Red Bull/Teka/KTM Factory rider Max Nagl put together two solid performances to take home 2^nd overall at the U.S. Grand Prix of Motocross held at Glen Helen Raceway.

In moto one, Nagl got off to a great start rounding the first corner in 4^th position while his teammate and reigning MX1 World Motocross Champion Tony Cairoli nearly holeshot and came around in 2^nd place. Nagl bobbled a few corners in and dropped to 6^th while Cairoli remained in 2^nd. Nagl pushed his KTM into 5^th on lap four and jumped to 4^th on lap six. By lap eight he had moved himself into podium position after passing Kevin Strijbos for 3^rd. Meanwhile, Cairoli had been slowly gaining on race leader Clement DeSalle and gave it a strong effort on the final lap. As they neared the halfway point of the track on the last lap, Cairoli was all over DeSalle’s back wheel. Unfortunately, Cairoli got cross-rutted on a hill and lost his momentum and settled for 2^nd overall in the first moto while Nagl finished 3^rd.

Nagl repeated his first moto start as he rounded the first corner of the second moto in 4^th position. Cairoli was not as fortunate and suffered a poor start at the second moto and came around mid-pack. Shortly into the first lap Cairoli crashed on an uphill with Steven Frossard and the two riders dropped to the back of the pack. At the end of the first lap Nagl was sitting in 5^th position while Cairoli crossed the line in 24^th.

Impressive was the word used to describe Nagl’s second moto by the event announcers who were more than excited about his climb through the pack. Nagl passed for 4^th on the lap four and then passed Evgeny Bobryshev for 3^rd around the large sweeper on lap six. He made the same pass on Strijbos on lap eight and put himself in 2^nd position. He quickly began closing on the lead ride of DeSalle with only five laps to go. At one point, Nagl was less than four seconds away from DeSalle. With three laps to go, he made a mistake and lost some time but quickly recovered to finish stronger on the final two laps. He crossed the checkered flag to take 2^nd place only 1.5 seconds behind DeSalle. His teammate, Cairoli charged hard to climb from his poor start to 11^th overall by race end.

“I really felt comfortable on this track and was able to make some important passes today,” commented Nagl. “I am very happy with my race results today and am happy to gain more points toward the championship title.”

Overall Results MX1 Class –

1)    Clement DeSalle

2)    Max Nagl – KTM

3)    Evgeny Bobryshev

4)    Kevin Strijbos

5)    Tony Cairoli – KTM

6)    David Philippaerts

7)    Rui Goncalves

8)    Jonathan Barragan

9)    Anthony Boissiere

10) Christian Craig

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