American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 8 | Page 69

Oldenburg would lose his
hold on second to A. Martin
and would eventually fall
further back to settle in
seventh behind Webb, Tonus
and Cianciarulo as well.
With 2 to go, Webb
attempted to make the pass
on A. Martin on the inside of
a turn. Falling victim to the
muddy rut, Webb went down
face first over the
handlebars. Rushing to get
back on the bike and headed
for a moto 1 hail mary, Webb
ripped off the goggles and
raced toward the finish.
By the end of the moto there
wasn’t any change to the
front of the pack. Forkner
won his second career moto
while Savatgy and A. Martin
rounded out the podium
behind him.
Austin Forkner found the
moto 1 and 2 holeshots as
well as his career first overall

win at Ironman. (Photo:
Simon Cudby)
The sun came out and the
conditions heated up, and
the effects were felt on the
track, as it morphed into a
quicker firmer track for the
second motos, but there was
no change out of the gate as
Forkner his second holeshot
on the day.
Straight off the holeshot, a
heated first-lap battle
developed between Forkner,
Plessinger, A. Martin,
Cianciarulo and Webb.
Plessinger made a hard
charge for the front and
passed Forkner to ride out
front for a little more than a
lap. Plessinger made a
mistake, though, and despite
not falling down he did lose
the lead back to Forkner. All
the while, A. Martin,
Cianciarulo and Webb
continued to exchange