FINAL ROUND/AUGUST 24, 2013
LAKE ELSINORE MOTORSPORTS PARK/LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
"The whole [track] would have
been really good if we had some
quality dirt," Villopoto said. "It's
sometimes tough to get some really good dirt, and that's the problem with this place."
It was a great season for Villopoto, winning the Supercross title
and then following it up with the
outdoor title, but it wasn't without
its struggle early on. At the outdoor season's halfway point, he
and Dungey both had three wins.
At one point, he'd lost two races
in a row to Dungey and was behind in the points. His worst finish was fifth, which was at Spring
Creek, but he also had a "bad"
race at Budd's Creek.
"You know Budds Creek we
(Above) Ryan Dungey was
again fast but wasn't able to
latch on to Villopoto.
(Right) Eli Tomac capped off
the 250 championship with
the overall win.
had to reevaluate what we were
running and change it to make
it better," Villopoto said. "Same
with Millville, we had to reevaluate what we had, what we were
running and change it to be better. With the great team that I
have behind me, we were actually able to do that both times and
turn the ship and go in the right
direction."
What changes was he referring
too? Mainly suspension and the
first full season learning the new
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