SUPERCROSS
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 5, 2019
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA / ANGEL STADIUM
P64
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS
It wasn't until the
last few laps of the
450SX main that
Eli Tomac started
to find his groove,
passing Wilson
on the last lap for
third.
ing to move until everybody turned
off their engines. I was really ready.
I said to myself, 'Don't move, just,
maybe the gate's going to drop,
maybe 20 seconds later, you never
know! I was really proud that I stayed
focused like that." Ferrandis actually
grabbed the holeshot on the second
attempt at the start of the race, but
then slid out in the first turn and had
his front-brake cable ripped off. He
got up nearly last and still worked his
way up to fifth at the finish.
Briefly...
(Below) For Wilson
(15), the 450SX
main was five laps
too long. He came
close to pulling off a
surprise win but had
to settle for fourth
after pulling off his
goggles.
