450SX
What can you say? Ryan Dungey is in complete
command of the 450SX class! So far at least.
Just three races in and the Red Bull KTM rider
already has two wins and a second place under
his belt, and that second place could have been a
win at Anaheim 1 had he not fallen and dropped to
seventh before catching back up late in the race.
Finishing second after running as far back as sev-
enth with this stacked of a field, he could easily
have justified that as being a win as well.
Despite his one faux pa at A1, Dungey has been
riding as solid as a rock and now has a 13-point
lead in the championship. Dungey has been
regularly getting out in front early, riding fast and
staying out of trouble, which are things none of
his competitors can say right now. And A2 was no
exception for Dungey. Although he didn't get the
holeshot in the 20-lap Main, he did put his KTM in
second place right behind another KTM ridden by
BTO Sports' Davi Millsaps, who really came alive
this week.
Millsaps, who hadn't led a supercross since
2013, led the first three of this one and looked
great while doing so—except for one extremely
close call—but he still couldn't keep Dungey at bay
any longer. After surrendering the point position,
Millsaps hung tough but would slide back to an
eventual seventh.
Once out in front, Dungey seemed to go just as
fast as he needed to keep Chad Reed at bay, just
like he did last week at San Diego.
The 33-year-old Reed, on the Monster
Energy/360fly/Chaparral Yamaha, is beginning
to find his consistency and speed after finishing
sixth at A1. He too got a good start, got around
Millsaps shortly after Dungey did, and hung with
Dungey the rest of the way, but, unfortunately for
him, a few seconds behind the number-one KTM.
He couldn't make a dent into Dungey's lead; when
Reed picked up his speed, so did Dungey.
Reed had a scare when Monster Energy Ka-
wasaki's Eli Tomac came calling late in the race,
setting the stage for a great final-lap showdown,
SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD
ROUND 3 / JANUARY 23, 2016
ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
P40
Davi Millsaps (18)
showed glimpses
of his old self while
leading the first three
laps of the Main, but
then Ryan Dungey
got by him and ran off
with the win.
