‰ÛÏI‰Ûªm speechless! I can‰Ûªt believe how the day ended considering how much pain I was in on Saturday morning," Peters said. "During track walk I knew there were some rhythm sections that I wouldn‰Ûªt be able to do, because my left knee obviously isn‰Ûªt strong. I struggled in practice and qualifying.
"After the final session, we put more tape on my knee in order to keep it stable. I was very tentative in the heat race, as I was worried about my knee. The goal was to put as little time on the bike as possible, but I didn‰Ûªt qualify through the heat race. I won the LCQ, which loosened me up and provide the confidence I needed.
‰ÛÏI got a really good start on my Suzuki RM-Z250 from the outside and was sitting in fourth for a while. I told myself that I was going to crash-out before I would settle for fourth place, because I had nothing to lose. I made it happen. I cannot thank the Autotrader/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Team enough for their support and hard work. They gave me the best opportunities to run up front and reach my potential. It has been a long five years since I last visited the podium, so I‰Ûªm glad to finish third this weekend.‰Û
