VOLUME 58 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 24, 2021 P69
MYOWNRACE
2 COOPER WEBB
5TH (5-6) 450MX
"Today was a step in the right direc on,"
said Cooper Webb who is yet to find his
Supercross Championship-winning speed
outdoors. "I got a great start in moto one,
pulled the holeshot and ran up front for
a li le bit, ending up fi h. Second moto, I
was running with those guys up front and
they were really riding fast, I tried hanging
in there as long as I could. I had a good
ba le with Marvin [Musquin] at the end,
and we were able to catch Chase Sexton
there but ended up sixth in the moto and
fi h overall, which is the best result so far
this year."
6 JEREMY MARTIN
1ST (3-1) 250MX
"Man, what a day!" Jeremy Mar n said.
"In the first moto, I kind of got pushed
wide at the start, and then I was trying
to ride hard but wasn't going anywhere.
Finally, I kind of found a groove there and
started making some passes. We made
some changes to the bike in the second
moto, and I got the holeshot and was
just riding on rails. I haven't been that
comfortable since Washougal. It just feels
really good to be able to push the limit out
there. I know we're trying to beat these
guys, but when you're giving it your all,
and you feel like that, those are the good
days."
(Left) Dylan Ferrandis used his late-moto strengths to
come away with the overall win, his fifth of the season.
(Bottom left) Ken Roczen won the first moto and took
second in the second moto. He fought hard for both and
came away matching points with Ferrandis.
all, he was 39 points ahead of Roczen with four
rounds left going into Budds Creek, now he's 39
points ahead with three rounds to go. So, no loss
in points at Budds Creek is indeed a gain for the
Frenchman.
In the 250MX class, things tightened up just a
bit for the race for the championship with runner-
up Jett Lawrence gaining one point on leader
Justin Cooper, third at Budds Creek, narrowing
the gap between the two to just three points.
The day's win, however, went to Jeremy Martin
who moved into third in the championship, though
is still well in back of the two riders ahead of him.
450MX
Roczen came into Budds Creek riding a wave of
momentum after dominating both 450MX motos
the previous week at Unadilla and was hoping to
again chip away at Ferrandis' lead in the champi-
onship, and it looked as though Roczen just might
do that after he won the first moto at Budds Creek
ahead of Ferrandis. For much of the moto, Roc-
zen looked like he did at Unadilla but, this time,
Ferrandis caught him at the end of the race and
was right there when the checkers came out.
In moto two, Roczen again got out in front early
but eventually found himself desperately trying to
stay ahead of Ferrandis, with Eli Tomac and Chase
Sexton in his rear-view mirror as well.
Ferrandis, who seems to always save his best
for the second half of the motos, proved to be just
too strong for Roczen on this exceptionally hot
and humid day and passed him seven laps from
the end.
Roczen, however, didn't throw in the towel after
getting passed by Ferrandis. He fought back,
especially the last few laps, but a lapper slowed
his progress and he would cross the finish line 4.8
seconds behind Ferrandis.
