Following an off weekend in Phoenix, Rattray was looking forward to returning to Anaheim. The track conditions in the afternoon were particularly hard and dry, so Rattray opted to take his time and save it for the night show. The track was in much better condition for the 250SX heat races where he finished a solid sixth. Battling for position all night on his KX™250F Rattray bounced around the top-five, and eventually finished eighth. Rattray sits sixth in the Western Region 250SX points going into Round 4.
“The track was completely different from Anaheim 1,” said Rattray. “Since the dirt has been sitting here, it was really hard and slick with lots of stones. I just wanted to try to be consistent, but I made quite a few mistakes. I wasn’t at my best tonight but I’ll take an eighth place. We’re going to continue to test this week and continue to improve the bike. We know what direction we need to head, so we should continue to improve.”