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Broc Tickle looked to be riding with a newfound confidence Saturday morning in Michigan. He posted some fast times and ended up with a very impressive 4th fastest time. In the first 450 moto, Tickle got off to a great jump and was running near 6th through the first lap. He made his way into 5th quickly and set his sights on the elite riders in front of him. Broc was able to make the pass on Nicoletti for 4th and was doing everything he could
to catch the battle for 2nd in front of him. Broc began to catch the battle and was only a couple of bike lengths
behind Eli Tomac. He started showing him a wheel in some of the corners and Eli started to pick up the pace. Eli made a move into 2nd and Tickle now had Barcia in front of him. Tickle rode a solid race and maintained his 4th position all the way to the finish. In the second moto, Tickle got a great start and was running top three early on. A hard charging Ken Roczen passed him quickly but Tickle was doing his best to follow Ken through the pack. Tickle was unable to hold down the intense pace but was able to begin to pressure 3rd place, Bogle. Broc was finally able to out-charge Bogle down one of the hills, thus securing 3rd position. The rest was history and Broc took home another 3rd place overall with 4-3 finishes at Redbud.
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