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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 9 / JUNE 28, 2018 WASHOUGAL MX PARK / WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON P70 iii My Own Race: 34 WESTIN PEICK 8TH 450MX (12-6) Weston Peick (Autotrader/Yoshimura Suzuki) continues to struggle with a hand injury that he says will require surgery at the end of the season. "I had some issues with my hand, because the track was hard-pack and choppy," Peick said. "There wasn't much forgiveness on that track, so I had to back my speed down quite a bit in order to survive. We made a few changes in between motos, and I ended up sixth in the second moto. I still struggled with my hand. Fortunately, I had a gap in the middle of the moto and was able to relax for a few laps before charging hard at the end. I'm counting down the days until I can get surgery on my hand." 46 JUSTIN HILL 12TH 450MX (4-DNF) Justin Hill (Autotrader/Yoshimura Suzuki) had a promising first moto when he matched a career high fourth, but the second moto, he lost a battle with a tree. "Qualifying went well and I was very comfortable on the Suzuki RM-Z450," Hill said. "I had a great start in the first moto, but expended too much energy trying to get around my teammate [Justin Bogle]. I was smoked by the time I was in third place. I learned quite a bit by being up front with those guys. Then, while running third in the second moto, I had a huge crash. It was a strange deal where I landed sideways in some ruts. I tried to blast out of it and straighten up the bike. By doing that I swapped even harder and flew straight into a tree. I've definitely felt better than I do right now. My left knee is swollen up almost as big as a volleyball right now. It seems that I'm just tough enough to not get broken, but I'm wimpy enough to get hurt every time I hit the ground [laughs]." 19 JUSTIN BOGLE 18TH 450MX (13-DNF) Justin Bogle certainly has his starts down but has been struggling to keep up the pace as the motos wear on. "I got the holeshot in the first moto and held the lead for the first few laps," Bogle said. "I'm having issues with my arm and being able to hang on after five laps. I'm struggling with that right now. I have to slow down and ride a pace that I can maintain without crashing. That pace is around 13th place right now. It's a bummer, because when instincts kick in I'm very capable of doing well. I holeshot the second moto, and I landed hard off a wall jump. My arm got hot and tingly, which didn't feel right. I'm going to get my arm checked out this week and make sure everything is good." 51 JUSTIN BARCIA 4TH 450MX (5-4) "Washougal for me definitely didn't go as planned," said Monster Energy Yamaha's Jus- tin Barcia. "All-in-all on the day, I'm obviously not pleased with not being on the podium because that's where I know I belong but I've just been working really hard to get more comfortable on the bike and all the little things I know I need to work on with my riding. I definitely miss being on the podium, it's frustrating when you're not there because I've been up there quite a bit this year. But I'm riding really well, I just need to put everything together. I'm staying positive for sure, I've got a week off so I need to train hard, work on the things I need to work on and show up at Unadilla and get back on that podium." 2 COOPER WEBB 6TH 450MX (8-7) "Washougal was good to me, I had my best race so far," said Cooper Webb (Monster Energy Yamaha). "We tested some suspension this past week and it seemed to be in the right direction. I was able to qualify fourth, which is the best I've qualified all year. First moto, I didn't get a very good start and I had to make a lot of passes on a track that was really hard to pass on and I came back to eighth. In the second moto, I was really far back on the start and I just put my head down and kept charging the whole moto and almost had sixth on the last lap—I was going for the pass and I actually crashed, but I still managed seventh in the second moto. The second moto was by far the best I've ridden so far so I was happy with that. I just need to work on my starts and I think I'll have a top-five for Unadilla, that's the goal."

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