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Washougal WA
Saturday qualifying went ok, but Ryan said he just wasn't comfortable on
the bike and he finished 4th. They made a few adjustments during
practice on Sunday and Ryan was feeling good.
Sunday qualifying, Ryan nearly grabbed
the holeshot as you can see in the photos. Ryan made a pass on the
first lap and lead the qualifier until right before the end. On
the last straight it was a drag race down the whoops to the checkers
between Ryan and MotoWorld Suzuki's Matt Goerke. It was so close we
couldn't tell who won, but the official results put Goerke on top.
Moto 1 Ryan jumped off the gate to a
mid-pack start and by the end of the first lap was running 16th. On lap
2 he was in 14th and was chased 11th, 12th, and 13th around the track
like a freight train until about the mid way point when Ryan began to
fade and finished 17th.
Moto 2 Ryan got a bad jump off the gate
and looked like he was well outside the top 20 heading into the 2nd turn
up the hill. When he came around after the first lap he was in 19th. By
the middle of the race he had worked his way up to 16th but looked like
he was beginning to fade again for a repeat of the 1st moto. A couple of
laps later it looked like Ryan was beginning to charge! He was beginning
to catch Subway's Jeff Gibson and Honda of Japan's Kenjiro Tsuji. Ryan
chased them around for several laps then made his move back in the woods
passing them both at once and finished 14th.
Washougal Results
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Optical illusion - it looks as if Ryan is headed for one of Washougal's trees, but all is good.
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Sunday morning qualifier - Ryan on the inside of turn two. Jeff Gibson (just out of the picture) grabbed the holeshot.
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New graphics featuring the sponsors that are helping Ryan get through the outdoor season. Thanks Brent and Heavy Equipment Parts!
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Ryan couldn't do this if it weren't for those people helping him out. Thanks for all your support!!
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Short leads 125 moto 1
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Getting ready for Moto 2
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Team Subway's Jeff Gibson
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It was hot at Washougal!!
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Subway's Jason Thomas went 16 -16 for 16th overall
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Subway's Jeff Gibson went 18 - 15 for 18th overall
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Team ECC's Brian Gray #48 went 13 -18 for 15th overall
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Nice bike! Ever take it off any sweet jumps? Ryan Capes will be attempting to break the world distance record
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