After losing the red plate and leaving the Spring Creek National with a double-digit deficit in the 250 Pro Motocross Championship, Cole Davies needed to bounce back with some “W’s” in Washougal. The Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing rider not only swept both motos to close that gap to seven points, but did so with authority.

Washougal MX Park, in Washougal, Washington, was another new track for the New Zealander. Although it’s considered one of the more challenging tracks on the schedule, Davies showed strength from the start and set the tone for the day aboard his YZ250F. He was the fastest 250MX qualifier and then grabbed the holeshot to Moto 1 en route to a dominant wire-to-wire victory.

Davies continued to set the pace up front, clocking the fastest lap on Lap 3
and building a comfortable lead. He remained unchallenged from there, taking his fifth moto victory of the season by 17 seconds. In Moto 2, he was back in seventh after the start but wasted little time moving forward, claiming the lead on Lap 2 and once again setting the fastest lap of the race. From there, he went unchallenged to another commanding victory, extending his moto win tally to six and earning his third overall victory of the season.

“It was a good day today – qualified first and won both motos,” said Davies. “I really feel like I kind of needed this to get back into the championship hunt. I’m not going to back down. We’re ready to fight till the end, and hopefully we’re going to be in a good spot coming down to the last race and last round. It was honestly pretty slick and etchy out there, but I had fun. It was a good day, and we’re ready to keep this going.”

Next up is Unadilla on August 15, a circuit that should suit the New Zealand and maybe he can regain that all important red plate and give the Australasians complete domination in USA.