Austin Forkner penalty at Anaheim 1 Supercross

By Team TMX on 5th Jan 20

AMA Supercross Austin Forkner Anaheim

Austin Forkner has suffered a penalty after the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider was considered to have cut the track in the Anaheim 1 Supercross 250SX Main Event.

Forkner was leading the race when he made a mistake. He remounted and then cut the track and was eventually penalised two positions, dropping him from third to fifth.

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Forkner himself hasn't yet responded to the news. You can watch the incident in the social clip below.

Related: Update Austin Forkner bummed on officials decision to hand down penalty at A1

It was an eventful Supercross opening night for Forkner. During the second practice session he hit the deck hard in this crash.

Trouble for Austin Forkner!

Did he cut the track after this screwup? @RickyCarmichael says yes. @SupercrossLIVE pic.twitter.com/aWsiSad7EF

— Motorsports On NBC (@MotorsportsNBC) 5 January 2020

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