VOL. 51 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2014
(Left) Villopoto
took advantage
of the better
traction of the
Oakland track.
(Below) For
the third time
this year, Jason
Anderson took
the lead and
the win on the
last lap of the
250 West main.
and Stewart were the only riders to do it consistently, and it
shaved a noticeable amount of
time off each lap. Villopoto credited a suspension setup change
for his ability to really push the
limits of the track, including being able to make the quad, lap
after lap.
"We made a pretty big improvement this week," said Villopoto. "The bike is a lot more
stable, and I can corner it better now and it goes through the
whoops a lot better. We've kind
of been changing the bike every
week since Anaheim 1. Kind of
P65
Briefly...
the gas to try and miss his bike, but
I clipped it and crashed. I sprained
my left wrist and my pointer finger.
It swelled up really quickly, so we
made a decision as a team to pull out
on racing tonight. The last two weeks
have been tough. Last week's crash
set me back this week. I did therapy
every day and rode a little Thursday.
I was sore, but I knew I could come
to Oakland and get through it. Practice was tough today and it showed.
My ribs are really sore but with each
practice session I started feeling
better, and I knew adrenaline would
help me push through it in the races.
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