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JUSTIN BOGLE
450 SX / 15TH
IMAGE / LANNAN WORDS / KUHLHOFF DESIGN / WILSON
>> Round Eleven in Indianapolis was quite the rollercoaster ride for Jus- tin Bogle. A “close but no cigar” sixth place finish in the second 450 heat sent the RCH Yoshimura Suzuki rider forward into the Semi. The number 19 found some fire in the Lucas Oil Stadium when he lined up for that first Semi race though. With an awesome start, Bogle quickly moved into the lead, landing himself his first Semi win of the year and his fifth Semi victory of his career. Justin could now move forward into the Main Event on a high note. With the countdown beginning, we all knew that Bogle was capable of a fantastic start, but would he be able to hold onto it while on such an unpredictable track? It was a thirty-second waiting game.
Flames were ignited and the gates dropped. Bogle was off to a commendable start, finding himself in the ninth place spot early on in the moto. Broc Tickle was on a mission and after a battle, passed Bogle for eighth place. Unfortunately for Bogle, the pass caused him to falter and he was unable to clear the pretty hefty finish line jump, resulting in Wilson and Barcia passing him. Justin Bogle found himself falling off the pace a little bit after that. By the halfway point, he was in thirteenth and then at the three-minute plus two-lap mark, he was in fifteenth.
The Cushing, Oklahoma rider held onto fifteenth as the checkered flag waved. His is now eighteenth in overall points standings going into Round Twelve in Detroit next weekend. If Bogle can hold onto those great starts next weekend, he will definitely be someone to look out for.
74 GRITMOTO • MARCH 19, 2017