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NBC Sports
22-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Max Anstie breaks leg Birmingham qualification
With three minutes remaining on the clock in the first qualification session, running seventh at the time, Max Anstie was bounced off his bike and landed awkwardly, favoring his left leg. He was helped to the medical cart by the Alpinestars medical crew and it was announced later on Peacock's Race Day Live show that he broke his leg in the incident. Anstie entered the round one point behind championship leader Tom Vialle after losing positions to that rider in the last two rounds. Anstie landed on the crest of a jump and was propelled forward to his his head on the front wheel before leaving the seat of his Yamaha. An announcement has not been made by the team, but it is likely that he will be forced to miss the remainder of the Monster Energy Supercross season.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Max Anstie Addresses Supercross Red Flag Ruling in Controversial Detroit Finish
In the closing seconds of the 250SX East Main Event in Detroit, AMA officials waved the red flag for a hard crash by Cameron McAdoo. A multi-second lead by Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing's Max Anstie was erased as a restart would be declared to determine the finish of the second round of the 250SX East class. That decision did not come without controversy as Anstie would finish second when the checkered flag officially waved. 'I thought the rule was 90 percent and it was done,' Anstie stated during a postrace press conference. The red flag rule was recently updated in the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross official rulebook and carried over into 2025. In 2023 and years before, the rule referenced was Section 4.25b (Race Rules and Procedures – Restarts) which stated, 'The race is stopped (with 3 laps completed by the leader and less than 90% of the total distance completed by the race leader…' In the 250SX races, the Main Event is timed at 15 minutes plus a lap, meaning once the clock expired, the next lap by the leader would be the white flag lap. 90% was simply a reference to the clock, so if the red flag was waved with 1:30 or less remaining on the clock, the race would be declared official based on the last completed lap by each individual rider to determine the final running order. But in 2024, AMA updated the wording of the rule requiring the clock to be fully expired. Section 1.8.11 (AMA Supercross Rules – Restarts and Red Flag Procedures) now states, 'When a race is stopped after the leader completes three (3) laps but prior to time expiring on the race clock, the following procedures will apply,' with a step-by-step process of reorganizing the grid in preparation for the restart. For Anstie, he knew work still had to be done and stayed focused on the task at hand. 'In that situation, it was very tough because I'm sitting there thinking, 'I've got two very good sprinters and strong guys behind me, as in R.J. (Hampshire) and Levi (Kitchen),' reflected Anstie. 'I knew I had two laps to go, so I was doing all the safe lines. I had mentally, for a couple of laps, decided that I was just not gonna do anything crazy, hit my marks and do the doubles and not do anything crazy. And then the red flag, and I was like, 'Oh no, you've got to send it again.' And I called on the radio to the guys on the team, 'Where shall I go in the sand?' Because I knew that was going to be a point and I had only taken outside the whole main, and it was just a safe line for me. It might not have been the fastest, but it was a little blown out by the end there.' Despite not getting the result he wanted and was on pace for before the red flag, he was still pleased in being able to maintain pace with Kitchen and Hampshire to finish between the two competitors. 'I'm pleased in a way that I didn't do anything silly in those last few laps,' Anstie continued I still came out of it with a second, good points. And at the end of the day, it was still a really fun race. I was just, to be honest, really happy that I was able to run that pace and feel comfortable at that pace. It was good.' Anstie still leads the 250SX East Championship Point Standings over Kitchen by nine points after two rounds. His win in Tampa maintains his red plate when the series heads to Daytona Beach in two weeks. Gate drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET live on Peacock.
NBC Sports
16-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Supercross 2025 results: 250 highlights, finishing order, reaction at Detroit, Levi Kitchen wins
Taking the lead from Max Anstie on a green-white-checkered restart at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, Levi Kitchen became the sixth different winner in six rounds of 250 divisional racing. A red flag late in the feature for a crash involving Cameron McAdoo occasioned an oddly-time stoppage with only seven seconds on the clock. The riders were informed the race would resume with three laps remaining under a staggered start. It was the second consecutive red flag in 250 East divisional racing. Kitchen took a lap to gain momentum and passed Anstie on Lap 18 to become the sixth 250 winner in as many rounds. Anstie kept frustration out of his comments, but he must have felt like he was robbed of the victory. Anstie built a 7.7-second lead when the flag waved and had already settled into a comfortable pace to protect his line. Some consolation can be had in the fact that he retained the red plate for the second straight week and had a bike capable of winning. Several riders needed to bounce back from misfortune in Tampa, and high among them was RJ Hampshire. He got hung up on a Tuff Blox on Lap 1 in Florida and scored minimal points. He was never out of contention for a podium finish in Detroit, spending the entirety of the race in either the fourth or third position. He failed to gain ground on Anstie in the championship standings but gained a little on Tom Vialle. Vialle got a modest start and was outside the top five for the first five laps. He climbed as high as third briefly before getting pushed back to fourth at the checkers. Nate Thrasher won his heat and had a good gate pick to start the feature, but he did not get a good jump off the grid. Finishing Lap 1 in seventh, he methodically advanced through the field to round out the top five. Just missing that mark, Chance Hymas was happy with his performance nonetheless. Healing from injuries suffered during the Pro Motocross and SMX championships, he carries Honda HRC on his shoulders, along with Jo Shimoda in the 250 West, now that both Lawrence brothers have been knocked out of the 450 class. Detroit featured two scary moments for McAdoo. He hit the ground halfway through the feature, remounted his bike, and then crashed heavily as time was running off the clock. He posted an update on social media: 'Thanks everyone for your thought. We'll be good.' McAdoo finished last. Cameron McAdoo provided an update via his IG story after his scary crash in the 250 main event. #SMX #SupercrossLIVE Here are the 250 Supercross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan: Feature Results Fastest Sector Times Individual Lap Times Detailed Lap Times Heat 1 Heat 2 250 East Supercross Rider Points 250 Combined Points Manufacturer Points Here is the finishing order of Round 5 in Tampa: 1. Levi Kitchen, Kawasaki 2. Max Anstie, Yamaha 3. RJ Hampshire, Husqvarna 4. Tom Vialle, KTM 5. Nate Thrasher, Yamaha 6. Chance Hymas, Honda 7. Austin Forkner, Triumph 8. Carson Mumford, Honda * 9. Maximus Vohland, Yamaha 10. Henry Miller, Honda 11. Cullin Park, Honda 12. Hardy Munoz, Yamaha 13. Trevor Colip, Honda 14. Gage Linville, KTM 15. Jack Chambers, Kawasaki 16. Lorenzo Locurcio, GasGas 17. Seth Hammaker, Kawasaki 18. Mark Fineis, Yamaha 19. Preston Boespflug, Kawasaki 20. Ayden Shive, KTM 21. Izaih Clark, Honda 22. Cameron McAdoo, Kawasaki * Holeshot Anaheim 1 450 results | 250W Results San Diego 450 results | 250W Results Anaheim 2 450 results | 250W Results Glendale 450 results | 250W Results Tampa 450 results | 250E Results Detroit 450 results More SuperMotocross News Cooper Webb wins Detroit Detroit betting odds, predictions Hunter Lawrence (shoulder) out for SX season Detroit Supercross preview Eli Tomac breaks leg in Tampa What riders said after Tampa Pierce Brown breaks vertebra at Tampa Malcolm Stewart wins first Supercross race RJ Hampshire, Tom Vialle square off McAdoo: Race day decision about Tampa Despite not feeling good in qualification, RJ Hampshire will take a podium finish at Detroit and has "full belief" in himself to get stronger after Round 6.
