Team Suzuki Press Office – August 30.
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Matthew Bisceglia ended the 2016 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship on a high note at the Ironman Motocross National in Crawfordsville, Indiana on Saturday.
Bisceglia raced his powerful Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 to 11-6 moto finishes earning him eighth overall. Not only did his eighth-place match his best overall of the season, his sixth place in the second moto was his best moto finish of the 2016 campaign.
As a result of his excellent ride Bisceglia moved up in the series standings, ending the year ranked 15th in the AMA 450 MX Championship, in spite of not competing in five of the 12 rounds.
The Ironman lived up to its moniker this year with riders having to deal with extreme heat and humidity, as well as a slimy mud-filled track in qualifying. But then the sun broke out and the track steadily improved the rest of the day until the field of 40 riders enjoyed a near perfect track by the second moto.
Bisceglia began the day qualifying 14th with a time of 2:39.332.