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Cycle News 2015 Issue 29 July 21

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VOL. 52 ISSUE 29 JULY 21, 2015 P87 of know what he's going to do. I can kind of predict it. So the last lap, I put in a push because I was like, 'if you can get second you can get the overall.' I tried but he was hanging tough." The second moto was all Mar- tin, as the Yamaha rider pulled a 25-second gap over Webb by the end of the race, adding to his points lead over Marvin Musquin, who had a bad day in Millville. wasn't there," said Martin. "The bolt came out and I had nothing for the rest of the moto. It took me probably four or five laps to figure out how to ride without a clutch. I was in first gear in almost every corner and then I'd have to slow down and let Joey go, so I could see the line and carry speed through so I wouldn't stall the bike. Savatgy's a more aggressive rider. I kind the points. It's always nice to win and that's what our goal is but I want to be smart as well." Martin might have gotten the overall win had it not been for him losing his clutch lever early in moto one and having to ride most of the race without it. "The end of the second lap I went to grab the clutch before the Holy Schmidt [a large table- top jump] and I noticed that it Marvin Musquin crashed in the first moto and suffered a bad start in the second.

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