IN
THE
WIND
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This is the second consecutive
year that Tomac will be on the team
and he is up for the challenge.
"I've heard the track is maybe
Millville-like, but I don't know,"
Tomac said. "If it is that type of
soil, I love that soil. I like sand
and kind of open and flat stuff so
it should be cool. It's nice to have
some experience. Hopefully for
me I won't be doing super-mans
this year. I think we have a good
enough team. If we keep it on
two wheels and don't make mis-
takes like that [last year] then we
should be able to get the win"
As a rookie, Martin looks to
soak it up as experience.
"It's a pretty cool thing," Mar-
tin said. "I was kind of surprised
they chose me. I thought maybe
they'd go with [Blake] Baggett or
someone that has a little more
experience, but it's an honor.
It's going to be fun; I just have
to be careful. I'm really, really
looking forward to it and you've
got Roger DeCoster and Ryan, I
train with him during the week. It
makes that adapting and knowing
what to expect so much easier
because those guys have a lot of
knowledge."
Trey Canard, who was certain-
ly a candidate for the U.S. team,
gave his thoughts on not being
picked.
"Any time I can go be a part
of that team I'd love to do it," he
said. "But I totally understood
how Eli and Ryan are clearly the
better picks. I wish them well. I
hope they can bring the trophy
this year. I think it's time."
Jen Kenyon
EDWARDS RETIRES EARLY?
M
ystery surrounds? The immediate racing future
of two-time World Superbike Champion Colin Ed-
wards was in doubt at Indy, when the retiring NGM Ya-
maha rider's "last GP in America" turned into a potential
"last GP, period."
Amid rumors of financial issues with the team, the Tex-
an's pronouncements were somewhat variable, though
he did say privately he expected to run in the British and
Valencia GPs.
In an emotional post-race TV interview with Dorna's
official website after finishing in the points, he said: "It
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
Colin Edwards
broke out the
full camo kit
for his final
race in the
U.S. of A.
