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Debrief: Sexton on his positive A1
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Chase Sexton offered his insights on his admirable A1, where he showed plenty of character, maturity and skill to claim a deserved third. Read what the Honda HRC star had to say in the post-race press conference.
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Question: Chase, when you made the mistake in the rhythm lane and allowed Eli to catch you and then get by you, it seemed like it took you a lap or two to get back in rhythm. Was there anything wrong with the bike or anything going on in your head because it definitely didn’t seem like you were riding the same until the end?
Chase Sexton: I don’t know, the track, like Eli said, was just really gnarly and when you make a mistake like that you lose flow. What happened was I actually over jumped the quad into the corner, landed in a rut and it shifted to third and I didn’t realise I came out of the corner in third and just had no lift. I tried to go for the next one and just kept casing the whole rhythm section basically and lost what felt like forever.
After that it was really hard to get back into a flow until honestly the last lap when Cooper passed me. That was my last lap, I felt good and I found some different lines and it really was just being able to move around. I didn’t move around enough to see what other lines were doing and I was kind of just narrow-minded on what I was riding so that’s something I have to adjust to.
These guys are no slouches at that for sure, they know how to ride rough tracks and that’s something that I’m still learning, but overall it was a solid day for me. I wish I would have ridden a lot better in the last 10 minutes of that main event, but you know we go back and work on it for next week.
Question: What’s your mindset going into next weekend? You rode awesome today, you had so many amazing laps, but obviously it wasn’t the result that you wanted.
CS: For me, really just working on my motos and just doing more and more laps. I’m pretty comfortable on my bike and really it was just being in a race setting being back on the supercross track. Anaheim 1, for me, was probably one of the gnarliest supercross tracks I’ve ridden other than Daytona so that was really hard to jump into and be consistent and perfect throughout the whole main event. That’s something I struggled with.
Being back in a race setting was good for me to get through this race and now just turn my focus to next weekend. It’s going to probably be wet again and gnarly so just trying to focus on clicking off better laps. During the week it’s so hard to really make it the same as race day conditions so for me just focusing on getting my mind in a better spot later in the races is going to be my biggest thing.
I felt better once Cooper passed me. I kind of felt like a little fire went underneath me, but it was obviously the last lap. So for me just focusing on doing my thing during the week and coming back out and having another 20-minute event.
Question: Chase, you looked really patient on the way up to the front to catch Malcolm and I know you talked a lot about that over the off-season. Can you take us through that pass, did you know that you put him off the track, was that on purpose or accident?
CS: I was super patient early. I knew that the track was going to get super eaten up so I wasn’t in a big hurry. Eli got to the front and once he got up there I was like “okay well I kind of really need to start making passes” and Kenny ended up missing the finish line so I got him. Then Eli went down and then I knew I needed to make a charge to try and put a gap on because I knew Eli was still somewhat close.
I just wanted to get by Malcolm and he missed that rhythm section and I quaded into that corner and honestly he kind of stayed on the gas and I didn’t even mean to hit him. I was just running the corner and I couldn’t really stop. I hit that bump going into the corner and he was there so I didn’t mean to hit him by any means.
Question: We know that you have quite a different setting coming into this season. How was it for you tonight and was it difficult to evaluate it considering the conditions?
CS: Definitely tough, I didn’t expect the conditions we had today. Tonight was a good test for the bike. I was really happy with the front, it was definitely a lot more stable than it has been in years prior. Last year had a really weird kind of twitch coming into the corner here, which caused me to go down, and tonight was even gnarlier than that so I think that was a good step in the right direction.
I wasn’t scared every lap going through the whoops tonight so that was super good. I felt safe and stable in those and they weren’t long, but I felt solid so that was nice to kind of be able to focus on the rest of the track and not be worrying about the whoops 24/7.
Question: You’ve had so many strong runs in supercross and it seems like fairly often things went wrong. How much did the dominant performance that you had outdoors last year change what happened tonight?
CS: It definitely put me in a better mindset. I think last year even prior to that I was just really happy. I mean I’m happy to be on the podium and I was happy to get that race win last year, but I was never really I guess looking to be in a championship fight so I wasn’t able to experience that last year.
In outdoors I was able to battle with Eli and it really taught me a lot more than I could have ever asked for so now I feel like I’ve matured a lot over the last summer and then going into the off-season. It’s put me in just a good headspace and confidence-wise I’m good and it changes your riding when you’re confident and know what you’re capable of doing so that’s really all. It’s just a mindset thing and everyone knows. Sports is a lot in the mind and it’s been showing.
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Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia has provided an update on his condition following his savage crash in the SMX finale at the LA Coliseum. In a brutal blow, Barcia has revealed he’s suffered a few broken ribs, has a badly broken collarbone and a beat up lung. Here’s his post below.
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With the SMX Playoffs coming to a conclusion at the Los Angeles Coliseum last weekend for the finale, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a fascinating round of action. Enjoy
450 SMX SEASON END
- Jett Lawrence
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Z Max
- Moto Wins: 3; 1 at Chicagoland, 2 at LA (50% win rate)
- Moto Podiums: 5; (83% podium rate)Â
- Overall Wins: 2; Chicagoland, 1-1 at LA (66% win rate)
- Overall Podiums: 2; (66% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 42; 21 at Chicagoland, 21 at LA (44% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 2.33
- Moto Finishes: 2.35
- Overalls: 2nd (Tied with Roczen for best in class)
- First Lap Position: 4thÂ
Total Points: 163
- Ken Roczen
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland
- Moto Wins: 1; Race 2 at Chicagoland (16% win rate)
- Moto Podiums: 6; (100% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 3; (100% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 15; 10 at Z Max, 3 at Chicagoland, 2 at LA (15% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 3.33
- Moto Finishes: 2.33 (Best in Class)
- Overalls: 2nd (Tied with Lawrence for best in class)
- First Lap Position: 3.67
Total Points: 146
- Chase Sexton
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
- Moto Wins: 2; 1-1 at Z Max (33% win rate)Â
- Moto Podiums: 5; (83% podium rate)
- Overall Win: 1; Z Max (33% win rate)
- Overall Podiums: 2; (66% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 32; (33% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 2nd (Best in Class)
- Moto Finishes: 5thÂ
- Overalls: 4.67
- First Lap Position: 2.67
Total Points: 126
- Cooper Webb
- Moto Podiums: 1; Race 2 at LA (16% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 1; LA (33% podium rate)
Averages
- Qualifying: 7.33
- Moto Finishes: 6.33
- Overalls: 6thÂ
- First Lap Positiion: 7.5
Total Points: 120
- Aaron Plessinger
Averages
- Qualifying: 8.33
- Moto Finishes: 7.66
- Overalls: 7.33
- First Lap Position: 9.67
Total Points: 104
- Adam Cianciarulo
- Laps Led: 1; Race 1 at LA (1% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5.67
- Moto Finishes: 10.83
- Overalls: 11thÂ
- First Lap Position: 9.83
Total Points: 96
- Garrett Marchbanks
Averages
- Qualifying: 8thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 8.83
- Overalls: 8.67
- First Lap Position: 13.33
Total Points: 92
- Jason Anderson
- Laps Led: 4; Race 1 at LA (4% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 8.83
- Overalls: 8.33
- First Lap Position: 8.16
Total Points: 91
- Colt Nichols
Averages
- Qualifying: 10.67
- Moto Finishes: 9.17
- Overalls: 8.33
- First Lap Position: 12.67
Total Points: 90
- Ty Masterpool
Averages
- Qualifying: 10thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 10.5
- Overalls: 10thÂ
- First Lap Position: 6.83
Total Points: 84
- Fredrik Noren
Averages
- Qualifying: 20thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 11.83
- Overalls: 11.33
- First Lap Position: 13thÂ
Total Points: 79
- Phillip Nicoletti
Averages
- Qualifying: 19.67
- Moto Finishes: 10.83
- Overalls: 10thÂ
- First Lap Position: 10.67
Total Points: 76
- Dylan Ferrandis
Averages
- Qualifying: 7thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 10.33
- Overalls: 10.67
- First Lap Position: 5.8
Total Points: 71
- Justin Barcia
- Laps Led: 1; Race 1 at LA (1% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 8.67
- Moto Finishes: 12thÂ
- Overalls: 12thÂ
- First Lap Position: 3.4
Total Points: 59
- Grant Harlan
Averages
- Qualifying: 23rdÂ
- Moto Finishes: 16.16
- Overalls: 16thÂ
- First Lap Position: 14.16
Total Points: 44
- Shane McElrath
Averages
- Qualifying: 16thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 16.33
- Overalls: 16.67
- First Lap Position: 15.5
Total Points: 40
- Kyle Chisholm
Averages
- Qualifying: 25thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 17thÂ
- Overalls: 17thÂ
- First Lap Position: 17thÂ
Total Points: 40
- Justin Hill
Averages
- Qualifying: 18.67
- Moto Finishes: 17.33
- Overalls: 17.67
- First Lap Position: 16.5
Total Points: 31
- Dean Wilson
Averages
- Qualifying: 14.67
- Moto Finishes: 16.67
- Overalls: 17.67
- First Lap Position: 15thÂ
Total Points: 31
- Josh Hill
Averages
- Qualifying: 24thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 18.33
- Overalls: 19thÂ
- First Lap Position: 18.33
Total Points: 25
- Jerry Robin
Averages
- Qualifying: 14.33
- Moto Finishes: 18.16
- Overalls: 19thÂ
- First Lap Position: 18.16
Total Points: 22
- Jermy Hand
Averages
- Qualifying: 18.33
- Moto Finishes: 17.75
- Overalls: 18thÂ
- First Lap Position: 19.25
Total Points: 18
- Eli TomacÂ
Total Points: 13
- Kevin Moranz
Averages
- Qualifying: 22.67
- Moto Finishes: 20thÂ
- Overalls: 21stÂ
- First Lap Position: 18.67
Total Points: 4
250SMX
1.Haiden DeeganÂ
- Race Wins: 1; Race 1 at Z Max
- Race Podiums: 4; (66% podium rate)
- Overall Wins: 1; LAÂ
- Overall Podiums: 3; (On the podium at all 3 rounds)
- Laps Led: 13; 6 at Z Max, 7 at Chicagoland (13% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 10thÂ
- Moto Scores: 3.165Â (Average of 3rd in moto 1 is best in class)
- Overalls: 2.33
- First Lap Position: 3.67 (Best in Class)
Total Points: 157
- Jo Shimoda
- Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at Z Max
- Race Podiums: 3; (50% podium rate)
- Overall Wins: 1; Z Max
- Overall Podiums: 3; ( On the podium at all 3 rounds)
- Laps Led: 14; 7 at Z MAX, 7 at Chicagoland (14% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 5.67
- Moto Scores: 2.83 ( Average of 2.33 in moto 2 is best in class)
- Overalls: 1.67 (Best in Class)
- First Lap Position: 5thÂ
Total Points: 152
- RJ Hampshire
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Chicagoland
- Race Podiums: 1; (16% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 1; LA
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.67
- Moto Scores: 7.5
- Overalls: 7thÂ
- First Lap Position: 8.16
Total Points: 122
- Levi Kitchen
- Race Wins: 1; Race 2 at LA
- Race Podiums: 2; (33% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 29; 11 at Z Max, 18 at LA (Most in Class, 30% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 7.67
- Moto Scores: 7thÂ
- Overalls: 6.67
- First Lap Position: 6.67
Total Points: 114
- Jordon Smith
- Race Wins: 1; Race 1 at LA
- Laps Led: 8; at LA (8% of total Laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 9.67
- Moto Scores: 6.83
- Overalls: 5.67
- First Lap Position: 10.5
Total Points: 110
- Justin Cooper
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; LA
- Race Podiums: 1; (16% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 1; at Chicagoland (1% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 4.33
- Moto Scores: 8.5
- Overalls: 8.33
- First Lap Position: 7.83
Total Points: 101
- Maximus Vohland
Averages
- Qualifying: 7.67
- Moto Scores: 8.5
- Overalls: 8.67
- First Lap Position: 11thÂ
Total Points: 98
- Tom Vialle
- Race Podiums: 3; ( 50% podium rate)
- Overall Podiums: 1; (33% podium rate)
- Laps Led: 20; 10 at Z Max, 10 at LA
Averages
- Qualifying: 8thÂ
- Moto Scores: 7.83
- Overalls: 8.67
- First Lap Position: 6.5
Total Points:90
- Hunter Lawrence
- Race Wins: 2; 1-1 in Chicagoland
- Overall Wins: 1; Chicagoland
- Laps Led: 9; all in Chicagoland ( 9% of total laps)
Averages
- Qualifying: 6.67
- Moto Scores: 4.5
- Overalls: 4.5
- First Lap Position: 7.75
Total Points: 89
- Jalek Swoll
Averages
- Qualifying: 8.33
- Moto Scores: 9.33
- Overalls: 9.67
- First Lap Position: 10.5
Total Points: 88
- Pierce Brown
Averages
- Qualifying: 5.33
- Moto Scores: 9.335
- Overalls: 9.33
- First Lap Position: 10.67
Total Points: 86
- Ryder DiFrancesco
- Race Podiums: 1; Race 2 at Z Max (16% of total Races)
Averages
- Qualifying: 13.33
- Moto Finishes: 10.33
- Overalls: 9.67
- First Lap Position: 10.5
Total Points: 72
- Dilan Schwartz:Â
Averages
- Qualifying: 12.33
- Moto Finishes: 12.33
- Overalls: 13.33
- First Lap Position: 10.83
Total Points: 61
- Talon Hawkins
Averages
- Qualifying: 14.33
- Moto Finishes: 14.5
- Overalls:15
- First Lap Position: 14.16
Total Points: 58
- Seth Hammaker
- 1st in Qualifying: 1; Z Max
Averages
- Qualifying: 1.5
- Moto Finishes: 7.75
- Overalls: 6.5
- First Lap Position:5.25
Total Points: 49
- Cullin Park
Averages
- Qualifying: 19.67
- Moto Finishes: 15.83
- Overalls:16
- First Lap Position: 13.5Â
Total Points: 41
- Caden Braswell
Averages
- Qualifying: 21.33
- Moto Finishes: 17.5
- Overalls:17.67
- First Lap Position: 17.5
Total Points:29
- Mitchell Oldenburg
Averages
- Qualifying: 17thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 13.5
- Overalls:13thÂ
- First Lap Position: 8thÂ
Total Points:27
- Coty Schock
Averages
- Qualifying: 23.67
- Moto Finishes: 17.25
- Overalls: 17.5
- First Lap Position:12.5
Total Points:25
- Preston Kilroy
Averages
- Qualifying: 18.67
- Moto Finishes:16.5
- Overalls: 17thÂ
- First Lap Position: 16.5
Total Points:25
- Max Anstie
Averages
- Qualifying: 14thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 16.5
- Overalls: 16thÂ
- First Lap Position: 18thÂ
Total Points: 14
- Jett Lawrence
- Austin Forkner
Averages
- Qualifying: 9thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 12.5
- Overalls: 13thÂ
- First Lap Position: 14.5
Total Points: 9
- Derek Kelley
Averages
- Qualifying: 19.67
- Moto Finishes: 18.5
- Overalls: 19thÂ
- First Lap Position: 18thÂ
Total Points: 9
- Carson Mumford
Averages
- Qualifying: 16thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 19.5
- Overalls: 20thÂ
- First Lap Position: 22ndÂ
Total Points: 7
- Hunter Yoder
Averages
- Qualifying: 22ndÂ
- Moto Finishes: 20.16
- Overalls: 21stÂ
- First Lap Position: 19.16
Total Points:6
- Chris Blose
Averages
- Qualifying: 23rdÂ
- Moto Finishes: 20thÂ
- Overalls:20thÂ
- First Lap Position: 19.5
Total Points: 6
- Luke Neese
Averages
- Qualifying: 22.33
- Moto Finishes: 20.65
- Overalls: 21.33
- First Lap Position: 17.83
Total Points: 4
- Chance Hymas
- Joshua Varize
Averages
- Qualifying: 18thÂ
- Moto Finishes: 20thÂ
- Overalls: 21stÂ
- First Lap Position: 21stÂ
Total Points: 2
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