CHAMPIONSHIP
VOLUME 58 ISSUE 16 APRIL 20, 2021 P69
1 ELI TOMAC
450SX (5-3)
Eli Tomac bounced back a er a disap-
poin ng fi h on Tuesday. "I feel like
I was riding a lot be er in the main
event than I was during the heat race
or prac ce," Tomac said a er Atlanta
3. "This track layout had the longest
whoop sec ons we've seen all year
and it took me a while to get them
dialed. Before the main event, I had
the team make a last-minute change to
the suspension and that slight change
made a world of difference that
showed in the main. I was cornering
faster, skimming the whoops and able
to make up me on the riders ahead."
91 NATE THRASHER
250SX WEST (4-1)
"It was amazing!" Nate Thrasher said
a er Saturday's win. "The LCQ wasn't
part of the plan, but I went down a er
the start of the heat race and just kept
chugging away to get back into 11th
to get a good gate pick for the LCQ. I
grabbed the holeshot and just tried to
stay calm and cool because the LCQ is a
li le nerve-racking. I put some solid laps
in and tried to keep myself from ge ng
super red because I knew I had a long
main event coming up next. We had a
red flag, but I ended up ge ng a great
start both mes. Then Jus n made a
li le mistake, and I capitalized on it and
tried to put in solid laps and ended up
with the win. It feels so great."
MYOWNRACE
nine seconds down from the
winner, Roczen. The momentum
seemed to be in Roczen's corner.
The duo started up front in the
450SX main event. Suspense
was high, as it was do-or-die for
Roczen's championship hopes.
As the leaders blitzed the first
whoop section it became clear
who had control of this race.
Roczen quickly sprinted away
on his number-94 Honda HRC
machine, while Webb's anchors
seemed to drop further during
Atlanta 3 450SX Highlights
