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2025 Supercross WSX Canada SX2 Race 3
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00:00He's in the Rebs here. Here they come. Get ready.
00:03Gate drop in Vancouver right now.
00:08And guess who's first to the carpeg turn number one. You got it.
00:12It's the Englishman on the 99, Max Anstey.
00:15He leads him into this rhythm section and Anstey trying to go perfect once again.
00:21Here in Vancouver, Kyle Peters slots into second.
00:25They actually credited him with the whole shot,
00:27but it's Anstey who comes out of that first corner with the lead.
00:31Yeah, Cullen Park buried back in the pack.
00:33Coming out of that finish line turn, he was getting hit on each side of his bike,
00:39just banging elbows.
00:40There he is right there. Guess who's just in front of him? Thompson.
00:44Even though they both had a rough start, they still find each other.
00:48This one's scheduled for 12 laps.
00:52Better start for Kyle Peters, too, getting up front.
00:54He was really good in that first one in the lead pack.
00:58Lost a couple spots, but now he gets a chance with some clear air in that front group.
01:01A little mistake in the corner.
01:02Cody Schock sits back in third.
01:04Then it's Lopes and McElrath almost bar to bar through the Wolves here as they fight over Ford.
01:08There they are.
01:10Lopes is on that 16, hanging on the inside.
01:13McElrath trying to come around the outside.
01:14He's been on the primary bike, the backup bike, back on the primary bike.
01:20I'm not sure which one he's on right now.
01:21I'm guessing the primary.
01:23But the way his night's been going, who knows?
01:26But the one thing McElrath doesn't do is quit.
01:29He continues the reigning champ with that number one play.
01:32Take a look at the lap times.
01:36Anstey was a 56.4, so the track not quite as quick as it was earlier in the night.
01:42Schock with that triple right there in the rhythm section, singles out.
01:46McElrath making a move on Lopes.
01:49Got him.
01:50And here comes Schock trying to catch up to Peters.
01:58That's the fight for second as they dive into the Wolves.
02:01Yeah, both hopping through the Wolves right there.
02:03Schock needs to make the move.
02:06Trying to get inside here, Jeff.
02:07Here he comes.
02:08Cody gets a wheel out in front of him.
02:10Cody Schock on the 69.
02:12Trying to take second and does.
02:14And these two know each other well.
02:15They've been battling every day for the last six weeks.
02:18McElrath now, Daniel.
02:19He's trying to make a move.
02:20Here as well.
02:21McElrath trying to get around Peters and Lopes coming with him.
02:24Lopes gets back around McElrath.
02:26So they're going to switch over Ford.
02:28And Peters, due to that fight behind him, gets a little bit of breathing.
02:33Oh, that's close.
02:35McElrath pushing hard here on that one.
02:38Lopes defends as they get to the corner.
02:41Yeah, Lopes had to single into that rhythm section, but he gets the triple out.
02:44Stuffs him back.
02:45What a battle for Ford.
02:47Lopes wants that podium overall.
02:49Kyle McElrath and Peters behind him in points.
02:52Want to make sure that Park and Thompson don't come anywhere near him so he can secure that third overall tonight.
02:57Watching Kyle Peters on the 110 coming at you on the green bike.
03:01Kawasaki-mounted rider.
03:04And we see Lopes right behind him on the 16, all in the red riding gear.
03:09So now the race is on for the lead.
03:12Anstey goes across the finish line, 57.2.
03:17Cody Schock, 56.3.
03:19Schock, the fastest rider on the track.
03:22He was the second quicker than the leader, Max Anstey.
03:25Cody Schock with the words, I can, I will, on his handlebar pad.
03:29Believing in himself right now as he's putting in the best laps of the night he's ridden so far when it could pay off the most.
03:37Almost to the halfway point here in race number three.
03:42The gap between Lopes and McElrath, less than a second as they fight over fourth.
03:48There's Wageman on the 64 and Robbie back in 10.
03:54I cannot believe this.
03:56Cody Schock on that Arby's Yamaha is riding incredible right now.
04:02I mean, Anstey has set the mark.
04:04He's won everything so far this season.
04:07And Schock is inching up closer and closer.
04:11And if he can pass Anstey, that would give him the overall here tonight in Canada.
04:16It's one thing to write, I can, I will.
04:18It's another thing to absolutely believe that you can do it.
04:21And he is doing that, Jeff.
04:22You can see it in how he's riding.
04:25He is charging forward at every second of the lap.
04:29And he's the closest that he's been.
04:31And for Max Anstey, as perfect as he's been, the one thing he hasn't had to deal with is pressure.
04:37Real, real pressure.
04:39And he's been perfect so far.
04:40So maybe for him, this is okay as well.
04:42But he's about to have a test he has not had yet this season.
04:47Here's the event standings as you look down below with the fight the way it is right now.
04:50Anstey would win the overall by five over Schock.
04:53And then Lopes and Peters behind him in the top four.
04:57The thing for Schock now, as we approach the halfway point, he knows he can do this.
05:03He has shown to himself, I can run the same lap time as Anstey.
05:07I can fight this guy.
05:08So now he can truly believe he can get this done and push hard here in these final few laps.
05:15Yeah.
05:15And it seems like they each have a section of the track that they're a little better than the other guy.
05:20And which ones are they?
05:22Well, it's hard to say.
05:23I think around the finish line area, it seems like Schock has it.
05:27And then you get through this next section, it seems like Anstey's pulled out a little bit.
05:30And now Schock's back on him again.
05:34See this battle here with Peters and Lopes.
05:37Peters on that 110.
05:39He's in third.
05:42And then Venom back, Bud racing Kawasaki.
05:45And here come the top two right at you.
05:48Different approach to the whoops this time as Cody jumps through him.
05:52And he gets up into the tough locks, knocks a couple of them over.
05:55Yeah, I think the triple, triple, triple in the whoops is more consistent.
06:02Here comes Lopes.
06:03But Anstey's been phenomenal blitzing.
06:05But it might take just one step out, one mistake that will tighten this thing up.
06:09But how about Kyle Peters just putting together solid laps.
06:12Enzo Lopes is a little bit quicker.
06:14Oh, we got one down here.
06:16Is that Wageman?
06:18Yeah, maybe Chisholm.
06:19Or Chisholm.
06:20Chisholm went dropping through the field.
06:22Here comes Lopes pushing on Peters who looks over to his left, sees him there.
06:27Can't block him in the corner.
06:28And I think Lopes is going to get the position as they get to the next turn.
06:33No, he goes too wide.
06:34And that opens the door back up for Peters.
06:36And then McElrath and Mark come charging into the frame.
06:40There you are sitting fifth and sixth.
06:44We have been delivered incredible race three battles this season.
06:48And four all bunched up again, just like in Buenos Aires.
06:52Out to end, different cut-ins.
06:54Park joins the party.
06:56Paces it.
06:56Gets around the 110 of Peters here now.
07:00And Enzo moves up in front of him.
07:02He'll take over third.
07:04And Park is right behind Peters now.
07:07With McElrath behind him as you watch the fight here inside the top five.
07:11That's third, fourth, and fifth.
07:13Man, Cullen Park has just been in the middle of it all night long.
07:18Unfortunately, it's not for the lead.
07:19But, boy, he has made some racing extremely exciting.
07:25Park pushing on the 43.
07:31Trying to find a way around Peters.
07:33Kawasaki Ryder having the best night he's had so far in the 2025 World Supercross Championship.
07:41Here it is.
07:41Here it is.
07:42Park to the inside.
07:44Can he get it done?
07:45No.
07:46Yeah, he did.
07:49Gets him coming into the whoops.
07:51Yeah, Park changed it up, too.
07:52Now he's jumping.
07:52I think those whoops are so torn up at this point that these guys have resorted to plan B.
07:57Now, A&C, we saw he's continued to blitz.
07:59But Park was great in him in the first two races.
08:02Now he's jumping him.
08:03And he's not done.
08:04Enzo Lopez is right there.
08:06We talked about that podium overall.
08:08Cullen Park has locked in on the 16 of Lopez.
08:11That's where the battle is going to be to close this hour.
08:13You see that you're still attending to the down rider over there.
08:16Chisholm, Kyle down on his Suzuki here.
08:20Here's our race leader at the top of the frame on the left.
08:24That's Max Anstey trying to go perfect once again here in Vancouver.
08:29And he's just two laps away from sweeping every race so far in 2025.
08:34Well, and Max Anstey has just started to inch away from Cody Schock.
08:40Anstey's lead 2.5 seconds right now.
08:42So that's going to give him a little bit of breathing room here with just about two laps to go.
08:47Speaking of breathing, Anstey even pointed out in the last interview with Krista that he wasn't feeling 100%.
08:52He's struggling a little bit with his health.
08:54And he's still putting in a perfect night.
08:56Yeah, it's an incredible ride for him.
08:59I mean, he just shows where his program is at.
09:03And he's executed great starts.
09:05And by being up front like that, he's been able to just ride his own race, as they say,
09:11but have a clear track to where he's not focusing and having to bang bars like Colin Park and Cole Thompson.
09:17Right?
09:18He's just up there trying to stay focused and hit his marks lap after lap and just be perfect.
09:24So far, so good.
09:25Only a couple laps to go.
09:27Anstey, the Yamaha rider, one and a half seconds up on Cody Schock.
09:31Still opting to skim through the whoops.
09:37Oh, and then a little jump at the end.
09:39Boy, there is no weakness in his program right now, is there?
09:43It is just perfect.
09:45Well, and he's best in the areas that matter the most, the starts and the whoops.
09:49If you can get off the gate and you can handle the whoops all night long and you're working with the most speed,
09:54you're going to be hard to beat.
09:55And in this race, it was the first time he had some real pressure.
09:58Someone right there where he could hear him, and he handled that, too.
10:02So he's just checked every box on the way to possibly going 6-0.
10:06He can close it down.
10:07And the top three on the racetrack are the top three in the overall points right now.
10:12Anstey, five up on Cody Schock.
10:15If they stay this way, that's how they will finish the overall here tonight as we are on the final lap.
10:21Schock went for that big jump right there.
10:23Came up short, opted to not do the triple, but late in the race, still creative, looking for something that's good to see out of Cody Schock.
10:31One final pass through this nasty whoops section, and Anstey has made it look easy here tonight.
10:36There have been six SX2 races in 2025.
10:41Max Anstey is about to win the sixth of the year.
10:47Here he comes to the checkered flag.
10:50Max Anstey lights the candles with another overall win in 2025 as he goes perfect three for three here in Vancouver at the Canadian GP.
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