SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD
ROUND 13 / APRIL 9, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA / LUCAS OIL STADIUM
P82
On The DL
Do you want to know how to tell
how deep the field is in AMA
Supercross? As of Indianapolis,
the list of riders who are sitting
out right now due to injury could
make up half of the main event at
any supercross anywhere in the
world. Here's the list of guys who
are out as of Indianapolis: Red
Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin, Yo-
shimura Suzuki's James Stewart,
Honda's Cole Seely, BTOSports
KTM's Davi Millsaps, Monster
Energy Kawasaki's Wil Hahn,
CycleTrader.com/Rock River
Yamaha's Tommy Hahn, Red Bull
KTM's Dean Wilson, BTOSports
KTM's Andrew Short, Red Bull/
Troy Lee Designs KTM's Justin
Hill, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit
Kawasaki's Arnaud Tonus, Motor-
cycle Superstore Suzuki's Jimmy
Albertson…
And that's only the 450SX
class and the 250SX East.
The list doesn't even touch the
250SX West. However, a couple
of racers returned in Indianapo-
lis, as well. Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Christophe Pourcel
returned to action, promptly
announcing his presence by set-
ting the fastest qualifying time in
practice. He had a huge crash in
his heat race, but bounced right
back up before scoring his best
finish of the year in seventh.
RCH Suzuki's Broc Tickle also
returned to action in Indianapo-
lis, making the RCH Suzuki team
a three-rider affair for the first
time this season. Tickle made
the main and finished 14th.
And then there's AutoTrader.
com/JGR Yamaha's Justin
Barcia, who returned a week
earlier in Santa Clara. Barcia
has struggled since he came
back with 16th and a 15th-place
finishes. In Indy, he started near
the back of the field, then took
out Tickle's RCH Suzuki team-
mate Jake Weimer for 14th in the
early laps before quickly falling
off the pace himself.
With just four rounds left to
run, it's likely that we'll see just a
few guys return to action during
supercross, as a lot more will be
likely to return to action when the
outdoor series starts in a little bit
over a month.
Blake Baggett is one of the many
stars of the series who has been
slowed by injuries. Baggett,
however, had his best race of the
year so far after finishing fifth in
the 450SX main. Before that, his
best was a 10th which came at the
previous round.
