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ROUND 8 / AUGUST 14, 2021 UNADILLA VALLEY SPORTS CENTER / NEW BERLIN, NEW YORK P58 MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP Roczen had his hands full for a while with his teammate Sexton early in the second moto. The German chased Sexton from second place the first three laps before getting around Sexton, who then stayed with Roczen for a bit before slipping back. Roc- zen pulled away for his fourth straight moto win at Unadilla dating back to 2019 (Unadilla did not host a round last year). So, why has Roczen exceled so much at Unadilla lately? "I honestly don't know," he said. "I like the soil, it's similar to Colo- rado [where he last won]. There are long ruts...for whatever reason it suits my style a lot, and I set up my bike well [here]. It's just been good to me." Sexton, who finished 11th in the first moto after a hard crash MYOWNRACE 32 JUSTIN COOPER 2ND (1-4) 250MX So what was the difference between the first moto and the second moto for Jus n Cooper? "Track condi ons," he said. "The 450s [which ran first this week] beat the track up and lost my flow pre y early, and it's a dangerous track to lose your flow on. I didn't feel comfortable and didn't want to get hurt on a track like this. I didn't ride the best. I was figh ng with the bike, felt like every bump I hit was taking a toll on me; it just wasn't working or feeling the flow. From there I was in no-man's land. No stress, just have to do be er. The first moto was definitely awesome." 25 MARVIN MUSQUIN 3RD (4-4) 450MX "It was a good weekend and I felt good right away, I love Unadilla!" said Marvin Musquin a er his first podium of the season. "In the first moto, I came back to fi h and started figh ng with Tomac. I was looking forward to passing him, but I landed in a hole on the finish line jump and thought I broke something in the shock or the wheel, so I slowed down big Frenchmen Dylan Ferrandis (14) and Marvin Musquin made it an all-Euro podium in the 450MX class, with the German Roczen winning and Ferrandis and Musquin going 2-3.