VOL. 52 ISSUE 30 JULY 28, 2015 P95
Briefly...
Orange Brigade KTM, ran up front
with the leaders. Baker nailed the
start and mixed it up a bit with Coo-
per Webb, Jeremy Martin and Mar-
vin Musquin before sliding out in the
mud on the slick track.
Swiss rider Arnaud Tonus made his
outdoor debut at Washougal. Tonus,
who competed in the GP Champion-
ships before coming to America late
last year to join the Monster Energy
Kawasaki team, has been plagued
by health issues since his arrival. He
contracted the Epstein-Barr virus and
has been slow to recover, and injur-
ing his shoulder a couple of weeks
ago didn't help. Because of that, he
had to postpone his return an extra
week. Despite saying he's not quite
100-percent yet, Tonus came out
swinging in the first moto, finishing
an impressive third. He was running
seventh in the second moto when he
dropped his bike and slipped back to
11
th
. He had more problems later and
ended up going 3-20 for 10
th
overall.
"It was a good race for me today,"
said Tonus. "I was really happy to
get on the podium in the first moto
because I know I can race with ev-
eryone here. The second moto was
harder as I started to get arm pump
and was fading back. I guess that is
to be expected after a long time not
racing, but I'm going to keep working
and trying to improve every week."
It wasn't a great day for the Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team.
Both Chris Alldredge and Joey
Savatgy struggled to get anything
going in the mud, and it didn't help
when both riders were involved in a
first-turn pileup in the second 250
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