Racing

Jason Anderson's Day At Glen Helen Motocross | MX 2016

Jason Anderson went 2-5 for 4th overall at round 2.

May 31, 2016

Jason Anderson came out in the first practice and started blowing out these inside ruts on the first lap. His best time was on lap 5 at 2:25.673 which gave him 4th gate pick for the first moto.Photography by Rob Koy

In the second practice Jason recorded a 2:27.223 on a much rougher track. On the last few laps Jason had some fun over the hip jump before the uphill triple.Photography by Rob Koy

In moto 1 Jason got around a 10th place start and started to come though the pack passing the whole JGR team, Musquin, Canard and Seely putting him into 4th place behind Tomac. Here he gets roosted while chasing Eli on the 11th lap. Jason was able to make the pass on Tomac on lap 12 and take over 3rd place.Photography by Rob Koy

On the last lap Jason caught and passed Ken Roczen for 2nd place. Ken had an air fork malfunction and was in survival mode trying to make it to the end. Here Jason looks over his shoulder seeing if Ken would catch him before the finish line jump.Photography by Rob Koy

Jason throws a nasty whip over the finish line jump.Photography by Rob Koy

In moto 2 Jason got another 10th place start and quickly got up to 5th place after one lap. Jason had to make a pass on his Husky teammate Pourcel at the top of Mt. St. Helen for 4th place on lap four. Then Jason had some sketchy moments the next few laps while battling with Tomac and Canard. Here Jason takes the outside line into the front rhythm section. Look how dry the track got in the late afternoon.Photography by Rob Koy

Jason almost threw it away in this front rhythm section while battling with Trey Canard. Many riders complained about how sketchy this section was for racing and wondered why they would build a supercross section on a motocross track.Photography by Rob Koy

As the track got dry and rough during the 2nd moto Jason uses the far right side of the Mt. St. Helen downhill next to the fans trying to find a smoother line. The braking bumps got very sketchy coming down this hill.Photography by Rob Koy

Jason was still able to take an inside rut late in the 2nd moto after the downhill to make his way to the back section of the Glen Helen track.Photography by Rob Koy

Jason scrubbing the single jump in the back section to the left side. Most where taking the inside line next to the tuff block.Photography by Rob Koy

Jason commented that Glen Helen was brutal in the second moto. It was rough but he had a great time battling all day. Jason finished 5th in the second moto after some close calls while battling Tomac and Canard. He went 2-5 for 4th overall in the 450 class and said he is looking forward to Colorado next week.Photography by Rob Koy