AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Southwick, MA
Southwick National
Levi Kitchen Back on the Box at The Wick 338 National
Monster Energy® Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider Levi Kitchen returned to the podium with a second-overall finish (2-4) at Round 6 of the Pro Motocross Championship at The Wick 338. After two hard-fought motos in the demanding Southwick sand, Kitchen now sits just two points behind the championship leader. Teammate Drew Adams battled through the field in both motos to secure 13th overall (16-9). Nick Romano's day came to an unfortunate end early on, after a crash over the finish line during the second qualifying session. Monster Energy® Kawasaki rider Garrett Marchbanks continued his impressive run of Top 5 finishes with fifth overall (5-5). The team welcomed Cornelius Tøndel for his debut as a fill-in rider, where he delivered an impressive career-best 11th-overall finish (9-13). Venum Bud Racing Kawasaki teammates Francisco Garcia and Jake Cannon took advantage of a break in the FIM European Motocross Championship schedule to compete at The Wick. Current EMX250 points leader Garcia impressed in his Pro Motocross debut, finishing eighth overall (9-8). Cannon returned to the United States for his second Pro Motocross National and rebounded from a difficult first moto with a hard-charging ride in Moto 2 to finish 18th overall (35-14).
MX Results
Levi Kitchen
250MX
“In Moto 1, I got into third going into the back section of the track and crashed on the opening lap and went back to ninth place. This track is really tough when you fall because your heart rate goes up and it’s just physically demanding, so to get up to that second in the first moto took a lot of my energy. The second moto I just felt a bit flat after being pretty depleted from the first moto, but I’m glad to be back on the podium and to close back in on the points lead.”
Drew Adams
250MX
“It was a frustrating day with the starts, especially since I had a really good start in the second moto, but I had some guys go down in front of me. I'm happy with the way I fought back though. I gave it everything I had in both motos and made as many passes as I could. We'll keep working this week and come into Millville ready to take another step forward.”
Garrett Marchbanks
450MX
“The day was solid. Qualifying was OK; I got off to a bit of a slow start trying to find the best settings for the track through both sessions. We nailed it pretty good for Moto 1 with a fifth-place finish. In Moto 2, I got off to my best start of the year in fifth place. I was trying to follow those top guys and tried a new line I hadn’t tried all day and tried jumping a section and just went down. I only had to pass two guys to get back into fifth, so it was a solid day.”
Cornelius Tøndel
450MX
“It was a good first day with my new team today. Qualifying was decent. We made a little change during the second qualifying that made me feel more comfortable. The first moto was quite hectic in the beginning; I got tangled up on the start and almost went down, but managed it pretty well on the first lap and finished ninth, which I was pretty happy with. In the second moto, I had a better start, I was inside the Top 10 by the first couple of laps. Unfortunately, I made a small mistake, and I was a little gassed that led me to fade a little bit. It's been a long week, and now I just have to go back to California and get some good nights of sleep, get some good testing done, and make sure I'm recovered and ready for next weekend, and we should be good to go.”
