Jorge Prado on RedBud: “This was a step in the right direction for me"

The work continues for Jorge Prado and Monster Energy Kawasaki. While the results don't really show much improvement—his 7-5 for sixth at RedBud was similar to his 5-6 for fifth last week at Southwick—there are definitely some much-needed signs of life here. First, there were questions coming into the weekend to see if he could maintain a similar spot to Southwick. Last weekend Jorge was talking about how fast he is in sand. Could he maintain that pace at RedBud? Not dropping back to his less-than-top-ten results that we saw at Thunder Valley and High Point was key. He accomplished that.

Even better, he led laps in 450 moto two and passed Jett Lawrence briefly on the first lap of 450 moto one. In other words, he showed signs of speed we did not see at the first few rounds of the series. 

“This was a step in the right direction for me," said Prado in a Monster Energy Kawasaki statement. "This week we did a lot of work on the bike, and we will keep building on that. I’ve been out riding on the East Coast and testing different things, and the team has been very supportive with making all the changes back in California. Being up front today was a very comfortable feeling for me. It helped me understand the bike more and the areas we can work on. I just need to keep training and testing, and I know we can be on the podium soon.”