MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
VOL. 51 ISSUE 18 MAY 6, 2014 P55
gap while Bogle was content
to ride out the race in second,
throwing big whips for the crowd.
For Martin, it was the first win
of his career and it helped put a
happy ending on a season that
started out in the doldrums for
him.
"Obviously, it means a lot, get-
ting my first win," said Martin.
"I've worked really hard all year
and to not qualify for the first two
rounds was tough and at that
point I had hit rock bottom. But
to turn it around at the end of the
season and get a win, for me it
just shows I can do it."
Martin was aggressive when
dealing with Bogle, and made a
bold move in the whoops to take
the lead.
"I caught Bogle in the whoops
and then did the triple and I was
able to hold onto the lead," add-
ed Martin. "He tried to hold on
around the outside and we made
a little contact but I was able to
keep it on two wheels and made
it stick."
Mind Boggling
Bogle was ecstatic after crossing
the finish line in second, pump-
ing both fists in the air. And it's
understandable, too, when you
consider what he's been through.
"From December 3rd, when
I crashed and broke my back
[Bogle suffered five fractured
vertebrae and a broken scapula],
laying there with so much uncer-
tainty, and just really not knowing
what was going to happen, I was
thinking Supercross was going
to be a wash again. [He missed
last year's series with a broken
wrist.] I started riding again about
two weeks before Dallas, and re-
ally I came back a lot sooner than
I should have, but my doctors
have been helping me every step
of the way, getting by back lined
up every weekend and a couple
of times every week."
Bogle finished fifth in that first
race in Dallas, and got stronger
as the season went on. In all, the
