Yamaha Podiums at Montreal ATV Supercross - Continued

Richard Pelchat had this to say:

"I was really fast in practice. I had the fastest lap time, which is really good because it gave me the first pick for the Warm-Up race. But the best part was that I was taking it easy.no rush to do a fast lap."

#46 Richard Pelchat

"In the Warm-Up race, Jasmin Plante got holeshot with me in second," Pelchat continued. "I was pressuring him, but the race is a qualifier for the main event, so I didn't want to do anything stupid. The race is really short 5 laps, maybe 5 minutes, so I settled for second. I knew I could make a pass."

"In the main, Jasmin got the holeshot with Greg Gee in second and me in third. I got the inside on Gee in the second corner and started pressuring Plante for first. Just before the finish line, there was a 65-foot supercross triple, it was easy to do but it didn't allow for any mistakes. The triple took out about six or seven riders.

"On the first lap, Jasmin cased the triple hard. As I passed him in the next corner, he pulled off in pain with a badly hurting knee. After all these years, I was leading the race."

"I was picking up about a second a lap. Just before the mid-point, (it was a 10 lap event,) I had about five second on second and third place, [and was] well on my way to the win. Then the Montreal Supercross bit me once again," he said.

"I came about three inches short on the same triple and got bucked off the seat and into the ground. I remounted, disgusted would be a good word, in fifth with my clutch lever down. I charged pass U.S. riders Casey Martin and Aaron Meyer to be in third place. I was catching on the leader, but finished a few seconds behind. I feel bad for throwing the win away like that, but I was fast and I finally got a podium there."

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