Leading up to Anaheim 2, Weimer was battling a cold, but on Saturday he put that aside and got down to business. He qualified within the top-10, but in his heat race had to battle to grab a transfer position to the main event after tipping over early in the heat. Starting towards the outside, Weimer executed a perfect start on his KX450F and grabbed his first holeshot of the season. He led for the first lap, but had yet to jump one of the trickiest rhythm sections, dropping him to fifth. Once he nailed the same rhythm as the leaders, he was able to stay on pace with the front-runners and fight off the charge of others to finish fifth. Weimer’s second top-five finish of the year puts him sixth in points.
“Today was really tough,” said Weimer. “I was sick all day and have been all week, so it was difficult to push through that. In practice I felt a little off, but for the night show I stepped it up. I fought hard in the heat race after crashing, and in the main I ripped a wicked start. I don’t think my start could have been any better. Once I got the one rhythm lane down, which I hadn’t done in practice, I was able to ride smooth laps. Despite being sick, it was probably one of the best main events I’ve ridden.”