The first race of the year is finally here, and the anticipation is high. However, there are some uncertainties in terms of weather, as there are some rain doubts heading to Saturday. Another A1 like 2005 or 2020? Who knows…
But what we are sure of is there are so many stories to cover heading the 33rd season opener held in Anaheim from team switches to some industry updates, so we decided to bring all of them on a quick-view list with random notes, including TV schedule and timetable. Let´s go!
TEAM SWITCHES
450SX:
- Chase Sexton | Honda HRC to Red Bull KTM
- Colt Nichols | Honda HRC to Beta Liqui Moly
- Benny Bloss | Beta Liqui Moly
- Dylan Ferrandis | Star Racing Yamaha to Phoenix Honda
250SX:
- Tallon Hawkins | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna to AEO KTM
- Jalek Swoll | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna to Triumph Racing
- Levi Kitchen | Star Racing Yamaha to Pro Circuit Kawasaki
- Max Vohland | Red Bull KTM to Pro Circuit Kawasaki
- Enzo Lopes | ClubMX Yamaha to Star Racing Yamaha
- Ryder DiFrancesco | Pro Circuit Kawasaki to GasGas TLD
250SX West Coast entries:
- 20 Maximus Vohland | Kawasaki
- 24 RJ Hampshire | Husqvarna
- 26 Garrett Marchbanks | Yamaha
- 30 Jo Shimoda | Honda
- 31 Jordon Smith | Yamaha
- 34 Ryder DiFrancesco* | GasGas
- 35 Talon Hawkins | KTM
- 36 Phil Nicoletti | Yamaha
- 41 Carson Mumford | Honda
- 47 Levi Kitchen | Kawasaki
- 55 Mitchell Oldenburg | Honda
- 57 Nate Thrasher | Yamaha
- 71 Cole Thompson | Yamaha
- 73 Robbie Wageman | Yamaha
- 100 Anthony Bourdon | Suzuki
- 929 Julien Beaumer* | KTM
INJURY UPDATES:
Ty Masterpool | Ankle: Will miss the first rounds due to a surgery to fix an old ankle problem he´d been dealing with.
Colt Nichols | Shoulder: The BETA rider will miss the season opener and beyond due to a rotator cuff injury. John Short has been tapped to fill in while Colt Nichols is recovering.
Aaron Tanti | Undisclosed: Tanti was planned to debut in the 450SX class with Partzilla PRMX Team, but a big crash suffered a days ago resulted in injuries and he now needed to rest for a fast recovery.
TV SCHEDULE:
Action kicks off with live qualifying coverage beginning at 2:30 p.m. EDT/11:30 a.m. PDT on Peacock. Peacock will have a pre-race show that will take place at 7:30 p.m. EDT/4:30 p.m. PDT. Then, Peacock and USA will both carry live coverage of the Anaheim 1 Supercross night show beginning at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
INTERNATIONAL TV:
International viewers can stream the race live and watch on-demand with the SuperMotocross Video Pass. Again, this is only available for international fans outside of the U.S.
TIMETABLE:
*Based on Local time GMT-3 and Pacific Time
| Session | GMT-3 Time | Pacific Time |
|---|---|---|
| Free Practice | From 3:00pm to 3:50pm | 10:00am to 10:58am |
| Qualifying | From 4:05pm to 7:35pm | 11:00am to 2:35pm |
| 250SX Heat Races | From 10:05pm to 10:19pm | 5:05pm to 5:19pm |
| 450SX Heat Race | 10:33pm to 10:47pm | 5:33pm to 5:47pm |
| 250SX Main Event | 11:50pm | 6:50pm |
| 450SX Main Event | 12:28pm | 7:28pm |
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