Haiden Deegan was in a state of shock after a brilliant ride in the third and final main event after the teenager, who crashed while second in race two, caught and passed one of his heroes, Eli Tomac, for a second place finish behind his former riding coach Christian Craig!
Deegan said: “I’m just going to say this, I was battling Eli Tomac and I was just like a little kid – I was in shock the whole time! I was going ‘I just passed Eli Tomac! I just passed Eli Tomac!’ I was trippin’ the whole time, that was bad ass!
“Good job to Christian man, I know he has been through a lot, to see that happen, I felt like a happy son! That was good, we fought hard, that was awesome.”
See the entertainment Deegan provided in a battle with Savatgy in moto two:
