SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS
ROUND 8 / FEBRUARY 24, 2018
TAMPA, FLORIDA / RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM
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21 JASON ANDERSON 3RD 450SX
Eight races into the 2018 series and Jason Anderson
has three wins, a second place, two third-places and
two fourth-place finishes. That, along with injuries
and DNFs by many of his main rivals, sees him with
a massive points lead—before the series is even
halfway over! "This track was tough," Anderson said.
"There was not a lot of traction to gas it by guys, and I
put myself in a bad spot off the start, but Eli and Marv
are riding really good, and I really want to be up there
battling them. I want more wins. They're not making it
easy, but I'm looking forward to battling it out the rest
of the year."
29 MARTIN DAVALOS 5TH 250SX EAST
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Martin Davalos was
really beat up after his first-turn fall last week in Arlington,
but he showed up in Tampa to take his heat-race win and
qualify first for the main event. A bad start landed him fifth
on the night, but that's still a vast improvement over his DNF
from round one. "It was really good to be able to get back
out there and race," Davalos said. "It was a tough week,
but I was focused and knew I wanted to ride. I love racing in
Florida and the track was really fun. It will be nice to build on
this weekend."
47 JIMMY DECOTIS 10TH 250SX EAST
"I felt a little bit off in the beginning of the day and struggled
to get into a groove," said Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki's
Jimmy Decotis. "Things started coming together in the final
practice. The heat race went really well. I worked to fourth
place. I had a really good jump off the gate in the main event,
but missed a shift halfway down the straightaway. Someone
crashed in the second turn and I did all I could to avoid his
rear wheel, which was spinning pretty fast. Unfortunately, my
front wheel hit his rear wheel and I went down before I knew
what was happening. I laid there so that I wouldn't get hit by the rest of the field, and then picked up my [bike]. I put my
head down and charged as best as I could. It's unfortunate stuff like that happens, especially after finishing on the podium
last weekend, but that's why we race nine rounds."
