Husqvarna wrap up their outdoor season
By TMX Archives on 23rd Aug 15
The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team wrapped things up in Crawfordsville, Indiana on Saturday at the Ironman National, the twelfth and final round of the 2015 AMA Pro Motocross Series. Overall, the team walked away with a podium finish on the day, and three top-10 overall championship positions. Riders will now prepare for the upcoming GP and Monster Cup events later this year.
250MX
Zach Osborne had a top-10 day. After finishing 10-7 for seventh overall, he ends the season fourth overall in 250 rider point standings, marking his best 250 outdoor season thus far. Teammate Martin Davalos is starting to feel much better after suffering from Epstein-Barr early in the season, and he's looking forward to making progress in the off-season. He went 12-10 for eleventh overall on the day.
"I really wanted third in the championship,” said Osborne. "In the grand scheme of things, it would have been really great to be third in supercross and third in outdoors, but fourth is still my best ever outdoors. I feel like with the team and equipment we have I should be much better, but I'm going to take some time off, get some rest and regroup for Monster Cup."
"My weekend was pretty good,” said Davalos. "We changed a few things in the program. I wanted to approach things differently. My goal for the season was to end up tenth, so I came up a little short. My first moto was a lot better. I worked on my breathing and didn't tighten up as bad. I got a top-three start in the second moto and was feeling really good, but then I just scrubbed it a little too much and landed off the track. I got up and remounted in tenth, so that was good. The track was pretty brutal. I'm really happy that I'm healthy. I can feel my body coming around, and I'm looking forward to getting back in shape in the off-season. I'm excited about the team, the new bike, and the future."
450MX
Both Jason Anderson and Christophe Pourcel pulled great starts all day aboard their Husqvarna FC 450s, contributing to successful days in Indiana. After making a quick pass for the lead in the first moto, Pourcel continued to battle for that position throughout the race but finally had to concede a few spots due to pain in his ribs. Anderson moved to third in the first lap and made the charge for second shortly after. Both riders also had great starts in the second moto, with Pourcel leading and Anderson in third, before conceding to seventh and sixth respectively by the end of the race. Pourcel finished 4-7 for the day to be fifth overall in the 450 rider point standings. Anderson delivered a 2-6 moto result for third overall to wrap up his outdoor season at sixth in the 450-class points.
"My weekend was pretty good,” said Anderson. "I had two good practices and a good first moto. I was kind of fatigued a bit in the last moto, but I was still able to stay in sixth and get an overall podium. It's pretty great to end the season like that. The next step for me is to test out the new bike at the GP."
"The track was pretty challenging,” said Pourcel. "There were a lot of ruts, and I feel like, once we all got in our positions, we were all focusing on staying on two wheels rather than racing. Overall, I got two good starts – the bike is amazing for that, and that's important for me. In the first moto, I was in second for the majority of the race then was in a lot of pain in my ribs for the last five laps and I could barely finish the moto. Jason was in front of me in the second moto. I was just following his line, and I ended up getting my foot stuck on my tire but I worked it out. I think top-five overall in the championship is good for my first year on the 450."
