VOL. 51 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 14, 2014
Jason Anderson made another lastlap pass for the 250 win.
from the rest of the pack. That
was pretty much expected. The
only uncertainty was whether or
not Seely could hold off Anderson's advances or if Anderson
could pull off more last-minute
heroics. As it turned out, Anderson pulled another rabbit out of
his hat. He closed on Seely and
jumped to the inside of the Honda rider on the final lap to claim
another spectacular win.
GEICO Honda rider Zach Osborne came out on top of another
race-long battle with Monster Energy Pro Circuit's Dean Wilson to
take third, with Wilson settling for
fourth.
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Honda's Malcolm Stewart rounded out the top five, with early leader Cooper Webb finishing sixth on
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content with third-place finishes,"
Osborne said. "I need to be up front
with Anderson and Seely. I can run
the pace, my fitness is there; I just
need better starts. I'm just not putting myself in the right position to
challenge for the win. Don't get me
wrong, podiums are great and I'm
happy to get another 20 points, especially because I really wasn't feeling the track in the first two sessions.
But as the day went on I got better
and better and made some good
passes in the main to get a third. If I
put this kind of riding together with a
better start, I'll be there. It's just that
with the level everyone is on right
now the starts are so crucial."
Cooper Webb grabbed the holeshot to start the Western Regional
Supercross final event, however,
the MyPlash/Metal Mulisha/Rockstar Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha
Team rider went off the track on
lap one and then later tangled with
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HOPING FOR A REPEAT
Early in the race, last year's Phoenix winner Justin
Barcia looked like the man to beat, but the Honda Muscle Milk Team rider got a little too anxious while chasing
Brayton for the lead and made costly mistakes that took
him out of the hunt.
"I had a decent start and I got behind Brayton, pushing him, and I pushed it too hard and made a mistake,
and the other guys started catching me," said Barcia. "I
just rode too aggressive in the beginning and then once I
made those mistakes I got too tight.
"My bike was great and I was in a really good situation
after the start, but I blew it," said Barcia. "I'm definitely
going to think about this race and wonder why I didn't
play it smarter. [Jeff] Stanton is going to be at my house
when I get home and it's not going to be enjoyable.
It's going to be a tough week; I'm really disappointed
in myself. That was my race to win and I blew it. I had
the speed; I just need to ride smarter. I thought I was
smarter, but I wasn't. That race got the best of me."
