Max Anstie Interview

British rider Max Anstie isn’t looking too bad in 2016. Despite a couple of scoreless results, and being down the order in the MX2 series points, he looks like he might have a good year on the Factory Husqvarna machines. Anstie scored 11 points in the opening round in Qatar and backed that up with 22 in Thailand and is now 12^th in the overall points standings.

His Thailand performance could have been so much better. He started the weekend with a solid third in the Saturday qualification race, then picked up a second in the second moto on Sunday.

Q: How did you feel in Thailand on the Saturday?

Anstie: It was warm out there. It was nice to put some laps in and I am getting more comfortable with the bike and I am still only riding 80%, but it went well. The track was really rutty, pretty cool, it isn’t an easy track and not a lot of places to rest for the heat.

Q: Sunday could have really been something special couldn’t it?

Anstie: We learned a few things here in Thailand and made some more steps in the right direction. Unfortunately, the first race didn’t go as planned due to a mechanical. But we came back stronger in the second race. We went to work and made the best of the situation. I didn’t get a great start, but I was working with the bike and managed to get second. It’s nice we now have two weeks off. We’ll be able to continue building on what we learned. I hope I can get a little bit stronger too. It was the first weekend that my body felt good and that was a very positive thing ahead of the long season.

Q: What did you think of the track on Sunday?

Anstie: I think it was good. Justin makes a good track and the jumps are fun. I don’t mind a good double or triple. I think Justin did a good job with the ground they have and they are watering it a lot.

Q: What did you do between Qatar and Thailand?

Anstie: After Qatar we sat in Bangkok and I did some training. I went out a couple of times, but it’s a bit sketchy, because you don’t know what to eat, and it’s difficult to know what works better and what doesn’t. I was sleeping ok, but my team-mate (Thomas Covington) was throwing up all night.