SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 15 / APRIL 21, 2018
GILLETTE STADIUM / FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS
P88
Tensions Flare
After the last-lap incident, in the post-
race press conference, the 450SX
podium finishers had a lot to say about
it. It started with Musquin, who tried
to bring up Tomac's repeated contact
with Ryan Dungey in Las Vegas in
2017 as a comparison to what he did
to Tomac in the main in Foxborough.
Here's a transcript:
Musquin: "We've seen worse
stuff like that. Last year in Vegas, for
example, at the final round."
Tomac: "Yet, you can fix a race at
New York two weeks before that and
not have anything happen. And then
we'll get a $5000 penalty, and that's
like a drop in the bucket for the 450cc
class, so why not just keep blasting
people?"
Musquin:
[Smiled big during
Tomac's response.]
"I know, I'm pretty
sure we can talk
about stuff like
that..."
Tomac: "We
should be docked
points, not a frickin'
$5000 fine... Guys
would think twice. Including myself
and Marv..."
Musquin: "I'm pretty sure we can
talk about stuff like that, but, I mean,
Josh Grant was right there in Vegas
trying to help you, so I mean, it's not...
You know what I'm saying? We can
talk about stuff like that a long time,
so... Things like that happen, you
know?"
Anderson: "Hey, I'm just listening
to this stuff over here. I'm chilling...
[Laughs]"
Tomac: "But, I mean, where do
you draw the line for a super-aggres-
sive pass? But at the same time, there
While most of
the focus was
on Musquin and
Tomac at the
end of the night,
it was Anderson
who came out
smelling like a
rose after getting
third place.
