Riders from the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team won both of the 250cc motos on Saturday at the Moto-X 338 National (Mass.), and secured two of the three podium spots.
Trey Canard won the first moto of the day and finished third overall. Justin Barcia won moto 2 and was second overall to Tyla Rattray, w
ho finished second in both motos and ended with a better combined finish. Barcia said conquering the shifting sands of Southwick was a real challenge.
"This is the hardest track we race on all year," said Barcia. "The bumps and the holes – I almost lost it so bad in the second moto. The sand moves and the lappers crash and blow out the turns, so it's different every lap."
For Canard, his seventh podium finish of the season represented a mixed bag on the day. In the second moto, Canard fell after he touched wheels with Dean
Wilson. While he rallied to finish ninth in that race, Canard's streak of four consecutive event wins was broken.
"You expect a lot of crazy stuff to happen here at this track," Canard said. "That second moto wasn't a good one, but it wasn't a disaster, either. I came out of there healthy.
A bright spot for Canard was that he shaved three points off of Christophe Pourcel's lead in the 250 class. Canard trails by 13 points with two events – worth 100 points total – left in the season.
Rookie Eli Tomac had another strong day, finishing seventh overall after finishes of sixth and seventh at Moto-X 338.
Trey Canard won the first moto of the day and finished third overall. Justin Barcia won moto 2 and was second overall to Tyla Rattray, w
ho finished second in both motos and ended with a better combined finish. Barcia said conquering the shifting sands of Southwick was a real challenge."This is the hardest track we race on all year," said Barcia. "The bumps and the holes – I almost lost it so bad in the second moto. The sand moves and the lappers crash and blow out the turns, so it's different every lap."
For Canard, his seventh podium finish of the season represented a mixed bag on the day. In the second moto, Canard fell after he touched wheels with Dean
Wilson. While he rallied to finish ninth in that race, Canard's streak of four consecutive event wins was broken."You expect a lot of crazy stuff to happen here at this track," Canard said. "That second moto wasn't a good one, but it wasn't a disaster, either. I came out of there healthy.
A bright spot for Canard was that he shaved three points off of Christophe Pourcel's lead in the 250 class. Canard trails by 13 points with two events – worth 100 points total – left in the season.
Rookie Eli Tomac had another strong day, finishing seventh overall after finishes of sixth and seventh at Moto-X 338.
The AMSOIL team is right back at it on September 4 at the Steel City National outside Pittsburgh.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.
