WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 53 ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 9, 2016 P49
My Own Race:
3 ELI TOMAC 3
RD
450SX
Eli Tomac was happy to get on
the podium for the first time but
admits that he's still not where
he was before he injured both
his shoulders last year in June.
His speed is pretty much there
but not for the entire 20 laps.
"I [had] winning speed, I just have to finish it," he said.
"I was catching Kenny until [lap] nine, 10 or 11, then…
he just rode a solid pace the whole time and got away.
When I can put away the last 10 or 11 laps I'll be good. I
think I can get there sooner than later. Overall, I'm pretty
happy because at one point I was catching the leader, I
just didn't finish it and Dungey is riding pretty unbeliev-
able, and Kenny is riding awesome, too. Those guys
are really on their game right now, but I can't expect too
much right now, heck this is only my fifth race back."
21 JASON ANDERSON 4
TH
450SX
For the third time this season,
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Jason Anderson had to qualify
for the main event through a
Semi (which he won for the
third time), and was hampered
by a bad start in the main,
emerging right behind Ryan Dungey after the first few
turns. "I came off the start about eighth or ninth, at least
not 12
th
like last weekend," Anderson said. "I got up to
fourth and felt like I was coming up to Tomac a little bit,
but by that point it was kind of game over. I got stuck be-
hind a couple of guys. I was behind Dungey at the start
and he got second, I should've latched on to him a little
bit sooner. I was trying to catching him but over-rode a
little bit."
37 JOEY SAVATGY 3
RD
250SX
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Ka-
wasaki's Joey Savatgy couldn't
capitalize on Cooper Webb's
mistake in the main event and
later admitted that he wasn't
feeling 100-percent because
of an illness and couldn't find
a rhythm in the whoops. He is
now tied with Webb for the series points lead. "Today
was pretty good," said Savatgy. "We ended up qualifying
second and had a pretty good heat race, where we were
able to come home with another heat win. We struggled
in a few key sections of the track but to come home with
a podium and salvage points is great, but we want to
work for another win and keep the red plate for another
weekend."
