The JDR/J-Star/KTM Team wrapped up its first professional motocross season at Pala Raceway for the final round of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Series.

Team rider, Tye Simmonds, had a poor start in the first moto and was able to move into 24^th by the end of the first lap. He quickly picked off riders and had moved into 16^th by lap six. Unfortunately, on the seventh lap of the race he suffered a mechanical issue that caused him to DNF. He was credited with 34^th place for the moto.

In the second moto, Simmonds managed to pull a much better start. He started the moto in 11^th place and maintained his pace to round the first lap in the same position. He charged hard and was able to hold his position through the end of the moto to mark his second best moto finish of the season.

“I am really happy with my second moto finish. I felt good the first moto too, but had a poor start and unfortunately a mechanical problem. In the second moto, I was really close to a top ten finish which is what I have been aiming to achieve. This season was a great learning experience for me and I want to give a huge thanks to the JDR/J-Star/KTM Team for supporting me this season,” commented Simmonds.

In the 250 Motocross class JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Chris Plouffe suffered from two bad crashes in both motos that caused him to withdraw from the race. Plouffe’s second moto crash in the first turn ended his day as he was sent to the Asterisk Mobile Medical Unit for further evaluation. He then returned to the pits to recover and luckily did not suffer from any broken bones.

New to the team this week was FIM World Women’s Motocross Champion Steffi Laier. The German women’s motocross star came over to the U.S. to race the final round of the series of the Women’s Motocross Championship. Laier finished 6^th in moto one after coming up from a bad start. In moto two, she achieved a better start and was able to finish 5^th overall just a second behind the 4^th place ride of Vicki Golden. Laier’s 6-5 moto scores earned her 5^th overall for the weekend.

Overall Results 250 Motocross Class –

1)    Dean Wilson

2)    Blake Baggett

3)    Marvin Musquin – KTM

4)    Tyla Rattray

5)    Justin Bogle

6)    Gareth Swanepoel

7)    Kyle Cunningham

8)    Jason Anderson

9)    Eli Tomac

10) Alex Martin

Overall Results 450 Motocross Class –

1)    Ryan Dungey

2)    Ryan Villopoto

3)    Justin Barcia

4)    Brett Metcalfe

5)    Mike Alessi – KTM

6)    Kyle Regal

7)    Chad Reed

8)    Justin Brayton

9)    Jake Weimer

10) Les Smith

16) Tye Simmonds – KTM

Overall Results Women’s Class –

1)    Jessica Patterson

2)    Tarah Gieger

3)    Ashley Fiolek

4)    Vicki Golden

5)    Steffi Laier – KTM

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