Was
it the race you were looking for? Round 5 of the Monster Energy
Supercross Championships did not disappoint inside the Black Hole of the
Overstock.com Coliseum in Oakland, California.
Qualifying
times were surprisingly fast on a very technical track. Adam
Cianciarulo’s 51.551 put his Pro Circuit Kawasaki in the top spot. The
number 707 of Robin Kappel would take the final spot in the night show
with his 57.367. In the 450 class it’d be Josh Greco’s 59.619 at the
cutoff, while Justin Barcia put his Yamaha on the leaderboard with a
51.798.
250
class Heat Races were won by KTM’s Shane McElrath and and Star Yamaha
backed Aaron Plessinger. We’d see privateers like Jean Ramos, Killian
Auberson and Ryan Breece also make the transfer directly to the Main
Event. Cole Seely and Justin Barcia took the 450 Heat wins, while an
impressive 4th in Heat Two for Tyler Bowers put him in the 450 Main.
With
one last shot, Husqvarna’s Mitchell Harrison took the 250 LCQ win. Chad
Reed has been racing in a true privateer fashion with only himself
listed as a sponsor. He’d win the 450 LCQ and join the Main Event field.
The
man on a mission right now seems to be 250 class contender, Star
Yamaha’s Aaron Plessinger. He’d work from a start outside of the top 5
to take the lead and fighting the flu could not hold him back from
another series win. Joey Savatgy would take second, while defending
series champ Justin Hill landed his first podium of the year. Just when
you thought Eli Tomac was the guy in the 450 class, he’d once again
manage a way to watch points slip away and although only five rounds in,
his championship hopes are fading out of sight. A 13th in Oakland will
not help his points chase. The Main Event looked like it would be Honda
and Ken Roczen’s first win of the season but Jason Anderson wasn’t
giving up until the checkers flew and would make a last lap pass stick
for the win. Blake Baggett Would join the podium for his first time of
the season as well, putting his Rocky Mountain KTM on the third step.
A
big shoutout to Ben Lamay and Alex Ray who have made 5 of 5 450 Mains.
In 250 action we are continually impressed by the 63 of Hayden Mellross.
He’d land another top 10 finish in Oakland.
Ben Lamay |
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Hayden Mellross |
And now...The Others
250
- 141 Robbie Wageman
- 53 Brad Taft
- 149 Tallon Lafountaine
- 321 Bradley Lionnet
- 170 Michael Leib
- 707 Robin Kappel
- 817 Jason Clermont
- 424 Tyler Custer
- 427 Deegan Vonlossberg
- 952 Ludovic Macler
- 160 Jess Petrie
- 122 Chris Howell
- 383 Casey Brennan
- 71 Josh Mosiman
- 138 Blake Lilly
- 188 Gage Schehr
- 77 Ryan Surratt
- 52 Mitchell Oldenburg
450
- 84 Scott Champion
- 12 Jake Weimer
- 722 Adam Enticknap
- 262 Connor Pearson
- 78 Ronnie Stewart
- 80 AJ Catanzaro
- 447 Deven Raper
- 981 Austin Politelli
- 330 Cade Autenrieth
- 214 Vann Martin
- 73 Brandon Scharer
- 86 Dylan Merriam
- 509 Alex Nagy
- 976 Josh Greco
- 90 Dakota Tedder
- 526 Colton Aeck
- 211 Tevin Tapia
- 48 Henry Miller
Next
week we will show appreciation to the armed forces with military
appreciation. Keep an eye out for one off graphic and gear sets to honor
the event.
-Kyle Pesci
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