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and it was very noticeable. I felt weak and with the weather it was just a suffer-fest from practice to racing. I tried a late-moto charge in the first moto and ended up throwing up. I have a history of fainting when I throw up, so I slowed down completely until it was all out and then I pushed again in the last lap to secure third." Webb would settle for a close fourth, followed by Star Rac- ing Yamaha's Christian Craig, who was back after missing the Ironman round. The British rider Anstie was sixth, followed by Schock, who was, once again, impressive on the privateer CRF450R. Neither Tomac nor Roczen went to the podium, as both ing an early lead over Red Bull KTM's Cooper Webb, Ferrandis, Twisted Tea Suzuki rider Max An- stie, and FXR Chaparral Honda privateer Coty Schock. Tomac was just inside the top 10. For 10 minutes, Roczen led the way, at times pulling as much as five seconds ahead, but just as Ferrandis tracked down Webb for second, Roczen seemed to start slowing. With the temperature nearing 100 degrees, Roczen slipped into the clutches of Ferrandis, who took over the lead and began to pull away. Roczen tried to hold on, but in the late stages Tomac came past as well. "My weekend was not very good," Roczen would later say. "I haven't been feeling quite right ROUND 11 / SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 FOX RACEWAY / PALA, CALIFORNIA P62 MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP CALL TO DUTY Josh Varize, an 18-year-old privateer from Rialto, California, was invited by the Rockstar Husqvarna team to ride in place of the injured Jalek Swoll the last two rounds of the series. Varize ran to- wards the front in both motos and went 9-9 to finish a career-best eighth overall. DUTCH TREAT Rick Elzinga, a fast young KTM rider from The Netherlands, made his Lucas Oil Pro Motocross debut at Fox Race- way 2 in the 250cc class, with help from longtime local racer Brent Norman. Elzinga qualified 14th fastest and was running in the top 15 in the first moto when the fuel in his tank started boiling, causing his gas cap vent hose to come off and spray fuel into his mouth and nose, which made him sick. He tried to ride the second moto, but he was still Briefly... A week after sitting out the previous round after testing positive for Covid-19, Max Anstie came back and finished a season-best sixth.