JDR/J-Star/KTM Race Report – Unadilla Motocross

JDR/J-Star/KTM
riders PJ Larsen and Tye Simmonds had an off day at the ninth round
of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series after both suffered from
poor starts and mid-race crashes that set them back in both motos.

Simmonds
was up first in the 450 class. He got an average start around 20^th
place. He quickly moved up to around 18^th
where he was sitting behind fellow Aussie Josh Strang. “I moved in
behind Josh and, unfortunately, tucked the front end in a corner and
had a crash,” remarked Simmonds. “I got the bike back up and
tried to ride back to where I had been. I struggled after the crash
as I lost track of my breathing and began to ride tight which led to
arm pump.” Simmonds eventually finished the first moto in 19^th.

In the
second moto, Simmonds again started mid-pack. He worked his way up
into 15^th
throughout the moto and looked to have the position secured.
Unfortunately, as the leaders came around, Simmonds didn’t realize
that as he moved over for the leader he had allowed another rider to
catch and pass him. He dropped to 16^th
for moto two. “I was bummed to lose the position at the end of the
moto, but at the same time, glad that I rode strong through the whole
moto. I plan to go home and continue to work on my overall intensity
for the next rounds,” remarked Simmonds.

In the
250 class, Larsen had similar starts to Simmonds beginning both motos
outside the top twenty and having to work through the pack. Larsen
crashed early on the first lap of moto one and dropped outside the
top thirty. He spent the entire moto climbing through the pack
working toward the top twenty. Just as he began to catch the top
twenty riders he suffered another crash, this time hurting his wrist.
He decided to pull off and was unable to finish moto one.

“I
made a last minute decision to race the second moto as I felt like my
wrist would be strong enough to hang on,” remarked Larsen. He was
riding inside the top twenty for the majority of the moto before
suffering a big mistake near the end of the moto. A rider’s muffler
had fallen off and was laying on the course when Larsen landed square
on it almost causing him to crash. Luckily he avoided hitting the
ground but he did lose a few positions for that. At the moto end he
was able to finish 19^th.

Next
Event: Southwick, August 27, 2011

Overall
Results 250 –

1. Dean
   Wilson

   
   

2. Blake
   Baggett

   
   

3. Eli
   Tomac

   
   

4. Kyle
   Cunningham

   
   

5. Justin
   Bogle

   
   

6. Marvin
   Musquin – KTM
   

   
   

7. Martin
   Davalos

   
   

8. Gareth
   Swanepoel

   
   

9. Alex
   Martin
   

   
   

10. Cole
    Seely

    
    

11. Tyla
    Rattray

    
    

12. Ryan
    Morais

    
    

13. Nick
    Paluzzi

    
    

14. Gannon
    Audette

    
    

15. Malcolm
    Stewart
    

    
    

23)
PJ Larsen – KTM

Overall
Results 450 –

1. Ryan
   Villopoto

   
   

2. Ryan
   Dungey

   
   

3. Justin
   Barcia

   
   

4. Chad
   Reed

   
   

5. Mike
   Alessi – KTM
   

   
   

6. Jake
   Weimer
   

   
   

7. Justin
   Brayton

   
   

8. Kyle
   Regal

   
   

9. Jimmy
   Albertson
   

   
   

10. Jake
    Canada

    
    

11. Nick
    Wey

    
    

12. Brett
    Metcalfe

    
    

13. Ricky
    Dietrich
    

    
    

14. Andrew
    Short – KTM
    

    
    

18)
Tye Simmonds – KTM