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ockstar Energy Suzuki's
Clement Desalle and Monster Energy Yamaha's Dean Ferris put a stop to KTM domination of World Motocross Grand
Prix by winning their respective
classes at the Belgian Grand Prix
at Bastogne, on August 18. Not
only was it the first time this year
that a KTM wasn't on top of the
podium, it was also Desalle's first
time winning in front of his home
crowd and Ferris' first overall win
in MX2.
The first moto went to Red Bull
KTM's Antonio Cairoli with Desalle following him in second the
whole race. Desalle's attempt to
try and chase down Cairoli on the
last lap resulted in a crash, but
the Belgian was able to recover
quickly and keep second.
It was a different story in the
second moto as Desalle took the
lead from Cairoli in the second
turn and would not look back all
the way to the checkered flag.
Honda World Motocross' Evgeny Bobryshev finished both mo-
PHOTOGRAPHY BY M. ZANZANI/YOUTHSTREAM 2013
DESALLE WINS HOME GRAND PRIX
For the first time, Belgian Clement Desalle won a
Motocross GP in front of the home crowd.
tos in third.
Unfortunately for Cairoli's MX2
counterpart Jeffrey Herlings,
his quest for the perfect season
came to an end, as he had to
withdraw from the race and leave
for home early to have his injured
shoulder looked at by his doctor.
He is doubtful to return for the
next race and is worried that his
recovery time might be longer
than first thought.
In Herling's absence, it was
Ferris who had the perfect weekend, dominating qualifying and
winning both motos. Herling's
teammate Jordi Tixier finished
second overall (2-5). Another
KTM rider, Glen Coldenhoff,
followed Tixier in third, finishing
eighth in moto one and second
in moto two.
AMATEUR SPEEDWAY RACERS
ATTACK INDUSTRY RACING
A
n invite-only group of 28
amateur racers participated
in the AMA/FIM United States
Youth Speedway Silver Cup
Championship at Industry Racing in the City of Industry, California, August 16-17. The two-day
event was the first standalone
amateur speedway event held in
the United States in many years.
Youth racers between the
ages of 8 and 15 from Southern
California, Northern California,
as well as one English native,
went through a similar process
that their idols in the Monster
Energy Speedway Grand Prix
experienced. Competitors went
through a tech inspection prior to
taking to the track for practice on
Friday while the championship
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