VOL. 52 ISSUE 20 MAY 19, 2015 P63
Martin came into the second
moto overflowing with confi-
dence and with a new shock in-
stalled in his bike, having felt his
YZ wasn't quite handling as well
as it could have on the rough
track. Martin came out swinging
in the second moto; he quickly
grabbed the lead and ran away,
just like he had done so many
times last year.
"I didn't get the start I wanted
in the first moto and just tried to
go on a mission and reel every-
one in," Martin said. "I was actu-
ally surprised to find out I was
second when the moto finished.
I just felt I was so far back. We
made a change heading into the
second moto and it was a lot bet-
ter. I got the start as well, which
made things a lot easier and al-
lowed me to run my own race."
He didn't have to worry about
Musquin, who had a terrible start,
in the second moto. It would take
him six laps before getting into
second (which is a long time for
him). Martin didn't have to worry
about Webb, either.
Unfortunately, Webb twisted
his already tender ankle and
collapsed to the ground in pain
early in the moto and was unable
to finish. Not a good sign for
Webb and the rest of his sea-
son. He said the pain was worse
than when he initially injured the
ankle while practicing a couple
of weeks ago. The first moto,
Webb rode well despite loos-
ing his goggles when a rock
punched out the lens.
BEST START
Musquin traded 1-2 scores with
Martin, who was awarded the
overall win via his tie-breaking
second-moto victory. Despite
coming out on the short end of
the stick, Musquin was all-positive
afterward. "I expected a lot today,
but I really didn't know where I was
Pro rookie Chris Alldredge (66)
surprised a lot of people by
getting on the 250 podium.
