2017 – RACE DAY – ST. LOUIS – Post Race Press Conference

Traduzione by Alberto Herholdt

La TREDICESIMA gara dell’anno e della stagione è andata, stiamo parlando del Supercross 2017 a ST. LOUIS, le due gare della 450 e della 250, si sono concluse con lo spettacolo incredibile e due belle gare fino alla bandiera a scacchi.

Di seguito le due conferenze stampa post race, noi vi abbiamo tradotto i commenti del podio della 450 e il vincitore della 250 con i VIDEO INTEGRALI della 450!

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Buon ascolto/lettura!

ELI TOMAC

Anche questa sera siamo partiti nel gruppo e abbiamo fatto del nostro meglio per raggiungere l’obbiettivo. Sono stato fortunato ad aver scelto un buon cancellato che anche questa volta ha funzionato. Sono felice per come sia andato il Main Event. Non mi arrendo. E ‘tutto quello che posso fare. Basta andare là fuori e dare il massimo. Oggi erO un po ‘agitato. Forse non ho dimostrato, ma non ho fatto un sacco di cose giuste. Non ho fatto una buona partenza nella heat, ma ho preso il comando nel Main Event e fatto il sorpasso presto. Da lì ho cercato di fare quello che potevo per prendere un po ‘di gap, ma Ryan [Dungey] stava guidando bene e mi ha tenuto per tutto il tempo. Abbiamo guidato forte.

RYAN DUNGEY

Prima di incontrare Reed, stavo spingendo, stavo recuperando Tomac facendo dei bei giri. Non voglio entrare troppo nell’argomento perché logicamente non è ideale un comportamento del genere. Penso che ognuno abbia visto come sono andate le cose. Tomai è riuscito a passarlo abbastanza alla svelta mentre con me non è andata così. Penso che sia dura lasciare passare ma sei un doppiato ed è quello che devi fare. Sono così entusiasta di questa sera. Mi sentivo come se stessi guidando bene. Non si vince da molto, ma mi sentivo così bene. Dovevo prendere Eli [Tomac] e sono rimasto davvero soddisfatto della mia guida. E’ scappato alla fine. Nel complesso, sono molto contento di questa sera. Non sono deluso affatto. Certo che voglio vincere, ma Eli è duro in questo momento. E guida veramente bene. E ‘la sfida delle corse, spingendo me stesso ad essere migliore. È una buona cosa.

MARVIN MUSQUIN

Non sono partito bene così nel primo giro sono stato parecchio aggressivo sorpassando qua e là all’interno delle curve e sulle whoops. Poi ad un certo punto, mi sono trovato terzo già al primo giro. Ero contento di aver raggiunto quella posizione dopo una brutta partenza. Mi sentivo bene e ho spinto seguendo Dungey e Tomac ma era parecchio difficile pensare di passarli. Il tracciato era impegnativo e a un certo punto hanno iniziato a distaccarmi. Quando sei dietro e sei staccato da quelli davanti, è dura continuare a spingere così ho deciso di correre la mia gara in sicurezza. Forse è stato il volo che ho fatto nelle qualifiche a farmi guidare così. Ho picchiato forte sul duro tutto il lato sinistro che mi ha fatto male per l’intera serata. Sono contento per la mia terza posizione.

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JORDON SMITH

Pensavo di avere un discreto vantaggio quando a 2 giri dalla fine, sono arrivato corto sulla sezione ritmica. Ho rischiato mettendomi di traverso e gli ultimi giri ho dovuto proteggere le linee fino alle ultime curve portando a casa la vittoria. La corsa di quest’anno è pazzesca. I primi cinque piloti sono così vicini, sono diventato il terzo pilota 250SX in questa stagione a guadagnare la sua prima vittoria in carriera e seguire con un’altra vittoria. Questa sera era importante l’inizio e ridurre al minimo gli errori. La pista era davvero difficile. Il mio team ha fatto alcune modifiche alla mia moto e hanno funzionato alla grande.

 
JOEY SAVATGY

“Abbiamo guidato bene e hofatto quello che dovevo fare. Ho preso il comando all’inizio, mi sono messo in una buona posizione [davanti], e ho iniziato a tirare. Ho fatto troppi errori. Non posso nemmeno spiegarlo. Sono frustrato, ovviamente. Andremo in pausa, riposare, e venire fuori carichi nella prossima gara.

ZACH OSBORNE

“Oggi mi sono sorpreso di me stesso. Ho avuto problemi di stomaco per tutta la settimana, eppure mi sono ripreso proprio stasera. Al quarto giro delle prove sono caduto male e per la botta ho saltato la seconda sessione. Eppure in finale ero in condizioni di vincere, purtroppo verso la fine ho esaurito le energie. Ma ho dato il massimo, per cui va bene così.”

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2017 AMA Supercross ST. LOUIS | 450 HEAT #1 

2017 AMA Supercross ST. LOUIS | 450 HEAT #2 

2017 AMA Supercross ST. LOUIS | 450 SEMI #1 

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2017 AMA Supercross ST. LOUIS | 450 LCQ  

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2017 AMA Supercross ST. LOUIS | 250 HEAT 1

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Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, made its annual visit to the “Gateway to the West” on Saturday night, with a crowd of 53,049 on hand inside The Dome at America’s Center for the 13th round of the 2017 season. In the 450SX Class, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac continued his streak of dominance, racing to his fifth straight win and inching even closer to points leader Ryan Dungey. In the Eastern Regional 250SX Class, Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM’s Jordon Smith took advantage of an early race mistake by championship leader Joey Savatgy to capture his second straight victory.

 

Tomac’s fifth straight win moved him to within just four points of Dungey for the championship lead.
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Dungey was ready for a showdown to start the 450SX Class Main Event, claiming the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot aboard his Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine just ahead of Tomac. However, Tomac wasted little time in getting out front and made an aggressive pass on Dungey on the opening lap to take the lead. Dungey gave chase, while his Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing teammate Marvin Musquin settled into third.

 

Tomac pushed the pace early to put some distance between he and Dungey, who was pressured heavily by Musquin. After fending off his teammate, Dungey set his sights back on Tomac and worked to erase the deficit. As the race passed the halfway point Dungey started posting quicker lap times than Tomac and got the gap down to less than two seconds. With Tomac in his sights it appeared as though Dungey was going to make a late run on his rival, but as the leaders encountered lapped riders it was Tomac who took advantage, navigating through the back markers more efficiently. As Dungey spent multiple laps trying to get around lappers, in particular Monster Energy/Yamalube/Chaparral/Yamaha Financial Services/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Chad Reed, he lost several seconds to Tomac.

 

The Kawasaki rider easily took his eighth win of the season, and the 12th of his career, by 6.7 seconds over Dungey. Musquin was third.

Dungey showed the speed to contend with Tomac, but had to settle for second.

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“I’m not giving up. It’s all I can do. Just go out there and give it my best,” said Tomac, who became the first rider since Ryan Villopoto in 2013 to win five races in a row. “Today was a little bit rough. I may not have shown it, but I didn’t do a whole lot of good. I didn’t get a good start in the Heat Race, but I nailed it in the Main Event and made the pass [for the lead] early. From there I tried to do what I could to open up some space, but Ryan [Dungey] was riding good and kept me honest the whole time. We just kept pressing on.”

 

Dungey’s runner-up effort was his championship-leading 11th podium result of the season, but he’s been unable to keep pace with Tomac’s recent run in which he’s earned 172 of a possible 175 points the past seven races.

 

“I’m so excited about tonight. I felt like I rode awesome. You don’t win them all sometimes, but I felt so good,” said Dungey. “We were catching Eli [Tomac] a bit and I was really happy with my riding. He just got away there at the end. Overall, I’m really happy with tonight. Not disappointed at all. Of course I really want to win, but Eli’s tough right now. He’s riding really good. It’s the challenge of racing, and pushing myself to be better. It’s a good thing.”

 

Just four points sit between Tomac and Dungey with four rounds remaining, after being separated by as many as 29 points earlier this season. Musquin is third, 49 points behind Dungey.

Musquin rounded out the 450SX Class podium.

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When the gate dropped on the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Main Event it was RMATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Dakota Alix who narrowly secured the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot over Savatgy, who then moved into the lead aboard his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki, followed by Smith into second. Alix settled into third briefly, but then gave up the position to Kissimmee Motorsports Kawasaki’s Gannon Audette. That early battle for third allowed Savatgy and Smith to pull out to more than five seconds ahead of the field.

 

While the lead pair asserted themselves out front, the battle for third intensified with Audette, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo, and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne. Cianciarulo and Osborne battled for fourth on Lap 3, with Osborne diving to the inside of the Kawasaki rider, taking his line, and moving into the position. He then made a charge on Audette for third and was able to move into podium position on Lap 4.

 

Out front Savatgy had established a comfortable multi-second margin over Smith, but he experienced a major bobble on Lap 7, forcing him off the side of the track. While he was able to avoid falling, Savatgy lost considerable time and ultimately dropped to second behind Smith, reentering the track with the KTM rider in sight. This sequence of events also allowed Osborne to close in from third, putting the top three within just bike lengths of one another.

 

Savatgy regained his composure and charged to the back fender of Smith, clearly the faster rider. However, Savatgy was forced to start his challenge over again after making contact with a lapped rider, which forced him to fend off a heavy challenge from Osborne for second. Savatgy withstood the challenge and pulled away from Osborne, once again closing on the back end of Smith as the time in the Main Event wound down.

 

Just a couple bike lengths separated the lead duo over the closing stages and Savatgy made a major challenge on the final lap, diving to Smith’s inside with a couple corners remaining, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to get by. Smith crossed the line just four-tenths ahead of Savatgy.

 

Smith took advantage of Savatgy’s misfortune for the second straight weekend.

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“The racing this year has been crazy. The top five riders are so close,” said Smith, who became the third 250SX Class rider this season to earn his first career win and follow it up with another victory. “[Tonight] it was about the start and minimizing the mistakes. The track was really tough. My team made some changes to my bike and they worked out great.”

 

Savatgy’s fourth straight runner-up finish is the third in a row in which he led laps but came up short of the win. Osborne rounded out the podium in third.

 

“We rode good and did what we had to do. I executed off the start, put ourselves in a good position [out front], and started to pull away,” said Savatgy. “It seems like I want to just give these things away. I can’t even begin to explain it. I’m frustrated, obviously. We’ll go into the break, regroup, and come out swinging [at the next race].”

 

Savatgy maintained control of the championship lead with his second-place effort, but Smith closed the deficit to just six points. Osborne is third, 12 points behind Savatgy.

 

The Eastern Regional Championship will now take its lone break in action for the 2017 season, returning to the track at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 29.

 

The 2017 Monster Energy Supercross season continues next Saturday, April 8, for the 14th round of the championship and an anticipated return to Seattle’s CenturyLink Field for the first time since 2014. Live broadcast coverage can be seen on FS1 beginning at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.

A resilient runner-up effort kept Savatgy in control of the championship.

Photo: Feld Entertainment, Inc. 

 

Monster Energy Supercross

The Dome at America’s Center – St. Louis

April 1, 2017

 

450SX Class Results

1.       Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki

2.       Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM

3.       Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM

4.       Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.M., Husqvarna

5.       Josh Grant, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki

6.       Cole Seely, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Honda

7.       Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., KTM

8.       Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki

9.       Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki

10.    Justin Brayton, Mint Hill, N.C., Honda

 

450SX Class Championship Standings

1.       Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 276

2.       Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 272

3.       Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM – 227

4.       Cole Seely, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Honda – 211

5.       Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.M., Husqvarna – 188

6.       Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., KTM – 163

7.       Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., KTM – 160

8.       Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki – 143

9.       Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha – 136

10.    Dean Wilson, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna – 136

 

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results

1.     Jordon Smith, Belmont, N.C., KTM

2.     Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki

3.     Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna

4.     Dylan Ferrandis, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Yamaha

5.     Christian Craig, Corona, Calif., Honda

6.     Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki

7.     Mitchell Harrison, Brighton, Mich., Yamaha

8.     Gannon Audette, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki

9.     Kyle Cunningham, Willow Park, Texas, Suzuki

10.  Anthony Rodriguez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha

 

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings

1.     Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki – 146

2.     Jordon Smith, Belmont, N.C., KTM – 140

3.     Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna – 134

4.     Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki – 128

5.     Dylan Ferrandis, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Yamaha – 104

6.     Christian Craig, Corona, Calif., Honda – 81

7.     Luke Renzland, Hewitt, N.J., Yamaha – 70

8.     Anthony Rodriguez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha – 69

9.     Mitchell Harrison, Brighton, Mich., Yamaha – 66

10.  Kyle Cunningham, Willow Park, Texas, Suzuki – 62

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