Strong performance of Harri Kullas in the final GP of the season in Glen Helen

Courtesy of MotocrossPlanet

Harri Kullas of Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing has ridden a strong final round of the world championship MX2 in Glen Helen, USA. In the first moto he was riding inside of the top five in the first half of the race and finished in seventh. In the second moto he was riding a consistent race and crossed the finish line in seventh position again. With these results he finished in eight position overall. Dean Ferris had a difficult Grand Prix in Glen Helen. He had to come back from around twentieth position in both motos. In the first moto he fought his way back to eighteenth position and in the second moto he came home in fourteenth place.

It was warm in Glen Helen and with temperatures above the 35 degrees it was physically demanding for the riders. Harri was riding a strong qualifying heat and managed to finish in fourth position. In the first moto he took a really good start and went into the first corner in first position. The pace was high and this cost him a few positions in the beginning of the race. When he was riding in fifth position he found his rhythm and was following the new world champion Tim Gajser. In the second part of the race he lost three positions to Pauls Jonass, Max Anstie and Valentin Guillod. Harri kept doing his own thing and managed to pass Jonass back to finish the race in seventh position. In the second moto things went well again for Harri. He started the race in seventh and with consistent lap times he managed to held on to this position till the checkered flag waved. Overall he finished in eight position. Despite the fact that he has missed a lot of races this year, he still finished in seventeenth position in the championship.

Dean Ferris had a difficult Grand Prix in Glen Gelen. In time practice he wasn’t able to put a perfect lap together and had to be satisfied with 24th position. In the qualifying heat he was struggling to find his rhythm and couldn’t do better than to finish in 23rd position. Dean stayed positieve and was determined to make the best of it in the motos on Sunday. In the first moto he started the race outside of the top twenty. With a good rhythm he passed several riders during the race and worked his way up into seventeenth position. In the closing stages of the race he lost a position to Tyla Rattray and finally came home in eighteenth position.

The start of the second moto was a lot better but due to a small crash in the first lap he dropped back to nineteenth position. His riding went a lot better in this moto and he managed to pass one rider after another. With still a few laps to go he had worked himself up into fourteenth position and this was also the position in which he finished. Dean ended the weekend in eighteenth position overall and finished in eleventh position in the final championship standings.

Dean will prepare himself this week for the MX des Nations which will be held in Ernee, France this weekend. Dean will be a member of the Australian team in this race.

Results Grand Prix MX2 in the USA:

First moto:
1 Jessy Nelson
2 Chris Allredge
3 Shane McElrath
4 Max Anstie
5 Valentin Guillod
7 Harri Kullas Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

Second moto:
1 Jessy Nelson
2 Shane McElrath
3 Valentin Guillod
4 Tim Gajser
5 Jeremy Seewer
7 Harri Kullas Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

Overall MX2:
1 Jessy Nelson 50 Pnt
2 Shane McElrath 42 Pnt
3 Valentin Guillod 36 Pnt
4 Tim Gajser 33 Pnt
5 Max Anstie 31 Pnt
8 Harri Kullas Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing 28 Pnt

Final World Championship Standings MX2:
1 Tim Gajser 589 Pnt
2 Pauls Jonass 564 Pnt
3 Max Anstie 537 Pnt
4 Valentin Guillod 511 Pnt
5 Jeremy Seewer 496 Pnt
17 Harri Kullas Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing 181 Pnt

Results Grand Prix MXGP in the USA:

First moto:
1 Romain Febvre
2 Cooper Webb
3 Josh Grant
4 Jason Anderson
5 Antonio Cairoli
18 Dean Ferris Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

Second moto:
1 Josh Grant
2 Romain Febvre
3 Cooper Webb
4 Dean Wilson
5 Evgeny Bobryshev
14 Dean Ferris Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing

Overall MXGP:
1 Romain Febvre 47 Pnt
2 Josh Grant 45 Pnt
3 Cooper Webb 42 Pnt
4 Dean Wilson 32 Pnt
5 Glenn Coldenhoff 30 pnt
18 Dean Ferris Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing 10 Pnt

Final World Championship Standings MXGP:
1 Romain Febvre 735 Pnt
2 Gautier Paulin 592 Pnt
3 Evgeny Bobryshev 567 Pnt
4 Shaun Simpson 481 Pnt
5 Jeremy van Horebeek 449 Pnt
11 Dean Ferris Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing 294 Pnt