The Busted Knuckle Chronicles Kiniry clinched second overall on the strength of 3-2 motos while Jeremy Medaglia nailed down third overall with his 2-4 motos results. In the MX2 title hunt Austin Politelli had it a bit easier than his MX1 teammate Metcalfe, but he still had to work a little harder for the win than his previous clean sweep. Politelli had set the fastest qualifying time with a 2:02.105, but it was nearly matched by Red Bull/Fox/Royal Distributing/KTM’s Kaven Benoit, who ended up second with 2:02.323, and RTR Performance Honda’s Topher Ingalls who laid down 2:02.898 Cycle North Honda’s Brad Nauditt snared the first MX2 moto holeshot, followed by Benoit, Politelli, and Ingalls. A tense, three-way battle for the lead ensued with Benoit and Politelli pushing through on lap four. Nauditt then found himself under attack by Ingalls, who after a few challenges made the pass for third.
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Benoit’s up front position ended not too long after he took control of the moto. He went down hard as he tried to distance himself from the chase group, breaking a lever in the process then soon headed back to the paddock. Politelli inherited the lead and would keep it till the finish line. Ingalls moved up to second place where he would hold a comfortable gap over Nauditt, who would greet the checkered in third.
place from Clark. Benoit also stuck a pass on Clark, relegating him to fourth, where he would finish just ahead of Allison. Ingalls’ strong ride netted him second overall, thanks to his 2-2 motos. Clark took home a well-earned third overall on the strength of his 4-4 moto results. Nauditt, meanwhile, failed to reproduce his Continued on Next Page
Devil Lake MX Kawasaki’s Josh Clark tried to close the gap to third but ran out of time. He held on to fourth place, continuing his strong season so far. GDR Honda rider Blake Savage cemented the top-five. Politelli grabbed the second moto holeshot and never looked back. Behind him were Clark, Benoit, Ingalls, Savage and BlackfootDirect Yamaha’s Jared Allison, all very much determined to put an end to Politelli’s winning streak. Benoit, a little too anxious to make a pass, slid out not long after the start of the moto, remounting around 10th. Ingalls then began to push the pace of the chase group. He also went down in a deeply rutted corner. Clark gratefully took over second place again with Savage staying close on his tail.
Josh Clark finished on the podium for the first time with 4-4 moto scores.
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Within a few laps, however, Savage tossed it away, allowing a hard-on-the-gas Ingalls and Benoit to get back into the mix. Towards the end of the moto Ingalls reclaimed second
MX1 Podium - 1st - Brett Metcalfe, 2nd - Bobby Kiniry, 3rd - Jeremy Medaglia