Round sei nel cassetto e quante chiacchiere abbiamo sentito fino ad oggi, troppe ma bello vedere che molti esperti vengono zittiti, già, perchè da immagini e pensieri personali non si fanno considerazioni categoriche, la prima è che Jason Anderson non è restio ad allenamenti e lavorare duro, infatti in poco è risultato vincente e veloce, moto diversa ma è bastato mettersi al lavoro per capire le dinamiche della moto nuova per essere vincente, nel pacchetto c’è lo stimolo di una nuova avventura e così è a due vittorie e secondo in campionato, lo avevamo detto da subito che sarebbe stato da titolo e lo confermiamo ancora!
Eli Tomac, stessa avventura di Anderson, moto nuova, team nuovo, qualche soluzione nuova come la forcella ad aria e tutte queste novità lo portano ad avere stimoli interessanti per essere vincente e veloce, sia Eli che Jason erano velocissimi ad A3, 14 whoops altissime e massacranti, veloci e il punto chiave del sesto round, Tomac ci prova ma capisce che Anderson ne ha, non di più ma è un rischio e decide che un secondo va bene, due vittorie anche lui e la tabella rossa per la terza gara, 12 punti di vantaggio e si cambia costa, si passa ad est e fra tre gare c’è Daytona, il punto chiave del Supercross, Tomac vuole il titolo!
Note negative per molti piloti, il primo è Ken Roczen, sta inseguendo un treno che pare scappare, è in una situazione difficile da gestire, la testa la fa da padrona e trovare la tranquillità per reagire è difficilissimo, o arriva una vittoria o il treno è passato, brutto da dire, ma non trovano soluzioni per portare la moto alla perfezione, forse anche il ritardo nella preparazione e altre note lo portano ad inseguire, inseguire e sbagliare, il titolo è andato, ma può fare ancora bene!
Le altre note sono per l’armata orange, Webb, Musquin, Plessinger, moto nuova e difficile da inquadrare, provano soluzioni, vanno avanti e poi tornano indietro, sinonimo di confusione che lo troviamo nei risultati altalenanti e sono tutti sotto al 100 come punteggio, meglio di loro ci sono Malcolm Stewart e Justin Barcia con moto diverse di colore ma uguali ai tre, si passa nella costa est e sia Malcolm che Justin sono a casa, potrebbero fare ancora meglio, di sicuro non per il titolo!
Chase Sexton non pervenuto, ormai non è più un rookie, ma come sopra, vedi Roczen, non trovano la quadra con la moto che lo/li porta a fare troppi errori, perde una posizione in campionato, si deve reagire, come deve reagire Dylan Ferrandis, qualche caduta di troppo lo portano in difensiva, un LCQ passata e qualche livido, aspettiamo perchè servirà supporto a Tomac per la lotta al titolo!
Sabato si corre a Minneapolis all’U.S. Bank Stadium, stadio innovativo ma chiuso e spazi “ridotti”, quindi si DEVE partire bene!
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Jason Anderson: Feels great to get another win. It was a tough one, mentally. The track was tough, the whoops were super technical. For me, getting the holeshot and leading the whole race is just tough on you in general. Then Eli, it would show from the past that he’s relentless and he’s a tough one to deal with and keep behind you. It was tough for me, I was just trying to hit my marks and stuff like that. It was tough but I was able to make it happen.”I was hitting the whoops on the right, I felt like Eli was catching me a little bit and I went to the left. Then at the end of the race I don’t think there was a good line through there. It was steep, too. I think these were the steepest jump faces we’ve had this year. It was a brutal track.”
Eli Tomac: “It was another good podium for us. It wasn’t a win, but I fought as hard as I could. I tried to take the lead early in the race and made a quick move on Jason (Anderson) for one jump, but he was able to get back right underneath me right away. I was really strong in the whoops the first half of the race, and then I made one mistake and lost a little bit of my edge. That’s where I felt like I lost the ground tonight – the whoops because it was my advantage. At the same time, once I made that mistake, I was like, ‘alright, maybe I need to back it down, too, and just stay consistent.’ It was a solid night on points, and I’m looking forward to going east.”
Justin Barcia: “It’s definitely good to be back here on the podium. The heat race was so good tonight but I’m a little disappointed with the way I rode in the Main Event – Jason and Eli had a great race. I got a decent start and fought through the pack pretty good, so a lot of positives for sure. I had a lot of fun and the track was awesome!”
Dylan Ferrandis: “It was another bad night for me. I had a big crash in my heat race and had to go through the LCQ. I was pretty sore, but I fought as hard as I could and finished sixth. It’s really frustrating to have these tough weekends. We’re going to keep working and try to get back on the podium.”
Marvin Musquin: “I felt like I was right there all day – the speed was good and the feeling was good. In the Main, I got a decent start and put myself in a great position in third behind Tomac. Unfortunately, I went into the inside and hit a lapper and went down and lost a lot of ground. I’m really happy with the way that I fought and rode but without the mistake it would have been a podium tonight. It hurts a little but we have to look at the positive, which was the speed and the fight I had.”
Malcolm Stewart: “I felt like the entire day was good. I already knew the track was going to be really dry and slick because we already did two races and this was the final round. I felt like the biggest factor of tonight was the whoops and I just tried to be smart – this was one of those races where you could gain some and lose a lot, so I’m happy with taking another top-five finish. We’re definitely keeping the ball rolling.”
Ken Roczen: “Our weekend at Anaheim 3 was honestly a disaster. I was really uncomfortable all day. It doesn’t help that they’ve been building the track gnarlier than maybe even any other year, so It’s just a bunch of stuff collapsing and it’s just not good right now. Nonetheless, I’m going to continue working on myself and try to improve every weekend. We have to find a bike setup that works for me. It’s definitely not enough right now in order to compete with those guys out there. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but we’re not giving up.”
Chase Sexton: “Anaheim 3 was a challenge all day. I didn’t feel that great with the whoops section or the track itself; it wasn’t a good combination for me. I felt decent halfway through the main event and then made some mistakes, got squirrely a few times and lost ground. It was a frustrating night for me; I lost a good amount of points. I’m going to have to turn it back up when we go East. I’m going back to Florida this week, so I’m happy to go home and get back to a normal schedule. Hopefully we can crank out some wins. Overall, I’m proud to get out of here healthy with how treacherous the track was, and I look forward to Minneapolis.”
Cooper Webb: “It wasn’t the best night, I’m still struggling with some stuff, but we charged hard all day. I got a decent start in the main and kind of got shuffled back. It’s not where we want to be by any means but I rode to the best of my ability tonight with what I’ve got, so we’ll go to Minneapolis and see if we can turn it around.”