Marv and his USGP trophy.
FROM YOUTHSTREAM: Antonio Cairoli in the MX1 class and Marvin Musquin in the MX2 took victory at this successful USA Grand Prix comeback to Glen Helen Raceway, hosting the hottest Grand Prix of the year so far with high temperatures all over the weekend. Cairoli, who won heat one despite a broken gear lever, topped the podium from home rider Mike Alessi and Clement Desalle. The Italian continues to lead the MX1 Championship.
MX2 series leader Musquin dominated both heats to top the MX2 podium ahead of home rider Zach Osborne and Steven Frossard.
In the Veterans’ World Cup Doug Dubach took the overall win with Darryl King in second and series leader Mats Nilsson in third.
Photos by DocWeedon
As usual, the Talladega first turn was full of high speed action.
Mike Alessi couldn't top his teammate, but they had a great battle. Next stop, the AMA Natiional in Texas.
Josh Coppins on the sweet sounding Aprilia.
The high speed downhill leading to the triple step-up was not the place you wanted to crash.
Ben Townley crashed in moto one while trying to pass Alessi. He crashed a few more times before pulling out. In moto two, Townley was back in his run-away form.
MotoConcepts' Travis Baker put in a great ride for 6th in the MX2 moto one.
Marvin Musquin showed his world champ credentials with total domination.
The Glen Helen track was perfect for a Grand Prix race.
It was good to see GP regular Zach Osborne come home to score second overall in front of his American fans.
World Champ Antonio Cairoli in full flight.
MX1 (450)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX1’s Cairoli took an incredible victory of this USA Grand Prix by winning moto one and taking third in moto two. What the fans will remember is surely the Italian’s performance in heat one, when he was leading until he broke the gear lever of his KTM 350 SXF. Alessi took the chance to move past and get the lead but a gusty Cairoli made it back to first and took victory despite his bike being stuck in third gear.
Jägermeister Factory KTM’s Alessi, also onboard the KTM 350SXF, was second overall. After taking second in moto one, the American battled it out with Cairoli for third but eventually dropped down to fourth after the two passed each other several times.
Clement Desalle of Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1 made his comeback to the podium courtesy of third overall. The Belgian was fifth in moto one, but made up for that in moto two where he took a solid second place behind winner Townley – in moto one the New Zealander crashed several times and pulled out.
Kawasaki Racing’s Boog was fourth overall as he put together a sixth and a fifth place finish in the moto’s. Other Rockstar Teka Suzuki World MX1 rider Ramon completed the top five.
After a third place in moto one, Nagl crashed in moto two and did not score points. The runner up in the Championship has now a gap of 41 points from leader Cairoli.
David Philippaerts struggled with the track to take only a 15th place overall and drop down to fourth in the Championship while Desalle is now in third.
GLEN HELEN USGP 450 RESULTS
1. Cairoli, Antonio (1-3).......45
2. Alessi, Mike (2-4).......40
3. Desalle, Clement (5-2).......38
4. Boog, Xavier (6-5).......31
5. Ramon, Steve (7-6).......29
6. de Dycker, Ken (4-10).......29
7. Guarneri, Davide (8-7).......27
8. Townley, Ben (33-1).......25
9. Chisolm, Kyle (10-12).......20
10. Nagl, Max (3-34).......20
11. Strijbos, Kevin.......16
12. Goncalves, Rui.......15
13. Boissiere, Anthony.......13
14. Aubin, Nicolas.......13
15. Philippaerts, David.......13
16. Coppins, Josh.......12
17. Langston, Grant.......12
18. Walkner, Matthias.......9
19. Bobryshev, Evgeny.......9
20. Swanepoel, Gareth.......7
21. Soubeyras, Cedric.......6
22. Garrison, Bobby.......4
23. Hughes, Ryan.......4
24. Soule, Justin.......2
25. Balbi, Antonio.......2
26. Wouts, Kevin.......1
27. Stapleton, Dennis.......0
28. Steinbergs, Ivo.......0
29. de Reuver, Marc.......0
30. Phenix, Kyle.......0
31. Leok, Tanel.......0
32. Gassin, David.......0
33. Pourcel, Sebastien.......0
34. Martens, Yentel.......0
35. Sipes, Ryan.......0
36. Dietrich, Ricky.......0
450 POINTS STANDINGS AFTER 6 OF 15 ROUNDS
1. Cairoli, Antonio....259
2. Nagl, Max....218
3. Desalle, Clement....196
4.Philippaerts, David....184
5. de Dycker, Ken...174
6. Ramon, Steve...173
7. Boog, Xavier...167
8. Leok, Tanel...135
9. Bobryshev, Evgeny...115
10. Guarneri, Ddavide...111
MX2 (250)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2’s Marvin Musquin was his solid self in the United States where he took two moto wins and the overall. The French took two good starts and led the races from the opening lap already, opening up an initial gap then racing on his own until the checkered flag.
Taking his first podium of the season was home rider Osborne of Bike It Cosworth Yamaha UK. The American could not go catch Musquin for first as he had to get rid of Simpson in both heats. The duo fought tooth and nail in heat one, with Osborne taking fourth eventually, and in heat two when Osborne took his best heat result of the season courtesy of a second place.
Kawasaki CLS’ Steven Frossard made it to third on the podium despite a tough qualifying heat yesterday, when he crashed and injured his right thumb. The French raced a superb heat one, taking an eventual second after Kullas broke the bike and pulled out. In moto two he was fourth. Frossard is now third in the Championship which is a confidence booster ahead of his home GP next weekend.
Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2’s Roczen was a bitter fourth overall. The German recovered to third in heat one after he was involved in a tangle but went down in the final moto due to another tangle – eventually he was fifth.
Other Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 man Shaun Simpson rounded off the top five while team mate Jeffrey Herlings was 14th overall after crashing in both heats.
Despite taking third in Saturday’s qualifying, Max Anstie struggled and crashed on race day. He finished 17th.
GLEN HELEN USGP 250 RESULTS
1. Musquin, Marvin (1-1).......50
2. Osborne, Zach (4-2).......40
3. Frossard, Steven (2-4).......40
4. Roczen, Ken (3-5).......36
5. Simpson, Shaun (9-3).......32
6. van Horebeek, Jeremy (5-8).......29
7. Nicholls, Jake (10-7).......25
8. Tonus, Arnaud (7-11).......24
9. Verbruggen, Dennis (14-6).......22
10. Paulin, Gautier (11-9).......22
11. Roelants, Joel (13-13).......16
12. Karro, Matiss (15-12).......15
13. Baker, Travis (6-22).......15
14. Herlings, Jeffrey (8-27).......13
15. Kullas, Harri.......11
16. Lupino, Alessandro.......11
17. Anstie, Max.......9
18. Teillet, Valentin.......9
19. Friese, Vince.......8
20. Decotis, James.......6
21. Rossi, Joey.......4
22. Smitka, Petr.......4
23. Tedder, Dakota.......1
24. Minor, Jared.......0
25. Tedder, Myles.......0
26. Cottrell, James.......0
27. Thacker, Michael.......0
28. Leib, Michael.......0
250 POINTS STANDINGS AFTER 6 OF 15 ROUNDS
1. Musquin, Marvin....268
2. Roczen, Ken...228
3. Frossard, Steven....205
4. Herlings, Jeffrey....197
5. Simpson, Shaun...170
6. Osborne, Zach...163
7. van Horebeek, Jeremy....157
8. Tonus, Arnaud...154
9. Roelants, Joel...134
10. Nicholls, Jake...129
VETERAN'S CUP
American Doug Dubach was the first rider to break Mat Nilsson’s dominance of the 2010 FIM Veterans’ World Cup as Doug went on to take victory in both heats at Glen Helen Raceway. Dubach topped the podium from former GP winner Darryl King of New Zealand, who went 2-2 in the motos. Nilsson was third overall and maintained the series lead. Kurt Nicoll and Ty Davis completed the top five.
GLEN HELEN USGP VET CUP RESULTS
1. Dubach, Doug (1-1)......50
2. King, Darryl (2-2)......44
3. Nilsson, Mats (3-3)......40
4. Nicoll, Kurt (4-4)......36
5. Davis, Ty (5-6)......31
6. Sheldon, Victor (7-7)......28
7. Dircks, Drey (6-8)......28
8. Bal, Pascal (11-5)......26
9. Hendrickx, Erwin (10-9)......23
10. Wynne, Shawn (12-10)......19
11. Matiasevich, Jeff (9-14)......19
12. Jakobsson, Roger (14-12)......16
13. Giache, Manlio (13-13)......16
14. Fowler, Terry (8-33)......13
15. LherIteau, Christophe (16-10)......11
16. Sun, Chuck (15-16)......11
17. Tedder, Matt (D-15)......6
18. Heinrich, Roman (17-19)......6
19. Lewis, Phil (16-20)......6
20. Engman, Reio (19-18)......5
21. Foedish, Ed (22-17)......4
22. Sargent, Scott (18-21)......3
23. Lill, Tonu (20-22)......1
24. Hickerson, Tim (24-23)......0
25. Fontes, David (26-24)......0
26. Jones, Clark (25-25)......0
27. Krause, Paul (21-26)......0
28. Meroli, Roberto (27-27)......0
29. Sunol, Joaquim (30-28)......0
30. Lafave, Greg (31-29)......0
31. Costa Agusti, Xavier (29-30)......0
32. Jorski, Trey (28-31)......0
33. Root, Joe (D-32)......0
MARTY MOATES CUP
With the Grand Prix of USA marking the event’s comeback to the country after an 11-year absence, Zach Osborne of Bike It Cosworth Yamaha UK was awarded with the special Marty Moates Cup as the top American rider. Taking second in the MX2 class and going four-two in the heats, Osborne tied with Mike Alessi for the Cup, but won on the tie-breaker system. The trophy pays tribute to Marty Moates, the first American to win a USA Grand Prix back in 1980.
The Marty Moates Cup is a special trophy donated by Ricky Johnson in memory of his friend—combined with a $5000 dollar prize.
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