VOLUME 58 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 14, 2021 P89
(Above) Webb returned to proven race suspension settings well into the
championship. That's when things started "clicking." (Left) Webb wrapped up his
second Supercross title at the final round. It was a long season.
to recover from that. I'm not sure
what the magic potion was, but it
was a great week."
Finally, at round 11, Webb was
able to take over the points lead
and the coveted red plate.
Unfazed by the early struggles,
and feeling confident and in
control after Arlington, Webb was
able to "will" his way through the
issues and come out on top.
"I feel like I have a good hold
on that, the confidence and men-
tal edge," said Webb. "That's ob-
viously something that I feel like
came from maybe my younger
years of racing all over and racing
as much as I did, and my dad
being hard on me and putting me
in those situations. As I've got-
ten into my pro career, I learned
how to deal with it even better. I
feel like I'm still improving. That's
something on my side that I feel
like is a good tool."
Did the racing get close?
Yes. That's when Webb's mental
toughness kicked in.
"It's a really long season," said
Webb. "That's where the fitness
late in the season comes into play.
That's also when your mindset
comes into play. You feel the pres-
sure every weekend. The pres-
sure to be in that championship
fight. You have to know when to
stop playing nice. It was like, we're
the two going for this champion-
ship and it's going to get physical.
It's going to get mentally tough. It's
going to come down to the wire, so
may the best man win."
The fact that some of the track
layouts didn't make for easy pass-
ing opportunities.
"Some of the tracks are defi-
nitely tough when we're all within
the same half a second," said
Webb. "The football stadiums are
a lot smaller than even the base-
ball stadiums. The layouts are hard
to really change just because of
the floor space. So, it's definitely
getting a lot tougher with the rac-
