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SX: The Holeshot - Anaheim 3
Just when you think you're starting to get things figured out, this Monster Energy Supercross title fight throws another curveball your way…
Rockstar Energy Suzuki's Davi Millsaps (Photo: Suzuki Racing)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 6 of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Championship from San Diego, CA will air LIVE on SPEED on Saturday, February 9nd at 10:30pm ET.
Let’s take a quick look at how the season has gone thus far.
At Anaheim 1, Davi Millsaps and Trey Canard put on a great battle for the sold out crowd. Trey passed Davi late, only to have Davi make an impressive pass back on the final lap for victory. Meanwhile, as for the four men expected to shine brightest that night -- Ryan Dungey and Chad Reed were solid, James Stewart tore his ACL, and Ryan Villopoto had one of the worst nights of his career in a shaky start to his title defense.
In Phoenix, rookie Justin Barcia was in a league of his own and simply decimated the field. Canard was on his game yet again but stumbled on the final lap. Villopoto was approaching his old form, while Millsaps brought home another podium result. Reed was solid again, but both Dungey and Stewart had rough outings. Dungey even needed to qualify through the LCQ.
Back in Anaheim, it was the points leader Millsaps and Barcia who needed to go through the LCQ to qualify. While Millsaps didn’t win, he did post a strong ride, albeit missing the podium for the first (and only) time this season. Out front, Villopoto tracked down Canard for the lead and pulled away for his first win. Cue the momentum shift. Reed finally broke through onto the podium, Dungey rebounded (slightly), while Stewart had his worst race of the season while fighting through the pain of a torn ACL. Barcia recorded a DNF after casing a triple.
In the Bay Area from Oakland, Villopoto kept it going with his most dominant ride to date, but all the attention was directed to a massive pileup on the opening lap that collected Reed, Stewart, Barcia, and Canard, with Dungey just squeaking by. Millsaps again put himself in podium position and claimed his third finish on the box in four races. Dungey rebounded to finish third, with Canard coming on strong as well. Reed did what he could after the crash, while both Stewart and Barcia failed to finish.
As if all hell hadn’t already broken loose in the incident from Oakland, another first-turn melee happened at the third and final Anaheim stop, collecting Reed and Villopoto in the process. Dungey somehow overcame a broken suspension in his heat race and a first-lap crash and final-lap shootout in the LCQ to not only qualify for the main event, but effectively dominate it en route to his first win of '13. Millsaps was on the podium again for the fourth time in five races, Barcia reemerged as a contender, while Stewart finally got a chance to show how good he can be despite the injury. A season of frustration got even worse for Reed, but he still recovered from another early crash. Meanwhile, Villopoto had another tough night to effectively stall his run in the points, while Canard experienced his worst race of the season.
Just a few weeks ago, we entered the 2013 season with a lot of attention being given to the four former champions and the rookie upstart that had the ability to throw a wrench into the veterans’ plans. No one really gave a second thought to Canard, who was coming back from one of the more frightening crashes in the sport's history, and no one gave Millsaps odds to accomplish much of anything without the support of a factory team.
We’re now five races into the season and while two of the former champions have won, they haven’t had an easy go of it. The rookie did break through, only to subsequently hit a streak of bad luck immediately after. And most notably, the two most successful veterans haven’t been much of a factor.
Meanwhile, two of the riders who entered the season under the radar have effectively controlled the championship. It just goes to show you that nothing goes according to plan in Supercross. It’s wild, it’s unpredictable, and everything can change in an instant.
Since claiming that spectacular opening round win, Millsaps has never looked back or shown any sort of intimidation or nervousness. He’s literally been in the mix every week and he’s done exceptionally well at taking good results without pushing it too far. You don’t have to win to be successful, but you do need to be consistent. With an average finish that is better than third, Millsaps is doing just that and he’s doing it better than anyone. It’s also worth noting that in this era of the all important start, Millsaps is absolutely nailing the holeshot, which is making life much, much easier for the Rockstar Energy runner.
Let’s take a quick look at how the season has gone thus far.
At Anaheim 1, Davi Millsaps and Trey Canard put on a great battle for the sold out crowd. Trey passed Davi late, only to have Davi make an impressive pass back on the final lap for victory. Meanwhile, as for the four men expected to shine brightest that night -- Ryan Dungey and Chad Reed were solid, James Stewart tore his ACL, and Ryan Villopoto had one of the worst nights of his career in a shaky start to his title defense.
In Phoenix, rookie Justin Barcia was in a league of his own and simply decimated the field. Canard was on his game yet again but stumbled on the final lap. Villopoto was approaching his old form, while Millsaps brought home another podium result. Reed was solid again, but both Dungey and Stewart had rough outings. Dungey even needed to qualify through the LCQ.
Back in Anaheim, it was the points leader Millsaps and Barcia who needed to go through the LCQ to qualify. While Millsaps didn’t win, he did post a strong ride, albeit missing the podium for the first (and only) time this season. Out front, Villopoto tracked down Canard for the lead and pulled away for his first win. Cue the momentum shift. Reed finally broke through onto the podium, Dungey rebounded (slightly), while Stewart had his worst race of the season while fighting through the pain of a torn ACL. Barcia recorded a DNF after casing a triple.
In the Bay Area from Oakland, Villopoto kept it going with his most dominant ride to date, but all the attention was directed to a massive pileup on the opening lap that collected Reed, Stewart, Barcia, and Canard, with Dungey just squeaking by. Millsaps again put himself in podium position and claimed his third finish on the box in four races. Dungey rebounded to finish third, with Canard coming on strong as well. Reed did what he could after the crash, while both Stewart and Barcia failed to finish.
As if all hell hadn’t already broken loose in the incident from Oakland, another first-turn melee happened at the third and final Anaheim stop, collecting Reed and Villopoto in the process. Dungey somehow overcame a broken suspension in his heat race and a first-lap crash and final-lap shootout in the LCQ to not only qualify for the main event, but effectively dominate it en route to his first win of '13. Millsaps was on the podium again for the fourth time in five races, Barcia reemerged as a contender, while Stewart finally got a chance to show how good he can be despite the injury. A season of frustration got even worse for Reed, but he still recovered from another early crash. Meanwhile, Villopoto had another tough night to effectively stall his run in the points, while Canard experienced his worst race of the season.
Just a few weeks ago, we entered the 2013 season with a lot of attention being given to the four former champions and the rookie upstart that had the ability to throw a wrench into the veterans’ plans. No one really gave a second thought to Canard, who was coming back from one of the more frightening crashes in the sport's history, and no one gave Millsaps odds to accomplish much of anything without the support of a factory team.
We’re now five races into the season and while two of the former champions have won, they haven’t had an easy go of it. The rookie did break through, only to subsequently hit a streak of bad luck immediately after. And most notably, the two most successful veterans haven’t been much of a factor.
Meanwhile, two of the riders who entered the season under the radar have effectively controlled the championship. It just goes to show you that nothing goes according to plan in Supercross. It’s wild, it’s unpredictable, and everything can change in an instant.
Since claiming that spectacular opening round win, Millsaps has never looked back or shown any sort of intimidation or nervousness. He’s literally been in the mix every week and he’s done exceptionally well at taking good results without pushing it too far. You don’t have to win to be successful, but you do need to be consistent. With an average finish that is better than third, Millsaps is doing just that and he’s doing it better than anyone. It’s also worth noting that in this era of the all important start, Millsaps is absolutely nailing the holeshot, which is making life much, much easier for the Rockstar Energy runner.
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