Eli Tomac Toughs Out a Muddy Monster Energy Supercross Win in Seattle
MotoGP wasn’t the only race this weekend with drama. Monster Energy Supercross Round 13 in Seattle was a slop fest mud bog. Some riders could barely even finish a lap it was so slimy and muddy. One of the few riders who actually made his way around the track decently was Aaron Plessinger, an Ohio native with a lot of muddy GNCC experience. He led the 250 SX race from start to finish and somehow managed to stay pretty clean! Most other riders ended up stuck in the mud at one point or another, and many smoked their clutches and overheated their motors.
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SEATTLE, WA ? April 8, 2018 ? Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, hosted Round 13 in front of 55,407 fans inside CenturyLink Field in Seattle for one of the slimiest, slickest races in history. The Monster Energy Kawasaki of Eli Tomac found its way to a third-place start, battling back and forth with Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing?s Marvin Musquin for second with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing?s Jason Anderson out front for the first five laps. After Tomac passed Musquin, a mistake by Anderson handed Tomac the lead for the remaining six laps of the 11-lap race. Anderson held on to second ahead of Musquin who rounded out the podium with a third-place finish.
?It?s just one of those tracks where you just have to either ride it and have fun or you?re just in misery, and today we were having fun,? Tomac said after the race. ?That was, by far, the craziest Supercross moments I?...
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