VOLUME 57 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2020 P51
season and failed to win that
year's championship three
times, so make whatever you
want out of that. But statistics
don't actually win races or
championships, racers do.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit
Kawasaki's Austin Forkner
rebounded from his 17th-place
finish at Anaheim 2 a week pri-
or to the Glendale race to win
his second race of the 250SX
West series in Arizona, going
1-1-3 for the win and moving to
within 10 points of the champi-
onship lead.
BOBBY MOORE
RECOGNIZED
Former 125cc World Moto-
cross Champion, and long-
time moto-industry agent,
Bobby Moore was recognized
by the Legends and Heroes
group at the Glendale Super-
cross for his racing accom-
plishments. He was presented
the award by Dunlop's Broc
Glover, who was Moore's
KTM teammate in the GPs in
1990. Moore won the 125cc
World Championship in 1994
as a member of the Ches-
terfield Yamaha team, but
finished second in the 125cc
World Championship twice on
KTMs in 1990 (behind fellow
American Donny Schmit) and
1991 (behind Stefan Everts),
and then second again in the
250cc World Championship
in 1992 (again behind Donny
Schmit). After many years
working as an agent on the
dirt side of motorcycle racing,
Moore is now an agent in
MotoGP.
CONCUSSION
PROTOCOL
At least two prominent 450SX
racers suffered concussions
in Glendale: CycleTrader/
Rock River Yamaha's Benny
Bloss went down in practice
and was knocked uncon-
scious, leaving him out of the
racing action for the night.
Rocky Mountain ATV-MC
KTM's Justin Bogle was also
knocked unconscious off the
start of the second 450SX
main event when he clipped
another rider and high-sided
in the first turn. Both are now
a part of the AMA's mandated
concussion protocol and
won't be allowed to ride or
race again until they're tested
and cleared by medical per-
sonnel.
LONG START X5
The start in Glendale had a lot
of racers a little bit nervous.
From the gate to the first
turn was at least 140 yards,
and Cooper Webb said their
telemetry had them clocking
over 75 miles per hour down
the start straight. One of the
criticisms often heard from
racers about the Triple Crown
format is the danger of having
three starts in one night, since
starts are known as one of
the most dangerous parts of
any race. Some racers think
the Triple Crown format adds
unnecessary risk to an already
injury-prone sport. In Glen-
dale, the 450SX class alone
had two red flags for downed
racers early in their three main
events, which meant they
had five total starts at 70-plus
mph.
CIANCIARULO
UPDATE
450SX rookie Adam Ciancia-
rulo has left no doubt about
his speed, as he's qualified
first during daytime qualifying
at every single round so far
in 2020, but he hasn't been
able to turn that speed into
any wins just yet. In Glendale,
Cianciarulo was in the hunt for
an overall podium with a third
in the first main event, and
Briefly...
Roczen didn't waver at all, even
when Eli Tomac (3) was breathing
down his back.
(Below) Tomac appeared to have
Roczen's number in the first race
but Roczen fought him back.
