MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 11 / AUGUST 20, 2016
BUDDS CREEK RACEWAY / BUDDS CREEK, MARYLAND
P54
translates to about 25 seconds
in a 17-lap moto, all other things
being equal.
But, in moto one, Tomac
didn't keep all the other things
equal. BTOSports KTM's An-
drew Short got to the first turn
first, but Roczen snuck up the
inside to take over the lead right
away and officially score the mo-
to-one holeshot in front of Short,
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leading moto one at Glen Helen.
At Budds Creek, he showed
the kind of dominance reminis-
cent of the Ricky Carmichael or
James Stewart eras. He lined
up not only expecting to win,
he lined up as if he owned the
place.
Roczen's morning qualifying
time was more than 1.5 sec-
onds faster than second-place-
qualifier Tomac's time, which
For reasons only known to
him, the Ken Roczen of 2014
was afraid of losing that champi-
onship. The Ken Roczen of 2016
wasn't afraid of anything.
Roczen came into Budds
Creek having lost only four of
the 20 motos run to that point.
In the other four, he finished
second three times, and fourth
once. The fourth place was
due to a fork malfunction while
Justin Barcia
finally got on the
450MX podium
with a 3-3.
