

It rained hard, so the track was pretty wet when we got out there. We had a couple of hour delay before the main event. I did all right in the heat, with a fourth-place finish. Pierce Brown: “ It wasn't an ideal night in New York. Unfortunately, a midpack start, followed by a crash, resulted in an 11th-place finish. After qualifying fifth, and finishing fourth in his 250 West heat race in the dry conditions, things were looking good. I don't really know what else to say because I'm very happy!”įor Pierce Brown and his MC 250F Factory Edition, the night was a bit more challenging. The team crushed it, mud-prepped quick, and it was an awesome race. But I remember that main event! I got out there and was battling with the boys, took the lead, rode away, and took the win. Justin Barcia: "I don't remember practice.

But after getting a strong start out of the gate, and sizing up the leader for the first six laps, Justin Barcia and his MC 450F Factory Edition took over the lead and stretched it to a 14-second advantage at the finish. Thunderstorms caused a delay for the scheduled start of the main events, and a steady downpour made a quagmire of the track. Judging by the third place and second-place finishes at the previous rounds in Glendale and Atlanta, Justin and the team had high hopes heading into East Rutherford, NJ, located just outside New York City. Pierce Brown finished 11th in the 250 East/West Showdown Justin Barcia was fast in his home race, whether in wet or dry conditions Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing Team records its first main event win of the 2023 AMA Supercross season The Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing Team had to wait out a lightning delay and deal with a downpour, but the results were worth it as Justin Barcia took the 450 main event win in extremely muddy conditions.
