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Cianciarulo has moved camp early to the west coast, hoping to become acclimated to the soil of California. However, he wasn’t
A rather unfamiliar competitor, Cianciarulo moved forward, approaching the Yamaha rider with a heap of aggressiveness. Figuring out the weaker points of his foe, he would decide to make a move on lap
four, bursting by with a twist of the throttle, and never looking back. Continuing to build his lead, he would take the checkered flag, with Colt Nichols at bay for the final flag. Hoping to keep the momentum apparent, he would find a bit of trouble in the first turn of the main event, pushing him back to eleventh. Having a difficult time finding traction, it was as though the RPM’s of his Pro Circuit machine were to much for the tread of the tires to handle. Slipping and sliding every which way, he would eventually work his way up to the back of RJ Hampshire, vying for a top five spot. Running Hampshire a bit wide in the turn just before the longer whoop section, his power would begin to run out by section’s end, allowing RJ to be right back behind; leaving the door just a tad open, Hampshire would sneak through the inside, running AC high, and unfortunately leaving him on the ground. He would remount quickly, placing himself in the fifth spot, where he would stay until the end. He would look to build in the follow- ing week.
expecting a soaking from the sky, and would be forced to change his aggressive mentality, as he figured the track out in prac- tice. Although relatively smooth, his lanky frame allows him to ride the bike with a lot of movement and explosion, something that can hamper one’s momentum in conditions like these. A fourth place start to begin his heat race, saw him quickly work
his way around the likes of Castelo and McAdoo. He wanted to begin the night on a good note, and all that stood between he
and the heat race win, was that of Jacob Hayes.
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