VOLUME 57 ISSUE 5 FEBRUARY 4, 2020 P65
cally, tonight I was kind of tired.
It was difficult, but I'm glad I got
this win. I get to put the red plate
back on my bike, and that's awe-
some. I'm stoked on the night."
Forkner hung on for second in
front of round-one winner Justin
Cooper and Martin.
Ferrandis now leads the
points standings by two over
are not so bad. The good start
helped for sure, and then we
had a good battle with Austin.
I didn't really feel that great
tonight; I was a little bit tired, and
the track was really demanding.
When I saw the opportunity to
pass, I took it. It was a cool race.
But compared to last week,
when I was really good physi-
ings after five rounds, sitting seventh
(Oldenburg) and eighth (Clout) in the
title chase.
P1
It's pretty clear who the guys are in
both classes who can throw down a
single, smoking-fast lap in qualifying.
In all five races of the 2020 Monster
Energy AMA Supercross Series,
Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star
Racing Yamaha's Dylan Ferrandis
has qualified fastest in 250SX timed
qualifying, and Monster Energy Ka-
wasaki's Adam Cianciarulo has done
likewise in 450SX timed qualifying.
Eli Tomac has been second to his
rookie teammate in timed qualifying at
every round as well. Lately, the times
between the two two have been very
close; if you combine their qualifying
times from the last three rounds, the
total difference is less than 1/4 of a
second. "I feel super-comfortable on
the bike, obviously," Cianciarulo said.
"I think one of the things that really
plays in my favor is that I've always
had a fair amount of speed, but I think
my technique has caught up with my
raw speed now, so it's more repeat-
able. And then being a little bit big-
ger, being on a 450, it's even more
repeatable than it was on a 250. I
don't ever feel even close to out of
control. Last year, to be faster than
[Dylan] Ferrandis, I felt like a madman
out there in the 250 class. I was on
the ragged edge. Now, it doesn't feel
that way. It feels super-smooth. But
also, I've always been good at getting
new tracks dialed really fast, so I
think that's one thing that helps me.
Ultimately, main, practice, every time
I'm out there, I'm just doing my best,
no matter what time of day it is. Even
if I'm fastest, I'm just trying to be the
best I can."
Briefly...
