VOL. 52 ISSUE 40 OCTOBER 6, 2015 P43
ULRICH WINS KTM RC WORLD CUP
H
olland's Dijm Ulrich topped the KTM RC
World Cup Final after defeating MotoAmer-
ica teenagers Braeden Ortt and
Hayden Schultz in Great Britain,
October 2-4. The Dutchman held
strong to win an incredibly tight
race two and thus the title, with
the top-four covered by just 0.127
seconds. Fourth went to race-one
victor, 13-year-old American Sean
Kelly who was racing for Team Mexico. Kelly's
age is under that required to race in America, so
the youngster has honed his skills in Mexico and
thus donned the country's colors for the World
Cup final. Kelly's victory in race one came at the
expense of Ulrich in second, with Ortt in third.
American Anthony Mazziotto III started well in
race one but eventually finished fifth, with Gage
McAllister crashing out on lap two. Schultz had a
hugely impressive ride in race one, starting from
last on the grid due to a mechanical issue and
blasting his way to the front within seven laps,
but it all came to nothing when he tangled with
another rider and crashed out with two laps to go.
He did have the honor of the fastest lap, however,
meaning pole position for race two. American
Justin McWilliams crashed out of both races.
With the top-three in race two going to Ulrich,
Ortt and Schultz, Mazziotto crashed out when
making a pass for the lead after tangling with
another rider, breaking three fingers. The top 10 in
race two were covered by just 0.866 seconds.
The overall final results had Ulrich taking the
title from Kelly and Ortt. CN
American Hayden
Schultz (59) was
in the mix all
weekend at the
KTM RC World
Cup, eventually
taking third in
race two.
SHOULDER SCARE FOR LORENZO; MARQUEZ FRACTURES HAND
MotoGP title contender Jorge Lorenzo has reportedly suffered a minor shoulder injury while training
on a minibike.
The Spaniard, who cut Valentino Rossi's lead in the MotoGP World Championship to just 14 points with
four races remaining, took to Twitter to assure fans he will ride in Japan.
"We are already in Dubai and now boarding to Narita. For the people who ask, the shoulder is ok. I will
ride in Motegi with no big problems," the tweet concluded.
Meanwhile, reigning champion Marc Marquez's season went from bad to worse when he fell from a
mountain bike, requiring surgery to treat a fracture to the fifth
metacarpal on his left hand. He is expected to race in Japan this
week, although how much the injury will affect his riding remains
to be seen. Marquez is the only rider to have consistently had
the pace of Lorenzo and Rossi this year and this injury could
further influence the outcome of the championship, set to be
fought out between the two Yamaha riders. CN
Jorge Lorenzo's shoulder will be a concern in Japan as Val-
entino Rossi looks to further defend his title lead.
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