VOL. 51 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 12, 2014 P63
6-7 moto finishes, good enough
for a season-best fifth overall.
>>250 NATIONAL
POURCEL—EUROPEAN
STYLE
After a three-year hiatus, Chris-
tophe Pourcel re-joined the out-
door circuit full time this season
aboard an all-new team, bike and
crew. While Pourcel has proven
to be one of the fastest riders
in the 250 class by consistently
posting the fastest lap of prac-
tice and regularly claiming the
holeshot, all of which he did at
Unadilla, the "Crafty French-
men" has struggled to lock it in
when it counts the most—at the
end of motos. However, the Valli
Motorsports Yamaha rider did
just about everything right to
earn his first overall win of the
season at a track that he seems
to favor more than any other on
the U.S. circuit.
"It's always good here because
I like the track," Pourcel said.
"Even if the result would not be
there I just enjoy riding this track.
It's a fun track. It's big and I just
love it. It's European style."
In the first moto, Pourcel
