second turn. He battled with
Smith, Beaumer, and new team-
mate Max Vohland for most of
the main before getting shuffled
back to fifth place. He then ral-
lied back and put a sneaky and
perhaps controversial pass on
Vohland as they were shown the
red cross flag for a downed rider
in a rhythm section. Millisec
-
onds after passing the injured
rider, Kitchen jumped to the
front of Vohland and held on to
take the final podium spot.
"I knew Max would be pretty
pissed about it," said Kitchen.
"But I've been racing long
enough to know that once you
pass the guy on the ground,
you're good to go. Max just
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 6, 2024
ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P74
MXGP World Champion Jorge Prado (111)
had a solid night in his Supercross debut.
RJ Hampshire also
came out guns blazing
and topped the 250SX
West main.
