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I had a hard time with pace and
was buried. You know, we made a
shock change before moto one—
and I'm putting this on myself—
and it just totally threw me off,
and I was just riding around in
seventh. That's where I ended up.
It threw me off that badly. I defi-
nitely kicked myself in the rear
end there. I came back in moto
two, and we got back to what we
do and went with something that
would work in general. It did not
have to be extra-awesome, but
it worked [laughter], and it went
better. And that was, by far, the
hottest round of the series. The
heat was a big factor that day.
I even rode without my chest
protector because of the heat. The
humidity was a big factor that day,
too. A lot of guys struggled after
that round. If you burn yourself
out at one of those races, it affects
you physically and mentally. A
race like that can really mess you
up, but luckily, we were strong
that day."
ROUND 5
For the first time since 1997, the
AMA Pro Motocross contingent set
stakes in the ground in Florida for
a motocross national. This time
staged at the contemporary WW
Ranch circuit outside of Jack-
sonville, Tomac held steady for
third on what was a miserably hot
afternoon. "Florida was interesting.
That day, once again, it was kind of
the same story from my practice
sessions at Mount Morris where
I was a little bit off from the guys,
and I was searching and hunting
for speed," said Tomac. "In the first
moto, I had an awful start, and I
just didn't go anywhere. I lit up in
the sand and just went nowhere.
WW RANCH
MOTOCROSS PARK
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
JUNE 22, 2019
2nd PLACE (7-1)
Tomac matched his
worst moto finish all
season in the heat of
Florida when he crossed
the finish line in seventh
in the first moto. He
didn't like that, so he
went out and won the
second moto.
