(Left) Cooper
Webb finally seems
happy with his bike
now after starting
the season with
two second-place
finishes. (Right)
Justin Barcia and
Ken Roczen had a
good battle on the
track. Roczen just
missed the podium.
(Below) Barcia (51)
had an encounter
with Jason Anderson
(21) en route to a
podium finish.
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450SX
Tomac is proving that he's going
to be hard to beat in 2023. So
far, no one has. He's off to an
even better start than last year,
the year he won two titles. In the
past, Tomac had a reputation
for getting bad starts, but that
seems to be changing. The reign
-
ing champ is now getting better
starts and running up front right
from the get-go, no deep back-
of-the-pack charges have been
needed, at least so far. In San
Diego, he maneuvered from sixth
to third during lap one, putting
Tomac to within striking distance
early on and spelling trouble for
the rest of the field.
He then performed a sneaky
inside pass of Cooper Webb and
proceeded to march away from
the former two-time champ.
Chalk up another win for Tomac,
as he goes back-to-back to start
the series.
MYOWNRACE
43 LEVI KITCHEN
21ST 250SX
Levi Kitchen can't seem to catch a break
right now. The Star Racing Yamaha rider
put in a great ride in the heat race, and
just when things were looking good, he
took a massive digger in the main-event
start. "It was a good night un l it wasn't,"
he said. "I finally felt be er on the bike, so
I'm going to take away the posi ves from
the weekend and rest up as much as I can
to be ready for Anaheim 2."
14 DYLAN FERRANDIS
6TH 450SX
Dylan Ferrandis is showing consistency so
far en route to sixth in the 450SX main.
"Overall, the day went well," said the
Frenchman. "I felt good all day and got a
good start in prac ce. Going into the night
show, I was feeling pre y decent. I got
a good start in the heat race, but then I
made a small mistake, and it was difficult
for me to feel good a er that. In the main
event, it was kind of the opposite; I got a
bad start and came back through the field.
It's very frustra ng for me since I try very
hard to be the best I can be. We need to
analyze this with the team and come back
stronger in Anaheim."
