US Motocross Lites Series: 10th round Southwick, MA

2010-08-30 00:07
Phil Nicoletti remained on the FMF/KTM team for the second weekend in a row filling in for the injured Tommy Searle in the 250 class.

Nicoletti had decent practice times and was riding quite aggressive, giving the FMF/KTM Team something to be excited about.

In the first moto, Nicoletti had a terrible start falling in the first turn. In the first lap he made a tremendous charge through the pack and was able to climb up to 25th. Unfortunately, he fell shortly after and once again had to climb through the pack. At the moto end, he was able to make his way up to 16th place.

"Needless to say, I am not happy with my overall position. I was feeling really strong on this track and am bummed I made so many mistakes. Two crashes in a moto is not going to help my results. I hope to fare better in the next moto and put my bike where it belongs," remarked Nicoletti.

Nicoletti started around 10th in the second moto and quickly passed up to 8th. He battled with a few riders and bounced back and forth between 8th and 10th place for the next few laps.

Nicoletti seemed like he might finish near the top ten until he stalled his bike with three laps to go. He couldn't get his bike restarted quickly enough and lost many positions. He eventually finished the moto in 31st position. His 16-31 moto scores earned 20th overall.

In the Women's class, Jagermeister/KTM rider Sarah Whitmore had an up and down day. She started the first moto in a good position and was sitting around 6th the majority of the moto. Unfortunately she stalled her bike with only a few laps to go and eventually finished 11th. In the second moto she had a much better start and was able to ride a mistake-free race to finish 4th overall. Her combined moto scores earned her 7th overall for the day.

Overall Results 250 Class
1. Tyla Rattray (2-2)
2. Justin Barcia (4-1)
3. Trey Canard (1-9)
4. Wil Hahn (3-5)
5. Christophe Pourcel (7-3)

Overall Results Women's Class
1. Jessica Patterson (2-1)
2. Ashley Fiolek (1-2)
3. Tarah Geiger (3-3)
4. Sara Price (4-7)
5. Vicki Golden (6-5)

Source: KTM-Sportmotorcycle AG

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