SUPERCROSS
2021 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 16, 2021
NRG STADIUM / HOUSTON, TEXAS
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WHERE'S MAX?
The Twisted Tea/H.E.P. Motor-
sports Suzuki Team came into
the Houston race down one
rider. Brit Max Anstie did not suit
up after suffering a back injury
while training a few days earlier.
He is expected to return soon.
The team's other two riders,
Adam Enticknap and Brandon
Hartranft, didn't fare much better,
finishing 20th and 21st, respec-
tively, in the main event. This was
Hartranft's first 450SX race and
was impressed by their speed.
THE OTHER MAX
Seventeen-year-old Max Voh-
land made his Supercross debut
in the 250SX East class and
performed well all day and night.
Vohland, the son of motocrosser
Tallon Vohland, suffered a crash
early in the main and worked his
way up from 12th to ninth. "The
first race went good," he said.
"I made some mistakes but it's
a learning experience and we'll
make sure to come back on
Tuesday to fix those little tweaks.
The goal was top-10 and that's
what I achieved tonight, so we're
happy with that."
HOUSTON 1
SUPERCROSS NOTES:
Both Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
450SX riders, Jason Anderson
(15th) and Dean Wilson (12th),
said they suffered arm pump
which affected their results in
the main event. The team's lone
250SX rider RJ Hampshire said
he "just didn't ride well" en route
to a fifth, which included a fall
along the way... Zach Osborne
suffered a big crash during press
Briefly...
(Above) Adam Cianciarulo made a little bit of noise early in the race but was
quickly silenced by Roczen and then Musquin. He finished a solid fourth,
though, two seconds behind Musquin but a whopping 22 seconds behind
the winner, Barcia. (Below) Christian Craig had to fight back tears of joy
after winning the 250SX East main event. The 29-year-old Craig talked about
proving his doubters wrong after winning his first race in five years.
