"That was like a battle of a
lifetime right there for us," Tomac
said. "Me and Kenny were going
at it. Ended up getting by him
the first time, and then had to go
inside in the left-hander up there
and it washed my front end out.
Had to hop back on and Kenny
got by me again. I then did a
little bit of a dive-bomb pass at
the end there. After that it was
just tooth-and-nail all the way
through. But man, this is a huge
relief for us. It's the first win this
season, our first moto win of the
season. That was a good race."
After Tomac and Roczen
crossed the finish line, a min-
ute and nine seconds went
by before third place took the
checkers. That was Barcia in
third; en route, he took Musquin
out for the position earlier in the
race. Then came Peick, Pourcel,
Bloss and Musquin.
In the overall, Tomac grabbed
his first MX National win in over
a year, followed by Roczen,
Barcia, Musquin, Peick, Pourcel
and Bloss.
The win, however, doesn't
make a huge difference in the
points race, but Tomac cut into it
by six points. With a points lead
of 47 points with 10 motos left to
run, even if Tomac wins every
single moto from here forward,
Roczen still wins the title by 17
points (if he finishes second
every time. If Tomac is going to
have a chance, he's going to
need some help.
"All you can say is I was just
feeling it," Tomac said. "I just
love the sand. I'm just having fun
and my track at home is really
soft like this, so it's a comfort
thing for me..."
VOL. 53 ISSUE 27 JULY 12, 2016 P93
Here is the video highlight of
the exciting second 450MX
moto when Tomac and Roc-
zen battled for the win.
