We spoke to Garrett Marchbanks about showing good pace at Pala on the 450 Kawasaki but also that huge crash with Eli Tomac that left the KTM rider out for the day, but fortunately not seriously injured!
Marchbanks said: “I mean the day was going really well. I was qualified P5, super pumped with that. When the first moto had a really good start, I think I was around 6th, 7th place around there.
“Yeah, Eli passed me and, you know, for me I feel like I was riding super good. So I wanted to make the pass back and, you know, start making moves towards that front group and, I don’t know, I didn’t expect him to hit that turn that fast. I tried to rip the outside. I think, you know, people could say it’s my fault, it’s his fault. It was just a racing accident.
“Maybe I just didn’t anticipate it that way. I don’t know. I didn’t mean to hit him. I was just an accident, so I hope he’s alright. Definitely a bummer.”
