BY RYAN NITZEN
PHOTOGRAPHY BROWNDOG WILSON
A
naheim 1 is the most an-
ticipated race of the year.
As
the 2025 year begins,
the Supercross season opener
brings all the hype, the nerves
and the unpredictability that only
A1 can. While many picked Jett
Lawrence and Haiden Deegan
as the odds-on favorites to win,
neither of the defending Super
-
Motocross Champions even
made
it on the podium. Instead,
Chase Sexton and Jo Shimoda
struck first and claimed their first
career A1 victories.
Sexton looks like he's got a
point to prove. After a lacklus
-
ter 2024 Supercross campaign,
Sexton
is back for a second year
with the factory Red Bull KTM
team and looking to find the
same speed that earned him the
2023 championship. He started
the night with a heat race win
and later was up front again in
the main event, rounding the first
lap inside the top five.
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 11, 2025
ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P52
GUESSING
GAME
CHASE SEXTON, JO SHIMODA
COME OUT SWINGING AT
A1 SEASON OPENER
