Pro Motocross Championship
New Berlin, NY
Unadilla National
MONSTER ENERGY® KAWASAKI RIDERS BRAVE THE DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS AT UNADILLA
Monster Energy® Kawasaki riders braved the dry and tough conditions at Round 10 of the Pro Motocross Championship in Upstate New York. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider, Seth Hammaker, scored a hard-fought podium finish in Moto 1 to earn fourth overall (3-6). Garrett Marchbanks executed another one of his signature charge from behind rides to finish sixth overall (5-5). Teammate Levi Kitchen dug deep in Moto 1 and rebounded for Moto 2, securing 10th overall (10-10). Ty Masterpool made his exciting return to racing this weekend, after an injury in June had sidelined him the week before RedBud, finishing 13th overall (9-20). Drew Adams flew through qualifying and claimed the 250 fastest qualifier for the first time in his career, and finished 15th overall (18-12). Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jorge Prado got off to a great start before battling the elements of the track and his competitors to secure 12th overall (15-12).
Unadilla Results
Garrett Marchbanks
“I had a good day here at Unadilla. I had to work hard all day, though to make my way through the field, but I pulled out good results. I started the day up top again with fourth in qualifying, which is always a good feeling. Still working on starts during the week because that’s what is holding me back the most. I know I am capable of running up front when I have a good start, but I need to prove that. For the conditions of the track today and where I started, I’m happy with sixth overall. Looking forward to closing out the season next weekend.”
Seth Hammaker
“Today was a big step in the right direction. I really want an overall podium outdoors, but I’m happy to stand on the box in Moto 1. It was my best outdoor day as a whole in my career, which was a good feeling. Qualifying went really well. I had two clean, strong starts for the motos. Moto 1 I felt really competitive and could push the pace, but Moto 2 is where I tend to struggle with my health issues and how much energy I have left at the end of the day. Overall, I’m happy though with my results today, and we’ll look to next week now.”
Drew Adams
“The day started off solid, getting fastest qualifier was pretty cool—first one of my career. Moto 1 wasn’t the best. I got an okay start, but unfortunately went down early and had to fight my way back. In Moto 2, I still didn’t get the start I needed, but I was able to work my way forward and salvage 12th. I’m looking forward to finishing out outdoors at Budds Creek next week.”
Levi Kitchen
“My day here at Unadilla was definitely tough. I qualified okay, around 13th place. In Moto 1, I went off into the banners off the start, so I was towards the back but worked up to 10th. In Moto 2, I had a better start and was riding pretty good, but while trying to get by Seth [Hammaker], I crashed and hit my head a little. It was another tough day, but I’m going to keep trying.”
Ty Masterpool
“It was good to be back behind the gate, but definitely not the results I was hoping for. I’m still putting the pieces together. In Moto 1, I felt strong and was running a solid pace, but slid out and had to fight my way back. Moto 2 didn’t go as planned. I didn’t get a good start and pushed forward as best I could, but having it be my first race back, I was a bit off the pace and finished the race in 20th. We’ll keep working, build from this, and come back stronger at Budds Creek.”
Jorge Prado
“Not the weekend I was hoping for, but we have some positive results to take away. I got fifth in qualifying, which helped set me up with a good gate pick for Moto 1. I was able to get the holeshot in the first moto and ran up front for a bit, but the track was very dry and hard-packed, making it difficult to ride and I dropped back to 15th. In the second moto, I got shuffled back off the start and had to work my way up to finish 12th. We’ll focus on the next race and closing out the motocross season strong.”
