FIM Motocross World Championship
Almonte, Spain
MXGP of Andalucia
Francisco Garcia Heads Bud Kawasaki 1-2 in Spain
Venum Bud Racing Kawasaki's Francisco Garcia made the perfect start to the European EMX250 Motocross Championship by taking the red plate with a perfect 1-1 weekend at Almonte in Andalucia. Teammate Jake Cannon completed a 1-2 for Bud Kawasaki as Kawasaki built an immediate twelve-point cushion in the manufacturers' standings.
MXGP Results
Francisco Garcia
"Winning is always amazing, but to do it at home is even better with so many fans cheering me on. It's the first time I have experienced such emotion! The start was not the best, and I was sleeping a little at the beginning of the race, but my trainer always reminds me that it's a long race. When I found my rhythm, I had good speed to come through the pack. I had a little arm-pump mid-race, but that's normal at the first round, and I could ride through it to take the double-win and the red plate."
Jake Cannon
"What an awesome weekend, but that was a weird race in some ways. I had a good start, but I couldn't find the best lines in the early laps and ended up going down. I thought I'd throw it away, but I was strong enough to fight back for fifth in the race and second overall."
Mathis Valin
"Race 1 was quite good; I had a pretty good start, found my flow and had a good end to the race as I was pushing Längenfelder. Race 2 was a bit more difficult. I stayed a little too long behind Everts; I couldn't pass him and that cost me a lot of energy to attack him for so many laps. Then, I had a small crash on the last lap which cost me one position. I pushed hard in both races and showed I have the speed, but I have to work on my passes. MX2 is very competitive, so it's not easy to pass anywhere. I need to pass more quickly in future."
Pauls Jonass
"It was a challenging day. I felt fit and healthy, but just wasn't riding the greatest in Race 1, then we had a small issue and I had to pull out. I kept charging in Race 2, passing some guys to finish ninth. It wasn't the best day, and not where we want to be, but we're looking to rebound in Switzerland."
