Jorge Prado – Working Hard

Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jorge Prado stands in 14^th place in the MX2 championship standings, with 28 points. There are not many experts, who didn’t expect him to be in that spot after two rounds of the MX2 world championship.

The Spaniard, who had a brilliant pre-season, has had mixed results so far. Prado struggled big time in Indonesia last weekend, and placed out of the major points. His opening race didn’t start well, and ended even worse.

“When we arrived in Indonesia, and saw it was raining every day, we knew the track would be tough! Saturday was already tricky for me and I had to start from 28th place and I was too far along the gate. I was around fifteenth in the first moto but then got stuck in the mud and lost a lot of laps. I was not happy about missing the points and was motivated for the second race.”

However his second race he again had to fight the tough conditions, and did just that to climb up the field to claim some points.

“I almost got stuck in the second race again but made a start that allowed me to be near the top five. It was really difficult. When I was eighth I couldn’t help being stuck again. Some other riders were stopping, but thanks to my KTM, I was able to keep on riding, and got some points. I’m pretty happy that we were able to finish.”

In the opening round I Qatar, the teenager scored a creditable seventh, although he admitted to being unable to gel with the course, ended the second moto in eleventh for a respectable eighth overall.

“I didn’t feel so good on the bike. I rode pretty tight and I think we can expect better in the next races. I know I can do much better. I feel pretty bad…but sometimes you have bad days. I didn’t get arm-pump but couldn’t ride like I normally do. The track was really rough and I had trouble with the deep ruts and the bumps inside them.”

Now Prado will head to Argentina, a circuit that should suit him, and hopefully see him return to the points, and maybe even the top ten.

Author:

Geoff Meyer