Baggett Holds On to Red Plate at Freestone MX

(Photo: Steve Cox)
 

CORONA, Calif., (May 29, 2012) – Round two of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship was held this past weekend at the Freestone National in Wortham, Texas. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett aired it out and held on to the 250 class points lead. Teammates Ivan Tedesco and Broc Tickle had a rough go in Texas, but stayed tough and are still looking strong as the series closes the books on round two.  
 

The Freestone National in Wortham, Texas was host to the second round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.
(Photo: Steve Cox)


(Photo: Steve Cox)

 
Coming off a 1-1 sweep in the 250 class at the first round of the series at Hangtown, Baggett was looking for a repeat performance at Freestone. Bad starts stood in the way of a win, but he charged from behind and finished 2-2, giving him second overall on the day. He stretches his 250 class points lead by 14 points, and will ride with the red plate for the second week in a row at this Saturday’s race in Colorado.
 

Baggett and his mechanic, Shawn Irwin, prepare for the gate to drop in Texas.
(Photo: Steve Cox)


(Photo: Steve Cox)


Tedesco had a rough go in Texas, but still stays within the top-ten in the 250 class point standings.
(Photo: Steve Cox)


(Photo: Steve Cox)

 
Tedesco had his work cut out for him in Texas. An 11th place finish in moto one had him motivated to redeem himself in moto two, but a first-turn crash proved to plague his plans for domination. He finished 19^th overall, and is now ninth overall in the 250 class point standings.
 

(Photo: Steve Cox)


Broc Tickle was strong in 450 moto one, but bad luck forced him to DNF moto two.
(Photo: Steve Cox)

 
Tickle started the day strong with a seventh-place finish in moto one in the 450 class. Bad luck hindered his success in moto two, and he was unable to finish the race as a result. He finished 14^th overall despite the DNF, and is now eighth overall in the 450 class point standings.
 

(Photo: Steve Cox)


(Photo: Steve Cox)

 
The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team now focuses on round three of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, which will be held at the Toyota Thunder Valley National in Lakewood, Colo., this Saturday, June 2.
 
RIDER MEET & GREET, THUNDER VALLEY MX: Come meet the team! The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team will be at SUN Enterprises in Thornton, Colo., this Friday, June 1, from 6pm-7pm for a rider meet & greet and autograph session. Please click here for more information.
 
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