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Frustration continued on Saturday in Atlanta for 450SX rookie Dylan Ferrandis, after a solid start to the main event was marred by contact and a subsequent crash early in the race.

While the Frenchman has shown plenty of speed throughout the early stages of his debut Monster Energy Supercross season in the 450SX class, it hasn’t been the easiest start by any means.

The frustration continued Saturday. A great start in the main event saw him inside the top five early on, contact with Jason Anderson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) put him on the ground early ending his bid for a podium.

“In the main,” Ferrandis explained. “I had a really good start from the outside, so I was really happy with that. On the first lap, Jason Anderson rolled one jump when I expected him to jump. I jumped behind him, and I hit his rear wheel, and we both crashed.

“That pretty much ruined my main event, but I came back and fought until the end to seventh. I felt that I had the pace and the bike tonight, so I’m really disappointed, but that’s the sport. The 450 class is very difficult. We will keep learning and working hard to get the result we are looking for.”

While the result wasn’t exactly what he was looking for, Ferrandis and his team did make progress throughout the day and he managed to find a solid pace throughout the day.

“I felt good all day,” he continued. “Having one more day to recover was great, so I felt better physically compared to Tuesday. The whoops were really difficult tonight. I kind of found some good solutions with the bike and on the track.”

The Monster Energy Supercross series is set to continue this Saturday, 24 April, in Salt Lake City for the penultimate round at Rice-Eccles Stadium.