Eli Tomac is perfect so far in his title defense. If he gets through Thunder Valley with another 1-1, he’s going to be hard to slow down. Photo by: Octopi
Each and every week, MotoXAddicts staffers Chris Cooksey and Dan Lamb will list their top ten power rankings for the 450MX class and the 250MX class during the 2018 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. The lists are based on results, health, speed, fitness, consistency and the upcoming track. The points will have some weight in the list, but it is just one of many factors.
Dan Lamb’s 450MX Power Ranking – Thunder Valley
Power Rank
RiderName
P-Rank Change
450MX Points
1
Eli Tomac
0
100
2
Marvin Musquin
0
86
3
Blake Baggett
-2
60
4
Ken Roczen
-4
53
5
Justin Barcia
+2
73
6.
Weston Peick
0
60
7
Phil Nicoletti
-2
49
8
Benny Bloss
-2
42
9
Kyle Chisholm
New
39
10
Cody Cooper
New
31
Ken Roczen (94) gave Eli Tomac (1) all he could handle last week in moto 1. That ride and losing Jason Anderson to injury, moved Kenny way up in the rankings. Photo by: Octopi
Chris Cooksey’s 450MX Power Ranking – Thunder Valley
Power Rank
RiderName
P-Rank Change
450MX Points
1
Eli Tomac
0
100
2
Marvin Musquin
0
86
3
Ken Roczen
-6
53
4
Justin Barcia
+1
73
5
Blake Baggett
-1
60
6
Weston Peick
-2
60
7
Benny Bloss
+1
42
8
Phil Nicoletti
-2
49
9
Bradley Taft
New
33
10
Alex Ray
New
11
For Dan, as long as that #1 is over red, Zach Osborne will stay on top of the rankings. On the heals of Aaron Plessinger’s 1-1 at Glen Helen, he too will have a red background as well. Photo by: Simon Cudby
Dan Lamb’s 250MX Power Ranking – Thunder Valley
Power Rank
RiderName
P-Rank Change
250MX Points
1
Zach Osborne
0
88
2
Aaron Plessinger
-2
88
3
Jeremy Martin
+1
82
4
Alex Martin
+1
74
5
Joey Savatgy
-2
59
6
Justin Cooper
0
60
7
Garrett Marchbanks
-2
49
8
Austin Forkner
+3
41
9
Chase Sexton
+1
50
10
RJ Hampshire
New
50
Joey Savatgy has been just okay so far in ’18, but because the #17 has won Thunder Valley the last two years in a row, he is in both Dan and Chris’ top 5. Photo by: Octopi
Chris Cooksey 250MX Power Ranking – Thunder Valley
Power Rank
RiderName
P-Rank Change
250MX Points
1
Jeremy Martin
0
82
2
Zach Osbourne
0
88
3
Aaron Plessinger
-1
88
4
Alex Martin
+1
74
5
Joey Savatgy
-1
59
6
Justin Cooper
+1
60
7
Austin Forkner
New
41
8
Garrett Marchbanks
-1
49
9
RJ Hampshire
New
50
10
Chase Sexton
+2
50
Remember, these will be changed weekly based on results, history, health, the upcoming weekend’s track soil and more. Both myself [@dandunes818] and Chris [@cooks6161] can be reached on Twitter to discuss our odds and to defend our intelligence.
