Ian Harrison said in the KTM press release that Tom Vialle “decided he would sit out race two after lacking confidence in the set-up.’ An unbelievable quote really given Vialle has ridden KTM for years and was leading early in the first moto until he fell.
With Vialle off to HRC Honda and MXGP (allegedly) next season and Sexton, tipped to be heading to Kawasaki, missing some outdoor races for the second time this season, it has not been an easy summer for the orange brigade and their star men.
With Aaron Plessinger still out, it left Julien Beaumer the only riding racing the second moto but then he had a big crash that forced a red flag as Beaumer got carted off wearing a neck collar to end a nightmare season for the team
Ian Harrison, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager, said: “The morning qualifying started pretty well for us at Budds Creek. It was nice to see Julien maintain the pace he had at Unadilla, while Tom seemed to find a groove as the laptimes of the top 10 were super-close. Tom pulled two fantastic starts to Moto 1 after the first race was red-flagged, and was running out front before he made a mistake and fell down. From there, as the moto went on, he seemed to lose pace, while Julien was the opposite as he gained speed towards the end. After the race, Julien requested a couple of bike changes, while Tom decided he would sit out race two after lacking confidence in his setup, so he called it a day.
In the second race, Julien ended up having a big wreck right in front of the mechanics’ area, and unfortunately was concussed. All-in-all, it wasn’t a great day for us, although at least everyone is in one piece and I am grateful for that.”
See Beaumer’s crash below:
🚩Red flag 🚩
— Pro Motocross (@ProMotocross) August 23, 2025
Julien Beaumer is being attended to on track from the crash above, resulting in a red flag.
A staggered restart with the remaining time will ensue. #ProMotocross #SMX pic.twitter.com/v9NR72FrdM
