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Cycle News 2014 Issue 26 July 1

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OFF ROAD LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 5/JUNE 28, 2014 MUDDY CREEK RACEWAY/BLOUNTVILLE, TENNESSEE P72 and this time it was a winner-take all affair. Dungey closed the gap late in the race as the front-run- ners hit lapped traffic but it wasn't enough to keep Roczen at bay. "We made quite an adjust- ment on the bike for the second practice and it was fine for one lap because the track was a lot wetter and softer," Roczen said about his suspension. "It abso- lutely didn't work out in first moto for me since the track got harder. I didn't like that set up the whole race but we changed it all back to the way I'm used to riding in the second moto and it was good." Going 1-2 in both motos of the day, Dungey and Roczen finished with identical moto re- sults, but Roczen's better finish in the second tie-breaking moto gave him the edge and another overall win. With no points being exchanged between Roczen and Dungey at Tennessee, 16 points still separate the pair at the top of the championship standings. "All in all it was a good day," said Dungey. "I pushed it that whole second moto. I tried [to close in on Roczen] and got for- tunate with the lappers coming in

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