Eli Takes A2
Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 9:59PM Eli's back with help from Works Connection. Look close at the fork and you will see one of the reasons for Eli's improved starts. Better starts means he's on the top step.

Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 9:59PM Eli's back with help from Works Connection. Look close at the fork and you will see one of the reasons for Eli's improved starts. Better starts means he's on the top step.
Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 12:39PM During press day yesterday for round 4 of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship in Anaheim, 250SX West Region points leader Christian Craig had a MASSIVE get off and was saved by the Steve Matthes (or Kevin Windham, depending on who you ask) Memorial Nets.
Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 9:46AM The Monster Energy® Yamaha Star Racing team kicked off the 2022 Supercross season with a mix of heartbreak and triumph. While a defending champ went down to a season-ending injury, Star Racing teammates stepped up ready to take on the title fight. Christian Craig served notice that he’s the man to beat in the 250 class with back-to-back wins, and bLU cRU new guy Eli Tomac showed exceptional early speed on the YZ450F to demonstrate why he’s a huge threat for another premier class championship.
Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 9:41AM Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing is pleased to announce that Nathan Ramsey will step into the role of Team Manager for its U.S. SX/MX squad beginning this weekend at Round 4 of the AMA Supercross Championship in Anaheim, California. Team Coordinator, Sean Murphy, will remain on-board as a vital part of the North American leadership team, along with newly-appointed Crew Chief, Tony Hall, who joins the team with years of experience as Crew Chief of a world-class offroad racing program.
Ramsey was a multi-time race-winner in the 125 cc and 250 cc divisions during his 16-year career in professional racing. The 47-year-old oversaw the JDR/J Star Supercross team for four years before taking on a management role with amateur motocross program, where he has become a driving force in developing the next generation of supercross/motocross talent over the last eight years and now he will complete the circle as he returns to the pro ranks once again.
“I am super excited to be working with the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team and this great leadership crew with Sean and Tony,” Ramsey said. “I have all the confidence in this race team and I look forward to many great years ahead.”
As a vital role in the team’s organization and structure from inception, Sean Murphy will continue his role as the Team Coordinator for U.S. SX/MX. Murphy started with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing in 2015 and his hard work and dedication have aided in the team’s ongoing success over the last six seasons.
With 15 years of experience inside the company’s offroad racing department, Tony Hall began as a race team mechanic for five years before taking on the role of building offroad team engines in 2014. Since then, Hall has contributed to 91 National and World Championships during his time with offroad racing.
Stephen Westfall will continue to support the team during the transition into new leadership, where he will remain on-board through Round 7 of the AMA Supercross Championship when the team heads into east coast racing. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team would like to thank Westfall for his many years of dedication to the racing program and wish him the best of luck in future endeavors
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 2:32PM Foothill Ranch, California—Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Adam Cianciarulo will be sidelined for the remainder of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship due to a knee injury sustained during Round 3 in San Diego, California.
Cianciarulo had an impressive start to the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship with courageous performances that had him leading laps in back-to-back 450SX Main Events. Despite competing with the adverse effects of a pre-season shoulder injury, Cianciarulo persevered to score valuable points at the first two rounds and kept his sights set on the long-term goal of championship contention.
“The start of this year has been challenging for me mentally and physically as I’ve done my best to overcome a slowly recovering shoulder injury,” said Cianciarulo. “I’m proud of what I’ve been able to achieve given the situation but, I’m obviously now faced with a big setback. I’m looking at this as an opportunity to fully rehab my body, so I’m focused on maximizing every day of recovery to get back to doing what I love at my best.”
“As we’ve seen from Adam through previous years, he displayed exceptional promise and heart in his riding this season,” said Kawasaki Racing Senior Manager, Dan Fahie. “His performances at the first couple of races were right on track with our hopes for him and he was progressing nicely into the swing of things. This injury will unfortunately stall that progress until Adam is healed up and ready to return to racing but, we will continue to fully support him through that time and look forward to his return.”
The pilot of the No.9 Monster Energy Kawasaki KX™450SR was on track with the team’s expectations for his performance and recovery when an untimely mistake through the whoop section at San Diego Supercross on Jan. 22, resulted in an injury to his right knee. After consultation with medical professionals, it was determined that the injury will force an early conclusion to Cianciarulo’s 2022 Monster Energy Supercross efforts. Further updates on Cianciarulo’s expected return to racing will be announced in the near future.
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 3:41PM Trey Canard "I wish pictures did these whoops justice. I remember hitting whoops like this in main events but looking at them after the main last night reminded me just how good this group of riders is right now"
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 3:24PM Ricky Carmichael gives his opinion on round three of the AMA supercross championship of 2022 as a young man wins his first 450 main event.
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 3:20PM Decision made to get damaged ACL repaired following San Diego.
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A knee injury sustained last week has forced Joey Savatgy out altogether three rounds into Monster Energy Supercross, deciding to have his ACL repaired after attempting to continue with a torn ligament.
The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS rider had been planning on racing with the damage, however, a first turn fall in his 450SX heat in San Diego marked the end of his campaign.
“Well, I tried… I love this job so much and sometimes it’s cruel,” Savatgy stated. “Trying to race and not being near 100 percent isn’t ideal, especially in this class.
“Yesterday was tough, with a track filled with right-handers and some tough whoops, the knee gave me all it could – the crash in the heat was the final straw, so I’ve decided to get my knee fixed.
“Anyone who supports team 17, I appreciate you more than you know. Sometimes it feels like you keep getting punched in the face, but this will pass. I will keep everyone updated as events happen – I will be back.”
It’s unclear when Savatgy will be fit to return, with Team RMATVMC now down from three riders to two in featuring Shane McElrath and Max Anstie.
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 3:17PM Form of retaliation leads to more severe penalty of Suzuki rider.
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A pair of clashes in the 450SX main event at San Diego has led to Justin Bogle being disqualified and Justin Barcia being docked a position.
It’s understood that contact from Barcia led to Bogle going down in the early laps directly after the finish-line jump in a battle for P10, before they met again as the latter was being lapped.
In the turn before the whoops while Twisted Tea Suzuki’s Bogle was being put a lap down, he appeared to run wide and bumped TLD Red Bull GasGas rider Barcia, resulting in him going down this time, but stopped short later of saying it was direct retaliation.
“I got cleaned out… pretty hard,” Bogle told PulpMX post-race. “I’m pretty sore after that one, for sure. But what are you gonna do, you know what I mean? Some people are just idiots.”
Still, the penalties applied indicated that AMA race officials deemed the second coming together to be a form of retaliating, scratching Bogle from the results and former points-leader Barcia was dropped from eighth to ninth position.
Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 7:36AM
What a season! In the first three Supercross races of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, there have been three different winners and a host of different riders standing on the 450 podium. It makes you wonder who will be next on the top step when the series moves to Anaheim 2 on January 29, 2022. The most common thread of the first three rounds, apart from different winners, is that the configuration of the first couple corners has put made the holeshot of paramount importance. Being in the top five from the start is a giant factor in who eventually wins as they break away in the first couple corners. However, as always luck plays an equally importance role. For example, last week’s winner Jason Anderson was motoring up through the front runners, when his Kawasaki started steaming. This has been a problem that plagued Kawasaki over the last few years—and it bit Jason Anderson in San Diego. Red plate holder Justin Barcia got pushed off the track by Justin Bogle and current Champion Cooper Webb see-sawed back and forth between being fast and slow all night. It was interesting—except for the fact that Chase Sexton got away early and was untouched to the checkers for his first-ever 450 Supercross win. At night’s end nothing was resolved as the top four are only separated by 3 points and the top eight by 7 points.
SAN DIEGO 450 RESULTS
1. Chase Sexton…Hon
2. Eli Tomac…Yam
3. Dylan Ferrandis…Yam
4. Cooper Webb…KTM
5. Malcolm Stewart…Hus