Monster Energy® AMA Supercross
East Rutherford, NJ.
East Rutherford SX
Monster Energy® Kawasaki Riders Conquer the Conditions at Storm Stricken East Rutherford SX
Monster Energy® Kawasaki riders arrived in East Rutherford, New Jersey for Round 14 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship with the New York City skyline on the horizon and podium finishes on their minds. In the 250SX Class, the East/West Showdown format pitted the best-of-the-best against one another for a contest of the coasts that was shaken up by rapidly changing weather over the open-air stadium. The Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki riders braved the conditions to salvage three 250SX Class top-10 finishes with Carson Mumford in seventh, Jo Shimoda in ninth and Chris Blose 10th. In the 450SX Class, Jason Anderson fought back from an early race crash to earn a 12th place result while his teammate Adam Cianciarulo was sidelined from racing after a collision with another rider on the opening lap of the final qualifying session. In the 250SX Futures Class, Monster Energy® Kawasaki Team Green™ rider Ryder DiFrancesco raced to a smooth and consistent third-place finish.
Carson Mumford
“Truthfully, my result from this weekend is a little bittersweet. I’m so proud to be representing the Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team and, while I know that seventh in the East/West Showdown is a solid finish that shows our recent progress, I still wanted more. The next two riders ahead were within striking distance at different stages of the race, and I feel like I could have pulled off a top-five finish with just a couple of key moves in the middle of the race. All that said, it was a crazy mudder and I’m glad to have earned another solid top-10 result.”
Jo Shimoda
“The track was pretty tricky with a kind of softer dirt that had ruts and some sharp transitions as it broke down. When the track is like that, it is super important to be precise with your riding and hit your marks each lap, so that was my focus when it came time for racing. In the Heat Race, I had a strong start and led the whole race for my first Heat Race win. Even though I’ve won a Main Event, I had never won a Heat Race before so that was awesome; especially because it’s still only my second race back and against all the riders from 250SX East. For the Main Event the track was super muddy and that made it tough to come through the pack but, I just did my best to salvage.”
Chris Blose
“I had another strong qualifying and heat race which I think reflect the continued work I’ve been putting in with the Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team. We are still pushing to get as much as we can from the last few rounds of supercross racing and I’m not settling. I believe we can secure a top-five finish in the coming weeks and, despite the crazy weather conditions and the gnarly mud, I think a top-10 finish in the East/West Showdown is indicative that we’re progressing toward our goals.”
250SX East/West Showdown Results
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1
2
3
7
9
10
RIDER
Max Anstie
Jett Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
Carson Mumford
Jo Shimoda
Chris Blose
MOTORCYCLE
Honda
Honda
Honda
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
250SX Eastern Regional Class Points Standings (Round 8 of 10)
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1
2
3
6
20
RIDER
Hunter Lawrence
Haiden Deegan
Max Anstie
Chris Blose
Jo Shimoda
POINTS
198
149
148
117
33
MOTORCYCLE
Honda
Yamaha
Honda
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
250SX Western Regional Class Points Standings (Round 7 of 9)
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1
2
3
6
15
RIDER
Jett Lawrence
RJ Hampshire
Enzo Lopes
Cameron McAdoo
Carson Mumford
POINTS
176
137
118
101
44
MOTORCYCLE
Honda
Husqvarna
Yamaha
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross
East Rutherford, NJ.
East Rutherford SX
Jason Anderson
“The day started off on the right track with the fastest lap of timed qualifying and second in the Heat Race. When the weather came through it was apparent the start was going to be a critical aspect of the race and unfortunately, I spun a little bit when leaving the gate. I was in the middle of the pack going down the start straight so immediately the mud and water just completely showers over you. From there it was an uphill battle and a crash through the whoops on Lap 2 put me clear out in last place. I kept my focus forward for the rest of the race, but it’s really tough to come through the field and get back in touch with the front group when the conditions are that severe. All in all, we’ll take the positives from earlier in the day and look forward to racing next weekend in Nashville.”
250SX Futures Class Race Results
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1
2
3
12
21
RIDER
Julien Beaumer
Daxton Bennick
Ryder DiFrancesco
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
MOTORCYCLE
KTM
Yamaha
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™450SR
Kawasaki KX™450SR
450SX Class Race Results
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1
2
3
12
21
RIDER
Justin Barcia
Eli Tomac
Ken Roczen
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
MOTORCYCLE
GasGas
Yamaha
Suzuki
Kawasaki KX™450SR
Kawasaki KX™450SR
450SX Class Points Standings (Round 14 of 17)
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1
2
3
6
8
RIDER
Eli Tomac
Cooper Webb
Chase Sexton
Jason Anderson
Adam Cianciarulo
POINTS
315
304
294
225
155
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
KTM
Honda
Kawasaki KX™450SR
Kawasaki KX™450SR
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross
East Rutherford, NJ.
East Rutherford SX
Ryder DiFrancesco
“It’s great to be getting this experience on these tracks and I’m glad we got our race in before the rain came so we could get some clean laps. Those guys raced hard, and the pace was high, so I just focused on nailing my laps with consistent runs through the whoops and avoiding any costly mistakes. I want to be fighting for the win always, but it’s nice to have another podium and to keep building from the SX Futures experience.”
