MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 1 / MAY 19, 2018
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA / PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK
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Plessinger. Osborne carries a
six-point lead into round two at
Glen Helen.
"Oh man, I was so nervous
this morning the first practice,"
Osborne said. "I was just all over
the place. I was able to kind of
smooth out there for the motos
and just really find my groove
and use my motorcycle to my
advantage. I felt really good
out there. My Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna Factory Racing bike
was perfection today. It's a
package we're very familiar with,
something we started with last
year, same sort of thing. So I'm
happy to come out here with a
win." CN
shot in moto two over Plessinger,
Alex Martin, Osborne and Chase
Sexton. Jeremy Martin held the
lead for the first few laps before
Osborne found his way by. Pless-
inger lost a few positions in the
early going but passed his way
back up to fourth at the finish.
Osborne took the win over
Jeremy and Alex Martin, with
Plessinger coming home fourth
and Sexton fifth, just in front
of Monster Energy/Pro Circuit
Kawasaki rookie Garrett March-
banks, while Forkner scored a
DNF with rib pain (see Briefly...).
Osborne took the overall win
with a 1-1 score over the 2-2 of
Jeremy Martin and the 3-4 of
Plessinger spent the first nine
laps of the moto behind For-
kner's teammate Joey Savatgy,
but once he found his way by, he
quickly swallowed up his team-
mate Cooper for fourth and then
went to work on Forkner. Forkner
held Plessinger off for the rest of
the moto only to stall his KX250F
in a corner with a half-lap remain-
ing in the race.
Osborne took the moto win by
about five seconds over Martin,
with Plessinger coming in third in
front of Forkner, Cooper, Savatgy
followed by TLD/Red Bull KTM's
Alex Martin, Jordon Smith and
Shane McElrath.
Jeremy Martin got the hole-
Zach Osborne was clearly
the fastest rider on this day
in the 250MX class.
