SIXTH A REWARD FOR PIERCE BROWN CONSISTENCY AS PRO MOTOCROSS RESUMES.
TROY LEE DESIGNS/RED BULL/GASGAS FACTORY RACING TAKES ON UNADILLA.
Unadilla was another promising day out for Pierce Brown as he fights hard for position in 250MX, finishing sixth overall at Round 9 of the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing teammate Ryder DiFrancesco raced to a P10 result.
Brown positioned his GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition seventh on the timesheets following qualifying this morning and then replicated that form in both 250MX Class motos with 7-7 results. The overall went in his favor, elevated to P6 due to his consistency, and he is P7 in the championship.
Pierce Brown:„It was an alright day today with sixth overall. My riding was good, I just didn’t execute how I would really like to, but the track was gnarly and I’m happy to come out of this one with the result we managed.“
Track position was the challenge for Ryder D at Unadilla as he fought his way from the middle of the pack in both races. He was 10th in Moto 1 and then was also inside the top 10 during the second encounter until a late fall dropped him to P11, which was still enough for 10th overall. He now sits ninth in the point standings with two rounds to go.
Ryder DiFrancesco:„Unadilla was okay, but my starts were off and I had to come from behind all day. Second moto, I got up inside the top 10 and ended up going down… I just need starts, because everything else seems to be there at this point of the season.“
Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing 450MX entry Justin Barcia wasn’t quite ready to return in time for his home round at Unadilla as he had initially hoped, still recovering from the knee injuries that have kept him sidelined during the mid-stages of the season.
Next Race: August 17 – Budds Creek, Maryland
Standings 450MX Class 2024 after 9 of 11 rounds
1. Chase Sexton, 407 points
2. Hunter Lawrence, 379
3. Aaron Plessinger, 319
7. Malcolm Stewart, 238
9. Christian Craig, 188
11. Justin Barcia, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing, 148
Results 250MX Class – Unadilla National
1. Levi Kitchen (USA), Kawasaki
2. Haiden Deegan (USA), Yamaha
3. Jalek Swoll (USA), Triumph
6. Pierce Brown (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
9. Julien Beaumer (USA), KTM
10. Ryder DiFrancesco (USA), Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing
11. Tom Vialle (FRA), KTM
16. Casey Cochran (USA), Husqvarna
Standings 250MX Class 2024 after 9 of 11 rounds
1. Haiden Deegan, 408 points
2. Levi Kitchen, 338
3. Tom Vialle, 327
7. Pierce Brown, 225
9. Ryder DiFrancesco, 204
11. Julien Beaumer, 174
12. Casey Cochran, 164
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