In the second 450 moto at the RedBud 2 National, Blake Baggett took his first moto win of the 2020 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-WPS-KTM rider finished 6-1 for second overall to earn his first overall podium since the 2018 Thunder Valley National. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne finished 4-2 for third overall as he maintains a 28-point lead over Marvin Musquin (3-4 for fourth overall) in the 450 points standings. After the race, Baggett and Musquin joined the media for the post-race press conference, which was hosted by Casey Huntley, representing MX Sports Pro Racing.
Racer X: Blake, congratulations. Is that a big monkey off your back, or does that actually create more pressure going into Millville?
Blake, how did you feel with the double header?
There were some fans there but not a lot—just the amateur racers could watch. So Blake, how different was it? Or did it not feel that different? I don’t know how much the fans affect you guys.
Zach, third overall on the day. Another consistent day, getting some solid points. I know you mentioned not having quite the same energy as on Friday, but you did manage to extend your lead by a couple additional points. How was that two-day format for you?
Zach, there’s a question I was thinking this weekend and just wondering. If you win this title, do you think you might go back to the GP’s and try to run against those guys at some point?
I wasn’t thinking full-time. I was just watching the GP this weekend and watching you, and I’m like, I wonder if Zach has an itch to maybe see what he’s like against those guys at some point.
Blake, where did this one come from? Sixth in the first moto, and then you literally just ran away with moto two. I think at lap 14 you were going old school Chupacabra two or three seconds faster than everybody late in the race. Where did that come from?
On the podium, you said you were kind of in a funk where you weren’t believing in yourself, basically. Did something happen this week?
Zach, as far as setup goes, I know a lot of you guys were choosing between the paddle tire and the intermediate tire. How do you guys go about that as far as weighing the different variables?
We’re going into September, which we weren’t supposed to do this year. No one knew when we were going to be racing or not, so it’s not like you guys could take giant breaks. I’ll start with you, Blake. Does it feel like it’s starting to drag on, now that we’ve gone one whole weekend past where we’re supposed to go and we have a couple more weeks to go?
We actually saw some of the guys from Baker’s Factory rode at your place. I don’t know if you went and rode at theirs. Is that something different this year leading into the season?
Musquin posted a photo of the Baker's Factory squad taking over Baggett's El Chupacabra Ranch.
Did you have some confidence coming in to the season? Did you feel like moto wins and things like that were going to happen? Did you need a few races to get that confidence?
Yes but you did have to pass Zach. Can you describe the pass that you made? That was completely bizarre.
Zach, can you describe that pass from Blake?
Is the length of the season starting to feel different or wear on you at all?
You said this really would be pivotal, this double-header, to really set up the championship. Do you feel like you accomplished what you wanted at these two?
Blake, I know a lot of the riders have said the track was very one-lined. Do you think that was how they ripped it? Or do you disagree with that? Do you think the track was fairly as fast as inside as the outside?