If Orlando 2 is going to be anywhere near as exciting as Orlando 1, we’re in for a good night of racing. The SXperts will be live tonight, but the stats are all included below.
Orlando 1 Race Recap
- Dylan Ferrandis went down hard
- Marvin Musquin made some impressive passes
- Justin Barcia had some close calls
Round 7 Results
- 1st – Cooper Webb
- 2nd – Ken Roczen
- 3rd – Zach Osborne
- 4th – Justin Barcia
- 5th – Eli Tomac
- WC (8th) – Jason Anderson
RMFantasySX Stats
- Average points: 43.1
- No perfect scores
- 16 people had at least 5 picks correct
- 14.29% of players got the wildcard correct
- 65% of players got at least 1 pick correct
- More people had Ken Roczen (38.35%) and Eli Tomac (29.63%) picked to win than Cooper Webb (26.69%)
- Adam Cianciarulo was the most picked rider to not finish in the top 5 (68.38%)
- Zach Osborne was the least picked rider to finish in the top 5 (9.29%)
Rider Trends
- The winner has qualified in 5th place on average
- Six riders have gotten holeshots this year (Musquin, Sexton, Webb, Tomac, Barcia, Osborne) and Barcia is the only rider to have more than one
Injuries
- Chase Sexton
Top Contenders
Ken Roczen
- Has finished in 1st or 2nd place in six of the seven rounds so far this season
- Last round was the first time he hasn’t led laps in the last five rounds
- Still has the most laps led this season (90) – Justin Barcia has led the second most laps (28)
- Getting close to having the best starting average – he has 4.14 while Adam Cianciarulo has 3.71
- Is getting good starts – is making 1-2 passes early on to get the lead while Coper Webb and Eli Tomac have to make 5-6 passes to get the lead
Cooper Webb
- Last three finishes: 1-2-4; Last three starts: 4-3-11; Last three qualifying: 2-1-7
- Has the fifth best average start this season (7) – fourth if you take out Chase Sexton
- Should be on the podium if he’s qualifying in 7th or better
- Hasn’t taken the same position in back-to-back rounds this season
- Does better the more races he does in one city – Houston: 9-4-1; Indy: 3-4-2
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
Eli Tomac
- Last three finishes: 5-7-3; Last three starts: 11-5-9; Last three qualifying: 4-2-2
- Has the third best average finish (6.71) if you take out Chase Sexton
- Starting 2.5 spots on average behind Ken Roczen
- His starts and hit and miss
- Has been finishing an average of 2.5 positions behind where he qualifies
- Starts are better this year but his finishes are worse compared to last year’s
- Is 29 points behind Ken Roczen for the points lead
Spoilers
Adam Cianciarulo
- Has the best average start this season: 3.71
- Has led only 10 laps this season but has only been on the podium one time
- Finishing exactly three positions behind where he qualifies this season
- Has only been in the top 5 in one of the last three rounds
Justin Barcia
- Last five finishes: 4-19-2-13-4; Last five starts: 5-2-2-21-7; Last five qualifying: 9-5-12-14-8
- Has not finished in the top 5 in back-to-back rounds this season
- Is tied with Justin Brayton for the sixth best average start this season: 7.14
- Is tied with Malcolm Stewart for the fifth best average finish this season: 7.43
- Hasn’t led laps since round 1
- Qualifying is not a good indicator of finish
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
Malcolm Stewart
- Last four finishes: 9-4-10-11; Last four starts: 10-6-7-22; Last four qualifying: 3-4-5-6
- Is finishing an average of two spots behind where he qualifies
- Has only made the top 5 when qualifying in 5th place or better this season
- Can consistently make passes in the top 10 – just has a hard time with those ahead of him in the points
- The two whoops sections will likely help him this weekend
Marvin Musquin
- Last five finishes: 7-3-11-10-13; Last five starts: 13-8-16-13-15
- Has taken 3rd place twice this season
- Has only finished in the top 5 when qualifying 7th or better this season
- Has not been getting consistent starts – 2021 average start: 10.71
- One of the riders to bring in a holeshot this season
Aaron Plessinger
- Last five finishes: 6-11-5-9-7; Last five starts: 15-14-5-20-4
- Qualifying isn’t a good indication of finishes
- Has been finishing an average of six positions better than where he qualifies
- Made up nine positions from his start last round – climbed from 15th to 9th place
- Hasn’t finished better than 5th in a main event
- Has finished in 5th or 6th in two of the last three rounds
- Has the 17th best average start (12) but the 10th best average finish (8.86)
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
Zach Osborne
- Last five finishes: 3-10-7-5-9; Last five starts: 1-11-10-12-11
- Made a small mistake last round that cost the lead
- Starts have been so bad until last round
- Hasn’t finished in the top 5 in the last nine rounds that he’s started 3rd or better in
- Had his worst qualifying (17th) and best finish (3rd) last round
- Has an average finish of 6.25 over the last four rounds
Jason Anderson
- Has finished between 6th-8th place in the last five rounds
- Hasn’t started better than 6th this year – 2021 average start is 10.33 (13th best)
- Has been finishing about 5.5 spots ahead of where he qualifies
- Hasn’t qualified better than 7th place this season
Dylan Ferrandis
- Last five finishes: 22-8-9-6-12; Last five starts: 7-13-12-4-14
- 2021 average finish: 9.43
- Finishes are very close to where he qualifies
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
Wildcard Watch (13th)
Rider Trends
- A few top riders – Tomac, Musquin, Barcia – have taken 13th this season already
- The rider to take 13th has been qualifying in 12.14 on average
Broc Tickle
- The only rider to take 13th more than once this season (2x)
- Last three finishes: 13-12-14
- Missed the main event last round by one spot in the LCQ
- Has been to three LCQs this season
- Best finish this season is 13th
Benny Bloss
- Has taken 13th and 14th in 2 of the last 3 rounds
- Has been finishing an average of two positions behind where he qualifies
- Has only been to one LCQ this season
- Has started in 17th 3X this season – his best start this year
Dean Wilson
- Has taken 11th 2X and 12th 2X this season
- Missed three rounds for a broken toe
- Started 18th last round and fought up to 12th – broken toe and all
- Won the LCQ last round
- Is finishing an average of five spots ahead of where he qualifies
- Does have the 13th best average finish (11.5) this season
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
Joey Savatgy
- Took 13th place last round – but was running well within the top 5 before he crashed
- Took 9-8-8 in the three rounds before Orlando 1
Martin Davalos
- 2021 average finish: 16.29
- Has finished between 14th-16th over the last five rounds
- Best finish this year is 14th place
- Hasn’t been to an LCQ all year
Vince Friese
- 2021 average finish: 16.43
- Has been to two LCQs this year
- Best start this season was 4th – qualified in 19th that round
- Seems to have a knack for finishing in the wildcard position no matter where it is
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
Shane McElrath
- Is one rider that could end up pretty much anywhere
- Started in 9th and finished in 17th in the main event last round
Prize Recap
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- 1st – MSR Gear Set: Jersey, Pants, Gloves and Helmet – Up to $479.80 MSRP
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- 4th – 1 Set of Bridgestone Battlecross Tires – Up to $270.95 MSRP
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- 7th – Ryno Power Essentials Power Package, (2) Power Sports Bottles, Mana Superfood Bars, Mens Logo Tee and hat
- 8th – Seven Gear/Casual $200 Spending Spree
- 9th – cbdMD Prize Pack – Up to $165.97 MSRP
- 10th – Works Connection Factory 4 Stand & Tach/Hour Meter with Resettable Maintenance Timer
- 11th – 100th – $10 Rocky Mountain ATV/MC Gift Card
Photo Credit: Kardy Photo
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