LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 51 ISSUE 23 JUNE 10, 2014 P77
ing if he can make that happen.
"I'm definitely not panicked, but
there is a sense that we need to im-
prove," said Dungey. "Right now, I
feel like we are doing really good,
it's mainly been me and Ken, one
and two, although he's edged me
out a little more. But the first round
went really good, we were able to
get that win, but the last two, Ken
has been able to pick it up a little
more in certain areas."
Canard's Plight
After setting the fastest time in
qualifying, Trey Canard had high
hopes for the Lakewood race
win, and he led much of the sec-
ond moto after getting the hole-
shot. However, the Team Muscle
Milk Honda rider dropped all the
way back to fourth by the end of
the moto.
In the first moto, the Oklahoma
rider shuffled back and forth be-
Briefly...
Although the riders still have to deal
with bikes that are relatively low on
power at the Lakewood race, since
the venue is at over 6000 feet in el-
evation, the riders seem to have it all
sorted out and aren't quite as both-
ered with it like they were back in
the carbureted days. Andrew Short
said, "[The elevation] is still a big
factor, but almost 10 years of experi-
ence at this race and everyone now
knows what to do to get ready. I think
everyone's learned. It's still a big fac-
tor, but I think everyone has figured
out how to deal with it on race day."
Grant Hutchison, Justin Bogle's
GEICO Honda mechanic, explained
some of the problems the teams
have with the altitude: "The bikes
are pulling a lot of fuel at this race
because of the altitude, so we try to
open everything up, like the exhaust
and air going into the engine. We've
also gone up a couple of teeth on
the gearing, and Justin will probably
do a first-gear start. Also, we use a
pressurized radiator system that we
developed ourselves, but we have
steered clear of the oil coolers, be-
cause our bikes run pretty cool."
A lot was said about how strong the
450 Red Bull KTM's looked on the
Thunder Valley course and after the
race Ryan Dungey spoke about the
power advantage that most in the
pits felt the KTM duo enjoyed. "For
sure, the KTM's are really strong up
here in elevation," Dungey said. "Our
bikes are a little bit de-tuned at sea
level, so we are able to dial that back
in for elevation. But when I was be-
hind Stewart and when I was behind
Canard's Honda, I felt like they were
pretty good, too, and I didn't think we
had too big of an upper hand. But we
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