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think you get it right but then it's totally differ-
ent from the test track or where you've been
practicing. It's not for a lack of effort but it's
definitely been a struggle for me."
The current number one is now fifth in the
championship standings.
Rounding out the podium for the first time
this season was the number-25 of Marvin
Musquin. Like his teammate Webb, Musquin
rode a solid race inside the top five and capi-
talized on the mistakes of others along the
way. A pass that involved slight contact with
Stewart moved the French rider to fourth,
then to third with Sexton crashing late in the
race. Musquin's been close all year and he
finally brought home a podium on the techni-
cal Minneapolis track.
"I feel like Glendale I had the possibility to get
on the podium but went down in the last moto,
and then last weekend I was running third and
went down," Musquin said. "Then this weekend
MYOWNRACE
3 ELI TOMAC
6TH 450SX
Eli Tomac keeps his red plate for another
week but not by much. He salvaged a
sixth-place finish a er tangling with Dylan
Ferrandis early in the 450SX main. "Well,
it was not the result that we wanted, but
it was a good recovery for what happened
and the posi on I was in on the first lap. So,
a er that, it was just figh ng for a posi on
and trying to move forward. It was a really
tough track, as usual, but even more tough
tonight because it was a mix of ruts and a
li le bit of a dry surface. That was it; It was
unfortunate what happened, and I was just
trying to do my best to come forward."
94 KEN ROCZEN
8TH 450SX
Ken Roczen has yet to visit the podium
since his win at round one. Since then, he's
only been inside the top five once (fi h
at Glendale). Roczen's woes con nued
in Minneapolis with another crash. "I
wouldn't say I was the most comfort-
able, but this was the first me that I
didn't make any changes to the bike; I just
tried to get used to it," Roczen said of his
night. "This was the best I've been in the
whoops, so that was a big plus for us, too.
I had a decent start in the main event but
got passed by Marvin [Musquin] early on.
I was behind him for quite some me,
but we kept a fairly close distance to the
leader. That was good un l I tried to pass
Cooper Webb finally got on the podium
with a solid ride in second place.
