CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 55 ISSUE 10 MARCH 13, 2018 P59
HEROES TO ZEROES
Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star
Racing Yamaha went from potential
250SX East championship contend-
ers to being knocked out of the title
fight in just one week. First there was
Dylan Ferrandis, who was battling up
front in Atlanta when he crashed out
and ended his series with numerous
injuries, including broken teeth, then
during the week between Atlanta and
Daytona, teammate Colt Nichols, who
was third in points going into the race,
went down while practicing and broke
his humerus, which he had broken last
year. He'll be out indefinitely, as well.
Nichols said via Instagram: "Some-
times you want a explanation for things
and you will never get one. The only
thing you can do is look forward and
keep chasing what you want. And I will
never stop fighting for what I want. I
had a practice crash on Wednesday
and broke my humerus again, effec-
tively ending my season. As soon as I
can get fully healthy and have no com-
plications with my arm, I'll be back. It's
disheartening, not so much for myself
but for my team, fans and everybody
that enjoyed watching me race super-
cross. But time still ticks, the sun still
sets and rises, and I will be back and
stronger than ever."
HAMPSHIRE BANGED UP
Geico Honda's RJ Hampshire, who
was third in points going into Daytona,
suffered a big crash in his heat race
and suffered injuries that will sideline
the Floridian for while. "I felt good on
the bike all day yesterday," Hampshire
said via Instagram on Sunday. "Had
some pretty good speed and my foot
just slid off hitting my shifter in those
rollers during that heat race. After
seeing the pictures from the crash I'm
Briefly...
(Left) Christian Craig
(32) grabbed the 450SX
holeshot but slipped back
to fourth. (Below) Tomac
and Webb exchange words.
The two had a few run-ins.
cont. on page 63
