MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
VOL. 51 ISSUE 14 APRIL 8, 2014 P37
bad. I came in the bus and just
tried to sit and recover.
"I had a good heat race, got a
decent start and was able to pass
for the lead, but by the second
lap I was just done - had no en-
ergy and was really weak. We de-
bated whether or not it was safe
enough to race, but I wanted to.
I got an okay start, got up to fifth,
and then just salvaged everything
I had. You can see it in my face,
I'm exhausted, I just have no en-
ergy. But it was good, we moved
up second in points. Considering
how bad I feel, fifth isn't too bad
– better than not racing. I have to
get healthy and try to get three
Ws [the last three races]."
Like Villopoto, Muscle Milk
Honda's Justin Barcia also start-
ed well and avoided the first-lap
melee. He held on to finish sec-
ond at the checkers. Toward the
middle of the race, Barcia closed
in on Villopoto a bit, but it was
only for a lap or two until Villopoto
Briefly...
seen in the pits on Saturday at Hous-
ton, professional golfer Ricky Fowler.
He has long been known as a moto-
cross fan and rider. "I'm down here
getting ready for the Shell Houston
Open and thought I'd come out to
see some friends and some good
racing," Fowler said. "I love it and
watch it whenever I get a chance."
BTOsports.com/KTM's Matt Goer-
ke is said to be out for three to four
months with a dislocated elbow. "His
elbow is messed up and they had to
put a prosthetic joint in there to help
with the healing," a team member
reported. "He'll be lucky to be at
the last couple of Nationals, and we
don't really have a fill in rider on our
radar at this time either."
Being back on the 250 after running
several events out east on the Mus-
cle Milk Honda factory 450, Cole
Seely said that it was another great
experience that he would never turn
down. "The fill in gig was awesome
and when Honda calls, you don't say
no," Seely said. "Generally, if they
call, it means that another rider got
hurt, which I'm not ever looking for,
but I wouldn't say it helps me on the
250, it's more of a showcase for me
for next year and teams looking for
450 riders."
