Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Marvin Musquin finishes 4th overall at Southwick MX National

 7th Rd. Pro Motocross 2016 – Southwick, MA (USA)

Moto 1
In 450 Class Moto 1, Marvin Musquin got a great jump off the start where he vaulted his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION into 2nd place on the opening lap. Musquin dropped back to 4th place in the first few laps but soon made way his past Justin Bogle to claim the 3rd place position. Musquin held on to finish 3rd place in Moto 1.

Moto 2
In 450 Class Moto 2, Musquin got off to a top-five start where he settled into 4th on the opening lap. However, the 450 Class rookie soon ran into an issue when he got stopped up behind another rider and eventually went down and dropped outside the top ten. From there, Musquin charged hard to make his way back up to 7th place, where he ultimately finished in Moto 2.

“The first moto I felt happy with my ride, I got a good start and felt like I had a really good flow,” Musquin said. “The second moto was a little more tough, I got caught up behind Justin Barcia and then I crashed and after that it was really hard to get back into a flow.”

With 3-7 moto scores, Musquin finished 4th overall for the day where he now sits 3rd in the 450 Class Championship standings.

Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM showcase speed in Southwick
Pro Motocross made its return to the sands of Southwick, Massachusetts and both Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM riders displayed their speed at Round 7. While the results don’t tell the whole story, Shane McElrath nearly had his second moto podium of the season, and Mitchell Oldenburg put in a season-high ride in Moto 1. In the end, Oldenburg scored 13th overall and McElrath 17th. 

Oldenburg opened the day with a great start in Moto 1 on his KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION. He was in the top five and was able to ride the tough track for over 35 minutes to claim a season-high sixth place. Unfortunately the second moto he had an issue on the opening lap, putting him 39th when he came around for the green flag. Oldenburg tried to make up as much time as he could but only could make it to 29th. His 6-29 moto result placed him 13th overall.

It was a rollercoaster of a day for McElrath who had led laps, nearly grabbed his second moto podium of the year, but ended the day with a crash in a choppy, rutted part of the track in Moto 2 after running third the entire race. The 17th overall result didn’t do any justice for the speed that McElrath was showcasing throughout the day.

Both riders will look to bounce back with top 10 results next weekend as the series continues to push on during the 12-round season, lining up for Round 8 on July 16 at Spring Creek Motocross Park in Millville, Minnesota.

Next Race: July 16, 2016 – Spring Creek, MN (USA)

Results 450MX Class Southwick 2016
1. Eli Tomac (USA), Kawasaki (1-1)
2. Ken Roczen (GER), Suzuki (2-2)
3. Justin Barcia (USA), Yamaha (6-3)
4. Marvin Musquin (FRA), KTM (3-7)
5. Weston Peick (USA), Yamaha (7-4)
Other KTM
7. Benny Bloss (USA), KTM (8-6)
9. Justin Brayton (USA), KTM (9-9)
10. Andrew Short (USA), KTM (11-11)

Standings 450MX Class after 7 of 12 rounds 
1. Roczen, 337 points
2. Tomac, 290
3. Musquin, 201
4. Barcia, 181
5. Broc Tickle (USA), Suzuki, 171
Other KTM
9. Ryan Dungey (USA), KTM, 131
10. Brayton, 120
12. Short, 100

Results 250MX Class Southwick 2016 
1. Cooper Webb (USA), Yamaha (2-1)
2. Jeremy Martin (USA), Yamaha (1-4)
3. Austin Forkner (USA), Kawasaki (5-2)
4. Alex Martin (USA), Yamaha (7-3)
5. Aaron Plessinger (USA), Yamaha (4-5)
Other KTM
13. Mitchell Oldenburg (USA), KTM (6-29) 
17. Shane McElrath (USA), KTM (13-21)

Standings 250MX Class after 7 of 12 rounds
1. Webb, 290 points
2. Joey Savatgy (USA), Kawasaki, 253
3. J. Martin, 252
4. A. Martin, 232
5. Zach Osborne (USA), Husqvarna, 217
Other KTM
9. McElrath, 132
11. Oldenburg, 132
17. Jessy Nelson (USA), KTM, 65
22. Alex Frye (USA), KTM, 25
27. Justin Hill (USA), KTM, 12

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