KAWASAKI TRIBUTE
The Monster Energy Kawasaki
team commemorated the 25th
anniversary of Ricky Carmichael's
first 250SX title with the team. The
retro-inspired graphics were fea-
tured on Chase Sexton's KX450
as well as on the display bike
from Kawasaki, which was poised
next to Carmichael's race-winning
KX250.
OLDENBURG INJURED
It's been a nightmare start to the
championship for the Liqui Moly
Beta Team. First, Benny Bloss
broke his wrist during media day
just before Anaheim 1, and now,
in San Diego, the team's second
rider, Mitchell Oldenburg, sus-
tained a broken arm and a con-
cussion during the second quali-
fying session in the afternoon,
which was red-flagged because of
Oldenburg's crash.
FORKNER OKAY
Triumph's Austin Forkner did not
line up for the 450SX night show
after crashing during his qualifying
session. The 450SX rookie fell in
a rhythm lane, with the bike crash-
ing down on top of him. "I had
some pain around my kidney area,
so the medical crew wanted me to
head to the hospital for checks,"
Forkner said. "I went there, and
everything checked out okay. It all
looked okay. I should be fine for
Anaheim 2."
AIRBAG
Following his brutal crash at Ana-
heim 1, Justin Barcia confirmed
that he was wearing the Alpin-
estars Tech-Air MX System, aka
airbag. "It absolutely did its job,"
he said via social media. "Pretty
Briefly...
ROUND 2 / JANUARY 17, 2026
SNAPDRAGON STADIUM / SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
P60
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Ken Roczen held
a slight advantage
over Tomac but later
slipped to third.
