small mistake it was a big mistake
and honestly thought I was going
to tip over and crash right there.
That was it and kind of lost touch
at that point."
Meanwhile, what a race for
Aaron Plessinger to get back on
the podium. The Ohio native's
fans came out in droves as he
logged 3-3 finishes on the day.
Plessinger was on rails and bat-
tled with teammate Ryan Dungey
for most of the afternoon. With
so much action at the front of
just over one when a costly cross-
rut ripped the win away. Fans saw
the wind go from his sails, as he
settled for second in the moto and
ultimately second overall.
"Once again we flip-flopped our
motos here," Tomac said. "Once
he got around me, I knew it was
all or nothing. I got close there in
the middle of the race [moto two].
I was pushing really hard until that
point and was right there but just
cross-rutted over a little single. I
lost a lot of time; it wasn't just a
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ght. For the second moto, I didn't have
much le in the tank for that one. We're
making strides in the right direc on. It's
a stacked field with a lot of people back
from injury, so we'll take it."
438 HAIDEN DEEGAN
31ST (34-24) 250MX
Haiden Deegan made his highly an-
cipated pro debut at Ironman. From
the sounds of it, this was just a test for
Deegan to get his feet wet as he will
likely race the amateurs again next year.
A big crash late in moto one and a first-
turn fall in moto two saw him log 34-24
finishes for 31st overall. "It started off
well in the first moto and just tried to
work through the pack a li le bit, and I
felt like I was riding super well," he said.
"I lost my rear brake on the second lap,
though, which was unfortunate, but I
felt like I was flowing and could run the
speed with those guys. I made a li le
rookie mistake trying to do a li le double
and went over the bars. That was it for
the moto. I was a li le banged up but
lined up for the second moto and ended
up ge ng taken out a li le past the
start. From there, I just tried to make my
way back up through the pack. It was
a big learning experience for me, and I
know what I need to work on to get into
the top 10."
Nate Thrasher leads a fast group of 250 riders into turn one.
