VOL. 50 ISSUE 22 JUNE 4, 2013
(Left) A couple of crashes ended
Ryan Villopoto's winning streak.
(Below) Once again, Eli Tomac ran
off with the second-moto win.
the holeshot and getting off to
the early lead. It seems that once
the GEICO Honda rider gets out
front no one can catch him. However, when he gets off to a bad
start, like he did in the first moto
at Muddy Creek, then he has
trouble moving to the front.
In moto one, Tomac was way
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are running," Barcia said. "On a
250, I'm used to sweeping around
the outside, but on a 450 you need
to keep it a little tighter and hit more
inside lines, so I'm learning that and
watching what those guys are doing."
Local favorite Zach Osborne kept
the crowd on its feet when he led
part of the first moto. "This is like a
home race for me, and it's cool, but
the race itself was the easiest part
of the week for me," said Osborne.
"All my friends and family came out
of the woodwork for the race and
I was pretty busy lining up tickets
and stuff."
This week's Motorcycle Superstore Holeshot points takers were
Justin Barcia and Ryan Villopoto in
the 450 class and Eli Tomac and
Justin Bogle in the 250 class. At
the end of the season, the rider
with the most holeshot points wins
$25,000 in the 450 class and
$15,000 in the 250 class.
