JDR/J-Star/KTM Race Report – Freestone MX

JDR/J-Star/KTM
rider Tye Simmonds earned 12^th
overall after turning in 13-12 moto results at the second round of
the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series at Freestone MX Park.

Simmonds
put together a mid-pack start in the first 450 moto rounding the
first lap in 17^th
place. He was able to close the gap on a few riders ahead and inched
his way slightly closer to the top ten. By the end of the first moto
he had climbed up to 13^th
place.

In
the second moto Simmonds pulled a better start and came around the
first lap in 14^th
place. In the next few laps he put on a charge and was able to pass
Christophe Pourcel and Michael Byrne and was handed another position
when Tommy Hahn fell. By lap six he was sitting in 11^th
position. Around the tenth lap Simmonds began to struggle with the
heat. The warm and humid Texas weather began to take its toll and
Simmonds had to slow down his pace to finish the moto. He only lost
one position before the checkered flag flew and he crossed the line
in 12^th
place.

“I
am glad to be finishing closer to the top ten, but I am upset that my
endurance wasn’t there at the end of the second moto. I was strong
in the first half but died off at the end and I need to focus on my
conditioning at the end of the moto so I do not give up any
positions,” remarked Simmonds.

The
next event for the JDR/J-Star/KTM Team is the High Point Motocross
National on June 11^th
where Simmonds teammate PJ Larsen plans to return to racing action
after recovering from a wrist injury during the Supercross season.

Overall
Results 450 Class –

1. Chad
   Reed – 1,1

   
   

2. Davi
   Millsaps – 4,2
   

   
   

3. Ryan
   Villopoto – 3,5

   
   

4. Brett
   Metcalfe – 9,3
   

   
   

5. Ricky
   Dietrich – 8,4

   
   

6. Jake
   Weimer – 6,7

   
   

7. Christian
   Craig – 5, 8

   
   

8. Ryan
   Dungey – 2, 25

   
   

9. Andrew
   Short – 15, 6

   
   

10. Nick
    Wey – 10,11

    
    

11. Michael
    Byrne – 14, 10

    
    

12. Tye
    Simmonds – 13, 12

    
    

13. Les
    Smith – 11,14

    
    

14. Vince
    Friese – 12, 16

    
    

15. Tommy
    Hahn – 7,39