FORKNER GET FIRST ARENACROSS WIN
M
onster Energy/Pro Circuit/
Kawasaki's Austin Forkner
swept both Arenacross-class
Main events in Greensboro,
North Carolina, January 30, to
capture his first career profes-
sional win and become the sec-
ond Ricky Carmichael's Road
to Supercross rider in history
to claim victory in the premier
division.
In the Eastern Regional
Arenacross Lites class, A&Y
Racing Honda's Daniel Herrlein
extended his points lead and
became the first repeat winner
in the division this season.
Forkner became the second
rider to post a 1-1 sweep this
season and ended the four-race
winning streak Team Babbitt's
had to start the year. Forkner
also became just the second
Road to Supercross rider to win
an Arenacross class overall, the
first since Aaron Plessinger did
it in Baltimore during the 2014
season.
Kyle Regal, the defending
AMSOIL Arenacross Champion,
earned his best result of the
season in second (4-2) on his
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna,
while Gavin Faith rounded out
the overall podium in third (5-3).
Jace Owen was fourth (3-5) and
Jacob Hayes was fifth (2-6) in
his hometown race.
In the RMATV/MC Head 2
Head Challenge, Team Bab-
bitt's/Monster Energy/AMSOIL
Kawasaki's Chris Blose defeated
his teammate Faith in the final to
earn an additional championship
bonus point. That helped Blose
finish ninth overall (11-7) and
marked the first time this season
he failed to finish on the overall
podium. A crash and a bad start
did not help his cause on this
night.
IN
THE
WIND
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Austin Forkner captured his first career pro win at the N.C. Arenacross
in Greensboro. The Kawasaki rider won both main events.
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