking to go after a win-streak of his own, but managed to still
put in a good 5-5 ride on the difficult Colorado track. In the first
moto, he made his way through several riders to finish in the top-five
and in the second moto maintained another fifth-place as the track
continued to get rough and deep.
“The track was pretty difficult
today and I wasn’t able to break through past fifth,” said Rattray. “It
wasn’t my day, but I’m looking forward to getting back out there next
week at Red Bud.”
Tickle’s
day started with a good performance in the first moto where he finished
the 30 minutes plus two laps in seventh. The second moto had the riders
facing a tougher track and Tickle ran into some bad luck when his
radiator was punctured. He was forced to end his moto early and finish
the day in 15th overall.
“There
are some circumstances I can’t control and the radiator was one of
them,” said Tickle. “I just have to put it all behind me and build upon
the good finishes that I have had the past few weeks. I love Red Bud and
I’m really excited to get back to that track.”
The Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team will be heading to Red Bud in Buchanan,
Mich. for the halfway stop. After five rounds, Wilson took back the
points lead with 214 points, while Rattray stays close with 206 in the
runner-up spot. Baggett keeps moving closer in third with 194 points,
and Tickle’s maintains seventh with 113 points.
6/28/2011 9:32pm
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