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do anything to pass you back. So
the intensity is there, for sure."
Tyla Rattray of the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki Team
and two-time Southwick winner
(both coming in the 250 class) was
far more impressive than his 10-8
(sixth overall) moto finishes might
suggest. He got caught up in firstturn crashes in both 450 motos and
had to come from far behind. "This
is one of the most interesting days
of my career," said Rattray. "I had
to watch the entire field pull away
from me in each moto and it was
absolutely chaotic to work through
the field. This track is so tough
and all I could to was just try to get
past as many people as possible. I
wasn't sure where exactly I was in
the standings, but I knew I was riding well. I'm really happy to battle
back the way we did because it
could have been a bad day, but I
can't help but think where we'd be
if not for those incidents."
we could. At High Point we lost
six points with two seconds, and
then last week at Budds Creek
we tied on points, so it was good
to see some movement in the
right direction as far as points go.
And there's still a lot of racing to
go, so we're keeping our heads
James Stewart (7) edged out
Andrew Short (29) for the first-moto
holeshot.
down. I'm not happy with second
in the second moto, but the way
things ended up on the day it's
progress."
GEICO Honda's Wil Hahn had a
super-frustrating day. After claiming
his third holeshot in a row (including the two he got at Budds Creek),
Hahn was battling up front in the
250 class when his motor let go on
the fifth lap. After swapping out motors in between motos, Hahn was in
the middle of the sight lap when his
bike quit again and was unable to
make the start of the second moto,
ending his holeshot streak. "Another holeshot," Hahn said. "That
started off the weekend awesome
[but] it just kind of played out the
way it did, and there's not much you
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