AC92, one of my favorite riders!  Just as I think he gets it figured out he washes the front end again. 🙁

The Ugly: Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki

Sometimes it really does seem like teammates in this sport are linked, even though it’s largely an individual sport. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo and Garrett Marchbanks both struggled throughout the night with multiple crashes each. Adam looked to be ready to continue his winning ways from Glendale in the first race before going down. He was able to mount a charge and come back to fourth place, but then he was pretty impatient in the second race and made several mistakes leading to a 14th-place finish. He seemed to get himself back in check for the third race and didn’t ride over his head, which led to a second-place finish in the race and a salvage job of fifth place overall. The Triple Crown format actually worked in his favor as he didn’t lose a bunch of points, and he is still well within striking distance of the championship lead, but still not a great night overall. Garrett Marchbanks, on the other hand, just had a straight up horrendous night of racing. He crashed in each of the first two races, and I don’t believe he lined up for the third race. This is his rookie season in Supercross, though, so the occasional bad race is to be expected. I hope he’s physically okay and is able to race next weekend in Oakland.

JA21…. seems an injury could be plausible, Mathes seems to be hearing the same thing as well.

The Bad: Jason Anderson | 9th Place Overall

The Anaheim 1 and Anaheim 2 versions of El Hombre looked pretty similar, but I don’t think either one is the real El Hombre. His finishes were 6-6-17, aka not what the defending champion is looking for. I’m not sure what’s up, folks. I thought the fisherman was back in the boat after Glendale. The Anaheim 1 obligations and nerves were long gone, and it was time for him to return to his 2018 ways! However, it’s looking like it might be an up-and-down season for him unless he really does get back on track soon. He doesn’t even need to win or podium at this point. A string of top fives would be a good stepping stone for him. Some guys on the forum seem to think that he’s hiding an injury. Possibly? Of course, a lot of these guys hide an injury from everyone at some point during the season, but I’m not really going to buy into that idea unless something official is said about it. I think how he does in Oakland will provide further insight, or maybe even more confusion, about the state of Jason Anderson.

Source: Good, Bad, ‘n Ugly: Anaheim 2