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SUPERCROSS ROUND 9 / MARCH 4, 2017 ROGERS CENTRE / TORONTO, ON, CANADA P70 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES My Own Race: 17 JOEY SAVATGY 6TH 250SX EAST Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Joey Savatgy was fast in Toronto. He qualified third, and he got the holeshot in the main event before settling in for second behind Zach Osborne, but he came up short on the quad in the rhythm section and went down. "The biggest thing I need to do is to minimize mistakes," Savatgy said. "It's frustrating because I feel like we're prepared and we come in ready. I'm really looking forward to a little redemp- tion next week." 36 ADAM CIANCIARULO 2ND 250SX EAST The last time Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Adam Cianciarulo raced in Toronto was in 2014. That year, he was leading the 250cc East coming in to the race, but left injured with his season over. This year, he stayed off the dirt and managed a solid second place after his teammate Savatgy went down. "I've definitely been through a lot to get back here [on the podium]," said Cianciarulo. "This is a really good step for me. It was a night where I didn't necessarily feel my best so I'm happy with the end result. I've gone through a lot to get back here so I'm stoked and thankful to be here." 31 RJ HAMPSHIRE 14TH 250SX EAST It was an up-and-down night for the Geico Honda Team with Christian Craig finishing out the night on the podium, but it looks like his teammate is going to sit out the rest of the SX season with an injury suffered in Toronto, despite finishing 14th in the main. "My start in the main wasn't the best, so as always, it makes everything more challenging," Hampshire said. "I think I was seventh on the last lap when I came up short on the rhythm section and went down. I knew something had happened to my leg but didn't know how bad, so I got up and was able to finish in 14th. I went to the doctor [Sunday] and found out I fractured my lower tib and fib [tibia and fibula]. Looks like I won't need surgery and should hopefully be back within eight weeks or so." 33 JOSH GRANT 11TH 450SX A 15th-place start did not help Josh Grant (Monster Energy Kawasaki) at all. "Tonight was intense," said Grant. "The track really broke down throughout the main, so it was important to try and stay consistent lap by lap. I had some ups and downs tonight but I moved forward from where I started in the main event and I'll take that and build off it for the next one." 1 RYAN DUNGEY 2ND 450SX Ryan Dungey said of his race that started in the middle of the pack: "I just tried to not get ahead of myself and pick off as many guys as I could. I just tried to keep hitting my marks, not make any big mistakes—and I didn't—for the most part. I hit my lines good and the bike felt good as well. The track deteriorated fast but before I knew it I found myself in fifth. I was really happy with the night and the ride but it would have been better with a start." 15 DEAN WILSON 8TH 450SX "I got another top-10," said Dean Wilson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) of his eighth-place ride. "That's where I'm supposed to be. The day was okay. I'm just not really stoked on my riding. My qualifying time was good—I was fourth. I mean my speed is good, but doing it in the race is what counts. I just got re- ally tight out there and was in survival mode. It's a little disappointing because I've beat guys that have already gotten podiums, and I want to be up there. It's just a building season for me, so I've just got to learn from it and have a good week." 21 JASON ANDERSON 19TH 450SX It was a terrible outcome for Jason Anderson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) who was forced to replace a wheel during the main. "My night was going pretty well," said Anderson. "My heat race was good, and I was riding fast. I was in third at the start of the main, but another rider's footpeg got stuck in my spokes and ripped them all out and bent my rotor. I swapped my front wheel after that, but then I got hit again and it messed my bike up even more. I'm just going to focus on next week's race in Daytona."

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