MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
VOL. 51 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 11, 2014 P51
in the race, which he admitted
was a gamble, because he nor-
mally likes to wait for the race to
get sorted out before he makes a
big move.
"I didn't want to let him get out
there and get comfortable, so I
made the pass on him right away,"
said Stewart. "It kind of surprised
me because I'm normally not the
Briefly...
kind of make my way up through the
pack," said Webb. "I got up to fifth
and I was kind of catching Seely and
then on the Dragonback, I went on
and then off and I cased it and just
went over the bars pretty hard. I'm
pretty thankful to be okay. It sucks,
but we learned a lot. I felt like tonight
could've been the night to really do
something. But I'll take it into the
break and stay positive."
Josh Hill returned to action in San
Diego after breaking his collarbone
in Oakland. The Soaring Eagle RCH
Suzuki rider finished 11th. "It was a
tough day," said Hill. "I crashed in
the first practice and landed right on
my broken collarbone. I debated not
racing tonight, but I'm glad I made
the decision to do it. I can't be too
bummed with 11
th
. I gained more ex-
perience and hopefully will be stron-
ger next week."
Monster Energy Kawasaki Team
rider Jake Weimer didn't make it
through the day. He went down in
practice, dislocating his shoulder
and hurting his wrist. He sat out the
evening program and his return is
still up in the air.
After the race, Ryan Villopoto gave
props to Ken Roczen. "Watching
Kenny as a Lites rider, he was very
smooth and that works on a 450;
you can't ride a 250F like you ride
a 450," said Villopoto. "If you're
smooth like that on a Lites bike, it's
obviously going to transition over to a
450. He's got that, it's not a full Euro
style, but he's got a Euro style and
he's obviously able to ride the KTM
very well and he's able to use those
things to his advantage."
