{"id":2657,"date":"2022-10-10T02:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T02:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsxp2.u.thrivex.io\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2023-04-26T04:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T04:09:18","slug":"perfect-tomac-wins-inaugural-world-supercross-championship-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsxp2.u.thrivex.io\/perfect-tomac-wins-inaugural-world-supercross-championship-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Tomac wins inaugural World Supercross Championship Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tomac makes history by winning the first ever FIM World Supercross Championship Grand Prix<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
SX2 overall victory goes to Shane McElrath<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Highs and lows for home hero Anstie who missed overall podium despite heat and main event victories<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
AUSTRALIA –<\/strong> (October 9) <\/strong>\u2013 A perfect score for Eli Tomac saw him win the inaugural FIM World Supercross Championship Grand Prix, which took place in Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium today. The American secured the WSX (450) class win with three GP race victories, while compatriot Shane McElrath took the overall honours in the SX2 (250) class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wait was finally over for world championship racing in the sport of supercross to finally go global, as fans packed into Wales\u2019 national stadium in the heart of the country\u2019s capital. And the world class racing on display was only part of the show, as freestyle motocross shows, a live performance from music megastar AJ Tracey, and fireworks and pyrotechnics wowed crowds that had queued in their thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomac \u2013 a wildcard this weekend \u2013 was third quickest in qualifying, behind Rick Ware Racing\u2019s Joey Savatgy and pace-setter Ken Roczen. And it was Roczen who was shaping up to be the man to beat; winning his heat and setting the fastest lap in the night\u2019s superpole session with a huge quad in the rhythm section wowing fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately for him, things began to unravel for the German in the GP race main events. Leading the first of three he was caught out by the changing track conditions, crashing and handing the lead to Tomac. He recovered to finish third, behind fellow Honda pilot Vince Friese on the MotoConcepts machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a Tomac, Roczen one-two in the second of the three GP races, with the pair having to fight through the field, before Tomac made it three from three in the third to cap a perfect evening. While Savatgy was second in the final race, the MotoConcepts outfit bagged two more GP race top-three finishes, with Friese and teammate Justin Brayton taking a third apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With all the points tallied up, Tomac was the clear winner, with Roczen and Friese completing the night\u2019s podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo be honest I started off a little bit slow and Ken [Roczen] rode really well in that heat race and in the superpole I just never manned up for the quad, to be straight up,\u201d<\/em> world championship leader Eli Tomac said.<\/strong> \u201cThat thing was a big nope I was going to stay with the triple-single and it ended up working out. All three mains were a little bit different; obviously I got the gift from Ken in the first and then had to make a couple of passes in the second but I think the most technical part of the night was the dirt: it was tough, very hard pack. I actually almost fell in the third, near the mechanics in that last left-hander. But overall I just enjoyed the whole schedule and the racing. Coming in here I thought that the eight and 12-lap races were going to be a little short but that wasn\u2019t easy and it obviously showcased some good racing and I had a lot of fun doing it. The World Supercross Championship is real: it was a real supercross and nothing was second level with it, it was all first class and it was great to see the big crowd here. It was really cool to see the stadium filled up. To be honest I was looking at it thinking this is a big stadium but I think we filled it pretty well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n