2014 Supercross | Arlington Predictions

Kaitlyn Farrington, Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter nearly pulled off an Olympic medal sweep in the women’s halfpipe competition in Sochi earlier this week.  It was such an exciting night I couldn’t help but wonder why there are no girls racing at any of the Supercross rounds.  I’ve always thought of Supercross as the ballet of motor sports and perhaps a track with a line suitable for the girls could add some color to the sport.  Congratulations to all the women competing in sports typically overshadowed by the guys.

San Diego is in the books and the 250 class moves to the East.  Not a lot of surprises at the finish but no one was happier than James Stewart who found himself on the top box for the first time this season.  It’s kind of amazing it finished that way as I’m sure the whole viewing audience was expecting the SX gods to unleash the kracken on the number seven, and that’s a lot of negative mojo in the air.  Weston Peick continues to impress as well as Chad Reed (sounds like he’ll be nursing some broken bones this week) despite his spill in the final lap.  The only guy I think who still has some questions to answer this season is Justin Barcia who’s well off the pace in the points standing.

Not sure if anyone noticed but Justin Hill was my top rider at A3 on my TRAP and he just so happened to take the checkered flag – maybe I’m on to something.  I’m getting a little ahead of myself but what a ride from the Pro Circuit rider.  He’d been improving week after week so no one should be surprised.  Wilson and Webb suffered another setback but you can never count these guys out.  Shane McElrath seems to score well on my charts and if not for the break I think he could have broken into the top 3.   

So the thunder in the east begins and the second wave of 250 riders makes their debut.  Here we go Arlington, 450 and 250 predictions on tap..

450 SX (+/1 handicap)

1.Villopoto (-1)

2.Stewart (+1)

3.Roczen (+1)

4.Dungey (-1)

5.Tomac (-1)

6.Peick (+1)

7.Barcia (+1)

8.Tickle (+1)

9.Brayton (+1)

10.Short (-1)

250 SX (+/- handicap)

1.Musquin (-1)

2.Wharton (-1)

3.Baggett (+1)

4.Davalos (+1)

5.Friese (+1)

6.Faith (-1)

7.Cunningham (+1)

8.Thompson (-1)

9.Martin, J (+1)

10.Catanzaro (-1)

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