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Cycle News 2024 Issue 05 February 6

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VOLUME ISSUE FEBRUARY , P59 it, but I charged hard and got back to fourth. I felt like I rode solid, but I also felt like I left a podium and maybe a win out there. So, I was a little bummed." The remaining top 10 were the usual contenders but shaken up in an order no one predicted. Aaron Plessinger also suf - fered a poor start and took sixth while losing the red plate in the process." I had a good night overall," he said. "We got a heat race win, and in the main, I just messed up the start—came from around 15th place and ended up sixth, so not too mad with that!" Phoenix Honda's Dylan Fer - randis took seventh ahead of Honda factory Hunter Lawrence in eighth and Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha's Justin Cooper in ninth. Tomac started up front in second place, but uncharacter - istically faded back to 10th. The former champ didn't have much to say about it, either. "It was a frustrating race; I struggled in the main event," he said. pick for the main and got a bad start. I think I was about 15th around the first turn. The track was hard to pass on tonight, and I knew that wasn't going to cut TOUGH LUCK FOR CLUB MX The MucOff FXR Club MX had a tough day, with two of their three 250SX East riders hitting the deck. Jett Reynolds had a crash in practice and suffered a shoulder separation. He's hoping to be fit enough for round two in Arlington. Jeremy Martin then fell in a 250 heat race and suffered a mild concussion. He, too, is expected to suit up for Arlington. However, it wasn't all bad for the Club MX crew. The team's third rider had a great night. Coty Schock missed the podium by one position. MCADOO'S WARDROBE MALFUNCTION Cameron McAdoo literally let it all hang out in the 250SX main event. After getting tangled in the first turn, he burned a hole through his pants and under- wear. The cold temps did McA- doo no favors as he raced to a 15th-place result. TRIUMPH'S SUPERCROSS DEBUT Triumph Motorcycles made its Supercross debut with the all- new TX-250F motocross bike. Riders Jalek Swoll and Evan Ferry both made the 250SX main event, accomplishing the pre-race goal the team had set out to do. Unfortunately, both riders found themselves going down in the first-turn chaos. Swoll remounted and rode well to sixth place, while Ferry did not finish the race. Briefly... 2024 Detroit Supercross Video Highlights

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