14.08.2016

Marvin Musquin Leads a Strong Finish for KTM Riders at Unadilla MX National

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Round 10 – AMA Pro Motocross Championship – August 13, 2016 

NEW BERLIN, N.Y. – With Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin at the helm, it was a solid day of racing for KTM-mounted riders at Round 10 of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship in New Berlin, New York. Musquin matched his best overall finish of the season with 2nd place on Saturday, while 450 Class Rookie Benny Bloss earned a career-best 4th overall, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dean Wilson who finished with a season-best 8th overall in his third race back from injury.

In 450 Class Moto 1, Musquin powered his KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition into a top-five position off the start, while Wilson positioned his KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition just inside the top ten. Musquin made quick passes to establish himself in a podium-position early on, where he charged ahead to capture a 3rd place finish in Moto 1. Wilson dropped back to ultimately finish 11th place in Moto 1.

In Moto 2, KTM-mounted riders once again got off to a great start as Musquin, Wilson and BTOSports/KTM’s Bloss put themselves in a favorable position on the opening lap. Roczen assumed the lead with Musquin close in tow as the duo immediately created a gap on the rest of the field. Wilson established himself just behind the front-runners with a hard-charging Bloss close behind.

While pushing toward the leader, Musquin experienced a crash on the iconic “U Turn” where he lost a couple of positions. Bloss took advantage of Musquin’s misfortune as the young rider moved himself into the 2nd place position behind Roczen.

From there, Musquin charged hard to eventually regain his position in 2nd, while Bloss and Wilson showcased impressive rides inside the top five. With 3-2 moto scores for the day, Musquin secured 2nd overall at Unadilla.

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Bloss went on to capture a career-best 4th overall, which ultimately vaulted him into 6th place in the 450 Class Championship Standings in his rookie season. Wilson continues to establish himself in the standings after three rounds of racing following a knee injury.

The AMA Pro Motocross Championship will return to action on Saturday, August 20 in Mechanicsville, Maryland.

450 Class Overall Results

  1. Ken Roczen (1-1)
  2. Marvin Musquin (3-2)
  3. Eli Tomac (2-3)
  4. Benny Bloss (7-4)
  5. Justin Barcia (4-7)
  6. Fredrik Noren (6-6)
  7. Weston Peick (5-9)
  8. Dean Wilson (11-5)
  9. Phil Nicoletti (8-8)
  10. Matt Bisceglia (9-10)
  11. Justin Brayton (10-11)

Championship Point Standings

  1. Ken Roczen – 484
  2. Eli Tomac – 421
  3. Marvin Musquin – 325
  4. Justin Barcia – 276
  5. Christophe Pourcel – 217
  6. Benny Bloss – 183
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