Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider Tom Vialle will now join fellow KTM star Aaron Plessinger on the sideline ahead of Saturday’s United States Motocross Championships round at Washougal.
Vialle was unable to ride this week following a hard impact at the Spring Creek National that left him with soreness in his knee and shoulder.
He had raced to a sixth-place finish in the first 250MX race at round seven at Millville, before an unfortunate fall entering the sand whoops on the opening lap of race two saw the current 250SX East title-holder retire from the race.
As a result, Vialle, together with the full support of his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team, has made the decision to withdraw from this weekend’s race in Washington, before taking advantage of the two-week break that is scheduled prior to round nine at Ironman Raceway on August 9.
Vialle is currently positioned fifth in this year’s 250MX standings following 7 of 11 rounds, with a pair of P2 overall results at both High Point and Southwick marking his best results of the outdoor season to date. He is also currently positioned third in the SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) points.
Meanwhile, Plessinger’s sidelining is to allow him to further address ongoing health issues that have affected him at the RedBud and Spring Creek Nationals in recent weeks.
Plessinger opened his Pro Motocross campaign with two podiums across the opening three rounds, with a season-high result of second overall coming in round two at Hangtown.
Illness forced him to withdraw from Moto 2 at RedBud and then, despite attempting to push through, he also was forced out of Millville during Moto 1 when it became clear that he wasn’t fully recovered.
He is currently ranked third in the SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) standings.
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STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 7:
450 Championship Points (after 7 of 11 rounds):
- Jett Lawrence (337)
- Hunter Lawrence (286)
- Justin Cooper (247)
- Eli Tomac (246)
- R.J. Hampshire (221)
- Aaron Plessinger (204)
- Jorge Prado (174)
- Cooper Webb (151)
- Malcolm Stewart (134)
- Joey Savatgy (124)
250 Championship Points (after 7 of 11 rounds):
- Haiden Deegan (321)
- Jo Shimoda (276)
- Levi Kitchen (214)
- Garrett Marchbanks (214)
- Tom Vialle (202)
- Mikkel Haarup (182)
- Michael Mosiman (170)
- Maximus Vohland (141)
- Chance Hymas (132)
- Jordon Smith (128)