FUTURES IS BACK
The 250SX Futures program roared
back to life at Oakland. The 250SX
Futures program gives top amateur
hopefuls the chance to experience
Supercross racing in a less pressure
environment before they turn pro.
Riders have to qualify for the 250SX
Futures races, six in all in 2022, via
several regional events scattered
across the country. Multi-time Ama-
teur Champion Ryder DiFrancesco,
from Bakersfield, California, dominat-
ed the racing. The Monster Energy/
Pro Circuit/Team Green Kawasaki
rider led from start to finish in the
six-minute-plus-one-lap main event,
taking the checkers nearly seven sec-
onds ahead of Dylan Cunha. Nicholas
Nisbet filled the podium.
SAVATGY SUFFERS
TORN ACL
Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/KTM/
WPS's Joey Savatgy revealed after
the race that he was racing with a
torn ACL ligament in his knee that
he suffered while training earlier in
the week. "Oakland was tough for
me," he said. "I had a pretty violent
crash Tuesday and after further tests
I found out Thursday I tore my ACL."
Savatgy added that he believes "the
hardest day" is behind him, regarding
the injury.
TWO-STROKE MOMENT
You might have heard a lone sound
of a two-stroke in the 250SX main
event. It was a KTM 125SX ridden by
Gared Steinke, who qualified for the
main event via his heat race. Steinke
and his two-stroke were last off the
line in the main and completed just
seven laps before pulling out of the
race.
Briefly...
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