McThoughts: New Jersey SX|250 East By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave The crazy 250 East went off once again on Saturday night. The track looked fairly technical and the true front runners all ended up in the front where they belong. Going in, the points were very close between leader Malcolm Stewart and Aaron Plessinger. Unfortunately, Aaron had a brutal start which has now dropped him to 14 points behind
McThoughts – Foxboro SX|450 Class By Jeff McConkey Foxborough, Massachusetts, welcomed Monster Energy SX to the North East. The weather didn’t cooperate at first, but it ended up making for a pretty good track and really good racing. It was slick in spots, and it rutted up in others. You really had to be good at everything to succeed here. Ken Roczen was exactly that and it helped him to
McThoughts – St. Louis SX|250 East By Jeff McConkey The 250 East has been anything but predictable this season. Going into St. Louis we had yet to see a repeat winner. One week someone steps up, only to falter the next race. As a fan it’s great, and it’s been great racing every round. The sand section was very tricky for most and may have changed the outcome of this
McThoughts – St. Louis SX|450 Class By Jeff McConkey Round 14 took place this past weekend in St. Louis. The track was once again a little soft, and that made it hard for a lot of the guys. Ken Roczen kept his good starts going and challenged the champ before a small mistake cost him. It was nice to see Chad Reed start his 200th start in the 450
McThoughts – 450 Class|Indy SX By Jeff McConkey This past Saturday night, the 450 Class lined up for the 13th time. This was the toughest track yet, due to the ruts and soft dirt. Many riders struggled all day and night to navigate the obstacles, but it made for good racing. Ryan Dungey and Ken Roczen put on a very entertaining main event for all 20 laps. Unfortunately, Dungey has
McThoughts – 250 East SX|Indianapolis By Jeff McConkey The 250 East resumed after a quick 1-week break. The track rutted up and was extremely technical. Most riders struggled, but Aaron Plessinger flourished and showed that he is an all around bad dude on a dirt bike. One thing that I appreciated was the little dance party with Malcolm Stewart and Plessinger after the race. They were not being cocky, just
McThoughts: Santa Clara SX|450 Class By Jeff McConkey The Monster Energy Supercross series returned after it’s brief one week off. It gave riders an extra week to heal up and prepare for the final stretch of the season. The teams headed back to California for this round, and I expected a dry, baked track. It was surprising to see that the moisture held pretty long into the evening. It’s too
McThoughts: Santa Clara SX|250 West By Jeff McConkey The 250 West started back up after a 42-day break. I honestly don’t know how the West 250 racers do it. It’s almost like the season is starting all over again. Add in the fact that they now sit on the sidelines until the finale in Vegas and that has got to be tough for some, while others may actually look forward
McThoughts: Detroit SX – 450 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Round 11 went off this past Saturday. In what looked to be a fairly easy track, actually turned out to be pretty tricky. The laps were very short and I think they could have used more of the floor. The track had a whoop section that had to be 100 yards long and it gave most riders
McThoughts: Detroit SX – 250 East Round 4 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Detroit was the 4th round for the 250 East class this season. The track looked short and turned out to be very hard-packed and extremely rocky. The racing was very good, as the riders had to navigate a 100-yard-long whoop section. After last week’s shake up in the points, with the points leader #49 Martin