Paris always tries to get maximum racing and gate drops out of the stars. Even though this is a one-day format, there will be three mains in what we would call a Triple Crown format, and also a qualifying SuperPole competition.

Schedule of events is as follows:

Opening ceremonies 2:30 p.m. Paris Time
Superpole for top 10 of time practice 450 class only
Determines gate position for Main 1
Main 1 (8 minute) gives points + determines gate position for Heat 2
Main 2 (8 minute) gives points + determines gate position for Heat 3
Main 3 (12 minute) gives points.

Each "Main" gives equal points for Overall ("King of Paris"). 
King of Paris = best score of the three races combined. 
SX2: same format except all Mains are 7 minute

You can check live timing and scoring and we'll have a link to watch as soon as it's available.

Musquin is said to be a “flying at the test track” guy this off-season. Brayton, well let’s just say that he’s slightly good at these off-season European races. Marv’s no slouch, obviously, so could be some good racing between these two.

I said in RH last Friday that Brayton was probably the favorite. JT was a bit perturbed at me for saying that Marv isn’t the favorite, by I stand by that. First, JT will just disagree with anything I say. Second, Brayton’s gonna be ready to go and him and Marv will battle it out methinks. We know that the #10 and the #25 will be ready to go, and in a three-race format it could come down to one random mistake, a bad start, or some other chaos.

So what about the other guys? The big debut of Alex Martin on the 450 will come this weekend. I, for one, am VERY excited about this. Now look, the Troll Train isn’t going to peak at this race, WE will be ready for Anaheim 1. We asked his buddy Phil Nicoletti, whose been in the trenches with Alex this off-season, to find out how Troll is looking but all he did was bag on him, so we don’t have a great “feel” for Troll’s Paris “readiness.” Thanks, Phil, as always.

What we did do is a set up a bet between me and Weege regarding Brayton and Troll. The odds have been set at three positions. If Brayton wins and Troll finishes within three spots, Weege has to give me money which will hurt so good. I don’t remember what the actual pay is—read Phil’s column from a few weeks ago to see the full text thread between me [Editor’s note, read UnPhiltered from November 5], Phil Weege, and Brayton. I think if I win, I get Weege’s collection of wrestling action figures and 10 percent of Brayton’s earnings in 2022. Something like that.

Justin Bogle will make his debut on the Twisted Tea/HEP Motorsports Suzuki squad and somehow, he’s never raced this race before. Weird, right? I asked him how he’s feeling, and he said, “I’m amped up to go race the Paris Supercross, I’ve always wanted to do this race and I finally got the opportunity to go and I’m hoping to have some fun and be competitive. It will be good to get a race in with my new team, new bike, and be able to get some data for testing when we get back home as well. Plus, it’s the city of love come on it’s going to be awesome.” Michael Antonovich, of Swap Moto Live, has picked Bogle for the win, we’re told. That might just be because of their shared love of rap music and weird clothing.

So what about the MXGP guys doing some supercross? I’ve seen the great Antonio Cairoli and Febvre race this race before and both guys acquitted themselves pretty well. Plus, the track won’t have the American-style deep whoops so that will help these two MXGP guys out. You’ve got to imagine they’ve tamed things down a little to make sure these guys have no issues jumping into supercross. Plus, Paris is known for its wild show and ceremonies, so I’d bet on some really cool stuff for Tony.