VOL. 50 ISSUE 26 JULY 2, 2013
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wanted to be a part of history,
Dungey rode his Red Bull KTM to
victory with a 1-2 moto tally, finishing the second moto behind series point leader Ryan Villopoto,
The 450 class gets
down to business
in what was most
likely the final
National to be held
at the famed track.
while Tomac, on the GEICO Honda, took an easy first-moto win
but had to charge from behind in
moto two to seal the deal, his 1-2
getting the job done.
Briefly...
TwoTwo Motorsports Honda's
Chad Reed seems to be heading
in the right direction after dealing
with his long-hanging illness. He
had his best finish of the year in the
first moto when he took the checkered flag in seventh place, beating
his previous best finish by three
spots (moto one at Hangtown). Unfortunately for him, he was unable
to back that up after going down on
the first lap, dropping to the back of
the pack. He charged to 18th place.
His 7-18 gave him 12th overall for the
day.
Adam Cianciarulo is making
quick progress in the pro ranks after missing the first four rounds of
the series with an illness. In Southwick, the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider went 9-12 for
ninth overall. "I got a decent start in
the first moto, like sixth or seventh,
and I felt pretty solid for about 20
minutes, I was hanging in there and
I was up to fifth at one point," said
Cianciarulo. "I just got kind of tired
after the 20-minute mark and just
still kind of feel sick from my sickness and coming back. I ended up
fading back a bit, I probably could
have found some better lines to limit the damage, but I ended up ninth,
which is my best moto finish so far.
I was okay, but there are some
things I need to work on for sure.
In the second moto I did kind of the
same thing, except I was a little bit
farther back after the start, maybe
about 15th. I came up to eighth at
one point and then got tired and
faded back to 12th. But I'm still a
little weak from my sickness and I'm
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