The Moment
This feature focuses on a decisive moment in every race. Some—the holeshot, the big crash—are easy to follow, while others are less obvious in their meaning, ones where the bigger picture is exposed.
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The Moment: Honda’s BreakthroughMay 19, 2023All Three Supercross Titles, Manufacturer’s Cup and Rookie of the Year. Heck of a way to break…a curse?![The Moment: Defending Champion Down]()
The Moment: Defending Champion DownMay 7, 2023At the 16th round—in the main event lead and with an 18-point lead in the standings —Eli Tomac pulled off with a lower leg injury, completely changing the 2023 450SX championship.![The Moment: Championship Contender Down]()
The Moment: Championship Contender DownApril 30, 2023Cooper Webb announced he has suffered a concussion but is "thankful that everything else has checked out okay.” Unfortunately, his supercross season—and 2023 450SX championship hopes—are over.![The Moment: The Delay]()
The Moment: The DelayApril 27, 2023There are really two parts to the East Rutherford SX: before the weather delay and after the delay. So what went down during the delay? Was there ever a plan to reschedule?![The Moment: Thrasher Down Hard]()
The Moment: Thrasher Down HardApril 18, 2023Nate Thrasher’s season came to an unfortunate end at Atlanta after a heavy crash while running fourth in the 250SX main event.![The Moment: Off The Podium]()
The Moment: Off The PodiumApril 12, 2023Cooper Webb was ready to battle early in Glendale but starts did him in later. Why did he pick the start gate that he did?![The Moment: Post-Launch Explosion]()
The Moment: Post-Launch ExplosionMarch 28, 2023Kevin Moranz’s night in Seattle was filled with ups, downs, and everything in between.![The Moment: “That One Hurts”]()
The Moment: “That One Hurts”March 20, 2023Aaron Plessinger loses a breakthrough win in heartbreaking fashion.![The Moment: Season Lows from Tomac and Sexton]()
The Moment: Season Lows from Tomac and SextonMarch 14, 2023Eli: “We just struggled to find our comfort zone all day.”![The Moment: Missed Shift]()
The Moment: Missed ShiftMarch 9, 2023A costly click into neutral may have cost Cooper Webb victory in Daytona. Does it end up costing him more?![The Moment: No Excuses]()
The Moment: No ExcusesFebruary 27, 2023Nate Thrasher tore his ACL in Houston. Now he’s winning anyway. “I’m not really treating it like I’m hurt.”![The Moment: Two Tough]()
The Moment: Two ToughFebruary 21, 2023McAdoo and Hampshire grind out podiums in pain again, but they don’t want that to be the story anymore.
