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JUSTINBARCIA
Knowing that his work would be cut out for him, he would walk to the line
of the heat race with a stoic expression, ready to whatever necessary to obtain a strong finish. Bolting out of the gate, he would push the Yamaha to the fullest extent throughout the opening lap, placing fifth across timing and scoring. Battling with the likes of Dean Wilson, the Husqvarna rider would fend off the charge of Barcia for a
few laps, before relinquishing fourth to the New York native. Taking a position in the
top five was imminent for a strong gate
pick, and Barcia would feel pleased with his performance. When the gate would fall for the main event, the field would be shuffled to the fullest degree, and Barcia would be penciled in around the sixth position. He would hover near here for quite sometime, unable to get around Vince Friese, and dealing with Eli Tomac at the same time. But with Malcolm Stewart unfortunately causing a red flag to be thrown, Justin would have
a change to breathe and recollect himself in the midst of battle. It would work, as he would slowly but surely crawl to the back of Marvin Musquin, pestering the Frenchman with a bit of American wit. Revving his 450 to the brink of disaster, he was doing all he could to rattle the thought process of the KTM pilot. And although a strong effort, Barcia wouldn’t be able to make his way around; finishing sixth overall on the day.
championship. Immediately dashing to
the front for the beginning of the practice,
he wanted to lead every lap possible. His aggressiveness would translate into
passes of all sorts, although he was having
a hard time besting the likes of Justin Hill
and Cooper Webb, who were atop the
leaderboard.
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