Three riders, three journeys, and one winner-take-all finale. As the World Supercross Championship reaches its climax, Christian Craig, Joey Savatgy, and Jason Anderson reflect on the season that’s taken them across the globe and brought them to the brink of glory.

The World Supercross Championship has taken its riders across continents, cultures, and conditions — and for the three title contenders, the journey has been just as meaningful as the racing itself.

For Christian Craig, the season has been a chance to rebuild, reconnect, and rediscover his speed.

“Yeah, I’m having a lot of fun,” he said. “Travelling with my family… I brought my daughter to one round, my son to another. Travelling the world has been awesome, and my goal is to fight for the championship — and that’s what we’re doing.”

After years marked by injuries, the call to join the World Supercross Championship felt like a lifeline.

“Once I got the call to do this series, I was like, all right, let’s go all in. This is my time to rebound and build myself back up… To do that in the Gold Coast – I wish my family was there; that was the one race they didn’t come to – but it was an awesome feeling. It’s just great to be up in this position, with a chance to win a championship.”

His approach to the series has been equal parts serious and grateful. He said: “We take race days serious, but I keep coming really close together these last five rounds. I’m just enjoying it, every new place, trying to bring my family, soaking it all in.”

If Craig’s journey has been a family affair, Joey Savatgy has experienced the season in a different rhythm – often alone, but driven by a singular focus.

“If you’re going for round one, you always want to be in a situation to be battling for the big prize at the end,” he said. “It hasn’t been my prettiest of rounds, but we’ve done a good job salvaging what we needed to.

“My speed has helped me recently, and my starts have been good. With shorter races, the starts are very important and I like where I’m at. The speed was good in Australia. I don’t think the conditions were my favourite, but if that’s what we have this weekend, then I need to figure it out. I feel like I’m back to where I was. Comfortable. It’s going to take three good starts but really, with the way the points are, it might only take one good start in that last one.”

While Craig has been with his family, Savatgy has been detached for much of the opening rounds from his family in the U.S.. He added: “I’ve been solo for the most part. My wife’s got her own business, my kids are in school… it’s been tough. But trying to enjoy it, slow down, sightsee, enjoy these places we might never come back to. The racing’s been good, and with us three — older, kids, families — it’s going to be a great show.”

For Jason Anders, the rookie of the trio in terms of World Supercross experience, the global tour has been a revelation.

“This is my first time doing the whole World Supercross Series, and honestly, it’s great. It’s top notch,” he said. “You can’t win it in the first three rounds and the racing is insane. Stockholm last weekend, with that soft dirt, really felt like a world series. We’re travelling everywhere, and it’s pretty awesome.”

The championship battle with Craig and Savatgy has fired him up after a slow start to this season with Pipes Motorsport Group riding a Suzuki. He added: “For me, Joey, and Christian, hopefully we can put on a show and keep this battle going all the way to the end. I think it’s going to be winner-take-all on that third main race.”

When asked about the triple-race format which sees more point allocated to the final moto, he laughed. “I think it depends how I do in the first two! Sometimes I want them to count more, sometimes less — depends on my night!

“It’s tough with the series going everywhere, but you kind of have to take a step back and enjoy it. It’s cool, and I think it’s bringing a new aspect — a step our sport needed to take. It’s cool to be a part of that.”

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