CMRC MX Pro National: 4
th
round, Morden
, MB, June 28
th
, 2009The beautiful Shadow Valley MX track hosted the 4
th
round of the CMRC MX Pro National series.
RoyalDistributing Thor KTM
riders didn't get a chance to practice on Saturday due to weather cancellations. After a verymuddy Sunday morning practice session the team prepared for the main events. In the MX1 class RoyalDistributing Thor
KTM
rider
Mason Phillips
was suffering from an injury suffered the weekend before, but chose totough it out and rode his
KTM 450 SX-F
to a 12
th
place in moto 1, but was forced to the sidelines for moto 2 as thepain from the injury proved to be too much for the New Zealander. Team member Jeff "Norcal" Northrop had sstrong weekend coming away from Morden with a 5
th
overall. The quick California native sits 5
th
overall in the MX1series.Manitoba native and local hometown boy
Ryan Millar
(
KTM
250 SX-F) thrilled the Morden crowd nailing a hugeHoleshot in moto 2 and leading the entire class around the first lap of the MX1 moto. Ryan ended the day in 11
th
overall as he continues his fantastic rookie season in the premier class. In the highly competitive MX2 classdefending champion Royal Distributing Thor
KTM
's
Eric Nye
and teammate
Kyle McGLynn
each got top ten startsand rode incredibly smart laps choosing the faster lines enroute to 2
nd
overall and 6
th
overall respectively. Nyes 2
nd
podium in a row now sees the defending champion move into 2nd place in the series as the Nationals take a 3week break. With a break in the series before the Eastern portion resumes all of the Royal Distributing Thor
KTM
Canada riders will be training and working hard and looking forward to the favorite Gopher Dunes track.
KTM
Canada, Inc. would like to thank their generous sponsors for their continued support. Without their help we wouldn't be able to go racing: Royal Distributing, Thor, FMF, Alpinestars, Factory Connection Canada, Renthal, Pirelli, CYCRA, Twin Air, PG Graphics, Atpac, Ignition, Boston Pizza, OGIO, Impact Canopies,
KTM
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