NOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL/AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 7 / JUNE 7, 2018
BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN / REDBUD
P70
250MX
Aaron Plessinger is an enigma.
The RedBud MX National marked
Plessinger's third 1-1 performance
of the series. It was a completely
dominant day on the tough, deeply
rutted track. But outside of those
six moto wins, his finishes go: 3-4-
6-4-9-5-3-7. That's only two podium
finishes in the entirety of the rest of
the motos run so far this year.
But the only other racer to score
a 1-1 so far in 2018 is the reign-
ing champ Zach Osborne, and
he's been out of the champion-
ship since just after the Colorado
National. So, while Plessinger's
consistency leaves a lot to be de-
sired, his competition is even more
inconsistent than he is.
Shane McElrath (TLD/Red Bull
KTM) was the top qualifier on the
day, and he took the early lead
after narrowly missing out on the
holeshot to Austin Forkner (Mon-
ster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki).
McElrath led the first couple of laps
while Plessinger worked his way
by Forkner, and then McElrath on
lap three to take the lead. Forkner
followed him past McElrath and
gave chase. Forkner was a man
on a mission, though, and just past
halfway, he made an aggressive,
but clean, move on Plessinger
to take over the front spot on the
inside of a left-hander, but only two
Aaron Plessinger celebrates
his double victory in the
250MX class.
