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TOUGH WEEK Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin sat out Tuesday's race while recovering from a concussion that he suffered the previ- ous Saturday at Arlington 1. He returned at Arlington 3 and didn't have much better luck. "Going through the sand section, I made a mistake and another rider behind me jumped and landed right behind me, hit me and I went down," Musquin said. "I landed wrong on my hand and tweaked my wrist. With the pain and having no strength, I couldn't keep going." NO GO'S A few riders were forced to sit out at least one round during the Arlington residency. Pierce Brown (TLD/Red Bull/GasGas) had surgery on his thumb that he injured before Arlington 1. He hopes to be back sometime during the Atlanta residency. Stilez Robertson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) injured his ankle Tuesday and did not suit up for Arlington 3. Alex Martin did not race Arlington 3 due to a wrist injury. Justin Bogle (Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/ WPS/KTM) crashed during the first practice session at Arlington 3 and called it a day with a bruised lung. Zach Osborne is still out with a back injury. SEXTON OKAY Chase Sexton didn't make it to the fin- ish line after crashing in the main event Saturday night, but he says that he's okay. "I got a good start in the main event and was riding okay until a good crash in the sand ended my night," Sexton said. "Overall I feel okay—just looks like I got in a UFC fight!" CAUGHT IN THE NET Hunter Lawrence had a pretty spec- tacular get-off when he got launch up and over the back of a bowl turn and ended up in the safety netting in Saturday's 250SX West main. "I felt like I was catching the guys just inch by inch, and I pushed myself but made a mistake," Lawrence said. "I landed on the far righthand side of the berm, where they built a little lip into it. It was a pretty harsh landing...with me ending up in the net. I'm so thankful that the nets were there to save me and the bike so we could finish and bring it home in fifth." Briefly... IIIMY OWN RACE: Then I went back out and tried to learn the track quickly, but I wasn't really gelling with the bike that well. Even in the heat races, it was just a ck off. In the main, I got it to where I liked it, but I was too aggressive and gave myself arm pump about halfway through and it kind of deteriorated a er that. The track broke down a lot. The whoops got really slick, the sand was gnarly and there were a lot of ruts jumping in there. If you didn't gel with this track, it beat you up, so it was definitely a tough one." VOLUME 58 ISSUE 12 MARCH 23, 2021 P63 that fear back in you and ride the thing that kicked you off. I'm super pumped on that main event, to battle with those guys and be able to lead wire to wire, it's awesome." Tomac rode a near-flawless race as well, only losing out on a chance at victory after 16 minutes of hold-your-breath racing. A slip- up just before the whoop section cost him valuable time and you could see in his riding that was the point of no return. "It was a good push, just not enough," said Tomac after Tuesday night's race. "There's no better feel- ing than winning and that's the only reason I line up every time." Roczen was the third rider in the hunt on Tuesday, looking to rebound after losing the champi- onship points lead to Webb at the opening round of Arlington rac- ing. Roczen completed the trio up (Left) The remaining five rounds are all at roof-less stadiums, where Roczen hopes to right the ship. (Bottom left) Despite riding well and making the podium at Arlington 2 and 3, Tomac's hopes of a championship repeat is fading.