WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 55 ISSUE 1 JANUARY 9, 2018 P65
My Own Race:
25 MARVIN MUSQUIN 1ST 450SX
Marvin Musquin's success during the "off-season" carried right
into Anaheim I, where he ran down Barcia (after Tomac crashed)
to take a solid win. And he did it when he wasn't feeling his best.
"To win tonight definitely was not expected," he said. "It was a
difficult day but I tried to stay calm and we were able to make it
happen. I had a bad start in the main event but we put everything
together and we were consistent. It was a long main, but this
is what we've been working so hard for. I can't thank everyone
enough for their support!"
1 JUSTIN HILL 7TH 250SX WEST
AutoTrader/JGR Suzuki's Justin Hill had speed all day at
A1, but he tightened up early in the 250SX main, got really
bad arm-pump, then struggled to seventh. "I've just got to
get back and fix my rhythm," Hill said. "I've got to get back
to what I was doing before. I blew it a lot. I missed rhythms
and did uncharacteristic things for me. I'm normally the
rhythm guy; I'm the dialed guy. I'm not the crazy wild dude.
I'm the guy that gets it done and I wasn't that tonight.
That's what I've got to go work on. I've got to work on
pounding it out and hitting my marks."
34 WESTON PEICK 5TH 450SX
AutoTrader/JGR Suzuki's Weston Peick had a very solid day at
Anaheim I. He qualified 15th during the day, but he's never been
the type that can smoke a crazy-fast single lap. Once the racing
started, he was moving forward. He went from 10th to fifth in his
heat race, and then battled it out inside the top five for the entire
main event on his way to fifth place in a very stacked field. "I got
off to a good start, got up front, battled with those guys," Peick
said. "I made a few mistakes when I got out with those guys. My
heart rate was pumping, made some mistakes then brought it
back. It's good to get up front and ride with those guys. That's
where I belong. I think a couple more rounds I'll be up there bat-
tling for the podium."
22 CHAD REED 15TH 450SX
Despite a new bike and his ankle injury, Chad Reed
was pleased with his night. "Basically in the main
event, I don't care if you spent three months riding
or you spent three days riding, it's always a strug-
gle," Reed said. "Because if you're fit, you're always
pushing at the limit, so you're always in the red. It
was more just dealing with the lack of riding. As the
day went on, my body was getting sore—shoulders
sore, back sore, legs sore and hands sore. Like,
I've got blisters and things like that. So that's literally
off the couch. My foot still hurts. That's really the
issue. It's not like I can get out there and push. So
I'm going to work hard this week on my ankle and
be better next week."
