PHOTOGRAPHY BY SIMON CUDBY/KTM IMAGES
VOL. 50 ISSUE 27 JULY 9, 2013
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Briefly...
one of those things."
Josh Grant certainly benefitted
from great starts en route to his
third-place finish. Interestingly, the
JGRMX rider has been practicing
his starts with Ryan Villopoto at
Villopoto's place in Florida. "I was
fortunate to spend some time riding with Ryan the last few weeks
and we've been working on starts,
which I think paid off today," said
Grant. "I busted my butt practicing
starts and it paid off."
Like a lot of other riders who are
starting to find their midseason
form, Ken Roczen says he is starting to feel comfortable with the
progress with setup that his Red
Bull KTM team has found. "Last
week I felt like we made some
advances on the bike and I think
those paid off this weekend," said
Roczen. "The track here was super
bumpy and really rutted and I was
able to keep it straight and the bike
didn't kick me any, so I think we're
on the right track."
pace with Dungey, but he ended
up having an issue with his bike
and I ended up getting second.
"In the second moto, I got a
pretty good jump off the line and
tucked it up inside the first turn
and got the holeshot. I turned in
some decent laps, but the guys
behind me had better lines, so
Villopoto and Dungey both got
around me. That gave me the
chance to check out their lines,
As always, the fans at RedBud are
some of the most vocal in the world
and Ken Roczen certainly noticed.
"The fans here are very vocal and
they were great," said Roczen.
"Last year they were on my side,
but this year I heard some booing. I'm getting better and I think
for some Americans it's hard to pull
for a foreigner, and I totally accept
that. But I love how the fans are
here, they cheer me on too and I
love racing in front of them."
This was Adam Cianciarulo very
first trip to the Michigan venue.
After two solid practices learning
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