SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM
ROUND 3/JANUARY 17, 2015
ANGELS STADIUM OF ANAHEIM/ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
P50
MONSTER ENERGY
AMA SUPERCROSS
SERIES, AN FIM
WORLD CHAMPION-
SHIP
to be my spot if I was close
enough. Pretty sure that was the
fastest I've ever hit the whoops
before. I knew I had to make it
count. It was awesome; we train
together. It's cool that we can
race like that and still be cool off
the track. But he rode great, he
led for a while. It was a killer ride
for both of us. I'm just pumped."
THAT'S RACING
Would Bowers be upset? Bow-
ers said hey, racing's racing.
"Cooper's pass was good,"
Bowers said. "I would have done
the same thing. Maybe I would
have been a little more rough,
but you have to do it. I just
shouldn't have been there when
he was there.
"I made a few mistakes
midrace and it caused him to
catch up," Bowers added. "So
I've got to go back home and
do my homework and just stay
consistent. I didn't hit my marks
midrace, and then finally by the
time I regained my composure
and started riding good again
it was too late. He was already
catching me, and pretty close.
He went for the pass at the end.
I would have done the same
thing. I could have blocked the
inside and he probably would
have railed the outside and
jumped by me, or I could have
done what I did and tried to be
gone by the time he got there.
Unfortunately I didn't make it. It's
worth the risk and second is all
right, I'll take it. If this is a bad
night for me then it's fine.
Joining them on the podium
was Red Bull KTM's Justin Hill,
who, on the one hand, is still
not happy without a win, but will
take the third-place finish as a
momentum builder after a rough
start to the season.
NOT SATISFIED
"It was a rough one," Hill said
about the race. "I haven't had
a battle like that in a little while,
The Chad Reed (22) and Trey
Canard (41) incident overshadowed
Roczen's race win.
