NEW FORMAT FOR SUPERCROSS
M
onster Energy AMA Super-
cross will feature a new for-
mat with a revised points system,
the addition of three Triple Crown
races (Monster Energy Cup-style
events), two 250SX East/West
Showdowns, four Supercross
Amateur racing events and the
elimination of semi races in quali-
fying for the main event.
The 2018 season will debut
an all-new points system to
evenly allocate points over all
22 finishing positions. While the
gap between first, second and
third has not changed, the new
points system will ensure that the
race to the championship will be
much more competitive through-
out the season as the reward is
greater for a better finish.
The elimination of semi races,
says Feld, will add further pres-
sure to qualify as the riders will
have just two chances to ensure
a spot in the main event through
one of two heat races or a last
chance qualifier (LCQ). Start-
ing in 2018, the top nine in each
heat will qualify directly into the
main event, while positions 10-
20 will have one last chance to
make it through the LCQ. Previ-
ously, only five positions would
transfer to the main from the
heat races and all others would
be transferred to a semi race.
Eliminating the semi races will
make for longer heat races and
last chance qualifiers, in theory,
allowing for more intense battles
on the track.
The Monster Energy Super-
cross Triple Crown is a three-
city showdown hosted at Angel
Stadium in Anaheim on January
20, Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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Feld Entertainment announced, at
its base in Florida, its new plans for
AMA Supercross.
