Jorge Prado on MX Opener: “I am slightly bit dissatisfied. I anticipated extra, however realistically, it is truthful that we struggled”
Could 27, 2025, 12:45pm
Pala, CA Fox Raceway (Pala)AMA Pro Motocross Championship
With the beginning of the AMA Professional Motocross Championship, we noticed a handful of high manufacturing facility riders getting back from accidents suffered in Monster Vitality AMA Supercross. Certainly one of them was Jorge Prado, who made his Professional Motocross debut on Saturday. The four-time FIM Motocross World Champion (2018 and 2019 MX2 Champion and 2023 and 2024 MXGP Champion) lined up for his first Professional Motocross spherical only a few months after a shoulder harm ended his debut full 450SX after solely two races.
Anticipating to be a race winner and championship contender, Prado completed 7-6 for sixth total in his first motocross race on his Monster Vitality Kawasaki KX450.
After the race, the Kawasaki crew press launch quoted Prado saying the next about his Professional Motocross debut:
“Spherical 1 is finished right here at Fox Raceway and I am slightly bit dissatisfied. I anticipated extra, however realistically, it is truthful that we struggled. I’m coming off an harm, and on high of that, I’ve by no means raced outside on the Kawasaki. We solely had 4 weeks on the brand new bike, attempting to construct a setup, so it’s regular that it wasn’t 100%. However that’s the mentality of a racer—you at all times need to be battling up entrance. And as a world champion, much more so, particularly if you’re used to it. Nonetheless, the season has began. We obtained some good suggestions, we all know what to work on, and hopefully the following rounds will probably be higher. Qualifying was okay—nothing loopy. I used to be attempting to push a bit to get a greater begin. I made some passes on the primary lap, however then I misplaced the rear wheel of the rider forward and needed to push to the tip. I used to be catching the 2 guys forward of me within the remaining laps, however it wasn’t fairly sufficient. The second moto was P6—slightly higher than the primary one. Small steps. I did my greatest, and that’s what counts.”
Prado posted the next brief caption on Instagram:
“P.6 total :/
@racekawasaki and I’ll preserve working onerous ⛏️
Matter of time…”
