IIIMY OWN RACE:
bad lapped traffic—guys who were all in
a ba le—so it was tricky out there, and
honestly, I have some things I need to
work on s ll, but that pace isn't crazy—
it's not out of my reach."
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51 JUSTIN BARCIA
13TH 450SX
Jus n Barcia has been struggling ever
since winning Houston 1. At Indy 1,
Barcia said that he was struggling with
his flow on the challenging track and
crashes in the main didn't help. He got
caught up in a mul -rider tangle in the
second turn then crashed again later in
the race. "I would say tonight was my
most difficult night so far," he said. "My
speed was good, and my riding was okay,
but it just wasn't what I needed tonight
to be up front. I just need to put it all
together."
25 MARVIN MUSQUIN
10TH 450SX
Marvin Musquin was fast in qualifying
and was hoping to make it three wins
in a row at Indy, but bad luck seems
to follow him this season. "I felt really
good with the bike all day and qualifying
second was awesome," he said. "I was
confident going into the main event and
then wai ng for the gate to drop, I think
Zach Osborne rounded
the first turn in last place
after getting stuck in the
starting gate. He ended up
an impressive fifth.
ran leader Lawrence up high in a
turn, causing him to clip the Tuff
Blocks and go down. Mosiman went
on to win the heat race and take
second in the 250SX main. Law-
rence seemed to accept the takeout
move, and Mosiman said after the
race that they acknowledged each
other with a fist-pump. Case closed.
INJURY UPDATE
There were a few notable absen-
tees at Indy 1. Honda HRC's Chase
Sexton is still recovering from his
shoulder injury from Houston 2 and
hopes to be back for Indy 3 next
Saturday. Austin Forkner is out
with a broken collarbone suffered
last Saturday at Houston 3, and
RJ Hampshire is out indefinitely
after having surgery on his hand
that he injured during free practice
at Houston 3. Twisted Tea/H.E.P.
Motorsports Suzuki's Max Anstie is
still recovering from a back injury,
and Dean Wilson sat out Indy 1 after
suffering knee and ankle injuries,
as well as a broken toe, in a fall
during the week leading up to Indy
1. Wilson tried riding in free practice
but returned to the pits and called it
a day. And young 250SX rookie Max
Vohland suffered a dislocated hip
during the qualifiers that prevented
him from competing in the evening
program. According to his Red Bull
KTM team, X-rays showed no bone
damage and doctors were able to
perform a "closed reduction" to put
his hip back in place. He was dis-
charged from the hospital that night.
Briefly...
