AMA Supercross round 5 Oakland 2017 report

Oakland didn't disappoint and what a nights racing! It was always going to be a tricky one with the amount of rain that dumped on the track. The sun managed to show its face though and allowed the track team to sort things out before the nights races began. That being said the track broke down very quickly and caught a lot of people out. Hats off to the riders for dealing with those conditions.

Once again Dungey was left with a bad gate choice due to being pushed to qualifying via the semis! Just goes to show how stacked the field is with talent this year... He came out the gates like a rocket though and quickly dispatched Friese to take the lead early on and pushed on to gain a massive early lead. Tomac though just built and built as the track fell apart. Once he got past Web he soon bridged the gap and got past Dungey with an amazing burst of speed through the whoops! Most of this speed was made up by Tomac being the only rider to quad the rhythm section each lap! How he was pulling the trigger on that with a track so smashed up i just don't know... amazing.
He managed his second consecutive win and fans will now be watching closely to see if the 'old' Eli is back :)

never underestimate Dungey though! His consistency and lack of mistakes means you cannot slip up once... its on!

Massive shout to Web who got his first premier class podium! There will be more i can tell you that.

In the 250 class Davalos grabbed the holeshot as forker crashed hard in the first lap. He did withdraw from the race but did so under his own power which was good to see. He is a young and very talented rider and i wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him lining up this weekend. McElrath had his hands full most of the race with Decotis, who managed to pass him at one point before he recovered to finish third. Davalos rode hard but could not take first from hill. Even though Hill dropped his bike, which hit a branch that had somehow found its way into a rut. This would mean Hill took the red plate from McElrath by taking his third win in a row.

Drama! haha and plenty more to come :)

250 SX West Overall Standings

Position	Rider	Hometown	Points
1	Justin Hill	Yoncalla, OR	113
2	Shane Mcelrath	Canton, NC	112
3	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	97
4	Martin Davalos	Quito, Ecuador	92
5	Jimmy Decotis	Peabody, MA	73
6	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	68
7	Dan Reardon	Queensland, Australia	56
8	Phil Nicoletti	Cochecton, NY	54
9	Kyle Chisholm	Clearwater, FL	49
10	Jeremy Martin	Millville, MN	40
11	Cole Martinez	Rimrock, AZ	39
12	Joshua Hansen	Elbert, CO	38
13	Justin Starling	Deland, FL	37
14	Tyler Bowers	Danville, KY	33
15	Noah Mcconahy	Spokane, WA	28
16	Killian Auberson	Switzerland	25
17	Chase Marquier	Newcastle, OK	25
18	Mitchell Oldenburg	Alvord, TX	18
19	Scott Champion	Temecula, CA	18
20	Ryan Surratt	Corona, CA	16
21	Hayden Mellross	Australia	14
22	Heath Harrison	Silverhill, AL	11
24	Jon Ames	Riverside, CA	9
23	Bradley Taft	Nixa, MO	9
25	AJ Catanzaro	Portland, CT	8
26	Blake Lilly	Wildomar, CA	7
27	Martin Castelo	Ecuador	7
28	Bryce Stewart	Huntington Beach, CA	5
30	Justin Hoeft	Castaic, CA	4
29	Zac Commans	Seal Beach, CA	4
31	Chris Howell	Spokane, WA	3
32	Brandon Scharer	Gardena, CA	2
33	Carlen Gardner	Paso Robles, CA	1

450 SX Overall Standings

Position	Rider	Hometown	Points
1	Ryan Dungey	Belle Plaine, MN	111
2	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	94
3	Marvin Musquin	La Reole, France	86
4	Cole Seely	Newbury Park, CA	85
5	Davi Millsaps	Cairo, GA	70
6	Jason Anderson	Edgewood, NM	65
7	ooper Webb	Newport, NC	64
8	had Reed	Kurri Kurri, Australia	62
9	Ken Roczen	Mattstedt, Germany	51
10	Dean Wilson	Scotland, United Kingdom	48
11	Blake Baggett	Grand Terrace, CA	47
12	Josh Grant	Riverside, CA	46
13	Justin Brayton	Fort Dodge, IA	42
14	Broc Tickle	Holly, MI	40
15	Weston Peick	Wildomar, CA	39
16	Jake Weimer	Rupert, ID	30
17	Vince Friese	Cape Girardeau, MO	27
18	Justin Bogle	Cushing, OK	21
19	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	14
20	Mike Alessi	Apple Valley, CA	13
22	Tommy Hahn	Wichita, KS	11
21	Nick Schmidt	Maryville, WA	11
23	Christophe Pourcel	Marseilles, France	10
24	Jimmy Albertson	Mount Vernon, MO	5
25	Alex Ray	Jackson, TN	4
26	Cade Clason	Arcadia, OH	3
28	Adam Enticknap	Lompoc, CA	2
27	Fredrik Noren	Lidköping, Sweden	2
30	Ronnie Stewart	Easton, PA	1
31	Cody Gilmore	Spencer, IA	1
29	Trey Canard	Shawnee, OK	1