WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 54 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 14, 2017 P53
250SX
With only a one-point spread
between Monster Energy/
Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Justin
Hill and TLD/Red Bull KTM's
Shane McElrath coming into
round six of the 250SX West-
ern Regional Supercross Se-
ries, there was a lot riding on
the results of the 250cc main
event inside AT&T Stadium.
Round six was the last race
before the West series goes
on hiatus, so whoever held
the red plate leaving Texas
would hold it for a while.
McElrath, to his credit, was
prepared to go to battle in
Texas. He got the holeshot
and flat out put time on Hill in
second for most of the first 15
laps of what turned out to be a
20-lap event. But then disas-
ter struck, as McElrath's KTM
pulled up lame and sent him
to the mechanic's area with
engine/transmission-related
mechanical problem that end-
ed his night (see Briefly...).
With McElrath out, Hill
cruised to his fourth win in a
row.
"When you have a layoff
like that, it's nice to come off
on top," Hill said. "I've never
done it. I've never actually
