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charge! I didn't get off to the greatest
of starts and I came from about 14th
up to fi h. I had a really good ba le
the whole moto, it was pre y intense.
Second moto, I got off to a decent start
and just couldn't find my groove—I just
felt a li le bit uncomfortable with the
bike. We're going to get a er it during
these off-weekends and try to find a li le
bit more for the final rounds. My goal is
to get up on that podium and ba le for
wins, so it's back to work!"
94 KEN ROCZEN
4TH (4-6) 450MX
"I was ready to give it my all," said
Ken Roczen on his fourth-place finish.
"Unfortunately, it seems like my immune
system kind of let me down a li le bit.
I started feeling iffy on Thursday and
especially Friday; I came down with a
fever and massive headache through
Friday night. I probably picked up some
kind of illness, so that made my day a
lot tougher. I got lucky that the weather
wasn't super-hot, and I guess I have to
be happy with a 4-6 for fourth overall. I
know I belong on the podium, but poor
starts were definitely not helping me
out. We're going into a couple of off-
weekends, and first and foremost, I want
to get my body back in check.
the field by nearly 45 seconds in
both motos.
Sexton led early in moto one
but then Tomac ran him down
and passed him. The Honda
rider, however, stayed close
and the suspense overflowed as
the two fell on top of each other
in the same turn when Tomac
washed out right in front of Sex-
ton. They remounted at the same
time without shuffling the running
order in any way. Both riders set
their identical fastest times of the
race on the final lap. It was mind-
blowing to say the least.
Sexton then fired back in moto
two and held off the veteran
Tomac for the whole race. They
went toe-to-toe again, but Sexton
