SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
OCTOBER 18, 2014
SAM BOYD STADIUM/LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
P50
>>SUPER MINI
SHOWDOWN
Unlike traditional Supercross races,
the MEC also showcases many of the
top minicycle racers in the country,
and for many of them it's the first time
racing in front of a large crowd on a
Supercross-style track. It's big night
for the kids.
Coming into the weekend, a heavy
favorite was KTM Mitchell Falk who is
a veteran of the Supermini class and
looking to get on a big bike soon. Be-
ing a heavy favorite comes with pres-
sure and Falk didn't crack one bit. He
consistently laid down the fastest laps
of the day and brought the heat to the
mains. These riders were jumping the
same obstacles as the big bikes, short
of a three-three-three rhythm section
that was not feasible on a mini bike.
Full size Supercross triple, though?
No problem! The level of these ama-
teurs can be mind blowing.
When the gate dropped for race
one, the holeshot was snagged by
Team Green Kawasaki's Carson
Mumford who is new to the Supermini
class. Falk followed suit in a close
second and in a veteran-esque move
would scrub the big triple staying
about three feet lower and pass Mum-
ford. Falk would pull away, letting ev-
eryone know he was ready to win this
thing. On the charge was a very fast
Garrett Marchbanks who overtook the
second-place position from Mumford
with a clean pass on lap one.
Chase Sexton, who was another
heavy hitter coming in, found himself
in eighth position after lap one, but
he would carve his way to fourth
by the end of the race. The top five
stayed fairly even, with Marchbanks
just running out of laps to close a gap
on Falk, who snagged the race-one
victory.
Race two found riders seeing red
flags for a restart after the difficult cen-
ter rhythm section claimed almost half
the field, as Joey Crown and March-
banks came together after going for
the same line on lap one. This caused
a chain reaction of get-offs, but Crown
and the rest would get up on their
own, leaving Marchbanks to line up for
With a million dollars
on the line, Trey Canard
(41), next to Justin Hill
(32), Blake Baggett (4)
and Jason Anderson
(21), tries for the
holeshot in the third and
final moto.
