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DIRT NEWS RED BUD DOUBLE HEADER A t the fourth round of the 2020 AMA Pro going on to lead all 35 laps of the day. Heading Motocross Championship, there was only into the mid-way point of the series on Monday, one man atop the podium in Michigan. he extends his championship points lead to 26 Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne. with five rounds remaining. For the first time in the championships history, “It was pretty much a perfect day for me,” the unprecedented doubleheader, which Osborne said. “Two holeshots and wire-to-wire signified the halfway point of the nine-round race wins for the overall. I’m really happy with 2020 AMA Pro Motocross Championship saw my riding and my fitness, and my bike is working the RedBud track host consecutive rounds of perfectly so I’m looking forward to Monday and the AMA championship within the same week. the rest of the series.” Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne Just three short days after going to battle at came into the first-ever Pro Motocross doubleheader with two overall victories under his belt, to the Buchannan Michigan track for Round 5. RedBud MX for Round 4, the AMA circus returned but the 450MX championship points leader In the first moto of the premier class of the achieved a career milestone when he made it weekend, the championship points leader had to a clean sweep on the way to earning his third make way for a green machine at the top of the overall win for the 2020 season. podium and had to settle for second, but it Osborne maximised all efforts on the racetrack wasn’t the usual suspect from the Kawasaki team as he claimed the holeshot in both motos before atop the podium. Instead, it was the Monster KIWI RIDER 19