Live Written Updates and Results From Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego

Welcome to the Racer X Race Day Feed, coming to you from Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California.. From practice reports to the blow-by-blow from tonight’s program, you’ll find it all right here. Updates are posted in chronological order, so be sure to scroll down for the latest info. For even more updates be sure to follow us on X, @Racerxonline.

As is often the case, the season opener last week in Anaheim left us with even more questions than we had last week coming into the season opener. How long will it be before Jett Lawrence, who fought setup last week and finished 12^th, feels comfortable enough on his motorcycle to start winning races again? Will it be as soon as tonight? Or will Chase Sexton keep things rolling by going back to back? In the 250 Class things didn’t go the way everyone thought they would—title favorite Haiden Deegan crashed on the first lap and was forced to charge back to fifth from dead last, while Jo Shimoda and Julien Beaumer battled it out for the win. Will Deegan make it happen this weekend if he gets a good start? Hopefully we’ll get answers these questions, and more, tonight!

The track here in San Diego looks great. The first impression of the dirt is that it’s tacky and a little soft, and it seems like the kind of dirt in which big ruts will start to develop. We’ll see if that plays out once bikes roll out for practice here shortly. It also looks extremely jumpy. The start stretch, which is about three-quarters of the entire length of the stadium, leads in to a small, five-jump rhythm section, which is followed by a 180-degree right hander and another rhythm, which has an option for a three-four line through it. The quad to jump out of it is pretty big, but word is Justin Hill was already doing it yesterday in press day. Speaking of Hill, we spoke with him on press day yesterday, and he seemed pretty positive about his riding and how the rest of the season might play out for him. He was also throwing huge whips and wheelieing down the start stretch, so it seems like he’s having fun. You can check out our conversation here.

Elsewhere on the track there are multiple rhythm sections, and there’s an interesting sand section following a triple. There’s an outside line that can be railed, and there’s an inside line that has an elevated entrance, followed by a large dip. It’s going to be very interesting to see how the line develops through here