VOL. 50 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 13, 2013
that Tomac has undergone over
the last four races. At the start
of the year, Tomac would have a
good race when he got a good
start. But during the last few
races he's proven he can come
from the back of the pack and
have no problems moving to the
front and pulling away. And at Unadilla, he was like a man among
boys the way he moved from an
eighth place start in moto one
and turned that into an 18-second
lead by the end of the race.
"After Budds Creek we made
a pretty big change on chassis
and suspension and that was a
big moment for me," said Tomac.
"I've just been a lot more comfort-
Ken Roczen didn't
have anything
for series leader
Tomac.
able over the last few races since
those changes."
That sounds a lot like Villopoto's progress from Millville to
Unadilla, except that Tomac is
not getting the good starts that
Villopoto got this weekend.
"It's not fun coming though the
pack, especially on this track,"
said Tomac. "The roost really
hurts here and I was trying to
move around to dodge the rocks.
But an eighth-place start is almost
acceptable for me now. I don't
like it but it's something I have to
deal with now. But like that first
lap in moto one, it was crazy for
me, it was like mayhem. But once
you get in the lead, you can ride
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your own lines, and I basically try
to sprint and get away from those
guys as quickly as possible."
His moto-two start wasn't
much better, but he still made
short work of Jeremy Martin and
Justin Bogle to get to the rear
wheel of Ken Roczen. The two
title contenders battled for the
next several laps before Tomac
took the lead on lap 10 and pulled
away for the win.
"Luckily, there are a lot of lines
to pass on out there and I was able
to use that to my advantage moving through the pack," said Tomac.
"Well just go on to Salt Lake now
and try to get better starts."
Jeremy Martin grabbed a ca-
