MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 6 / JULY 2, 2016
REDBUD MX / BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN
P46
was hoping to change things
around at RedBud and he did,
sort of. Barcia was the defend-
ing race champion, and he said
that his style of riding bodes
well with the rough RedBud
track; although he did ride
well—the best of the season—
with a 3-4, it wasn't enough to
get on the podium. He scored
as many points as Tickle on the
Roczen, now that some of the
top riders are out with injuries,
like defending 450MX champ
Ryan Dungey, Jason Anderson
and Cole Seely.
After the race, Roczen said
the second moto was one of
his best rides of the year, and
Tomac said that he gave it every-
thing he had, admitting that he
was "second-best today."
Overall, it was another great
day for the Soaring Eagle/Jimmy
John's Suzuki squad. For the
second time in a row, the team
finished out the day with both of
its riders on the 450MX podium.
After recording his first podium
finish since 2014 last week in
Tennessee, Tickle showed that
his success last weekend at
Muddy Creek was no fluke and
found his way onto the podium
again, joining Roczen, after go-
ing 4-3. It was a repeat podium
from the weekend before, with
Roczen, Tomac and Tickle going
1-2-3.
Barcia, on his AutoTrader.
com/Toyota/JGRMX Yamaha,
The start of the second moto
had all of the makings of being a
real thriller when Tomac got out
in front on the first lap and held it
there for a complete lap—it was
the first time that Tomac led a lap
in the outdoor nationals this year.
Roczen was fourth but not for
long. By the second lap, he had
already gone around fast starters
Bogle and Tickle and was right
behind Tomac, setting the stage
for the battle that everyone had
came to see. Unfortunately, that
battle quickly fizzled out.
Roczen, now on a bike that he
would later say was the best bike
of the season, made quick work
of Tomac and was leading the
way by the end of the second
lap, and that was that.
Roczen steadily—and surpris-
ingly—rode away from Tomac
like he was just another rider on
the track. After starting together,
Roczen still took the checkered
flag an amazing 31.281 seconds
ahead of Tomac, who, coming
into the race, was the only rider
many felt was capable of beating
