America’s most excessive sport returns to Gillette Stadium this weekend as dozens of elite off-road motorcyclists compete within the Monster Energy Supercross Championship Series.
The final Supercross race in Foxborough was in 2018, and athletes together with that yr’s victor, Marvin Musquin, have been itching to return.
“We’re back and this season has been great,” 32-year-old Musquin advised the Herald. “We had a great crowd back in 2018. Supercross needs to have fans and a full stadium.”
Credit its identify, Supercross is probably the most souped-up filth bike racing competitors on the market: about 20 riders race via a winding, jump-packed course in a warmth lasting 5 minutes, plus one lap. The high 9 riders go onto the primary occasion, the place they’ll rack up factors in direction of a season championship. There are 17 rounds within the nationwide touring sequence, and Foxborough is spherical 15.
Eli Tomac, 29, is trying on the probability to clinch his second championship in three seasons Saturday. His most important adversary is Jason Anderson, who gained the final spherical in Atlanta.
“A couple things have to go my way. I have to beat Jason if we’re both in podium position. A lot’s on the line,” Tomac advised the Herald.
Fans attending Supercross for the primary time can count on high-flying races the place riders soar into the air flipping their bikes to the aspect or lifting up their handlebars.
It’s not the preferred excessive sport on this a part of the nation, however a minimum of one rider from the Northeast is competing and excited to develop the game.
“I’m looking forward to this race a lot,” mentioned 30-year-old Justin Barcia, who hails from Monroe, New York. “I grew up riding up here a bit. It’s very exciting for me to be here racing. The fans here have always been into riding motorcycles, and there’s lots of trails and tracks here. It’s definitely been a breeding zone for the East Coast.”
Tickets to Supercross are on sale for $25 apiece, based on Ticketmaster. Qualifying races will start at 9:00 a.m., and aggressive heats will begin round 3:00 p.m. NBC and NBC-owned Peacock will air and stream the races.
After Foxborough, the racers will proceed to Denver for the sixteenth spherical, and eventually, compete within the World Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 7.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”