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FACCIOTTI TOPS CANADIAN
NATIONAL MX IN DESCHAMBAULT
C
anada's own
Colton Facciotti
dominated the pen-
ultimate round of the
2017 CMRC Rockstar
Energy Drink Moto-
cross Nationals at
Deschambault, near
Quebec City, Canada,
August 6.
Facciotti, on the
Honda Canada
GDR Fox Racing
CRF450R, domi-
nated the MX1 class, winning
both motos, and leading every
lap. The Canadian just couldn't
put a knobby wrong all day and
his flawless ride was rewarded
with sole position of third place
in the series championship with
one round left to go. He trails
Matt Goerke (Rockstar Energy
OTSFF Yamaha) and Christophe
Pourcel (Rockstar Husqvarna) in
the championship but still has a
mathematical shot at the number-
one plate.
The race for the MX1 Cham-
pionship between Goerke and
Pourcel heated up in more ways
than one. Heading into the race,
Georke held a 19-point lead over
Pourcel—it's a little smaller now.
Georke and Pourcel were bat-
tling for second in the first moto
when Georke fell and handed
the position over to Pourcel,
who went on to finish the race in
second; Georke third.
The two were at it again in the
second moto, again fight over
second place, when, on the last
lap, Pourcel attacked Goerke,
pushing him out of the main line
and taking over second place,
where he would finish. An un-
happy Georke was third.
Still, Georke still has a com-
fortable 13-point lead going into
the final round of the series. He's
hoping to nab a third CMRC title.
Facciotti is 34 points behind
Pourcel, and Alessi is 19 behind
Facciotti.
Kyle Chisholm was the sec-
ond-quickest qualifier going into
the motos but he just couldn't get
the starts he needed to fight for
the win. He instead just missed
getting on the podium with a 5-4.
Mike Alessi, on the Alpinestars
Kawasaki, was fifth overall with
6-5 moto finishes.
In MX2, Ryan Sur-
ratt (Nut Up Industries
Kawasaki) won both
motos and made
significant ground on
points leader Shawn
Maffenbeier (MX101
FXR Yamaha Team),
who went 3-DNF. He crashed
out of the second moto.
Maffenbeier saw his 46-point
lead over second-place Surratt
shrink to just 11 points with one
round left.
The final round of the series
takes place at the RJ Motosport
Park in Barrie, Ontario, August
13. CN
MX1
1. Colton Facciotti (Hon) 1-1
2. Christophe Pourcel (Hus) 2-2
3. Matt Goerke (Yam) 3-3
4. Kyle Chisholm (Hon) 5-4
5. Mike Alessi (Kaw) 6-5
MX2
1. Ryan Surratt (Kaw) 1-1
2. Jason Benny (Kaw) 6-4
3. Jason Benny (Kaw) 6-4
4. Jeremy Pronovost (Yam) 5-6
5. Hayden Halstead (Yam) 7-7
Colton Facciotti
won the latest round
of the Rockstar
Energy Canadian
MX Nationals at
Deschambault.
