As we witnessed on Saturday night in Detroit several top riders hit the deck in the main event and some were even unable to finish the race. Cooper Webb, Chase Sexton, Jason Anderson, and Dean Wilson all crashed at some point in the 450SX main event. However, by the sounds of it all of them are okay and will be at Round 11 this weekend in Indianapolis. While these riders were busy making costly errors Eli Tomac managed to navigate the challenging Detroit track without issue and took his third win in a row. Here is what the riders had to say about their night.
Cooper Webb on causing the big crash with Sexton in the main event:
“Glad we both walked away from that one in Detroit. I made a mistake that ended Chase and I’s nights. That one’s on me. Thought I could get back on and salvage some points, but had to call it a night early. Going to get checked out and plan on seeing you guys in Indy”
Chase Sexton on how he’s feeling after Saturday night:
“Wrong place wrong time… thankful to walk away from that one with some minor bruises. Hope you’re all good @cooperwebb2 See you guys in Indy”
Jason Anderson on his main event crash:
“I was feeling really good today from the start of the first practice,” said Anderson in his team statement. “Probably the best I’ve felt racing in Detroit, and I think my performance throughout the night showed I had what it took to win tonight. Unfortunately, I pushed a little too hard while challenging for the lead and had a crash that ended my race early. It’s unlucky, but these things happen. I’m just glad I feel fine right now and am planning on giving it my all in Indianapolis next weekend.”
Dean Wilson on his challenging night in Detroit:
“The Main Event didn’t turn out very well for me. I was in a good position, top-five actually, but I crashed in the whoops. I got up from that and had another fall, so unfortunately, not a good night. The track caught a lot of riders tonight and unfortunately, I was one of them. But I am healthy, so we’ll be back next weekend.”
Eli Tomac on the Detroit Track:
“[This track] was one of the tougher surfaces I’ve ever raced on. It had both conditions which was sticky and hard in the rhythm sections which would pull you left or right and then it had the base in some of the bottoms of the turns where you could lose your traction. I made the move early through the guys and then it was like everything got wild after that. I felt so good on the motorcycle tonight though.”