Ferry and Short Tied Coming Into Steel City -ozzy go-

PICKERINGTON, Ohio – Tim Ferry, of Monster Energy Kawasaki,
and Honda’s Andrew Short are tied atop the standings in the AMA
Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF coming into
Steel City Raceway this Sunday, August 26, for the Monster
Energy/Kawasaki Pro Motocross National in Delmont,
Pennsylvania.

The legendary Steel City National is also the final round of the
Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of Motocross.

With seven-time AMA Motocross champion Ricky Carmichael now
officially retired from AMA motocross racing and James Stewart
suffering a knee injury last month at Washougal, Washington, and
questionable for this race, the AMA Toyota Motocross
Championship is completely up for grabs. Coming into Steel City
both Ferry and Short find themselves in a position they’ve never
been in and that’s leading the premier series this late in the
season. Just three rounds are left and Ferry and Short are hoping
to make a final surge to the championship crown starting this
Sunday.

Ferry, the 1992 AMA Motocross Rookie of the Year, was until this
year considered a racer past his prime, but he’s charged back for
a second act that may just become the highlight of his career.

“I wasn’t quite expecting to be in the position I am at now, for
sure,” Ferry said of his series lead. “In the first race [Hangtown] I
got third behind Carmichael and Stewart and was happy about
that. Since then, I’ve been getting a little better at each race even
though the last race in Millville was a little tough.”

While Ferry has been fairly consistent all season, his rival Short
knows that he’s going to have to get stronger in the second motos
to have a chance to earn the title.

“I’m working on the mental aspect and just being stronger in the
second moto,” Short said. “I’m in good shape, but I’m not
applying myself better. That part kind of bugs me; I try so hard. I
kind of get discouraged, so I need to work on that and just work
on being consistent; because that’s where I’m getting beat right
now.”

In addition to Ferry and Short, Yamaha’s Grant Langston and Mike
Alessi, of Red Bull KTM, have been coming on strong of late and
are now in a position to challenge for the championship as well.

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