2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
Steve Cox | May 19, 2018
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results: The Hangtown Classic kicked off the 2018 AMA Pro Motocross Championship today at Prairie City SVRA, and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne came out swinging for the second year in a row.
Monster Energy/Yamalube Yamaha’s Justin Cooper snatched the early lead in moto one from Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Austin Forkner and went on to lead the next handful of laps while Osborne had to work his way through the top few riders, first passing GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin, then Forkner before dispatching of Cooper and setting off for the moto win.
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
Martin was stuck in a battle with Forkner for more than half the race before finally finding his way by for second. Newly crowned 250cc West SX champ Aaron Plessinger spent the first 9 laps of the moto behind Forkner’s teammate Joey Savatgy, but once he found his way by, he quickly swallowed up his teammate Cooper for fourth and then went to work on Forkner. Forkner held Plessinger off for the rest of the moto only to stall his KX250F in a corner with a half-lap remaining in the race.
Osborne took the moto win by about 5 seconds over Martin, with Plessinger coming in third in front of Forkner, Cooper, Savatgy, and TLD/Red Bull KTM’s Alex Martin, Jordon Smith, and Shane McElrath.
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
Jeremy Martin got the holeshot in moto two over Plessinger, Alex Martin, Osborne, and Chase Sexton. Jeremy Martin held the lead for the first few laps before Osborne found his way by for the lead. Plessinger lost a few positions in the early going but passed his way back up to fourth at the finish.
Osborne took the win over Jeremy and Alex Martin, with Plessinger coming home fourth, and Sexton fifth, just in front of Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rookie Garrett Marchbanks.
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
Osborne took the overall win with a 1-1 score over the 2-2 of Jeremy Martin and the 3-4 of Plessinger. Osborne carries a six-point lead into round two at Glen Helen this Saturday.
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
2018 Hangtown 250cc National MX Results
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