Justin Barcia wins just his fourth 450 moto but didn’t make the podium after a technical hitch in the first race
Although Honda was predictably tight-lipped about what caused the issue, I did find out that both bikes failed for the same reason and it was ‘heat related’. That was about all I could get, but it makes sense in that the weather was wet so the sand
was sticky. In addition to the bikes being under such a heavy strain the radiators would be much more likely to be packed full of wet sand during the race causing the bike to be less able to keep its internals cool enough to finish. In moto two, Justin Barcia got into the lead