MXdN Qualifying Day Race Report  Qualifying day at the Motocross
des Nations is confusing at times, but it works like this: The
classes all ride a practice session, and logic would dictate
that practice times, since they are recorded, would indicate
gate choice for the qualifying motos, but it doesn’t. Instead,
the qualifying-moto gate picks are determined by drawing numbers
in a lottery system. In essence, practice is meaningless, except
the announcers were still hyping it up and telling everyone when
someone new was “on pole.”    • Antonio Cairoli led Team Italy
to the number-one qualifying position with his win in the MX1
heat.   • Clement DeSalle grabbed second for Belgium in the MX1
heat.   • Chad Reed finished third in the MX1 heat.   • Josh
Coppins was fourth in the MX1 heat.   • Ryan Dungey (1) tried
for laps to get around Gareth Swanepoel (43), and he finally did
late in the event.   • Dungey finished fifth despite starting
well outside the top 15. As luck would have it, despite being
near the front