VOL. 54 ISSUE 11 MARCH 21, 2017 P65
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Ryan. Then I passed him, so I'm
really happy. Eli was gone, it was
too late."
Honda HRC's Cole Seely was
fifth overall after starting eighth.
He finished a few seconds ahead
of Millsaps (Rocky Mountain
KTM), Chad Reed (Monster
Energy Yamaha), Broc Tickle
(RCH Yoshimura Suzuki), Jason
Anderson (Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna), and Justin Barcia
(JGR Suzuki).
win the main event. It would make
it a perfect day. Anyway, I got
second tonight. I got a decent
start and that's what I need to
be in the top three or four at the
beginning. Then I can fight with
those guys. I didn't have the good
lines at the beginning and I was
losing time fighting with the bike.
And then I got into my groove
and I was behind Baggett and he
went down and as soon as I got
third I pushed really hard to catch
we've just got to keep doing it."
If Dungey wants to retain the
number-one plate, he's going
to have to put a stop to Tomac's
charge and take away some of
his confidence, which is some-
thing Tomac has a lot of right
now.
"It was a little rough for us
today," said Dungey who still tried
to look at the positives. "That's
just the way it goes. I can't ex-
plain why at times it's harder than
not, but we did our best. In the
practices everything was good,
the times were right, not too bad,
not too far off. The heat races
bumped us back.
"In the main event, we had
the inside gate and I was able to
get out good and sneak through
there and came right up with the
guys. I put a little pressure on
them a bit, but then I just fell off
the pace. It's just plain and sim-
ple. I was giving it my all; that's all
I can ask. Considering where we
were and how things started, I'm
happy with my day. It's good to be
up here. We've got to remember
it's just a dirt bike race. There's
bigger things in life."
Musquin was happy to get
back on form after a couple of
tough races.
"It was a great day," Musquin
said. "Right before the main
event I was thinking about the
whole day—fastest qualifying, first
time winning a heat race. I was
thinking it would be cool if I could
Ryan Dungey hasn't been as rock
solid lately, as he sees his points
lead quickly dissolving.
