Tixier had his best result of the season in fifth and Henry Miller, who finished fourth in race one, DNF’d due to a bike issue caused from a crash. The early leader, Friese, faded back to seventh.
Anderson put his PMG Suzuki out front with another holeshot in race three ahead of his two Quad Lock Honda rivals. Craig held second briefly, but Savatgy made quick work of him and went after Anderson. He shadowed Jason the entire race, keeping the gap around two seconds, but Anderson stepped up when it counted most. Savatgy had a speed advantage all day and night, but in race three JA found a way to eliminate that advantage and win the race and the Overall GP. The clutch third-race win and subsequent overall was huge for Anderson in the standings.
Craig finished a distant third, more than 20 seconds off his title combatants, but good enough for third overall. Nichols ran fourth early but fell victim to the treacherous track conditions, having a huge get-off. Colt was down for a few laps, but has since posted on Instagram saying, “See ya in Cape Town”. Rick Ware Racing’s Miller backed up his race one performance with another fourth ahead of his teammate, Devin Simonson, who had a season best fifth in race three.
The win erased Jason Anderson’s points deficit completely. He now sits tied atop the standings with Savatgy on 126 points. Tied! Craig salvaged an off-day and sits just one-point back with 125. The finale in Cape Town, South Africa is truly a winner-take-all scenario.