This past weekend saw Round Two of the FIM World Supercross Series make its way to Canada, to Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place stadium on Canada’s west coast. I live just outside Vancouver so it was nice to not have to travel to a race for once. The second year of Vancouver hosting this incarnation of World Supercross, I’d have to say things went better than expected last year so there was cautious optimism that the event could build on that momentum for 2025. Helping things out was the debut of Eli Tomac on his new Red Bull KTM ride and on that end, things didn’t disappoint. A solid, if not overwhelming crowd came out to catch all the Supercross action and were treated to a solid night of racing. Let’s take a look at what went down in Vancouver…
Welcome to Vancouver, Canada’s BC Place Stadium.
A big crowd braved the rainy weather for the autograph signing.
The Vancouver track, with its usual, “Glacial Till” dirt.
It’s going to take a bit to get use to seeing Eli Tomac in Orange.
With all the World SX races being fly away rounds, the series travels with these portable pit areas for the teams.
Opening Ceremonies
There’s three races for each class in the World SX format. Max Anstie(99) dominated all three in the SX2 class.
Cullin Park finished 4th overall, riding for the Moto Concepts team.
One of only two Canadian racers racing at their home round, Cole Thompson finished the night in 6th place.
Max Anstie dominating the non-AMA legal whoop section.
Enzo Lopes grabbed a podium with 3rd place overall.
Rick Ware Racing’s Coty Schock provided the closest competition to Anstie, grabbing 2nd place in all three main events at Vancouver.
Kyle Peters finished 5th overall on his Bud Racing Kawasaki.
It was an off night for defending champion, Shane McElrath, who couldn’t seem to find a rhythm. He would finish the night in 8th overall.
The crowd was decent. Still only the lower bowl but definitely more full than last year.Eli leads the way in the SX1 main
Christian Craig was looking comfortable on his new Quad Lock Honda. 4th overall on the night.
Austin Politely is a former Canadian National champ so no stranger to racing north of the border. He finished 8th overall.
Henry Miller finished one place ahead of Politelli, in 7th overall.
Another rider adjusting to a new bike is Jason Anderson. He put his Progressive Suzuki onto the final podium spot with 3rd overall.
Justin Cooper edged out Eli Tomac to take the top spot in the SuperPole but when the gate dropped, things didn’t go as well. He would end his night in 6th overall.
Joey Savatgy rounded out the top 5, with 5th overall on the night.
A Stark made the top 10, with Spain’s Jorge Zaragoza finishing 10th overall.
The winner of the opening round in Argentina, Ken Roczen made things close with Tomac, winning the second sprint race and keeping things close in the final main, eventually finishing second overall.
It was a solid debut for Eli Tomac on the Red Bull KTM team as he won 2 of the 3 races to take the overall win at Vancouver.
Victory for the orange crew.
SX1 Podium – 1st Eli Tomac, 2nd Ken Roczen, 3rd Jason Anderson
