SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD
ROUND 5/JANUARY 31, 2015
ANGELS STADIUM OF ANAHEIM/ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
P74
TALKIN' TRACK
Anaheim has always been a track
that's been criticized, and mainly
because the dirt has been seen
as worn out with three Anaheim
Supercross races and two Monster
Jam races each year. Also, Southern
California is known to be dry, which
probably doesn't help matters.
This time around, the consensus
was Anaheim III was a technical track
and "less Anaheim" and more tacky
than normal.
"It was tough," Seely said. "Really
technical all day long. It actually
worked in really well, especially for
A3. Usually by now the dirt is super
beat down and blue grooved from
the Supercross and the monster
trucks. It broke down really well."
Okay, so dirt quality isn't really a
mainstream discussion. What was
widely talked about was the elevated
start.
Some guys struggled with it, but
Canard felt it wasn't that big of a deal.
"It didn't make much of a differ-
ence," Canard said. "We're all on
the same start, so I thought it was a
pretty even advantage for everyone. I
liked it, I though it was cool."
Canard did add that the track itself
was odd and difficult.
"The track was really tight, the
transitions were really funny—it was
just a tough track, really technical,"
Canard said.
Anaheim I West 250 winner was
also critical. "I think the track was
more of a practice track than a race
track," said Nelson. "More like a
test track. It didn't flow very well for
racing. It got better as the night went
on, but it was slick at the end. They
need to make some changes I think.
The tracks are good, they're just a
little hard for racing."
But, while technical, it had the ad-
vantage of good passing opportuni-
ties, a quality that Dungey felt made
it a top Anaheim track.
"Actually, this track was really
good for passing," Dungey said.
"There were a lot of areas where you
could make a move and set yourself
up. Honestly, I think this was one
of the best Anaheims that I've ever
raced."
Aaron Plessinger
(157) eventually
got Zach
Osborne (16) for
his first podium
finish.
TALKIN' TRACK
