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to be on the Monster Energy Ka-
wasaki Team," Metcalfe said. "It's
a great opportunity for me and to
be involved with MX Sports and
the AMA Nationals again. It'll be
a big challenge, but I'm excited
about it. I was looking forward
to defending the championship
in Canada this year, but this was
a last-minute switch up. It's a
bummer for RV to be out, but I'm
happy to be coming on with this
team."
Metcalfe said the transition to
the factory team shouldn't be too
difficult.
"I've been working hard for
something like this, and I was
going to race Glen Helen on my
own anyway, so I'm prepared and
ready to go," he said while test-
ing with his new team. "But right
now, I'm just trying to get as many
laps as I can on the bike, getting
used to the set up they have here
and get ready to race."
Metcalfe says the bike he'll be
riding, Villopoto's actual bike, is
quite a bit different from his own.
"It's still a Kawasaki so it's not
completely different, but there
are some adjustments that are
far different than I had on my own
bike. I'm adapting to those and
finding out where the strengths
are for me. I'm just so excited to
be returning to the series again.
I did three last year and felt I was
pretty successful, and I feel I
have a better program and that I
am better prepared."
Metcalfe will join regular Mon-
ster Energy Kawasaki Team rider
Jake Weimer. Both will compete
in the 450 class.
Kit Palmer
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KIT
PALMER
Brett Metcalfe tunes
up on the factory-
backed Monster
Energy Kawasaki
KX450F at Glen
Helen.
DESALLE,
HERLINGS
PERFECT IN
SPAIN
R
ockstar Energy Suzuki's
Clement Desalle and RedBull
KTM's Jeffrey Herlings both left
Talavera de la Reina, Spain, with
a perfect score in their respective
classes – MXGP and MX2.
Although feeling poorly dur-
ing Saturday's qualifying, Desalle
showed up on Sunday feeling
PHOTOGRAPHY
COURTESY
OF
SUZUKI
Rockstar Energy Suzuki's
Clement Desalle earned
his third win of the season
with a perfect weekend in
Spain.
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