Garrett Marchbanks on his collision with Eli Tomac

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.”