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Plessinger seven laps into the race.
From then on, it was all Martin.
MUSQUIN'S UPS AND DOWNS
Martin's biggest competitor thus far
has been the fast Frenchmen Mar-
vin Musquin, who won the first moto
with seemingly ease by riding very
intelligently and smoothly on the
Muddy Creek track. But his good
first moto was nulled by a crash in
the second moto.
Musquin ran into trouble early
in the second moto when he went
down in the first turn. He remount-
ed in just about last place to begin
a charge that was nothing less than
extraordinary. The Red Bull KTM
Team rider came up through the
pack using some creative lines to
land fourth, enough for second
overall.
"You know when you are trying to
come back like that, it's a lot differ-
ent (than controlling the race with a
lead.)," Musquin said of the second
moto. "You've got to pass those
guys."
It was impressive work by the
former World Champion. Now both
title contenders—Martin and Mus-
quin—have had to overcome adver-
(Left) Rookie Aaron
Plessinger got a good
taste of what it's like
leading a national.
(Below) Marvin
Musquin won the first
250 moto but crashed
in the second moto.
