MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7 / JULY 9, 2016
SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS / THE WICK 338
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eading up to the return
of the Southwick Moto-
cross National at The Wick
338 (formerly called MX338)
in Southwick, Massachusetts,
RCH Suzuki's Ken Roczen has
been almost as dominant as any
racer has ever been in a mo-
tocross championship, having
won 11 of the last 12 motos. But
that dominance has been under
fire lately with the resurgence of
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Eli
Tomac.
Over the past few weeks,
Tomac has been picking up
the pace, finishing second to
Roczen five motos in a row and
getting closer and closer to
victory. Finally, Tomac put it all
together and claimed his first win
of the year at Southwick's sandy
MX338 circuit. Even Roczen
couldn't do anything but watch
Tomac go 1-1.
"One thing you do is never
give up," Tomac said. "I mean,
we're just over halfway now.
There's quite a few races left, so
it's never over till it's over. We're
going to keep fighting."
In the 250MX class, Ya-
malube/Star Racing Yamaha's
Cooper Webb scored his third
overall victory in a row, winning
four of the last six motos. One
of those losses came in the first
moto at Southwick, though he
was pressuring his teammate
Jeremy Martin at the end. In
the second moto, Webb was
done eating sand and nailed
the holeshot and never looked
back, taking the win 20 seconds
ahead of rookie Austin Forkner,
who finished out the day on the
podium—in second place—for the
first time of his career.
Eli Tomac becomes the first racer in the nationals
to beat Roczen—and he does it twice in one day.
BY STEVE COX
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB KOY
TOMAC PULLS THROUGH
