Dylan Ferrandis is the 15th rider in the sports history to win 3 overalls in a row in the premier class. Not a bad start to his rookie season! No surprise he did well at Southwick though – he’s now…
John Dowd vs. Doug Henry – Who’s Better at Southwick?
Southwick is known for local legends giving the best factory riders in the world a run for their money. By my count, there’s been over 140 local New England riders that have raced the Southwick National going back to 1976,…
2021 Red Bud Advanced Analytics
We’re a third of the way through the 2021 Pro Motocross season and Star Racing Yamaha has been on the podium in 21 of 48 podium slots. Maybe most interesting is being on the podium 11x in the 450’s, one…
2021 High Point MX Advanced Analytics
Eli Tomac started the season with moto finishes of 9-8-11-10-6-1. Prior to this season, Eli hadn’t finished outside the Top 10 (excluding mechanical failures) since round 4 of 2017. It prompted a lot of talk in the off week on…
2021 Lakewood Advanced Analytics
450 KEY SEASON STATS – Ken Roczen has led 39 of 62 laps (63%) of laps this season. He’s now led 42% of all laps this season (combined SX+MX), almost double anyone else. – Ken Roczen tied James Stewart for…
Advanced Analytics: Rd 1 Fox Raceway
In an ode to Jason Weigandt’s love of outliers, here’s some somewhat significant and sometimes simple stats from the first round of the 2021 pro motocross season. 450 CLASS Dylan Ferrandis won his first moto and overall in his first…
Advanced Analytics : 2nd Motos Matter More
Adam Cianciarulo has arguably been the fastest 450 rider in pro motocross since round 1 of last years shortened season. He’s led laps in 13 of the last 20 motos, led the most laps (135), been fastest qualifier 3x, fastest…
2021 SX Championship Advanced Analytics
The 2021 season has come to a close and Cooper Webb (450), Colt Nichols (250E), and Justin Cooper (250W) are your 2021 champions. In a nod to our own Steve Matthes’ popular Observations column, let’s look at the key stat…
Career Stats Quiz: Ryan Sipes
Welcome to the first installment of Career Stats Quiz. Ryan Sipes accepted the challenge to be our guinea pig and has now set the bar. He scored 9.5 out of 15 points. Continue reading to see what he did and…
Advanced Analytics: First Time 250 Winners
We all predicted there would be four different first time winners in the 250 class this year, right?! It’s a bit surprising when you consider the line-up on both coasts. Colt Nichols and Christian Craig have predictably won most of…
Advanced Analytics: Momentum and Daytona
This weekend’s race at Daytona marks the halfway point of the 2021 season and we have a two rider battle for the championship. Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb sit 1st and 2nd separated by a mere 6 points while Eli…
Advanced Analytics: Alex Nagy’s Path to the Main
Alex Nagy has been living the #vanlife since 2013 when he first raced the 250 west series. After just over 8 years of trying, he made his 1st main event in Orlando at round 7. The key career stats… 132…
