SO the time has arrived for a game changer event tonight at the third round of the Monster Energy Supercross 2018 season Anaheim 2.
AMA Monster Energy Supercross
"The triple-crown format will be implemented in Monster Energy Supercross for the first time this weekend. The premier-class riders will contest three main events that last for eight, twelve and fifteen minutes. The 250SX West riders, on the other hand, will have main events that run for six, ten and twelve minutes."
This event is going to be epic! There are going to be some serious battles tonight as riders adapt to the new format. For the first time they will have to bring everything to the gate tonight and not just once... Three times!
It looks like we have a full roster again in the 450 SX class as all the injured top seeds return for this and i expect they all have something to prove, lets check out the lineup.
450SX
| Number | Rider |
|---|---|
| 2 | Cooper Webb |
| 3 | Eli Tomac |
| 4 | Blake Baggett |
| 6 | Jeremy Martin |
| 10 | Justin Brayton |
| 14 | Cole Seely |
| 15 | Dean Wilson |
| 20 | Broc Tickle |
| 21 | Jason Anderson |
| 22 | Chad Reed |
| 25 | Marvin Musquin |
| 27 | Malcolm Stewart |
| 33 | Josh Grant |
| 34 | Weston Peick |
| 39 | Kyle Cunningham |
| 48 | Henry Miller |
| 51 | Justin Barcia |
| 55 | Vince Friese |
| 58 | Matt Bisceglia |
| 60 | Benny Bloss |
| 69 | Tyler Bowers |
| 72 | Josh Hansen |
| 73 | Brandon Scharer |
| 80 | AJ Catanzaro |
| 84 | Scott Champion |
| 90 | Dakota Tedder |
| 91 | Alex Ray |
| 94 | Ken Roczen |
| 120 | Todd Bannister |
| 124 | Robert Fitch |
| 145 | Travis Smith |
| 181 | Dustin Pipes |
| 185 | Damon Back |
| 211 | Tevin Tapia |
| 262 | Connor Pearson |
| 282 | Theodore Pauli |
| 330 | Cade Autenrieth |
| 422 | Philipp Klakow |
| 447 | Deven Raper |
| 471 | Logan Karnow |
| 509 | Alexander Nagy |
| 523 | Miles Daniele |
| 526 | Colton Aeck |
| 542 | Johnnie Buller |
| 608 | David Pulley |
| 645 | Cheyenne Harmon |
| 722 | Adam Enticknap |
| 723 | Tyler Enticknap |
| 907 | Ben Lamay |
| 914 | Brice Klippel |
| 918 | Michael Akaydin |
| 976 | Josh Greco |
So now we move to the 250 West SX class and wow what a start these guys have given us! Man... last weeks race was epic! Savatgy laid it down early but the pressure Adam Cianciarulo laid down on McElrath was a treat for any race fan. I think after making a few mistakes Cianciarulo will come out the gate strong and hot for the win tonight! Lets check the list...
250SX
| Number | Rider |
|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Hill |
| 11 | Kyle Chisholm |
| 17 | Joey Savatgy |
| 23 | Aaron Plessinger |
| 28 | Shane McElrath |
| 30 | Mitchell Harrison |
| 32 | Christian Craig |
| 40 | Chase Sexton |
| 42 | Dakota Alix |
| 52 | Mitchell Oldenburg |
| 53 | Bradley Taft |
| 54 | Phil Nicoletti |
| 59 | Cole Martinez |
| 63 | Hayden Mellross |
| 67 | Justin Hoeft |
| 68 | Justin Starling |
| 77 | Ryan Surratt |
| 81 | Chase Marquier |
| 92 | Adam Cianciarulo |
| 117 | Julio Zambrano |
| 122 | Chris Howell |
| 137 | Martin Castelo |
| 138 | Blake Lilly |
| 141 | Robbie Wageman |
| 149 | Tallon Lafountaine |
| 150 | Austin Walton |
| 170 | Michael Leib |
| 188 | Gage Schehr |
| 217 | Ryan Breece |
| 226 | Dimitri Rolando |
| 240 | Bryce Stewart |
| 246 | Chance Blackburn |
| 271 | Kyle Fry |
| 275 | Johnny Jelderda |
| 277 | Kordel Caro |
| 321 | Bradley Lionnet |
| 383 | Casey Brennan |
| 388 | Brandan Leith |
| 424 | Tyler Custer |
| 427 | Deegan Vonlossberg |
| 448 | Broc Shoemaker |
| 497 | Brock Leitner |
| 651 | Jake Hogan |
| 707 | Robin Kappel |
| 715 | Kele Russell |
| 792 | Bracken Hall |
| 805 | Carlen Gardner |
| 817 | Jason Clermont |
| 820 | Dalton Oxborrow |
| 902 | Killian Auberson |
| 952 | Ludovic Macler |
| 973 | Jean Marrone |
Ok so as we have the triple crown things have changed in the race-day timetable, lets check out the day schedule.
Daytime Timetable
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 11:00 | 250SX C Free Practice |
| 11:10 | 250SX B Free Practice |
| 11:20 | 250SX A Free Practice |
| 11:30 | 450SX A Free Practice |
| 11:40 | 450SX B Free Practice |
| 11:50 | 450SX C Free Practice |
| 12:00 | 250SX B Qualifying One |
| 12:15 | 250SX C Qualifying One |
| 12:30 | 250SX A Qualifying One |
| 12:45 | 450SX A Qualifying One |
| 13:00 | 450SX B Qualifying One |
| 13:15 | 450SX C Qualifying One |
| 14:15 | 250SX C Qualifying Two |
| 14:30 | 250SX B Qualifying Two |
| 14:45 | 250SX A Qualifying Two |
| 15:00 | 450SX A Qualifying Two |
| 15:15 | 450SX B Qualifying Two |
| 15:30 | 450SX C Qualifying Two |
| 16:10 | 250SX Last Chance Qualifier |
| 16:19 | 450SX Last Chance Qualifier |
To me... it seems the evening has been left kinda light on content... I think this is to give the riders a break as the evening shift will be a long one indeed! Not sure how the fans will take this though. I know the fans at the live event will love this as they have something to keep them entertained all day but people logging in pay per view I'm not so sure... lets see i guess.
Evening Timetable
| Time | Race |
|---|---|
| 19:11 | 250SX Main Event One |
| 19:29 | 450SX Main Event One |
| 20:11 | 250SX Main Event Two |
| 20:33 | 450SX Main Event Two |
| 21:08 | 250SX Main Event Three |
| 21:34 | 450SX Main Event Three |
Full updates coming tomorow as always guys so don't worry, I got your back :)
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