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FANT FILES: ATLANTA RACE WRAP UP
2017-02-28 22:30:43
 

A great way to end racing in the Georgia Dome was the addition of Ricky Carmichael to the hot lap before the night started. Ricky explained the memories he had racing there and it was definitely one of his favorite stops in the series.

Jordon Smith got off to a great hole shot in the main event. With a small mistake in the whoops, Alex Martin was able to get by him. On the podium Jordon explained he did get a little tight while leading a fierce pack of competitors.

Marvin Musquin jumping into the sand section and taking some of it with him.

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A heat race win for AC this weekend showed that he is still very competitive in the 250 class. Unfortunately in the main event Adam had a tip over after the start straight into a left hand corner. This would keep him off the podium and eventually allow Joey Savatgy to pass him.

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Alex Martin was able to hit the box this weekend with a hard fought 2nd place. You could see the excitement amongst the Troy Lee Designs team as they celebrated a solid finish for Alex.tilly7 (1 of 1)The riders were getting a face full of sand all night. As they climbed the wall behind riders coming down the backside, roost would fly directly into their face caking the goggles.

tilly23The ruts developed all evening in the Georgia Dome. The inside left turn allowed riders to get extremely low on their bikes and get on the gas early for they rhythm.

Some opening ceremony fun with Marvin Musquin.

A back side view of the sand section entrance with Broc Tickle. Check out the amount of dirt his RCH Suzuki is carrying with him over the hump.

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Joey Savatgy didn’t get the greatest start in the main event but was able to salvage points in the championship hunt. He currently sits 2 points behind Zach Osborne in the Eastern Series.

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Ryan Dungey was able to gain some ground this weekend by winning the 450 main event and growing the gap from 1st to 2nd. Tomac was on fire through the entire main event and even closed the gap down by around 2 seconds at the end of the race. The next few rounds are going to be great to see what shakes down in the big bike class.


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