Troy Dog
Welcome to the Vurb Practice Party, where you will probably find qualifying times at some point and random thoughts from Troy and Slaw, but mostly Troy. Hang around, it’s going to be the best time of your life.
Yeah! Indy!
We’re heading into Indy this weekend, which is the home race of Troy Dog! Indy is always freezing cold for some reason, but this year it’s going to be around 60, which means that all the riders won’t be hiding in the trucks, which is good. Also, Indy is a Triple Crown format, which should provide a night of unforgettable racing in the soft rutted conditions.
How to Watch
Live on Peacock/Saturday
– Race Day Live: 1:30 p.m. ET
– Race: 7 p.m. ET on Peacock
Encore: Monday at 1 a.m ET on CNBC
Indy Race Schedule
Track Map
Storylines Heading Into Indy
- Jett Lawrence is looking for his third straight win and fifth of the series.
- Tom Vialle is looking for his third straight win and third of the series.
- Justin Cooper has gone 7-6-5 in the last three races and sits eighth in the standings.
- Dylan Ferrandis will be sitting Indianapolis out with an illness.
- This will be the last 250SX East race until Foxborough on April 13th.
- Cameron McAdoo has finished second in the last three rounds of 250SX East.
- Only 21 points still separate the top eight in the East standings.
- Henry Miller has had a consistent season and sits ninth in the East standings. He’s ahead of a few factory riders who aren’t out injured on his Ti Lube Honda.
- Pierce Brown has gone 5-5-5-4 and sits only five points off of red plate holder Vialle.
- Shane McElrath is coming off of a season best 11th at Birmingham.
- Jeremy Martin is coming off a season best 5th at Birmingham.
- Partzilla PRMX’s Mitchell Harrison is coming off of a career best 450SX finish with a 15th at Birmingham.
- Bryton Carroll has made the last three main events and improved his career best finish to 14th at Birmingham.
- Justin Barcia finished second here last year and took Ken Roczen to the final lap battling for the win.
- Colt Nichols finished 13th in his first race back in Birmingham.
- Haiden Deegan is only 12 points down and will be coming into Indy looking to cut that down.
Cooper Webb Lit Kit:
Rider Updates
- Partzilla PRMX’s Aaron Tanti broke his hand and is out after returning from another injury in Birmingham.
- Dylan Ferrandis is sitting out the weekend with an illness.
- Derek Drake is racing.
- Hunter Lawrence is racing.
Coty Schock Isn’t Real
Someone cue up the airplane lady, but Coty Schock is not real. ClubMX Team Manager Mike Bonacci said that Coty had surgery and that he would be out until Foxborough, yet that is not the case. Coty is in fact racing today in Indy. I saw it with my own eyes.
First Sessions
First sessions have wrapped up here in Indy. Max Anstie leads 250SX and Justin Cooper leads 450SX. Here’s some notes that stood out to me.
- Ken Roczen jumped into the whoops off of the roller twice. It looked cool, but not sure it’s faster.
- The board couldn’t keep up with the amount of changing that the top five saw in both classes.
- Chase Sexton and Jett Lawrence had an accidental close run in. Sexton putting in a fast lap made a little bit of contact with Jett’s front wheel, who was cruising. It was a close call, but nothing done on purpose.
- The whoops are going to tell the story tonight.
- Justin Barcia is looking spicy today. He’s trying to get out front in all the practice sessions and is riding loose.
Best Buddies: Troy Dog and Den Dog Meet UP
They said we wouldn’t, but we did! After three years on a group text thread, Denny Stephenson and I met up to talk about our combined ONE East Region title. Of course we coordinated our outfits as well.
We make time for our friends. We’re just missing Corporate Clinton Fowler.
Bald Head Update:
So far, so good. I have not come close to getting near Har Dog or Benny. All is well. Harlan had his chance, but was sad, so I’m good.
450SX Combined Qualifying Times
250SX Combined Qualifying Times
Main Image: Octopi Media
