Short Earns Top Ten Finish at Freestone MX

Red
Bull/KTM rider Andrew Short made a remarkable comeback after a first
moto crash and a poor second moto start to finish 9^th
overall at his hometown race and the second AMA Pro Motocross
Championship race of the season at Freestone Motocross Park.

Short
got off to a 10^th
place start in the first moto and began to push his way forward when
a first lap crash stopped his momentum. Short crashed around a tight
right-hand corner falling right in the line of traffic. “I just
remember getting hit by quite a few riders and it took me about 30
seconds or so before I was feeling good enough to get back on the
bike. After about half a lap everything clicked again and I was able
to get back to my race pace,” remarked Short about the incident.

When
Short recovered he was about three-quarters of a lap down and sitting
in approximately last place. After an impressive charge through the
pack he passed more than half of the field to finish 15^th
the first moto.

In the
second moto Short struggled off the start. He commented, “I had a
really dry gate and wasn’t able to get the jump I needed to get out
front on the start.” He came around the first corner around 21^st
position and went to work right away. By the end of the second lap he
had already climbed up to 11^th
place. In the following laps he was able to pass multiple riders, two
of which he got in the same section by cutting underneath and taking
the inside line around the same tree turn he had crashed in the first
moto. By the end of the moto he had climbed to 6^th
place. His 15-6 results gave him 9^th
overall.

“I am
bummed that I crashed in the first moto and had a bad start in the
second but overall I feel good about my ride today and am glad to
come out and get a solid race under my belt. We had a bad first week
at Hangtown so it feels good to come out of this race with a top ten
finish,” stated Short.

In the
250 Motocross class, it was Short’s teammate Marvin Musquin who set
the fastest lap time in practice. When the gate dropped for the first
moto he nearly holeshot but got edged out at the last second by
Justin Barcia. A few turns later, Barcia swapped out in front of
Musquin leaving Musquin with nowhere to go. Musquin hit the rear tire
of Barcia’s bike head on as Barica’s bike lifted off the ground
resulting in a bad crash for both riders. Musquin was immediately
hauled off in the medical cart for further evaluation. The results
showed a broken thumb and an estimated recovery time of 8-9 weeks.

“I am
very disappointed in this race. I felt very confident today and was
really excited about this season and racing in the U.S. I just
recovered from an ACL injury and can’t believe that I am hurt
again. I am sad that it is not my fault and just a racing accident
that I couldn’t avoid. I will do my best to recover to 100% as soon
as possible so I can return to racing and put on a good race for the
fans,” Musquin reported.

Please
check the KTM website regularly for more updates on Musquin’s
condition and further details about the Red Bull/KTM Factory Racing
Team.

The next
event will be the High Point Motocross National on June 11^th.

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
    

    
    

Overall
Results 250 Class –

1. Tyla
   Rattray – 2,1

   
   

2. Dean
   Wilson – 1,3
   

   
   

3. Kyle
   Cunningham – 3,4

   
   

4. Justin
   Barcia – 9,2

   
   

5. Eli
   Tomac – 5,6

   
   

6. Martin
   Davalos – 10,7

   
   

7. Matthew
   Lemoine – 8,11

   
   

8. Cole
   Seely – 14,8

   
   

9. Blake
   Baggett – 7,16

   
   

10. Gannon
    Audette – 12,12

    
    

11. Gareth
    Swanepoel – 4,28

    
    

12. Broc
    Tickle – 39,5

    
    

13. Lance
    Vincent – 16,10

    
    

14. Austin
    Howell – 18,9
    

    
    

15. Nico
    Izzi – 6,29