Marvin Scores Another Podium at Pala

Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Marvin Musquin earned his second straight podium in the 250 Motocross class at the final round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series at Pala Raceway.

Musquin proved he was a top contender at the Pala event when he turned the fastest lap time in the first timed practice session. He followed up his first practice time with another impressive practice session in the final qualifying round and ended up with the second fastest time in combined qualifying to ensure a great gate pick.

As the gate dropped for the first moto, Musquin jumped out to a top five start. He came around the first lap in 4^th place and put in a solid effort to reel in the 3^rd place ride of Tyla Rattray and was able to stay close throughout the moto. At the end of the race he was able to maintain his 4^th place position for a solid finish.

In moto two, Musquin suffered from a worse start around 8^th. He came around the finish line jump on the first lap sitting in 6^th position. He was able to move into 5^th place by the second lap and spent the next half of the race closing in on the 4^th place ride of Kyle Cunningham. On lap ten he made the pass stick and moved to 4^th. He held that position to the checkered flag to earn a consistent 4-4 result for the day. His combined moto scores earned him his second podium finish in two races.

“I am excited to end the season with another podium. It feels good to be up to speed. This track was fun today. It had lots of big jumps that I liked and I also enjoyed racing so close to home. Now, I will head to the Motocross des Nations to represent France before returning to the U.S. to begin Supercross testing,” remarked Musquin.

 

Overall Results -

1)    Dean Wilson

2)    Blake Baggett

3)    Marvin Musquin – KTM

4)    Tyla Rattray

5)    Justin Bogle

6)    Gareth Swanepoel

7)    Kyle Cunningham

8)    Jason Anderson

9)    Eli Tomac

10)Alex Martin