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Roczen dominates MX2 USGP at Glen Helen

Red Bull/Teka/KTM Factory rider Ken Roczen dominated the MX2 class
at the U.S. Grand Prix of Motocross held at Glen Helen Raceway to lead
every lap in both motos and finish ahead of teammate Jeffrey Herlings
on both counts. The GP also saw the return of Marvin Musquin after a
long injury pause.


The German teenager, who celebrated his first career win in the AMA
SX Lites in the closing round of the competition earned first gate pick
after winning Saturday’s qualifier by 16 seconds over Herlings. He
nailed the holeshot in the first moto with Herlings and Musquin on his
tail. Roczen and Herlings pulled away but Musquin washed out in the
second corner before scrambling to get back in the race from near last.
The French rider, who is competing for the Red Bull KTM US team in the
AMA outdoors in 2011, crashed once more on the deeply rutted track and
had to return to the pits for some adjustment to his front brake.


Meanwhile Roczen had no trouble taking the first moto win. “I like
to consider this as one of my home races now that I have been living in
California the first half of the year. It feels great to get a win here
for my European team but to also have my American team celebrate with
me,” commented Roczen. Herlings went on to finish second while Musquin
was back at nineteenth.


KTM fans were looking for a showdown between the team’s two talented
teenagers and were not disappointed in the second moto when Roczen and
Herlings again delivered stunning performances. Roczen pulled the
holeshot with Herlings on his tailpipe and they stuck close together
for three-quarters of the race before Herlings fell slightly off the
pace and settled into second. At the finish they were 1-2 again, while
Musquin had a much better showing to be a confidence building sixth at
the flag.


Ken Roczen: “I had some good fights with Jeffrey. I made some
mistakes, which I am not very happy about but I like to ride in the
mud. Here its kind of sandy and I knew Jeffrey was going to be fast but
I won both motos and it was good.”


Jeffrey Herlings: “I’m really satisfied and it was a good
weekend. I wanted to go for the win in the second moto but I made a big
mistake and almost crashed so I decided to slow down and just go for
second.”


“We were very proud to see Kenny (Roczen) and Jeffrey (Herlings)
finish so well today. It is great to see both of our team riders up
front. I also would like to give credit to Marvin (Musquin) because I
know how hard it is to return from injury and I am happy with his
second moto result. He will need a few more weeks to build up his speed
and he’ll be back on his game,” commented Red Bull/Teka/KTM Team
Manager Stefan Everts.


MX2 GP
1, Ken Roczen, Germany, KTM (1-1)
2, Jeffrey Herlings, Netherlands, KTM (2-2)

3, Tommy Searle, Britain, Kawasaki
4, Max Anstie, Britain, Kawasaki
5, Zach Osborne, USA, Yamaha
Other KTM
8, Nick Aubin, France, KTM
9, Joel Roelants, Belgium, KTM
10, Jordi Tixier, France, KTM
11, Marvin Musquin, France, KTM
17, Pascal Rauchenecker, Austria, KTM
18, Nikolaj Larsen, Denmark, KTM


Standings after three GPs
1, Ken Roczen, German, KTM, 144 points
2, Jeffrey Herlings, Netherlands, KTM 130

3, Tommy Searle, Britain, Kawasaki, 120
4, Zach Osborne, USA, Yamaha, 90
5, Max Anstie, Britain, 87
Other KTM
9, Joel Roelants, Belgium, 67
11, Nicolas Aubin, France, 59
12. Jordi Tixier, France, 39
13, Jeremy van Horebeek, Belgium KTM 31, (currently injured)


*KTM leads the Manufacturer’s Standings by 24 points after three GPS 

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