MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2/MAY 31, 2014
PRAIRIE CITY OHV PARK/RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA
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holeshot and those guys were right there
for three or four laps, and we were pushing
it hard. I think Christophe is going to get bet-
ter, Cooper's going to get better, and it's pretty
cool that Yamaha swept the podium. It was a
good win."
In a way it's surprising the Martin is doing
so well on the California tracks when you con-
sider that he grew up in Minnesota and is used
to significantly different tracks. Now that the
series is beginning its trek east, he feels that
things can only get better for him, which is bad
news for his competitors.
"I think I'm going to get better as the season
goes on," he said. "I'm looking forward to the
east-coast tracks; I like Thunder Valley [Colora-
do, round three], and I also like the softer dirt [in
the east]. Plus traveling [to the races] isn't as long
and when you're living in the same time zone [as
the races] it's easy to get into a program."
While some might call his performances at
Glen Helen and Hang-
town dominant, Martin
doesn't think so.
"I don't really look at it
as dominating," he said.
"These guys are really
strong, I came in strong,
they are going to get
stronger, so I have to just
keep pushing and racing
the tracks."
Yamaha Sweep
Who knows when Ya-
maha last swept the po-
Canard (41)
passes his
teammate Barcia
(51) for fourth
place in the
second 450 moto.
James Stewart gets bucked by
one of the track's big kickers. The
Suzuki team is still working out
their suspension settings en route
to a fourth overall finish.
