Tickle cards eighth in Indy SX

Courtesy of Suzuki Racing

RCH Suzuki Factory Racing’s Broc Tickle turned in a solid eighth-place finish in Saturday night’s Monster Energy AMA/ FIM World Supercross Championship race at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as team-mate Ken Roczen missed the event to recover from an ankle injury that will keep him out of the next two races.

The RCH Soaring Eagle/ Jimmy Johns/ Suzuki Factory Racing rider was consistent throughout the day, finishing fifth in his heat and second in his Semi to transfer into the Main Event, but was slightly dejected at the end of the night after coming into ‘Indy’ expecting more.

Said Tickle: “We made progress each time we went out but I still struggled with speed a little bit. I was really looking forward to Indianapolis because I finished fifth last year. I knew that the track was going to be really rutted and normally I excel in those conditions. I wanted to put 20 solid laps together, which I feel like I did, but I was still off-the-pace a little bit. I’ve been training pretty hard during the week so I’m hoping a little bit of rest will re-energise me for the Detroit Supercross this weekend. I need to be stronger during the middle stages and at the end of the Main. I felt like I struggled towards the end of the race and normally that’s not the case for me. That tells me I might be doing a little too much during the week.

“We’re all going to Soaring Eagle on Tuesday so I’m excited to have some fun with our sponsors this week. I’ll go back to California first, ride a little bit on Monday; and rest after that. I feel like I have all the tools to be on the podium and that’s why I’m frustrated. Obviously eighth is solid but I don’t want to just be solid anymore. I want to be on the podium.”

Monster Energy Supercross returns to Detroit this weekend when the series visits Ford Field for

Round 12 of the 2015 Supercross Championship.

Indianapolis 450 Supercross Results: 1. Ryan Dungey (KTM), 2. Cole Seely (Honda), 3. Trey Canard (Honda), 4. Weston Peick (Yamaha), 5. Davi Millsaps (Kawasaki), 6. Andrew Short (KTM, 7. Josh Grant (Kawasaki), 8. Broc Tickle (RCH Suzuki), 9. Chad Reed (Kawasaki), 10. Jake Weimer (Kawasaki).

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