INTERVIEW
SAN DIEGO 450 SUPERCROSS WINNER
P60
and the former points leader this year behind
you, you just don't want to make mistakes," he
said. "It's tough, especially since there's so much
going. You want to charge and try to
go fast, but you don't want to make
mistakes. It was a huge balance
between backing it off and trying to
go faster. It just feels good to do it
again.
"I haven't been in this situation in
a long time—of leading races and
winning. Just something I got to get
used to."
And while Canard tried to block
out that pressure, it's not always easy
especially when there's 42,000 odd
fans cheering for a battle.
"I could not just hear him, but I could hear the
crowd," he said. "You know something crazy's
about to happen. You don't know if you're about
to be passed or what. You just get a little more
anxious. I had to step it up for sure. I thought I did
a decent job the last five laps. I was pulling out
everything I had."
But does the challenge of having to deal with
that pressure make it more enjoyable?
"No, the ideal thing is to be way out
front and just kind of coast it in," he
said. "I got pretty nervous. But it was
good. I'm glad. It was good to race
with Ken. He's a great racer and just
a great competitor. There're so many
good guys right now. Had Tomac and
Seely and [Chad] Reed been right
there I think it would have been all of
us."
With the West Coast swing in the
books, the series starts heading east
and Canard looks forward to the next
round in Arlington, Texas, which is es-
sentially a home race for the Oklahoma native.
"I'm really excited to go home, he said. "It's
something about being back in the middle of the
country that's really great. I love California but
I love being home. I love being back East a lot
more." CN
Canard (41) felt
good every race
and his chances
for winning.
"I COULD NOT
JUST HEAR HIM,
BUT I COULD HEAR
THE CROWD.
YOU KNOW
SOMETHING
CRAZY'S ABOUT
TO HAPPEN."
