EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The skies opened and mom nature emerged at spherical 14 of the 2023 AMA Supercross Championship, making for difficult circumstances for the Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing crew in East Rutherford, the place 450SX title challenger Cooper Webb completed in fifth place, whereas Maximus Vohland claimed fourth and Tom Vialle 14th within the 250SX East/West Showdown.
After qualifying sixth, two-time champion Webb launched out of the gates within the opening 450SX Warmth of the night time, sustaining a powerful tempo to safe second place. Within the time between the dry Warmth race and the Most important Occasion, heavy storms within the area made for a rain-soaked racetrack forward of the delayed Most important Occasions.
Posting a calculated trip for a powerful haul of factors, Webb methodically picked his method via the ruts all through the technical 18-lap affair on his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION, touchdown a fifth-place end by race’s finish, and remaining proper within the 450SX championship hunt. He’s nonetheless second general, 11 factors exterior of the lead with three races to run.
Cooper Webb: “What a loopy flip of occasions with the insane climate tonight, making racing circumstances extraordinarily powerful. Not the best way I’d hoped tonight would go as my purpose was to shut in on the championship and never lose factors. We no less than made it out in a single piece and given the horrible racing circumstances, I suppose fifth general wasn’t too unhealthy. I must rebound and throw every little thing at this championship subsequent week in Nashville.”
Within the first 250SX East/West Showdown of the season, each Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing crew contenders had been available, together with Vohland and twin MX2 World Champion, Vialle. Posting robust lap occasions and Warmth race outcomes all through the day’s proceedings, Vohland and Vialle took their KTM 250 SX-F machines to P5 and P14 respectively within the rain-delayed Most important Occasion.
Maximus Vohland: “It was a superb day general for me, third in qualifying and third in my warmth race – being the Showdown, the Warmth is sort of a mini Most important Occasion, so to get third there was nice. I used to be considering we’d get a dry Most important Occasion, after which we had a climate delay the place we had been ready for an hour to exit – the observe was simply getting worse and worse – however yeah, within the place I’m in I had nothing to lose, so I went on the market and had enjoyable. I knew I wanted a superb begin, which I received, then was flirting round that podium spot, though the best way it turned out I completed in fourth. So I’ll take it, made some good factors, really feel assured in my driving, and am excited for Colorado.”
Tom Vialle: “We needed to wait fairly some time tonight earlier than the beginning of the Most important Occasion, after which off the beginning, I spun actually unhealthy, which meant I began final. From there it was powerful with plenty of water on the observe making it laborious to cross, which put me in 14th place general. I didn’t do a lot after the beginning – it was about survival after that – so I’m trying ahead to Nashville now.”
The opposite KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION of Aaron Plessinger skilled a troublesome day in New Jersey, with the #7 sitting out the night time program following a crash earlier within the day. Plessinger underwent preliminary medical analysis on the observe and can now return residence for additional evaluation.
Subsequent Race: April 29 – Nashville, Tenessee
Outcomes 450SX Class – East Rutherford
1. Justin Barcia (USA), GASGAS, 18 laps
2. Eli Tomac (USA), Yamaha, + 14.742
3. Ken Roczen (GER), Suzuki, +25.396
OTHER KTM
5. Cooper Webb (USA), KTM
7. Kevin Moranz (USA), KTM
9. Justin Hill (USA), KTM
18. Josh Hill (USA), KTM
Standings 450SX Class 2023 after 14 of 17 rounds
1. Eli Tomac, 315 factors
2. Cooper Webb, 304
3. Chase Sexton, 294
OTHER KTM
7. Aaron Plessinger, 213
9. Justin Hill, 154
14. Josh Hill, 103
19. Kevin Moranz, 70
29. Marvin Musquin, 11
Outcomes 250SX East/West Showdown – East Rutherford
1. Max Anstie (GBR), Honda, 14 laps
2. Jett Lawrence (AUS), Honda, +10.091
3. Hunter Lawrence (AUS), Honda, +10.824
4. Maximus Vohland (USA), KTM, +11.324
OTHER KTM
14. Tom Vialle, KTM
Standings 250SX East Class 2023 after 8 of 10 rounds
1. Hunter Lawrence, 198
2. Haiden Deegan, 149
3. Max Anstie, 148
OTHER KTM
9. Tom Vialle, 95
Standings 250SX West Class 2023 after 7 of 10 rounds
1. Jett Lawrence, 176
2. RJ Hampshire, 137
3. Enzo Lopes, 118
OTHER KTM
5. Maximus Vohland, 104
