American Honda’s Trey Canard raced to his second 450SX victory of the Monster Energy Supercross season Saturday night, holding off RCH Racing’s Ken Roczen in the inaugural event at Petco Park. Canard took the lead from Roczen on the fourth of 20 laps, getting the inside position on the Suzuki rider after a side-by-side battle. Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey placed third after winning last week in Anaheim.

Yamalube Star Racing Yamaha’s Cooper Webb grabbed his fourth 250 Supercross West race win of the year in San Diego. Troy Lee Designs’ Shane Mcelrath earned his best result of the season in second-place followed by Monster Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers in third.

San Diego 250-class winners (Photo Cred: Andrea Wilson, Cycle News)

San Diego 250-class winners (Photo Cred: Andrea Wilson, Cycle News)

Did you know:

  • Yamalube Star Racing employs two MMI graduates.
  • Red Bull KTM employs two graduates on their team.
  • Team Honda AND Team Suzuki has three MMI graduates working for their riders.
  • MMI’s 48- to 102- week training curriculum is designed to meet the needs of a changing industry. We work closely with the manufacturers to ensure your training applies directly to the work in the field, making MMI your best choice for training as a Motorcycle Technician.

Watch this video about Motorcycle Mechanics Institute:

MMI Graduate and Supercross Technician, Richard Matchett graduated from MMI Phoenix in 2010 and now spins wrenches for Supercross Monster Yamaha’s Josh Hill. Prior to his current role, he was the technician for JDR/J-Star/KTM’s  PJ Larsen & Ryan Marmont. In the video below, Richard gives his advice to anyone looking for a career in Supercross.