ANOTHER TOP 10 FOR TICKLE, RCH SOARING EAGLE/JIMMY JOHNS/SUZUKI FACTORY RACING
March 14, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Broc Tickle, rider of the No. 20 Suzuki RM-Z450 for RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing, turned in a solid eighth-place finish in Saturday Night’s Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Tickle’s RCH teammate Ken Roczen missed the event while recovering from an ankle injury that will keep him out of the next two races.
The Holly, Mich., rider was consistent throughout the day, finishing fifth in his heat and second in his semifinal to transfer into the main event. Despite recording his eighth top-10 finish of the season, Tickle was a bit dejected at the end of the night and understandably hard on himself after coming into Indy expecting more.
“We made progress each time we went out but I still struggled with speed a little bit,” explained Tickle, who maintained 10th in the 450SX point standings. “I was really looking forward to Indianapolis because I finished fifth last year. I knew that the track was going to be really rutted and normally I excel in those conditions. I wanted to put 20 solid laps together, which I feel like I did, but I was still off the pace a little bit. I’ve been training pretty hard during the week so I’m hoping a little bit of rest will re-energize me for the Detroit Supercross this weekend. I need to be stronger during the middle stages and at the end of the main. I felt like I struggled toward the end of the race and normally that’s not the case for me. That tells me I might be doing a little too much during the week.
“We’re all going to Soaring Eagle on Tuesday so I’m excited to have some fun with our sponsors this week. I’ll go back to California first, ride a little bit on Monday and rest after that. I feel like I have all the tools to be on the podium and that’s why I’m frustrated. Obviously, eighth is solid but I don’t want to just be solid anymore. I want to be on the podium.”
Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship, returns to Detroit this weekend when the series visits Ford Field for Round 12 of the 2015 Supercross Championship. The race will be televised live on Fox Sports 1 Saturday, March 21 beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 4 p.m. Pacific.
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