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A strong professional debut at Budds Creek for Julien Beaumer saw the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 250MX signing meet his expectations with a ninth-place result overall.

Maryland marked Beaumer’s first appearance with Red Bull KTM, just days after the 17-year-old signed a multi-year deal with the factory organization last week.

The teenager out of Arizona posted an impressive string of results on debut, running inside the top five comfortably for the majority of the opening moto, before finishing in 11th. Another consistent outing in moto two saw Beaumer finish in P9, resulting in a well-deserved ninth overall to open his pro career.

“Good start in the opening moto here at Budds, I was running fifth for a long time, but these races are much longer than what I’m used to and everyone is so fast, so a couple mistakes cost me a lot of time and I went to 11th,” Beaumer explained.

“Moto two was good, I started in 12th, and was able to get to ninth for ninth overall on my pro debut. We met our expectations and we’ll take this momentum into next weekend.”

Beaumer will gain further 250MX experience this Saturday when he lines up in the Pro Motocross Championship once more for the final round of the 2023 season at Ironman Raceway.