Meghan Rutledge maintains second place in World Championship after Slovenian podium

Kawasaki‰Ûªs Meghan Rutledge has finished the 2nd round of the FIM Women‰Ûªs MX World Championship on the podium with a fine 3rd place finish at the Slovenian GP.

Rutledge‰Ûªs 3rd place in Slovenia keeps her in 2nd place in the Championship.

With a KX250F supplied by Team Rockstar Bud Racing Kawasaki, 18 year old Rutledge was able to capitalise on her 2nd place finish at the series opener with another podium finish in Slovenia.

Rutledge raced to 3-3 results for 3rd overall and now sits 16 points shy of the series leader Chiara Fontanesi with six rounds remaining.

‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm so happy to be on the podium again." Rutledge stated. "I‰Ûªm happy with the way I rode but I know I can do better.

"I didn‰Ûªt get a really good start in the first race and it took me a while to get around some riders and really start chasing and in the second moto I had a crash on the first lap and had to regroup from that but all in all, a good result and I can‰Ûªt wait for Italy next weekend," Rutledge added.

‰ÛÏIt‰Ûªs been a real steep learning curve for me over here. I‰Ûªm trying to adjust to life and racing over here as quickly as I can and to get good results like I did really helps.

"I wouldn‰Ûªt be here without the support of Bud Kawasaki and Kawasaki and I‰Ûªd like to give a big thank you to Troy Campbell from Easternwell back in Australia. I wouldn‰Ûªt be here without his support," the current Australian Women's champion concluded.

Rutledge heads to Italy for the 3rd round of the series this weekend. Meghan will then race in Croatia on July 7th before heading back to Australia to compete at the Appin round of the Monster Energy MX Nationals and train for X-Games in Los Angeles, USA.