No racing break in the United States, with Supercross races every weekend! Just a week after Anaheim, Maxime Desprey and the Bud Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki team was in San Diego for the second of the eight rounds of the 250 West coast Supercross series.Between both races Maxime was back training alongside David Vuillemin, and the French kid moved to San Diego more confident as he knew what to expect after his first US experience in Anaheim. He had a better rhythm in the practice sessions, posted the seventeenth lap time and then confirmed his progress in the semi final. He got a very good start, came fourth and keeps this position – and his ticket for the main event – during most of the race. Unfortunately he hit a tuff block in the last lap, and had to go in the last chance session to qualify for the main. The last chance is always a ‘crazy race’ as it’s the last opportunity of the evening, and when another rider crashed in front of him in the third corner Maxime lost his last chance and missed the main event. A frustrating issue as the results didn’t reflect the improvements since Anaheim I, but everyone is now focused on Anaheim II this coming weekend.
Maxime Desprey: « A frustrating evening for me! I was seventeenth overall after the practice sessions, which was much better than last week when I was thirtieth. I was in the top twenty and reached my goal; I had a good rhythm straight away, and had less apprehension. In the semi final I got a great start, I was fourth during most of the race but in the last lap I hit a bale of straw just before a jump and crashed. My goal was to close the line in a corner, but I went too much outside and lost my balance. I was so upset against myself! I did a great race, and was only two corners from the finish line when I crashed. In the last chance race I was outside on the gate, and in the second corner I was stopped by a rider who crashed in front of me; then with only four laps it’s tough to comeback and qualify. Of course I was disappointed not to join the main, we worked hard during the week and I had the rhythm to qualify, but we always learn from mistakes. I want to keep the positive points; on Monday we were back training to prepare Anaheim 2. Thanks to all the people who support me, thanks to the Bud racing staff, to my mechanic Jeremy and to David for his great advices.”
David Vuillemin: « Max made some improvements and did better practice sessions to post a seventeenth overall. The goal is to be always in the top twenty, and he didn’t reach it in Anaheim. His start in the semi final was better; we worked a lot on the starts this week, change many things and he proved that we worked in the right direction. He was fourth but made a little mistake before the finish line and crashed; then in the last chance he was too shy in the first corners, and when a rider crashed in front of him after three corners his night was over. It’s annoying as he progressed a lot, we work six days a week since beginning of December and he is improving but can’t show that with the results. But I’m convinced that he can get some good results in this championship.”
