MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL/AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9/JULY 26, 2014
WASHOUGAL MX PARK/WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON
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took off like that. First, Pourcel
went by. Then came Baggett and
Rockstar Energy KTM's Jason
Anderson, and then after An-
derson crashed out of the moto,
Martin's own teammate Cooper
Webb caught and passed him as
well.
Baggett was on the move, and
he worked his way up to and by
Pourcel for second but fell just
a few turns later and remounted
fifth.
Musquin took the win by about
eight seconds over Pourcel, then
Webb, Martin, Baggett, and then
Anderson's teammate Joey Sa-
vatgy. Then came GEICO Hon-
da's Justin Bogle, Dean Wilson,
TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's Cole
Seely, and GEICO's Zach Bell.
"Today was a good day," Mar-
tin said. "I came in thinking about
how I struggled last year. I went
29-12. The goal was honestly to
get a podium overall—and to fight
the whole moto, not give up, try
not to settle. And I feel like I did
that today. I got a really good
start in the first moto. I just wasn't
clicking like I was at Millville with
the track. So I made the best of it
and tried to fight."
It was a French 1-2 in moto
one, though.
"I don't want to say I was hap-
py, but I was like, 'That's kind of
cool to see two French riders,
first and second,'" Musquin said
about moto one. "Especially here
in the US, I think it's kind of cool."
Pourcel grabbed the start in
moto two, but Bogle was quick-
ly by him for the lead. Pourcel
stayed close, but Musquin was
again the man on the move:
Starting just outside the top five,
Musquin passed Baggett for third
on the second lap, then passed
Pourcel for second a lap later
and set out after Bogle. It took
him a while to catch and pass
Bogle, but once he was in sec-
ond, it seemed predestined. He
took the lead just past the half-
way point, and that was it.
"Yeah, he was actually riding
(Above) Tommy Weeck made the
home crowd proud by being the top
privateer in the 450 class.
(Right) Brett Metcalfe enjoyed one of
his best rides of the year, going 5-4
for fourth overall.
