SX2
Consistency proved key for
Shane McElrath as he took the
overall win in the SX2 category
without winning a race. Riding a
Yamaha YZ250F for Rick Ware
Racing, McElrath only landed on
the podium once during the night
with a third place in race two. His
victory came from capitalizing on
the competition and logging con-
sistent 4-3-5 finishes throughout
the three main events.
"This was a lot of work to get
everything ready to go in minimal
prep time, for a lot of guys," said
McElrath. "Coming here was
like, okay, we're all kind of start-
ing from the same level, and the
track was really good. I felt good
on the bike, and we were really
learning every time out there."
Chris Blose found himself sec-
ond after the three main events.
The American, riding a Kawasaki
KX250 for Bud Racing, started
things off strong with a second in
the first race of the night. His re-
sults dropped as things wore on,
logging a fourth and an eighth
in the second and third main
events. While other riders battled
inconsistency, Blose finished
inside the top 10 in every race,
earning him second on the night.
"I raced this format in 2019 at
the Aus X Open, so I was a little
familiar with it, but it was very
similar and very chaotic," said
Blose. "You've got to be on it in
the main events. I think everyone
up here had one bad race and
it's just trying to eliminate those,
recover in between the main
events."
Mitchell Oldenburg was argu-
ably the fastest 250 rider during
the night. He won the first main
event of the night but a big crash
in race two resulted in a 19th-
place finish. He bounced back
after the fall with a win in the final
main, going 1-19-1.
"I put myself in a bad position
on the jump after the guys around
me on the start flinched and I fell
for it," said Oldenburg. "I came
around bad, and in the chaos, I
made a bad move and I've got to
be smarter than that."
CN
OVERALL
SX1
1. Eli Tomac (Yam) 1-1-1
2. Ken Roczen (Hon) 3-2-4
3. Vince Friese (Hon) 2-3-5
4. Justin Brayton (Hon) 4-6-3
5. Josh Hill (Yam) 5-7-7
SX2
1. Shane McElrath (Yam) 4-3-5
2. Chris Blose (Kaw) 2-4-8
3. Mitchell Oldenburg (Hon) 1-19-1
4. Carson Brown (Yam) 6-7-4
5. Aaron Tanti (Yam) 7-9-3
IN
THE
WIND
P40
Mitchell Oldenburg was the
fastest 250cc rider but a crash
in race two cost him a chance
at the overall victory. He won
the first and third motos.
