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Jason Thomas on the 250SX contenders.

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The 250 West region has been an interesting series thus far. Whilst it may not be the deepest field I have ever seen, the drama at the front has been exciting. I really expected this to be a two-horse race between Austin Forkner and Dylan Ferrandis, the defending champ. Although I had Justin Cooper penciled in for several podiums, I certainly did not expect him to put up a 1-2 at the first two rounds. Whilst I still have the same two as the ultimate deciders of this title, the situation has certainly changed.

At Anaheim 1, Dylan Ferrandis was firmly establishing himself as the alpha early in the day. He looked solid and confident, proudly wearing his 1W number plate. He was setting the fastest laps and, even more importantly, Austin Forkner had a huge crash in the difficult whoops. Everything was setting up for a great opening win to set the tone for the series. His Achilles heel would rear its head yet again as the night wore on though. In Ferrandis’ USA tenure, his one weakness has been starts and his first lap race craft. He has consistently put himself into a bad situation early in the races, both indoors and out.

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That deficiency has opened the door time and again for others, most notably Adam Cianciarulo last year. This season, the beginning of the race has again been a big problem. At A1 he rounded the first lap in seventh place whilst his most prominent challengers, Forkner and Cooper, were already in first and second place. That puts so much pressure on Ferrandis to put in heroic laps. He not only has to deal with the chaos that is 250SX traffic, he also has to be significantly faster than the two leaders.

He was only able to catch up to second place and was also aided by Forkner’s excursion, as we know. Not a disaster by any means but certainly a compromise after setting the fastest lap in both timed qualifying and the main event. It’s just another example of opportunity left on the table. The key for Ferrandis’ title defense as the 250SX West continues might come down to whether or not he can sort out his starting woes. Every other piece of the puzzle is there but the singular missing piece might be his undoing.

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What about Forkner? He could very well have won the first two rounds. A huge mistake followed by a mental blunder pushed him back to fifth place at the opener. He did bounce back with a win last weekend, sending a clear message that he was ready to claim what was so narrowly his last season. Even with a five-point deficit to Justin Cooper, I still feel Forkner and Ferrandis are the two most likely champions. Forkner still needs to shake some rust off, in my opinion, but a win had to do wonders for his confidence last weekend. If he can manage his emotions down the stretch, he might be able to get Mitch that indoor title that brutally eluded both he and AC9 last season.

I am not sure why I am still skeptical of Cooper but something just hasn’t clicked for me yet. If he reels off another win or somehow extends his points lead, it might be time for me to reevaluate the speedster from Long Island. After all, he has the series lead and has been rock solid thus far. His starts are usually spot on and his speed looks to be improved over last year, so maybe I am just late to the party? I will still wait and see before I start predicting wins for the #32 but he has made me look foolish thus far.

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Outside of those three, I just cannot see the title going elsewhere. They are too good and too solid to allow anyone else in. Podiums at races?  Sure. Guys like Brandon Hartranft, Alex Martin, Christian Craig and Jett Lawrence will be opportunistic just like they were in St. Louis. To think they can get into the title mix just isn’t realistic to me. That is a bit of a downer to think the title is only possible for three guys but such is life. At least we have a real battle at the top and it’s between three riders instead of two!

As for my pick, I was heavy on Ferrandis going into the season. I thought and still think this is his title to lose. I am definitely worrisome over his starts though. I will stick with the fast Frenchy, but I am not as confident as I was. Forkner’s win may have stoked the fire we saw burn so brightly last spring. Cooper, to his credit, is quietly soaking up the points lead and red plates that go with it. He could sneakily steal this title away if he keeps this torrid pace. With only two rounds done, there is surely a lot of drama left to unfold. Who you got?

Words: Jason Thomas | Lead Image: Sean Ogden

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We are already at round twelve of the AMA Supercross Championship and this weekend we are racing at St. Louis.  Below you can get an idea of the track for this Saturday!

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Stat Attack: Indianapolis Supercross Review

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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