Rain made the biggest story coming into Monster Energy Supercross at Anaheim this weekend, as five days of storms dumped 7.5 inches of water into the stadium—that’s half of Anaheim’s entire annual rainfall!
So now we get to focus on the racing and the racers. Practice was cut back today in anticipation of rain that never came. One free practice was held followed by one timed practice. And in timed practice, Ryan Dungey continued his run with a 59.476 lap, fastest overall. He was followed by Josh Hill (59.690) and Justin Brayton (59.747).
James Stewart admitted in an interview for the SupercrossLive! Webcast that will air tonight that his wrist is actually bothering him more than anything else. He logged some practice laps just to make sure he can go, and ended up fourth overall with a 59.777. He did pull out a few laps early to save his body for tonight’s racing. Rumors continue to circulate that Stewart may not be able to race tonight due to the wrist, and the whoops are particularly tough on this track, which can't help matters. Still, it's a game-time decision for the champ to race or not to race tonight.
In Lites, Jake Weimer logged a1:00.196 to edge his teammate Josh Hansen’s 1:00.705 on top of the qualifying board. Wil Hahn was third fastest (1:00.886) followed by Ryan Morias (1:01.500) and Broc Tickle (1:02.062).
That leaves a few favorites on the outside looking in, like Ryan Villopoto in the Supercross Class and Trey Canard and Blake Wharton in Lites. But keep in mind there was only one timed session, so rider’s couldn’t make adjustments and get comfortable like they normally can in qualifying.
Can Dungey and Weimer continue to roll? Tune into tonight’s Webcast at supercrossonline.com/supercrosslive or follow Racer X Online for the race report late tonight. And don’t forget to follow us at twitter.com/racerxonline for lives updates.
So now we get to focus on the racing and the racers. Practice was cut back today in anticipation of rain that never came. One free practice was held followed by one timed practice. And in timed practice, Ryan Dungey continued his run with a 59.476 lap, fastest overall. He was followed by Josh Hill (59.690) and Justin Brayton (59.747).
James Stewart admitted in an interview for the SupercrossLive! Webcast that will air tonight that his wrist is actually bothering him more than anything else. He logged some practice laps just to make sure he can go, and ended up fourth overall with a 59.777. He did pull out a few laps early to save his body for tonight’s racing. Rumors continue to circulate that Stewart may not be able to race tonight due to the wrist, and the whoops are particularly tough on this track, which can't help matters. Still, it's a game-time decision for the champ to race or not to race tonight.
In Lites, Jake Weimer logged a1:00.196 to edge his teammate Josh Hansen’s 1:00.705 on top of the qualifying board. Wil Hahn was third fastest (1:00.886) followed by Ryan Morias (1:01.500) and Broc Tickle (1:02.062).
That leaves a few favorites on the outside looking in, like Ryan Villopoto in the Supercross Class and Trey Canard and Blake Wharton in Lites. But keep in mind there was only one timed session, so rider’s couldn’t make adjustments and get comfortable like they normally can in qualifying.
Can Dungey and Weimer continue to roll? Tune into tonight’s Webcast at supercrossonline.com/supercrosslive or follow Racer X Online for the race report late tonight. And don’t forget to follow us at twitter.com/racerxonline for lives updates.
