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watch out, but when he doesn't,
he's beatable. At Hangtown, he
showed what he can do with two
good starts and it was impres-
sive.
After the race Tomac said
that he felt "connected" with his
GEICO Honda CRF450R and
"was riding at a comfortable
pace," but admitted that he was
a little surprised by how soundly
he beat the field.
"This day was unbelievable,"
Tomac said. "I really can't be-
Briefly...
finishing seventh overall via 7-9 plac-
ings. Metcalfe, however, won't be
around for long. He'll be leaving the
championship after Glen Helen to
campaign the entire Canadian Na-
tionals.
lieve how well we did. To have
this happen the way it did was
a little unexpected. You never
know how the first round will
go, and you don't know how
everyone's bikes are running
or how they are feeling—it's a
guessing game—but to come
here and go 1-1 is as good as it
gets.
"My GEICO Honda was
amazing today," Tomac added.
"I was able to hold on the
whole moto like I wanted to.
My starts were really key; I was
able to stay clean and out in
front in the fresh air."
The question now is, can he
keep riding like this and stay
away from, in his words, "goofy
mistakes and little tip-overs,"
which plagued him throughout
much of this year's Supercross
Championship. His competitors
certainly hope not.
DUNGEY OPTIMISTIC
Dungey and the Red Bull KTM
Team seemed a little shocked
by what had just happened but
Matt Bisceglia (38) holeshot the
second 250 moto but couldn't
stop the number-one plate holder,
Jeremy Martin.
