Motocross Championship.Trey Canard finished third and second in his two motos to finish second overall in the 250s and Brett Metcalfe rode to a pair of fourth place finishes in 450 motos for a third place overall finish.
Up until Saturday, Canard had been disappointed with his finishes thus far this season. At Thunder Valley, Canard said he felt more like his usual self, particularly in the second moto where he got the hole shot and led a significant portion of the 30-minute race.
"From the past few weekends, it's a big improvement for me," Canard said. "I'm excited, hopefully I can keep the momentum going and
try to have fun with it."With his finish, Canard moves to fourth in the season 250 standings.
Metcalfe, riding in the 450 class this season, stayed out of trouble on the starts and used consistency to run to his third place finish.
"The track was really, really rough and super narrow in some of the sections," Metclafe said. "Being consistent is paying off for us. Now we just have to work on being more consistently in the top three.
It's another podium on the year for Metcalfe, who is now second in the season points.
Blake Wharton finished fifth overall by finishing sixth then fifth in his two 250 motos and is now eighth in the season points.
Justin Barcia got caught up in a first turn melee in the first moto but battled his way to a 16th place finish. In the second, he steered clear of trouble and rode to a seventh place finish, good for 10th place overall on the day. For his efforts, Barcia won the Muscle Milk Recovery Award.
Rookie Eli Tomac said he was also hampered by rough starts. He finished seventh and ninth in his motos, good enough for eighth on the day.
Next up for the AMSOIL sponsored team is the Red Bud National in Buchanan, Mich. July 3.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
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