24.06.2018

KTM Orange Brigade Riders Finish 1-2 in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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Round 4 - MotoAmerica Junior Cup - June 24, 2018

MONTEREY, Calif. – At the end of Sunday’s MotoAmerica Junior Cup race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, it was the KTM Orange Brigade duo of Alex Dumas and Sean Ungvarsky who were leading the pack over the finish line to put the KTM RC 390 R on thetop two steps of the podium at the MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey.

For Dumas, Sunday’s victory marks his fifth of the season as he holds a 26-point lead in the Junior Cup standings. Ungvarsky, who has remained just as consistent as his teammate, now holds second overall in the standings with five podium-finishes behind him.

Dumas started the race from third place on the starting grid and he quickly found himself locked in a four-way battle for the lead. The race was red-flagged on Lap 8 and he got another good jump on the restart. When two of the other front-runners crashed out on the first lap of the restarted race, Dumas was able to put his head down and take the win by 2.3 seconds.

Ungvarsky started the race from 12th place on the grid after suffering a crash in the first qualifying session. He raced his way up to fifth when the red flag came out and was able to get a good start when the race restarted. He battled with another rider before steadily building a gap, finishing 3.3 seconds ahead of the next closest rider.

Alex Dumas, #23 KTM Orange Brigade Rider“I had a really good start, and I was really happy with how the race was. But then, two guys passed me. I was fourth or something. I managed to get back to second and then the red flag came out. Then, when we restarted, I was fifth. I saw Ashton (Yates) crash in the first lap or something. I felt pretty good. I just did it at my pace. I kind of slowed down a little bit just to make sure I could keep it up and finish first.”

Sean Ungvarsky, #48 KTM Orange Brigade Rider"Today's race was a bit of a crash fest and I must have had some favor with someone upstairs to not get collected in it. I did not have a good feeling with the bike at the beginning of the weekend but after the red flag came out, I went into the pits and my team made some changes to the bike. When the race restarted, the bike felt much better under me and I knew I had a shot at the podium. I put my head down and was able to finish in second place behind my teammate. The weekend ended on a high note for us, and I have to give my crew a lot of the credit for my result today. In the end, we got our KTM RC 390 R dialed in and we are looking to carry this positive momentum into the next round at Utah Motorsports Campus."

The MotoAmerica Junior Cup will take a four-week break before the next round at Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, Utah, on July 20-22. Dumas and Ungvarsky will look to continue the KTM Orange Brigade's winning ways at the high altitudes of the fast and flowing, 3.06-mile circuit.

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