VOL. 52 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 11, 2015 P103
Briefly...
back if I didn't feel like I was ready
by any means," he said. "I feel like I
was as ready as I was going to get. I
needed to come to the race to make
improvements. I feel like these next
couple races are very important for
me for next year as far as bike setup
and working on our weaknesses and
trying to figure things out. When we
come into next year we're that much
further ahead. I think we've made
progress. We've definitely made
progress since Washougal. Hope-
fully next weekend we come in a little
more prepared."
Joey Savatgy has been staying at
Ricky Carmichael's Farm and work-
ing with Ricky and his mother, Jean-
nie. "I made the change this year
before Supercross," said Savatgy.
"I just think it's best for me. There's
not a lot of people; there're a few of
us that go there, there are only four
or five. There's a good group of guys
down there. Obviously Jeannie, she
raised Ricky, and Ricky knows how
to ride a dirt bike pretty well. So to
have her on my side and to also have
him, some days he gets dressed and
rides with me. It's crazy to see that
somebody who doesn't ever ride can
still go that fast. But to have them in
my corner with all the knowledge
and all the winning that they've had
makes me feel like I'm in a better
place all around. So I'm happy. They
do a lot for me. She stands out there
every day in the blazing hot sun and
we put in work. And when I want to
quit she's there to remind me that
quitting's not going to get you any-
where."
Pourcel, on the Rockstar Energy
Racing Husqvarna, had a tough
start. The two tangled in the first
turn with both riders going down,
then getting up to complete the
first lap trailing the 40-rider field.
Dungey, on the other hand,
Brayton in moto one, which
broke the string of seven-straight
holeshots by Autotrader.com/
Toyota Yamaha's Justin Barcia.
RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy
Johns/Suzuki's Ken Roczen
and fastest qualifier Christophe
