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2019 Silk Way Rally: Day 1, Tech and Podium

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Our friends from WESTx1000 are out at the 2019 Silk Way Rally bringing live daily coverage of the event. 

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Day 1, Tech & Podium: Notorious S.W.R.

Are the Teams Ready for a Race with a Reputation for Tempestuousness?

Lightning filled the sky with a flash of baby pink over the center of Irkutsk as the last trucks crossed the podium for an enthusiastic, but waning crowd. With the sun setting well after 10p.m. during the summers, darkness was evidence of the late hour. It seemed the region’s tendency to rumble with this rally, both literally and figuratively, began to reveal itself. Not yet the first stage and already rain threatened the parade. One year, downpours battered every stage, having steadfast participants reconsider their return. Then at other iterations, the extreme temperatures took their toll on both man and machine alike. No wonder this Russian-born race keeps even the best pilots at bay.

“This 2019 SILK WAY RALLY offers a dream route, not only for the competitors but also for the many TV viewers who will be able to follow this fantastic adventure in almost 190 countries. For the first time this 9th edition incorporates the bike category and becomes the second round of FIM World Championship. It will no doubt offer a fantastic spectacle and take our event into a new dimension.” – FRÉDÉRIC LEQUIEN, Silk Way Rally Deputy Director

And yet, the roster is still littered with big names. Yazeed Al Rajhi #200 (Overdrive Racing) has come back to defend his title alongside co-pilot Dirk Von Zitzewitz, but it won’t be a cake walk as three-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel #201 (Toyota Gazoo Racing) are gearing up to wage war for a chance to finally be crowned Silk Way champions. Some of the most dynamic battles, however, will likely be fought by the fastest vehicles on-course. Between UTVs (Side-by-Sides), we’ll certainly see Sergei Kariakin #220 (SNAG Racing) and José Pena Campo #219 (Xtreme Plus) volley in and out of the three most desired positions over the next several days – leaders of the pack, no less.

“This is one event that I really want to win and, hopefully, this will be my year. I have taken part in six rallies so far this season and won all six, including the win at Rally Kazakhstan at the start of June. This is a long and demanding rally and the stages will be a challenge for everyone.” – NASSER AL-ATTIYAH, #201, Toyota Gazoo Racing SA

America has plenty to root for this year. Not to be left out of the party, the country is fairly well represented. While Austin Jones and Kellon Walch #229 (South Racing CA-AM) will be scrapping amid the Side-by-Sides. And maybe even more exciting will be witnessing the #310 CRV truck, commanded by two Israeli natives, Aviv Kadshai and Maoz Wilder, and American Izhar Armony, plow through the special stages (proverbially) sporting the Stars and Stripes. But still, our boys are outnumbered. There’s nothing to do but watch and wait. A spectacle to behold. And the KAMAZ-Master team, four trucks strong, will likely put on the grandest show. Squeezing through the stampede trying to outrun the other petrol-powered giants. No small feat. But will their quadruple-sized investment pay dividends?

The list of quads is small this year, but those three adventurous enough to tackle the challenge – Rafal Sonik #101, Aleksandr Maksimov #102 and Arkadiusz Lindner #103 – will surely pave the way for more to come! Among the motos, plenty of familiar faces from Victory Row will appear at the Starting Line on Sunday. Sam Sunderland #6 and teammate Laia Sanz #44 are ready to prove KTM’s motorbikes dominate all types of terrain, while Adrien Van Beveren #10, Franco Caimi #13 and Xavier Soultrain #16 will do their best to put Yamaha on the podium. But it’s “Shorty” who many Americans are keeping their eye on. Will Andrew Short #29, in reportedly the last year of his contract with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna, push himself out of his ultra-consistent, though we wouldn’t say “conservative,” comfort zone? The very one which won him a Top Ten finish at the last Dakar…

“I am ready for the race and the challenge. Seems like the unknown makes the anticipation of what lies ahead even more exciting. This isn’t a desert or region that the other competitors are familiar with so that is an advantage to me compared to the other rallies I have completed. Going to be a long race so my main goal is to finish first and foremost.” – ANDREW SHORT, #29, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing

The competition is stiff, and the 5,000 kilometers of multifaceted landscapes across Siberia, the Gobi Desert and the dunes of China will keep teams on high alert. Each region as fickle and unforgiving as the other. At once a serene, peaceful environment, the warm summer air can summon a storm swifter and more ferocious than a tigress protecting her cubs. That is the spirit of the Silk Way Rally. So, look out all who dare tread too close. The Silk Way Rally is watching you. And she’s ready to strike…

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Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower Goes 150 mph

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Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower racing down road.
Straight-line runs were all we did to test the Mean Mower V2, but it was enough to reveal what a crazy fast machine it is.Honda

Right foot on the gas pedal, just the slightest tip of the toe, and the engine revved immediately. One wrong move and I could end up spinning out. Breathe on it wrong and it could be serious consequences. The inline-four hummed angrily, like a giant swarm of bees. My heart was pounding as I gently lifted my left foot off the clutch pedal, easing ever so slightly into the throttle. I gripped the Sparco steering wheel, fingertips on the carbon-fiber shifter paddles, and focused on the straightaway ahead of me. Inhale. Exhale. Go!

Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower sits on road in front of mountains.
The Mean Mower V2 retains the original engine shroud, cutter deck, and grass basket of its donor HF2622 riding mower model. And yes, the mower deck is still functioning, supposedly able to mow grass at speeds up to 50 mph.Honda

Honda invited a group of journalists to its proving ground in the California desert to test ride/drive its one-off custom riding lawn mower. When I first got the assignment, I scoffed. “Seriously? A lawn mower? Is this what my career has come to?” And then I learned more. The daredevils at Honda UK, with their partners at Team Dynamics Motorsports, built a riding lawn mower based off a CBR1000RR engine. And it just broke a world record, going from zero to 100 mph in 6.29 seconds. This is not your neighbor’s mower.

The 999cc CBR1000RR SP engine used to power the Mean Mower V2.
The 999cc CBR1000RR SP engine used to power the Mean Mower V2 pumps out an estimated 200 bhp.Honda

The amazing work done by Honda’s partner, Team Dynamics Motorsports, to bring this Mean Mower V2 to life has included custom building a chassis with TIG-welded T45 steel, adding 8 inches to the length of the original HF2622 riding mower model. The T45 steel is used for its flexibility, reducing the likelihood of cracks. The TIG welding, though exceptionally strong, is the weak point in the frame, so the engineers at Team Dynamics are constantly checking the welds to make sure this mower doesn’t pull itself apart.

Along with a bespoke chassis, the Mean Mower V2 comes with a custom-molded race seat, which is a very snug fit. There is no seatbelt and no roll bar, but if something should happen, for better or worse, I don’t know if the seat would prevent the driver from being thrown from the vehicle (and I don’t know that I’d want it to). Other bespoke parts include coolant hoses, sprockets, and a custom 3-D-printed airbox, which helps the CBR1000RR SP engine breathe better than it does stock.

Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower sits on road in front of forest.
Team Dynamics Motorsports custom built a chassis from TIG welded T45 steel, adding 8 inches to the original length of the HF2622.Honda

Speaking of the engine, while the internals of the 998cc CBR1000RR SP engine remain stock, the Mean Mower pumps out more horsepower than the stock motorcycle. Because of the increased airflow on intake and 10 percent increase in header size as well as the removal of the catalytic converter, Honda’s Mean Mower V2 pumps out more than 200 bhp as opposed to the stock CBR’s 189. “We couldn’t get a proper dyno run,” explained James Rodgers, manager at Team Dynamics, “since it needs a karting dyno. But none of them go over [200 hp]. So we had friends from the superbike team do some flow rates on exhaust and they calculated about 200 bhp.” Custom mower problems, am I right?

With all that power right at the tip of my toe, it was no wonder when I squeezed into the Mean Mower’s sculpted seat that my heart was racing and my breath was shallow. Rodgers’ safety briefing about an hour prior was not exactly a pep talk, warning us to avoid standing starts: “In first gear it will light the wheels up and it will start sliding. It has a solid rear axle and there’s no differential. So if anyone does [a standing start and starts spinning the tires], you’ll get off the throttle ’cause you’ll panic, and then the grip will reattach, and it will spit you out of it about 50 meters down.” So we would be doing rolling starts, which was just fine by me.

Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower with Scorpion exhaust sits on road in front of forest.
From the rear, the Mean Mower looks pretty tame…aside from the Scorpion exhaust.Honda

Feathering the clutch was nearly impossible. The Mean Mower V2 uses the CBR1000RR SP’s stock wet multiplate clutch, which was engineered for a bike’s two small contact patches. Not only does the Mean Mower have twice as many contact patches, those patches are each easily twice as big. Both clutch and throttle were like on-off switches. Any hesitation or timid footplay on either pedal resulted in the mower bucking as it struggled to engage in gear, or stalled altogether. There was no wishy-washy driving of this thing. I had to commit to the throttle and go all in.

And so, with a couple of awkward first starts, I finally got first gear engaged, hooked up the super-sticky Hoosier R25B slicks, and shot quick like an arrow released from a bow. I completely forgot the instruction James had given us to short-shift first and bury the pedal in second gear. I carried first up through 60 mph (even though he claims it is rated for 85), then shifted into second gear which took me well above 85. Then I ran out of straightaway and had to smash the brake pedal. The return run wasn’t much better, but luckily I’d get another go in each direction.

Sparco steering wheel and carbon-fiber paddle shifters.
A custom Sparco steering wheel and carbon-fiber paddle shifters frame the stock CBR1000RR SP instrument screen.Honda

As I returned to meet back up with James and his partner in crime, Craig Smith (race driver, and Team Dynamic’s number one mechanic for Honda’s Formula cars), I was grateful for the fierce gripping power of the Mean Mower’s Kelgate four-piston calipers up front and six-piston calipers in the rear. No doubt this monster machine can stop on a dime. I quickly whipped the Mean Mower around to face the other direction (it turns on a dime too, as long as you’ve got momentum) and staged for my next run.

Even after some coaching, it was difficult to commit 100 percent to smashing the throttle on the Mean Mower V2. Despite my straight-line attempts, the acceleration of Honda’s one-off record breaker is so freakishly fast, it’s somewhat terrifying. Considering its slight 482-pound weight, the Mean Mower’s power-to-weight ratio is better than a Bugatti Chiron. Not that I’ve ever driven a Bugatti Chiron, but the point is it’s ridiculously fast. “Faster than an F1 car at takeoff,” Rodgers claims. I didn’t get anywhere near Team Dynamics’ recorded top speed of 150.99 mph, but I know others that day got a fair bit over 110, which is still unbelievably fast considering how short our straightaway was.

Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower with Hoosier slicks.
A full set of Hoosier slicks kept the Mean Mower V2 stuck to the tarmac, hooking up at three different rev points: 7,000 rpm, 10,000 rpm, and again at 12,000 rpm.Honda

How did Team Dynamics do it? How did they convert a motorcycle engine and transmission into a blazing-fast go-kart-like lawn mower? Their biggest challenge was the drivetrain, as the original chain length was too long to control. So they introduced a center axle, and now run two shorter chains with custom sprockets. The mechanics of switching the system from foot shifter to hand-operated paddle shifters required a Translogic PSR Pro Gear Lever Powershift. And while the riding mower doesn’t currently use the ABS or traction control, Rodgers’ team had to keep those electronics on board to keep the stock CBR1000RR SP gauge free of warning lights. To say this project has been complicated would be an understatement.

And all that work has paid off. With a new lawn mower acceleration world record under their belt, Team Dynamics Motorsports and Honda UK will take their hypermower back across the pond and already have plans to make additional changes. “That mower is all line one, so it’s a prototype vehicle, so we experience failures with it, successes, too, but 99 percent failures. So we keep evolving it… We never stop playing with it, we never stop testing it.” Here’s looking forward to Mean Mower V3!

Honda CBR1000RR-Powered Lawn Mower header openings.
One of the ways Team Dynamics opened up the airflow of the CBR1000RR SP engine was with header openings that are 10 percent bigger than the stock bike, in addition to the Scorpion exhaust.Honda

2018 Mean Mower V2 Specifications

Source: MotorCyclistOnline.com

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New Gear: Corbin BMW R 1200 or R 1250 GS Saddle

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Corbin front and rear saddles on a BMW R 1250 GS.
Corbin front and rear saddles on a BMW R 1250 GS.

Improve your 2013-2019 BMW R 1200 or R 1250 GS model’s comfort with a new Corbin saddle. Its more sculpted seating area and Comfort Cell foam will keep you comfy all day. Front saddle options include three heights, low, standard and high, all of which are compatible with the factory rear or can be matched with a Corbin passenger saddle. They’re all easy to install and work with your bike’s key lock. Prices start at $433 for non-heated saddles and $493 for heated options.

Call (800) 538-7035 or visit corbin.com

Source: RiderMagazine.com

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Stayin’ Safe: Fueling Risk

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gas station
With multiple entrances and vehicles constantly flowing in and out, a busy gas station is one of the most foreboding intersections a rider will encounter.

Intersections are the most common sites of motorcycle crashes involving other vehicles. You probably knew that. Oncoming vehicles turning left across the path of the unsuspecting motorcyclist and drivers pulling into the rider’s lane from a side street are serious risks to the street rider. The astute motorcyclist approaches intersections with anticipation and minimizes risk by adjusting position and speed to create precious space and time.

But what does an intersection look like? Not all traffic junctions are traditional four-way crossroads. In developed areas, the local gas station may be the busiest and most frenetic intersection in town–especially those biggie-sized gas/convenience stores popping up everywhere.

Unlike the traditional intersection where vehicle drivers have limited turning options, the gas station has multiple entrances and exits as well as undefined paths of travel within the fueling compound. This creates a free-for-all and challenges the rider to determine where any given threat may come from.

Avoidance begins before you get there. Look for gas stations in the distance. Actively scan for vehicles on the highway that may turn across your lane, while also scanning for vehicles moving within the fuel stop that could present a moving threat.

Be aware there are multiple things demanding a driver’s attention near gas stations. Other vehicles entering and exiting, the flow of highway traffic and even intangibles like concerns of being late for work. All of these make a rider even less noticeable to motorists.

Consider the busiest times of day for gas station traffic. Early morning can be particularly hectic as folks fill up on fuel and coffee on their way to work. As vehicles move in and out of traffic, be aware that the sun can be blinding when it’s low in the sky, potentially hiding your bike in the glare.

Just passing by? Anticipate ingress and egress movement and have an escape plan. Slow your approach and, when safe, accelerate out of the danger zone. When turning into a station, assess the scene and plan your clearest path in and around the pumps, parked cars, fuel puddles and plodding vehicles before you get into the middle of it all.

By pumping a few gallons of high-octane strategy into your ride and topping up your awareness level, you’ll be able to safely manage one of the busiest intersections found on any ride. Isn’t that a gas?

Source: RiderMagazine.com

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School’s out for summer – but not for test riders

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As work continues for the second half of 2019 and the start of next season, test riders will have no time to rest as they continue to lay the groundwork for their full-time counterparts. On the 9th, 10th and 11th of July, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing test riders Dani Pedrosa and Mika Kallio will be in Brno, before only Pedrosa heads to KTM’s home circuit, the Red Bull Ring in Austria, on the 22nd and 23rd of July.

Source: MotoGP.com – Read Full Article Here

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Seabright takes stunning first win in Race 2

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Ogden took the holeshot from pole, with Seabright slotting into second and Horsman immediately launching through from the second row into third. It remained a freight train initially, but sure enough the top two started pulling the pin and a gap back to the second group squabble, headed by Horsman, formed. The number 23 didn’t have it easy, however, with Scott Swann dueling him as the top two moved even further clear.

Source: MotoGP.com – Read Full Article Here

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Rins crashes out of podium contention in Germany

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Spaniard records second consecutive DNF at the Sachsenring.

Image: Supplied.

Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins crashed out of podium contention at the weekend’s ninth round of the 2019 MotoGP World Championship in Germany, marking his second consecutive DNF.

The youthful Spaniard quickly moved into second position, however with 11 laps to spare, he lost front-end on a high-speed right hand turn, forcing him out the race while being lucky escape without injury.

“I lost a podium today,” Rins admitted. “My feeling with the bike was really nice and I tried to get into second place as soon as possible because I felt that my rhythm was strong. Unfortunately, I lost the front on a fast right hander, I entered into it just a couple of kilometres per hour faster than usual, and that’s why I crashed.

“It’s a shame because it’s my second DNF in a row, but I still feel positive because my pace has been good recently and I know I can get good results again when we come back after the break.”

Rins has now been demoted to fourth in the standings as the series heads into an extended European summer break.

Source: CycleOnline.com.au

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Tomac & Ferrandis win 2019 RedBud MX National

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2019 AMA Pro Motocross

Round Seven – RedBud National

Images by Hoppenworld

Round 7 of the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship saw the RedBud National celebrate the 4th of July and Independence Day, while Eli Tomac and Dylan Ferrandis claimed top honours in the 450 and 250 classes.

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Eli Tomac – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

Tomac had to fend off a resurgent Marvin Musquin in the second moto, but leaves RedBud with a 34-point lead. Dylan Ferrandis in the 250s meanwhile took both wins and closed in on Adam Cianciarulo in the standings, with Cianciarulo runner up with a 5-2 result.

Aussie Hunter Lawrence went 8-4 for fifth overall and currently sits sixth in the standings, 7-points behind Hampshire and 11-points behind Colt Nichols in fourth.

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Hunter Lawrence – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

450

As the gate dropped on the opening 450 Class moto Cooper Webb emerged with the holeshot over Justin Bogle and Blake Baggett. Bogle quickly went to work as he found his way around Webb to takeover the race lead before the end of the opening lap. Tomac was just behind the leaders in third.

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450 Start – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

Bogle used a clear track and impressive riding to lead the first several laps as Webb and Tomac gave chase. On Lap 3, Tomac carried speed downhill and around the outside of Webb for the second position, followed by a pass on Bogle for the lead in the same section just one lap later. As Webb set his sights on Bogle, he made a costly mistake by stalling the engine of his bike, which let Jason Anderson slip by.

Tomac instantly took full advantage of having the lead and began opening a gap over his competition, while Anderson began to knock on Bogle’s door and made an aggressive move for second. Webb followed shortly after, bumping Bogle outside of the top three.

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Eli Tomac – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

When the checkered flag waved, it was Tomac who remained unchallenged to win by 6.3 seconds, giving him his sixth moto win of the season. Anderson finished strong in second, followed by Webb in third. Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin finished sixth and seventh, respectively.

When the gate dropped on the 450 Class Moto 2 Baggett was credited with the holeshot, followed by Bogle and Musquin. As Baggett set the pace out front, Roczen muscled his way into second, just ahead of Musquin in third to complete the opening lap. Anderson, Webb and Tomac started the moto just outside of the top five.

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Blake Baggett & Cooper Webb – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

On Lap 2, Roczen used his early race speed to charge past Baggett for the race lead, while Musquin followed shortly after, shuffling Baggett back to third. With clear track ahead, Roczen relied on his effortless style to calmly navigate the demanding circuit as Musquin put his head down in an attempt to track down the German.

As the race neared the halfway point, Musquin began to slowly close in on the race lead, eventually making the pass stick on Lap 9. Behind the leaders, the battle for third began to heat up between Anderson and the first moto winner Tomac.

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Marvin Musquin – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

Every time Tomac searched for a way around, Anderson would wick it up to close the door. On Lap 12, Tomac dove to the inside of Anderson and pushed him against the edge of the track to overtake third.

The defending champion continued his push forward in the final laps of the race as he chased down and made the move around Roczen with two laps remaining.

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Ken Roczen – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

Musquin managed the moto with his veteran experience to take his third moto win of the season, 6.2 seconds ahead of Tomac. Roczen soldiered home in third.

Tomac’s 1-2 moto scores carried him to his third overall victory of the season, tying him with James Stewart for fifth on the all-time win list with 20 apiece. Anderson finished the day runner-up (2-4), while Musquin completed the podium in third (7-1).

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450 Podium 1) Eli Tomac, 2) Jason Anderson, 3) Marvin Musquin – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross
Eli Tomac – 1-2

“Overall, it was a really good day for us, I had been feeling good all day. It has been a little bit rough the last couple of weeks, but the first moto was a really good way to start the day and get things turned back around. I think that I had some better lines in the first moto, but I was able to move up and get the job done in the second moto.”

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Eli Tomac – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross
Jason Anderson 2-4

“We’re progressing and we’re getting better every weekend. The fans here at RedBud are amazing! This weekend went a lot better than the last. I was able to get second overall, which is another podium, so we’ll take it and just keep climbing.”

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Jason Anderson – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross
Marvin Musquin 7-1

“The riding was really good all day but unfortunately, I didn’t get a great start in the first moto and then ended up going down in the first lap. It was very bad but I came back from dead last to seventh. To be able to win the second moto is just awesome and to salvage a podium was really important today – it’s good for the team and it’s good for me.”

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Marvin Musquin – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross
Cooper Webb 3-5

“RedBud was a step in the right direction for me. Practice went really well, I was able to qualify first for the first-time ever in outdoors. To go 3-5 for fourth overall is alright, I wish I would have been a little bit better in the second moto but so far, it’s the best day yet and we’ll keep plugging away to try and get better for Millville.”

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Cooper Webb – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

Dean Wilson returned to racing on Saturday after missing the first six rounds of the series due to a shoulder injury sustained at the Denver SX. In Moto 1, he got off to a sixth-place start but he fell in the fourth corner and dropped back to last place on the opening lap. He remounted and began picking off riders but a series of crashes became a yo-yo effect for him as he continued to gain and lose ground.

In the end, Wilson was able to work his way up to 12th. In Moto 2, Wilson began just outside the top-10 and slowly worked his way up to seventh, where he ultimately finished. With 12-7 finishes, Wilson was able to claim a top-10 overall in his first race back with a solid ninth on the day.

Dean Wilson 12-7

“My first race back was a good race to work off of. This was the first time I’ve ridden my outdoor bike all year, so I was just kind of gelling with it. I’m going to work off of this – I know what I need to do and I’ll keep pushing for better results.”

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Dean Wilson – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

The weekend proved challenging to Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Team duo Aaron Plessinger and Justin Barcia, who toughed it out to finish 11th and 14th overall at the RedBud MX.

Aaron Plessinger – 11

“RedBud went a lot better than Southwick did. I qualified 13th and then made a lot of improvements to the bike. We got it working pretty good for the motos, but I twisted my ankle pretty bad in the first one. I dropped a couple spots and then made it back up to 11th. I got a great start in the second one and then let a few people by. Justin passed me on the last lap and ended up finishing 11th again. So I went 11-11 for 11th overall. We’re making big improvements. I’m just going to keep pushing forward, build my fitness during this week off, and try to have some fun and enjoy it with the family.”

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Aaron Plessinger – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross
Justin Barcia 39-10

“It was a tough day. We had our work cut out for us. In the first moto, we ran into a little mechanical and unfortunately it took us out of the race. The boys had to

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Justin Barcia – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

scramble to do a lot of work and get the bike ready. They did a great job handling everything today. In the second moto, I had full outside gate and didn’t come out so well. I started probably in the 20’s and ended up getting hit by someone and flipping over the bars. I came back from near last to 10th. It doesn’t look good on paper, but I rode my heart out.”

The winning effort allowed Tomac to extend his lead in the 450 Class championship standings to 34 points over Musquin. Roczen maintains hold on third in the standings, 40 points out of the championship lead. Zach Osborne was unable to compete due to a shoulder injury sustained in the morning’s practice, dropping him from fourth to sixth.

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Eli Tomac – RedBud National 2019 – AMA Motocross

AMA Motocross 450 Results – RedBud National 2019

Source: MCNews.com.au

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Shoulder surgery sidelines Cairoli for season-remainder

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News 8 Jul 2019

Shoulder surgery sidelines Cairoli for season-remainder

Section: Competition

Red Bull KTM rider anticipating up to four-month recovery period.

Image: Supplied.

Recent shoulder surgery has sidelined nine-time world champion Antonio Cairoli for the remainder of the 2019 MXGP World Championship.

The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider sustained the injury at the Latvian grand prix, and following further medical examination, it was determined season-ending surgery was required to repair the damage.

“It is sad to finish the championship this way and it hasn’t happened too many times in my career,” Cairoli explained. “When I tried to ride last week I knew I had some problems but I wanted to stay positive about the recovery.

“I had more scans in Belgium and the injury was much worse that we thought so they told me to have surgery right away and it was the best solution to get healthy again in the fastest way. Thanks to the team and to the fans for the support. I hope to visit a few races before the end of the season and will now concentrate on getting better.”

The Italian is anticipated to be on the sidelines for a period of three to four months. The MXGP World Championship resumes this weekend at Semarang in Indonesia.


Source: MotoOnline.com.au