SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
ROUND 11/MARCH 15, 2014
FORD FIELD/DETROIT, MICHIGAN
P78
TICKLE TURNAROUND
After finishing fourth at Daytona
the week before, RCH Soar-
ing Eagle Suzuki's Broc Tickle
backed up the performance with
a solid fifth in Detroit, although he
had to come from behind to do
so.
"I think I was around ninth on
the first lap, and tonight was
rough, it was really demanding,
and hard to go fast on, it was so
slippery," said Tickle. "I struggle
with the "peristyle" section, but I
was good everywhere else."
Late in the race, Tickle pulled
within striking distance of Barcia,
and gave the Honda rider a good
battle, although he was unable to
make a pass.
"I was trying to get Barcia ev-
erywhere and I almost got him
there in the last corner, but I just
missed him, but I'm still excited
about my race," said Tickle. "I
usually ride pretty good in this
stuff, I just needed to be a little
more aggressive in the beginning
of the race."
Like Short, Tickle has been
moving up the 450-class order
over the last few weeks and he
credits his team for the success.
"I'm really comfortable on the
bike and we made adjustments
when we needed to, so I feel like
we are making good progress
each week," said Tickle. "These
guys give me so much support
and I think we will be able to
maintain these good finishes for
the rest of the season."
250 EAST MAIN
The 250 SX East Regional main
event was pretty much a replay
of the opening round in Dallas,
where Martin Davalos grabbed
the holeshot and led until crash-
ing out, allowing his Monster En-
ergy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team-
mate Adam Cianciarulo to take
the lead and eventual win.
Davalos lost the front wheel on
the slippery Detroit surface on
lap three, handing Cianciarulo
the lead ahead of an aggressive
Justin Bogle on the GEICO Hon-
da.
"I was sticking pretty close to
Ryan Dungey
kept his title
hopes alive with
a third-place
finish. He trails
leader Villopoto
by 30 points.
