Rockstar Energy Racing's Davi Millsaps Dominates At A1
[caption id="attachment_22651" align="alignright"
width="300"] When the fire blasted, signaling the end
of the race, it was Davi Millsaps who was fist in the air, earning
him the glory of victory - Photo: Simon Cudby[/caption]
Coming out of the gates strong, Davi
Millsaps took home the Holeshot and the win in the 450's at
A1 on Saturday! Teammates, Jason Anderson and Ryan Sipes,
showed well in the 250's, taking home 4th and 6th respectively.
After being one of only a handful of riders to have a consistent
qualifying practice, Millsaps performed well in his heat and headed
into the main event with confidence. As he exited the first turn in
the main event, there was no one in front of him. Holeshot!
Millsaps reeled off lap after lap nearly flawlessly in the lead.
His competitors did not give him any room to breathe and remained
at his heels. The top four became a freight train, pulling away
from the rest of the field. With just a couple laps remaining,
Trey Canard
got by him. Typically nearing the end of a race, after being
pressured for 17 laps, when a rider gets passed, the race is over.
This was not the case with Millsaps who continued to fight and had
a fast line in his back pocket leading into the whoops. On the last
lap going into that section, his line was available. He carried the
speed he needed and passed Trey in the same corner he had lost the
lead to him a couple laps prior. When the fire blasted, signaling
the end of the race, it was Millsaps who was fist in the air,
earning him the glory of victory.
[caption id="attachment_22649" align="alignleft"
width="200"] Jason Anderson had a breakout year in
last season's Supercross and is coming into 2013 with a lot of
momentum - Photo: Simon Cudby[/caption]
"When Trey Canard passed me I was like ahhh man, this is like
Salt Lake City all over again. I knew I had a good line though
and I just pinned it in the whoops and I got back by him. I don't
think anyone really expected this. It was a new program, bike and
team for me. We've all been working really hard during the off
season to come out and do the best we can. To see where we are and
where we need to be. Even though we won it's all building blocks
from here. We'll go back and see how we can make it even better.
It's been like that the whole time. It's really cool that Rockstar
Energy Racing, Bobby Hewitt and Dave Gowland have given me the
opportunity and stood behind me. It's like a family." - Davi
Millsaps
Jason
Anderson had a breakout year in last season's Supercross and is
coming into 2013 with a lot of momentum. He was bit frustrated in
practice, but mature enough to put that behind him going into the
night show. He didn't get the best of starts in his heat race, but
was still able to safely put his #21 into the main event. As the
pack was exiting turn one in the main, Jason was fortunate enough
to avoid the melee that ensued in front of him nearly unscathed. As
Jessy Nelson
hit neutral going into the first rhythm section, Anderson was
actually hit by his bike but did not go down. He was in about 7th
place at that point. He picked off one rider at a time until he
found himself in fourth, and all over Cole Seely. You
could have covered the two riders with a blanket for several laps
before Jason finally settled comfortably into his very respectful
fourth position. Anderson clearly had podium speed and we all know
he is going to be one of the guys week in and week out. He knows he
belongs there and that is a very important confidence booster.
"I started off a little rough in practice. We made some
improvements to the bike and some suspension adjustments. Then I
carried in my Anderson syndrome of bad starts from last year, but I
broke that habit in the main. I came outta the first turn, dudes
endoing in front of me in the middle of the rhythm section, and was
able to start just out of the top five. I was able to work my way
into fourth. I wasn't able to get around Cole Seely for a podium
but I made it through A1. Now we will build on this going into
Phoenix." - Jason Anderson
[caption id="attachment_22652" align="alignright"
width="300"] Ryan Sipes gave a very commendable
performance showing a lot of heart and drive - Photo: Simon
Cudby[/caption]
Ryan Sipes rode
well all day in practice. Frequently posting lap times in the top
five during qualifying. Ryan had a less than stellar start in his
heat race but blew past rider after rider to qualify easily. Unlike
Anderson, Sipes was not able to avoid the main event first turn
pile up. He had his work cut out for him and had a lot of ground to
make up. He moved into a battle with several other riders in the
middle of the race. It's certainly no easy task to get around four
other guys all fighting for position. Sipes patiently and
methodically made smart moves to move by each rider in front of
him. After being collected in the mess at the start, Ryan made it
all the way to sixth place by the end. A very commendable
performance showing a lot of heart and drive.
"I felt like it was an ok night. Obviously sixth place is not where
we want to be, but everything was there except the start. I felt
comfortable and I felt like my speed was right there. If we start
in the top three, we will finish in the top three and be in the
hunt for a win. Those guys looked really good out there but I felt
very strong." - Ryan Sipes
Next up for the Rockstar Energy Racing team is Phoenix where
Millsaps will be fighting to keep his red plate and Anderson and
Sipes will be looking for that podium finish. If A1 is any
indication, 2013 is going to an exciting year for Supercross.
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