OSBORNE AND ANDERSON SWAP (4-5) FINISHES FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH OVERALL |
Round 2 of the 2019 AMA Pro Motocross Championship made its way back to Southern California on Saturday for the return of the Fox Raceway National in Pala, California. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team captured a pair of solid top-five finishes in the 450MX class as Zach Osborne (4-5) and Jason Anderson (5-4) flip-flopped moto finishes to score fourth and fifth overall, respectively.
450MX “It was a pretty solid day for me with 5-4 finishes and I have to be content leaving California healthy,” Osborne said. “This track was brutal today. This is the one that I was the most nervous about as far as the schedule goes and I came out with two decent results. I feel good about my position moving forward and I’ll just keep hammering.” Meanwhile, Anderson began only his second round back from injury on a good note, qualifying third overall in the 450MX division. Anderson powered his FC 450 into third off the start of Moto 1 and he battled for second early on. Eventually settling into third, Anderson went to battle with Eli Tomac where he ultimately finished fourth. In Moto 2, Anderson got off to a fourth-place start and he quickly worked his way into third. He made an early charge to close in on the front-runners but he was soon joined for the third-place battle. He bounced around inside the top-five for the remainder of the race, taking fifth in the moto and fifth overall for the day. “My weekend went pretty good,” Anderson said. “The first moto, I kind of just hung in there for a fourth place and stayed with the guys. The second moto, I was riding good but I didn’t really have it in me to up the pace comfortably, so I tried to latch onto third and fourth and do my best to finish strong.” 250MX “My starts were poor today,” Mosiman said. “The first one, I kind of wheelied out of it so we made a little adjustment for the second moto and then the gate flinched and I hit it, so I was dead last. It’s brutal out there when you’re really charging for 30 minutes but I’m pleased with my fitness. 8-11 finishes are not what we work for and not what we wanted but all things considered, I’m happy with how I rode.” His teammate, Thomas Covington, made great strides in his racing at Round 2. Covington got off to a great start aboard his FC 250 in Moto 1, where he ran inside the top-five early on. He battled inside the top-10 for a majority of the race, finishing 11th. In Moto 2, Covington also fell victim to the gate flinch as he began outside the top 25 as well. He did his best to make some passes where he ultimately finished 25th in the moto and 17th overall. “Today started out pretty good, I got off to a good start and ran in the top-10 for most of the first moto, so that was a step forward for me,” Covington said. “In the second race, I ended up hitting the gate with a few guys next to me and I just had a tough time finding my rhythm for the rest of the moto. I’m going to go back to work this week and try to make another step.” Team rider Jordan Bailey got off to a good start in Moto 1, completing the first lap in the eighth-place position. He battled just outside the top-10 for the first half of the race and he ultimately finished 17th. In Moto 2, Bailey began just inside the top-20 off the start and he worked his way up to an 18th place finish. With combined scores of 17-18, Bailey finished 20th overall to salvage some points toward the overall championship. “It was a tough day,” Bailey said. “We’re working on getting things dialed for Colorado to get some better results because this bike is a really good bike, I’m just not racing that great. We’re going to go back to work and improve, that’s all we can do right now.” Next Event: June 1 – Thunder Valley National – Thunder Valley Motocross Park – Lakewood, Colorado Fox Raceway Results 450MX Results 250MX Results 450MX Rider Point Standings 250MX Rider Point Standings |