The Edward Jones Dome housed round 13 of the Monster Energy Supercross series and did not disappoint, supplying another eventful evening.
Good
James Stewart: The number seven is now only 36 markers back on the red plate holder Villopoto, and gaining momentum. Another classy ride showed how confident, composed and fast the Yoshimura Suzuki rider is at this stage in the season. After facing some adversity with minor crashes and some bad luck early in the season, Stewart looks to have re-grouped and is pushing ahead. Now second in the all time supercross win list, with 50, and wining three consecutive races for the first time since his ’09 championship, things are looking good for Bubba.
Trey Canard: St Louis saw the return of the number 41 to the Monster Energy Supercross start gate. The likable Oklahoma native once again returned from injury to finish a solid eighth position. Canard is universally loved throughout the sport and it is great to see the former lites supercross and outdoor champion back. It is fair to say that Trey has faced his fair share (and everybody else’s) of injuries over his career, but just keeps coming back. One tough dude.
Martin Davalos: The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider held on to his points lead, and the red plate, in St Louis after grabbing his second supercross lites win. Davalos managed to withstand huge pressure from a chasing Justin Bogle to secure victory, and extend his points lead. Davalos has been extremely fast all year, but lacking in consistency at times, so it was good to see the 31 hold onto a hard fought victory, keeping himself, and the Monster Energy Kawasaki bike at the top of the class.
Bad
Ryan Dungey: The Red Bull KTM rider had a night i am sure he will want to forget in St Louis. After a mediocre start the number five began slowly working his way through the pack, catching up to Brayton, with Roczen and Barcia ahead. This showed us yet another example of Dungey’s inability to be aggressive at times. Instead of forcing his way through the pack, the former champion sat behind the number 10 for what seemed an eternity, watching the battle for the podium ride into the distance. To add insult to injury, on the closing lap the number five went down, then taking Brayton down as he span the bike back onto the track. He ended up a poor ninth position. If Dungey is to continue to battle for the title, or even race wins, then he will need to show more of the aggression that has helped him pick up titles in the past.
Jeremy Martin: Bad luck once again cost the Yamaha rider as he was tangled up in a main event crash on lap 5. His older brother, Alex, came up short over the jump at the end of the whoop section. Although fifth place Vince Friese was able to avoid the collision, Jeremy was not so lucky, causing him to go down. This bent the bike, resulting in a dismal result. Yet more poor results for last years rookie sensation.
Ugly
Wil Hahn: After starting to show some promise in the last few rounds, Geico Honda’s Wil Hahn suffered a huge crash in his 450 heat race. After coming up short on a triple, Wil was catapulted into the face of the next jump at high speed.
Soon after the horrific crash his team, Geico Honda, Tweeted: “@GEICOMotorcycle: In addition to his broken right humerus, he has a broken clavicle and cracked skull. He is out for the year.”
Get well soon Wil!
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