It wasn’t just the weather that turned crazy when Monster Energy AMA Supercross kicked off in California for 2024.
WORDS: Jason Weigandt
PHOTOS: ALIGN MEDIA
California’s long-held place as the center of American dirt bike racing was partially born from the weather, which invites great riding when residents of other states avoid going outside. Like in January. It’s with some irony, then, that the Golden State presented the two toughest back-to-back weather weekends the series has faced for a long time, as the double mudders that were San Francisco and San Diego threw chaos into early 2024 forecasts of that coveted “perfect storm” of a series.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I can’t wait to get to Detroit,” said Troy Lee Designs Red Bull GasGas crew chief Olly Stone, pining for a domed stadium. In Michigan, in February. Yup, it’s been that kind of mixed up.
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