Supercross Recap 001: Anaheim 1

Anaheim 1  

Much like the Southern California rains, Anaheim 1 quickly came and went.  Did the AMA Supercross opener live up to the hype?  We believe so.  A solid downpour prior to the main events made for some interesting racing.

Anaheim 1 Main Events

Colt Nichols moved into the lead early during the 250 main and rode uncontested, to his first ever victory.  Further back in the pack, Adam Cianciarulo & RJ Hampshire waged a short war–Adam ended up on the ground & would ultimately finish in the 5th.  At the end of the Anaheim 1 main, the 250 results looked like this.

* Colt Nichols

* Dylan Ferrandis

* Shane McElrath

* RJ Hampshire

* Adam Cianciarulo

In the 450 class, Justin Barcia claimed his first 450 supercross win since 2013.  It didn’t come easy though, as Dean Wilson and Malcolm Stewart ran away during the early laps.

As the race wore on, the leaders made too many mistakes–allowing the likes of Bam Bam, Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac to lay claim to the podium positions.  When the checkers flew, the top 5 looked like this:

* Justin Barcia

* Ken Roczen

* Eli Tomac

* Dean Wilson

* Cooper Webb

It should go noted that Cooper Webb went down in the first turn, yet rallied to finish 5th in the sloppy conditions.  Coop was fast in practice and had a good heat race too.  Will the switch to KTM be enough to put him into title contention this year?

We’re looking forward to Glendale to see if surprise results continue to be a trend or if the series favorites put their stamp on the series.

On the Next Podcast:

Next time, we’ll cover round 2 of the AMA supercross series which will be held in Glendale, AZ, on January 12th.

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