Racer X Race Report: Indianapolis
Sunday, March 13, 2011 | 3:05 AM
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PrintAfter two weeks of winning races after riders in front of him fell, the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Ryan Villopoto erased all talk of luck or gifts by winning tonight’s Indianapolis Supercross at Lucas Oil Stadium the old-fashioned way: he out rode everyone else.
Two Two Motorsports Bel-Ray Racing’s Chad Reed snagged the holeshot in Indy, but Villopoto quickly made the pass and began pulling away. He was not only fast, he was consistent on a rough and rutted track that invited inconsistency. So while the big names behind him were logging one good lap and one bad lap, Villopoto made all 20 of his count as positives, and won the race with seeming ease.
With three-straight wins, Villopoto now holds a 26-point lead in the tour, a massive gap considering how close things were just three weeks ago. Everyone else is up and down, both in the standings week to week, and during the race. For example, American Honda Racing’s Trey Canard battled with Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey early. Dungey was looking to make aggressive passes, so he cut underneath Canard to take third, and Canard ended up stalling and dropping all the way back to 19th.
Villopoto quickly distanced himself from Reed and took the win.
Andrew Fredrickson photo
Then Dungey and Reed went at it for second, and Dungey got within inches of completing the pass several times. Reed held him off until Dungey ran into the back of him and fell.
Next up came San Manuel Red Bull Yamaha’s James Stewart. Stewart got off to a horrible start, and made several huge mistakes early in the race, losing whatever ground he would make up. He finally got into the groove through the second half, passing the fallen Dungey and then scrubbed a triple to go past Reed. But by then there was no chance of catching Villopoto.
Dungey put his crash behind him and made another run at Reed down the stretch. Reed didn’t appear to be riding nearly as well as he has for the last few weeks, so Dungey closed the gap again. On the last lap they went back and forth, but Reed once again hung tough and fought for the spot, salvaging third over Dungey.
Muscle Milk Toyota Yamaha’s Justin Brayton took fifth, with Canard climbing back up to sixth. After the race, a frustrated Canard rode past Dungey and gave him a tap in regards to their early race run in, but Canard later apologized after he settled down.
James Stewart fought through a bad start and a few mistakes early to collect second.
Andrew Fredrickson photo
GEICO Powersports Honda’s Kevin Windham, Rockstar Valli Yamaha’s Nick Wey and Honda’s Cole Seely took seventh through ninth, and Red Bull KTM’s Mike Alessi was 10th. Alessi’s teammate Andrew Short finished 20th when he suffered mechanical troubles early.
It seemed like the whole industry was pumped when DNA Shred Stix Star Racing Yamaha’s Ryan Sipes won the Indy SX Lites race. Sipes is a veteran of the Lites class, and he’s come so close to victory time and time again without ever finally getting it. On this night, he carried his speed from practice (he was fastest in both sessions) by winning his heat race. In the main, last week’s winner, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Yamaha’s Blake Baggett took the holeshot and held Sipes at bay early, but Sipes found his groove first and closed right in. Then Baggett bobbled on the finish line jump, landed on tuff blocks and crashed. Sipes took the lead and held off heavy pressure from GEICO Powersports Honda’s Justin Barcia. Barcia took two big shots at it on the inside of a few corners, but Sipes held him at bay to finally get his first pro win.
Dean Wilson, who won two weeks ago, struggled with a bad start and crash and took seventh.
Moster Energy Supercross Results
: SX Class
Indianapolis, IN
1. R. Villopoto
2. J. Stewart
3. C. Reed
4. R. Dungey
5. J. Brayton
6. T. Canard
7. K. Windham
8. N. Wey
9. C. Seely
10. M. Alessi
11. D. Millsaps
12. M. Boni
13. M. Byrne
14. F. Izoird
15.M. Goerke
16. T. Simmond
17. R. Kiniry
18. C. Blose
19. I. Tedesco
20. A. Short
Lites Results
Indianapolis, IN
1. R. Sipes
2. J. Barcia
3. B. Baggett
4. M. Stewart
5. M. Lemoine
6. D.Wilson
7. B. Wharton
8. P. Larsen
9. A. Martin
10. L. Smith
11. G. Audette
12. B. Ripple
13. T. Futrell
14. R. Renner
15. M. Akaydin
16. N. Izzi
17. T. Sjorberg
18. J. Anderson
19. S. Rife
20. H. Hewitt
Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 91
2. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki – 85
3. Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha – 79
4. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki – 75
5. Blake Wharton, Aubrey, Texas, Honda – 65
6. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki – 62
7. Matt Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Kawasaki – 51
8. P.J. Larsen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 46
9. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki – 44
10. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda – 40
Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 221
2. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 195
3. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Honda – 192
4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki – 183
5. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda – 169
6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM – 129
7. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C, Yamaha – 121
8. Davi Millsaps, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha – 114
9. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki – 107
10. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda - 103
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RV is the man
Great race RV2. Your going to be the champ.
Congratulations to Ryan Sipes, must feel extra good to beat all those PC & GEICO boys!
I hope you get plenty more wins in the future.
I really hope DW15 can regroup & be in the title hunt near seasons end.
RV2 owned that race & without bad luck should be 2011 SX Champ
We all know what kind of speed James (it IS all over) Stewart can produce. But we cant forget "07" Villopoto des nations. With his blistering speed he was the fastest man at the race riding the 250 none the the less. Of corse this wasnt the only time he rips out retarded ,come-on, speed. i've been able to see him race up close in person at my local tracks; Southwick and Unadilla. As difficult and technicle southwick is and as many races i've seen there, he is by far,my opinon, the fastest person that i have seen ride there. With that ability, fitness level, more control/ level head (than Stewie) he's going to be champ.
Why can't the SX promoters get someone to build a better track? It is a VERY sad comment on supercross that former MX racers can actually become successful at track building. Isn't there anyone better? Who was responsible for Indy? It was like arenacross. And what is arenacross? It is a JOKE. How come the SX promoters do not obtain better track designers and builders? The fans deserve a lot more than what is being offered!
RV does it again and nobody fell...except Dungey, but that should answer the "gifts" mantra for the last 2 weeks. He straight up beat everyone. Stewart got beat up early by himself and the track itself. RV just went mistake free to the end. He could literally not race next week and still have a points lead...Go RV!!
RV2 finally got a good start, Stewie was around 7th. The trck was tough, the riders were shot after the race, leaning over on thier bikes after the finish. Straight up win for RV2, he was fast and made no mistakes. Stewie almost lost it a few times , and he stayed up and came through the pack well after his early problems.
Come on, RV is a Dope. Jr. almost being dead last in the main is a gift for RV. You can see it in his eyes (Deer in the head lights look) everytime he gets his free gifts and wins. Lets see a head to head race and then everyone can stop talking shItz..Reed is washed up, Dungy was lucky last year, Trey looks like elephant boy, Bates had so much makeup on she looks like a upa lumpa..Bottom line RV is a Dope..
Thanks speed for showing all the racing!!!! Enjoyed my Saturday night greatly! Ralph and Jeff thanks for the fine commentating.
Wake UP World! Enjoy your day. Give complaining a rest today!
Great race RV! You look like your really maturing into the kind of racer it takes to get championships.
Also, props to Speed for starting to use Picture in Picture.
It sure would be nice to hear the sound of two stroke cycles again! What a shame! I probably won't go to another race until they allow two strokes. The 450 class should be an open class and you could run anything you wanted.
I'm with you, Sh*tty Track, I've always had something in the back of my mind that hated the way they put stadium tracks together. Here's the idea: take the minimum amount - say, a teaspoon of dirt, spread a dirt film in a path that imitates a racetrack, form the whoops with a corrugated mold, keep the jumps two to six feet high, have a finish line jump seven feet high, and never change this basic formula.
Have you ever been to Elsinore's track? You've got a motocross track sitting there that you can hardly see when you're standing 100 yards away. Then, behind it, there's a SUPER motocross track that should actually be part of what SUPERCROSS is today. It's a complete course of big, technical jumps, so technical and big that the whole course has a chain link fence around it. You have to be pro to ride it. It's a freestyle compound, and one that you can pound laps on.
After comparing that one with these flat-ass SX tracks, it really makes supercross look like flat track, in the same way motocross makes flat track look like the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Since they fill stadiums coast to coast, you would think the promoters, the AMA and the riders would give something back to the spectators by stepping up their game to at least the level the SKATEBOARDERS have stepped it up.
Please oh please, won´t RC get back on a bike, in a car, or a bloody speedboat, anything in fact. Just so long as it takes him out of the commentry booth. Wow, wow and wow again hardly constitiutes a comment worthy of note. Give it up fatboy. You were put on this planet to race bikes, not give your opinions which consist of WOW.
The racing was good, the lighting was good, the audio was too loud (kids were holding their ears), and the bikes are too loud. The venue is nice. Barcia, Seely, and Sipes were impressive.
So you want the tracks to be fitted for Stewart? If this were the case, yes he would lap through the whole pack and no one (including myself) would want to watch. Boring! I like tracks to be technical and with good passing. It brings out what the rider has skill-wise.
REMEMBER MORONS ...(((((((((((((Stewart had not ridden ALL week)))))))))))) ,and rode up to 2nd place ,with a horrible start.. I don't sugar coat shit, dill wads,it not over till dungy wins ones not, hehehehe,still pretending not defending,the outdoor nationals stewart said he might ride SAY good bye ...24 moto sweep.......if he does?
uh MYKE, what race were you watching? hahah RC wasn't there dude...! oh man some people smoke too much
RD1 sounded pissed after race on TV broadcast, maybe he should man up and put a pass on people. RV2 and JS7 easily got around CR22, while "The Champ" spent the whole race riding his back wheel. TC41 apologizing to Dungey is ridiculous. JS7 has a hard time putting a mistake free race together, and RV2 is too good to beat with multiple mistakes. I do not know how JS7 saved that second big mistake they showed on TV.
Twas a general comment on his poor commentary skills. I haven´t seen the Indy vid yet. I live in Germany.
Motocross is like war...stewart got hurt last week..his fault..got a bad start even though he had first gate pick..his fault .made a lot of mistakes ..his fault.he is losin the battles and soon the war will be over.Little stewie rode good but SIPES finally showed those guys he is for real and can win. He will win jacksonville as well..barcia wrist is cracked not broken or he couldnt ride at all..any one who has ever broken a wrist knows you cant even tie your shoes never mind ride so lets get the facts straight.bagett choked but only because sipes was all over him..I love MX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great opening show,great stadium,races flow nicely no long gaps. but the audio is too loud. if its on 20 turn it to 15. also will feld or the ama come up with a 1-800 jerk/drunk number you can call during the race..one guy had 50 people in our section ready to drag and beat him.you take young kids and drunk aholes ruin it. still a good night and it still blows me away how fast pros are up close.tv doesnt do it justice.everyone was out of shape coming thru the whoops to the triple.if you make the fast forty night show you are hammering,respect.
Excuses, excuses, excuses........is all we hear out of Stewart fans. RV2 won that race straight up with no gifts except for the gift of his right wrist. Everybody says Stewart got a bad start.......yeah it was bad off the gate but after the first turn he was inside the top 10. He needs to learn how to back it down if he wants to go fast. Ralph needs to have his Bubba knee pads removed and wipe the Bubbles from his chin. That was horrible commentating. Bring back Weege and Bailey or Art Eckman for that matter......get Ralph out of the booth and back to covering lawnmower racing!
RV2,,,,,"WINNING" "24-7"
Holy cow... what race did you Stewart lovers watch? I like JS7 too, but c'mon. He had a lot of time to reel in RV2 and he could not do it. He was in 2nd place by lap 8 IIRC and that's more than enough time to erase a 5 second lead... Problem was, every time JS7 picked it up, RV2 picked it up too... RV2 maintained that gap so how was this race a "gift" as some of you are saying? ...Wow.... people really can't see reality sometimes when it comes to their favorite riders (or least favorite riders) not getting results they want to see.
You all complain all day about Dungey being boring but the past two weeks hes been on it..if reed didn't check up on him and take out his wheel he would of passed him..give the man the start that he hasn't gotten since oakland and he will most definitely win
I'm guessing that if RV had augered in on say lap 17 and JS won no one would be saying he got a gift it would be something like he pressured RV into a mistake.
Reality is RV is putting so much pressure on JS that he's falling apart RV is so into his head that at this point it is over as far as JS winning this Championship in fact if he doesn't get his act together he won't even finish second... and outdoors! ha! forget it RV will embarrass him.
After this SX loss JS will retreat back to Bubbles World and we won't see him till next Jan.
James Stewart = Fastest Geologist on the planet (he has taken the title from Greg Albertine who was known as "The Geologist" back in the day for his many soil samples)
How long did it take RV to pass CR? one turn. How long did it take JS to pass CR? one turn. How long did it take RD to pass CR? Oh wait... wait, oh now? no wait. HAHA! All that speed wasted. I really want him to win but he needs to work on his left hook or it ain't happening.
Great race again....RV2 is in control. The podium was filled with bikes from Japan...Prey for them.
That was funny when RD called Erin Bates a dude in his post race interview.
And to these post saying Reed brake checks folks please go back and watch the real MEN of SX Bailey, Johnson, Ward and the like watch some of those races you will see lots of brake checking and blatant takeouts AKA REAL RACING
these guys today just ride around waiting for someone to fall you get about 2 or 3 laps of racing then it's NASCAR as everyone just hangs around waiting for mistakes.
Nothing like watching Bob Hannah come in and clean someone completely out.
SX today is vastly more boring than it used to be BUT! this year we have a great season everyone is still healthy and riding good and all we have to comment about is Gifts and such How Sad... The Sport is growing but the soul of it is dieing.
"The Sport is growing but the soul of it is dieing". yep, you hit that one right right on the head....
I went to Indy I thought the track was ok,little too tight but good tacky clay.good racing had alot of fun!!!
White trash-o-meter was loud with boo's when they had js honor japan by carrying the Japanese flag during opening ceremonies.
Yup, RV road better than everyone. he road consistent laps. JS got panicky and over road the track and then settled down. can't wait to see the lap times to see how fast they road. RD was super pissed after TC road up to him. CR didn't brake check RD, RD road into the back of him.
A tough day to be a stewart fan, and just gonna keep getting tougher. I understand why y'all cry so loud. It is hard to see such a talented guy fail so miserably. But be real. RV is puttin the boots to him, it isn't being handed over.
I Can hardly wait to see James get whipped outdoors. He will quit after four races and claim he never intended on racing the whole series...if he can make it four races.
Go RV. Can't wait to see you pocket this championship and many more!
good job rv2 ride smart and the title will be yours. cant wait to hear all the js7 fans cry when we go outdoors, we all will wintness a real asskicking
Hey Trick (Not that I'm kissing up for your favorable Comment as some here who must foster conflict will claim) I truly enjoy your recaps/history of the sport post many here could learn a lot from them but alas they are much too long for the twitter generation and therefore in time the history and the soul of the sport will be lost and it will be (is) just another vehicle of Commerce.
I am so glad to have been into it from the start My first Moto Hero was Dutchman Pierre Karsmakers poor children today know nothing of "The Flying Dutchman"
Keep up the post they are appreciated!
as long as rv2 doesn't pull a st. louis, the 2011 champinship is his
Thats funny! It won't matter how many laps you lead or how fast you are if you can't win the race or the series. It's like a quarterback who throws a ton of touchdown passes but also has lots of interceptions and loses the big game because of it. Ask Michael Vick?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8FBTLipI0
@Sh*tty Track I know exactly what your saying. These guys have better tracks in there' backyards come on AMA step it up an give us a good track something worth watching. Props to speed on picture in picture its about time that would have been useful Atlanta when Reed an Stewie got together an the camara went to RV2 all by himself while we all missed Stewie trying to Take out Reed. That would have been good to watch
Really? Stewart had NOTHING for RV! JS7 had a fastest lap of the night. Who had the fastest 20 laps? Every week there are fewer JS7 fans on here. Title is slipping away..... What will you say at the end of the year? The title was given to rv?
way to go RV and good ride for james,dungey sure was pissed didnt see where he an canard got into...before finish line jump i think.dirt workx wtf design bigger whoops these guys are professional,that usally is the only seperator on the tracks.48 secs comon make it min 48sec max 1:00 inside, daytona over 1min.......................
yeah hard not to be jazzed for sipes win. man oh man i was thinking stewart was going to end up in another heap before the end of the night after he had 2 close wrecks in less than 2 laps at the beginning of the race. glad stewart did stay on 2 wheels. i must give props to malcom for being as good as he has and proving me wrong on earlier comments thinking he did not have it in him or the heart he needed. yes barcia did earn a bit more respect from me for not taking out sipes on last lap; im guessing he knew the math with wilson being behind him as well as bagget. go barcia!!
does that kawi have a cruise control? if it does RV can start to use it..
Hey Weigandt:
You have shown that you know as little about spelling as you do about traction control: RV2 "out RODE" everyone else, not "out road". Nice work. Not.
And thanks to Speed for redeeming themselves after the "all filler, no racing" coverage of Daytona. Good job with Indy!
How many of you have raced? Bottom line.... "it is what it is." If JS7 were the best, he'd be in the lead. Like other forms of racing, speed is but one aspect. James doesn't have the other aspects covered, and that's that. AMAZING rider, but this is the same guy that lawn-darted at Daytona when he was all alone in front. He f'd up. Track was too easy? HA! That's funny. I don't recall messing something up continually because it was too easy, no matter what it was.
Maybe an "IF/BUT Supercross Champion" can be crowned??? I guess there would be a few of them, wouldn't there? :)
I respect every rider showing up for a Supercross qualifier. Ready to lay it all on the line. Chatting/talking/critiquing it is a few hundred rungs down the ladder.
Thanks to these riders for a kickazz season. :) Thanks to half the posters online for reminding me that ignorance is apparently bliss. ;)
Thanks for the report Mr. Weigandt. In the first paragraph you state that RV "out road everyone else." I think you meant to say "out rode".
Snowman you nailed it. Look RV didn't have to win. JS7 did and couldn't catch him. RV is hauling butt right now. I would love to see these guys duel for first to. But James needs to stay on the bike first and Villo's not making many mistakes. RV's not going to make it easy for James. That said one DNF or a poor finish by Villo and this championship chase will be nuts.
I attended Indy. I still have a headache at 3pm Sunday afternoon. The sound system audio level was through the roof. Ridiculously loud. I saw 2 kids crying and parents stuffing napkins in their ears. Made me laugh as the AMA did decible checks on bikes at IDLE !. I love supercross, but it has grown into a bit of a freak show rather than a racing event. After 14 straight years of going to the Indy SX, this was my last until we get back to good tracks, longer racing, and a more family friendly event.
LET"s not all forget when O'Mara Jonny O beat the worlds best on a 125 2-stroke against the best and they were on 250s and 500s !
RV2 is WINNING!! Adonis DNA = Bubbles, Tigers Blood = RV. What a fighting Warlock to the enddddd, the only thing he's addicted to is WINNING!!!!!!!
It just gets better and better......if only the track was catered to Stewart.....hahaha! If only he had ridden during the week...... Why didn't he ride? Me thinks you can ride at some point during the week when you just get the wind knocked out of you on Saturday, as so many havee stated. Of course, him not riding is his own doing. Can't wait to see him trying to keep RV in sight outside in his cameo appearances this year. The "what-if's" will be aflyin' then.
Great races so far this season. The only gift I see so far is Stewart, he is really lucky he is not out for the season with all the bad crashes he has had! Now Thats A Gift!
Laps 2 thru 7 the camera was focused on JS7. Cmon man there's a good race going on. and then they had to show highlights of those laps right after that. I'm tired of watchin Boobles ride by himself, show some racing. I wonder what Erin Bates looks like in the morning...
Championship Formula: Mistake Free Racing + Speed = Championship.
James Stewart is no doubt the fastest rider. Speed alone does not equal wins and ultimately championships. RV has the Championship Formula. He limits his mistakes and he has enough Speed not to be caught when James makes mistakes.
James Stewart has only one ingredient of the Championship Formula. He has Speed but does not limit his mistakes. Each small mistake you make (bobbles) can cost you between 1 - 3 seconds. A major mistake will lose you a number of positions, put you in last place, or even knock you out of the race completely.
Atlanta was the tipping point. James comes out blazing fast. He bobbles three times and loses precious seconds. James put himself in a position where he had to chase Reed the whole race trying to get the lead back. We all know what happened on the last lap. If James bobbles maybe once instead of three times I don't think he finds himself in that position. RV rode mistake free and maintained enough speed to capitalize on Stewart's misfortune.
Daytona James is blazing everybody again. This time he makes a major mistake and finds himself way in last place. Of course there's no catching RV with that kind of lead. I don't even think James catches me with that lead (just kidding James would run circles around me).
Indy James gets a bad start but quickly gets to the front of the pack. James has RV in his sights and looks like he will quickly catch up to him. But James bobbles again and again and RV gaps him. James starts to reel him in but RV maintains just enough speed to win. Two years ago James could make those mistakes and still win. Not this year. These guys are too good. Two bobbles could cost you the race this season.
There's still a lot of racing left and it still Ain't Over Yet. But if James doesn't learn how to harness all of that speed and limit his mistakes than the Championship belongs to RV.
That was the worst track all year! Stewart is buckling worse every race! It's just a matter of time before he crashes out of the series. I can't wait until someone punts Barcia into the cheap seats!
He is NOT the fastest man on the planet
He is NOT the fastest man on the planet. Nor can he still say he either crashes or wins. He got beat straight up tonight.
all the top dogs have different styles, attitudes, and race philosophy. even though I'm a bigger fan of outdoor moto, I love watching this year's SX because of all the varied approaches to success. RV, Dungey, James, Chad, and Canard, just to name a few, all have their own skill sets and strategies. the mental ups and downs, bike setup and dealing with mechanicals, figuring out how the various tracks need to be attacked (or NOT)...all this makes for some great spectating. it truly is "all good."
big props to Sipes. got to spend some time with him at the Seattle SX a couple years back and have always thought a lot of his attitude and approach to his racing. I'd like to see him take the 250 (nee Lites) title!
I don't ever comment on this, but 98% of comments on here are from people who don't even ride, and who, for lack of a better term, are just "fans" of the sport. Don't get me wrong thats all fine and dandy, we need more "fans", but not the ones who come on here with their ignorant comments, and aren't able too get past the 1st stage of hooked on phonics to top it off. I hate when ANY rider gets blasted, because too even be out there with the best is a testament in its own. EricG nailed it. Stewart is the fastest, hands down, but being fast won't win you a championship in this pool of talent, consistency will. RV has found that consistency, and until Stewart can capitalize on a monumental mistake by RV, it's RV's to lose. All of these guys are making it an epic season this year, so how about we all stop the *****ing about tracks, and riders interviews, and Erin Bates makeup (really?) and "oh so and so should have done this on the track" comments, because really, most of you have no clue what this sport is about, and the dedication it takes to be a champion. Truly a great season, I wouldn't say its over yet, anything can happen, but as of now, RV is the man to beat. When Stewart is backed in a corner like this, his riding shows.
Eric G, well said. James has proved it over and over again...the fastest guy doesn't always win. Villopoto is riding great, he's fit, he's strong, and he's confident. The championship is his to lose, and I have a really hard time seeing that happening.
Anyone else ready for outdoors to start? I'm tired of hearing about everyone complaining how the racing sucks because Villopoto keeps getting "gifts" from Stewart, the tracks are too easy, the tracks are too hard, the soil is too soft, the soil is too hard, its too rutted up, its too nice, everything. These guys are the best in the world at what they do- riding dirtbikes where it's soft, hard, rutted, whatever. They can deal with it. I'm ready to see 40 falling start gates and 30+2!
Amen JG223
I love all these comments about the crappy track and how it's too simple for Stewart. It didn't look too simple as he bumbled his way through the opening laps, nor did it look too simple as he couldn't erase a 6.7 second deficit in eight laps. RV2 simply made his move early and checked out. I seem to remember some other great riders doing that, as well...
Thanks for showing it live,....so great
Stewie didnt ride all week!! WAAAAA!!, excuses excuses, thats all it is. And Stewie will not get much respect from alot of fans as long as he makes excuses. Would those same guys saying that except that same excuse from RV?? NO!!.. And I am sick of hearing about this "inspired" ride Stewie made at Daytona. It was a great ride, take nothing away. But you want inspired--what about RV2 coming back from a terrible leg injury with multiple surgeries, and on his way to winning the supercross title his first season back. Where are all the inspirational talks about that?? That is the hypocritical stuff I talk about. Its tougher to come back from what RV suffered through than a bad tumble on the track. And RV came back from one of those same things this year too, he made it back to 7th. Where was all the big news about that?? RV2 was turning lap times as fast as Stewie was also, Emig and Shaheen was busy talking about how fast Stewie was going, then checked the lap times. Emigs voice got kinda quiet, then he said, "RV2 was still turing the fastest lap". Like he was disapointed. It was funny.
I think that the track are not easy but they are too short. I just wish we could see a little more racing thats all i'm saying its getting a little too much like arena cross. It would be better racing if the tracks were tougher an longer.......
@steveman
Like most of us, i LIKE watching stewart come thru the pack. I HOPE that he gets a bad start at every race, for the rest of his life.
As for Erin Bates? You will NEVER know...
Get a good start and you win. Can't wait for the outdoor season. Props to RV.
Bubba will be the champ...Daytona was a great design. Riders actually got to
pass.
I agree YUP but you have to admit it is nice having the Monster girls back after the Honda girls debacle at Daytona.
You are gross. steveman. boo hoo : (
Ronnie, for your tenth birthday, you should ask your folks for a thesaurus.
Malcome is a for real talent on the rise and really becoming the most inspiring Stewart in the series in terms of doing more with less. Way to go Mookie, you've made me a fan.
Look everyone I found @SmartypantS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8PPVfZmbJs
Way to go, Malcolm.
I am refusing to look at your you tube, so there !
Great to see Dungey showing some fire and emotion! I think he's going to really come on and play a role in this championship before it's all over.
Also, Barcia's interviews are hilarious! He talks 100 mph and it's like he knows what he's going to say before he's even asked a question!
The facts, stick to the facts mam.
The lap chart only track the individual time for laps 2 - 20. With Stewart having a bad start and RV getting into first early we can safely say RV had the faster 1st lap.
From laps 2 - 20
RV fastest in laps: 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20
JS fasted in laps: 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18
So in 20 laps RV fastest in 10 and JS fastest in 10.
When RV saw the JS was closing in the end, he stepped up and put the fastest laps down that last two laps to maintain the victory.
I would conclude from this race that we have VERY evenly matched speed from these two riders.
Also keep in mind, RV had to come into the lappers first and that doe have some impact as well...as we witnessed.
One more thing.
As for "Fastest Hands down" We already see that they split the number of fastest laps evenly.
And the individual fastest lap difference?
RV 48.433
JS 48.295
A gap of just .138 That is just over 1/10 of 1 second!!
So perhaps folks could back down on the strong opinions of speed when the facts clearly support something else...reality.
im sick of people saying RV is the smart one out there.... how many championships has he thrown away? 2. its just his title to lose right now but he is definately not the smart one and either is stewart
It's amazing how some find their top priority contribution here is to point out mistakes.
Weigandt accidentally misspells or uses a word incorrectly and you guys are on him asap. And I thought the track was rough last night...!
I had no idea there were so many 'Professional-Blog-Editors' in our midst.
Maybe you guys can send out some samples of what you do for a living too so we can all take a shot at your always 100% mistake-free work.
The Fans know what Jason intended with the statement.
Just enjoy that we have someone as enthusiastic as J.W. to report on and review the races.
Those of us who cannot attend or watch every single live event certainly do.
Well done, Weigandt.
Congrats RV2..., your bad-ass, and 'en fuego', dude!
yah maybe rv through away 2, but stewart has thrown away ALL but 2. "the fastest man on the planet" has only landed 2 supercross championships in 8 years. yah your right, pretty solid record though.
he won 2 in 6 years not 8 and he got hurt last year and 05 as a rookie and he couldnt beat carmichael those other 2 years and thats why carmichael is the man
I still have the screenshot that shows that on the 1st lap, Stewart was in 5th, and was 3.5 seconds behind Villopoto at that point. Stewart freaks can stop with your excuses and "First black guy to do this or that" statistics.
Great ride RV!!!.... Stewart looked a little rusty and sloppy but made CR22 look like a spode passing him so easily and I think he would have passed the Dunge easily as well had he not fell (a gift to JS7 for a change). Very surprised RD couldn't pass the 22 at all since Reed was clearly off pace.RD didn't ride aggressive until the last few turns and looked like he was going to cry after the race...I think he is loosing his confidence and he cant seem to pass anyone worth shit....Has he passed RV, CR or JS7 this year and made it stick without any of them making a mistake??
that was the second lap haha. he was 20 going into the first turn and stewart made no exuses at all he got beat straight up and if he and poto get 1 and 2 off the start u wont know who will win. for the outdoors stewart will give poto a run but poto will edge him out at the end
"Stewie gets a good start and stays up , he is gone , you all know it
I don't think I can come up with words to express how stupid this statement is.
Anyone??
And he left off the most important word... "IF"
IF Stewie gets a good start... IF Stewie can stay up... Geez please stop with the ignorance.
How about this maybe this will even things up.
We give "Stewie" (how gay I bet James really loves this nic) to the first turn before anyone else takes off after that if he falls everyone must stop where they are and wait till he gets up and signals to all he is ready to continue.
If anyone passed "Stewie" while he was down they must wait till he passes them back before returning to the race.
The only passes which will be valid are those made while "Stewie" is turning his fastest lap If it is not his fastest lap said rider must allow "Stewie" back in front and try again.
The rider if any ever do pass "Stewie" on his fastest lap and remain in front of him for the remainder of the race will be the official winner.
(pending any complaints from Big James and after a lap by lap review from all of "Stewie's" fans... never know he may have missed a gear somewhere which changed the outcome of the race)
If "Stewie" Crashes so hard that he cannot get up and race the race is then called and "Stewie" is declared winner because of course he was in the lead when he crashed and no one had passed him on his fastest lap.
If "Stewie" crashes himself out after someone has passed him on his fastest lap
then the race is called and 'Stewie" is awarded 2nd place If however he has really rung his bell and cannot continue at the next round the season is called at that point and "Stewie" is Crowned SX Champ.
There that should even things up for all of you Stew-brained "Stewtards"
Stoked to see RV pass Reed and pulling away like that without 22 trying to take him out (like he almost did RD)...Reed had a "stomach ailment" allegedly.... Why is it when Reed gets beat, there is always something wrong. Outdoors last year things were great for him, then RD smoked him a few races and Reed was done.....Funny he wasn't *****in' about the Kawasaki guys when he was winning during the first few races....then he had a mechanical issue and pissed and moaned his way off the team...Clearly wasn't a "bike" issue......the races he actually raced he did quite well.....weird cat that Reed.
Dungey is a nice guy, and I think he's really trying to be known as a nice guy.
Hey Dungey, you'll still be a nice guy if you start fighting tooth and nail to win. You deserve to be there. Don't let them push you around. Take what's yours, and make them earn it if they're going to try to take anything from you. Learn how to make contact, and then do it! Making contact is an art in itself - whether running into their back tire (not effective pressure tactic), back of their swingarm (not effective), back of their footpeg (not so effective), outside of their leg (now we're getting somewhere), putting the front fender over their thigh while the front tire grinds on their hamstring area (very effective), clanging bars (meet them with your knee, shoulder and elbow, then push off from there), clacking their forks with your swingarm (effective), or block passing the snot out of them (think Reed).
I know you want to be a nice guy and a good sport, but you don't want those guys losing respect for you and pushing you around. They will too. Now get in there and fight. You're not a pu$$y, and never let anybody think you are.
Hey KG - Weigandt is a journalist, so he should be professional enough to proof-read his work, and/or know how to spell correctly.
I mean, they didn't hire him for his knowledge of traction control, that's for sure.
And as for my profession, I'm a Jedi knight. And if a metal bar is thrown in front of me, I ALWAYS cut it into at least seven pieces before it hits the ground. No mistakes.
all these post are good fun to read. every week i go to ama supercross.com after the race and get the average lap times from the big five, and they are always so close. the bottom line is the 1, 7, 22, 2, 41 could all win depending on the start and any bobbles or mistakes. it is that close. check it out. the start is key though. rv is getting better starts and making less mistakes. give dungey 22 points that he would have had for his dnf and he is second in points. there all that good.
Have we all determined that Dungey has trouble passing Reed? I'm sure when RD is trying to figure out how to get back to winning again, the first place he looks is online postings like these. (Sorry, those "advice posts" crack me up).... I liked seeing two former District 23 guys, Alex Martin and Gannon Audette, running well in the 250 class.
as far as the tracks, two triples, two sets of whoops, and a sand section same thing everyweek, except for daytona. come on mix it up some more, the indy track looked like an arenacross track. id like to see no whoops once in a while, more sand or no sand sometimes. how bout a fast section with no major obstacles. they could make tracks that are better for racing and not so onelined.
More than half of the people that comment here are such negative wannabe haters... and we wonder why this country is going to sh*t.
If, ifs and buts were chips and nuts then wouldn't life be dandy!
MX Bob, consider that James Stewart has listened to my comments, and did as I ordered him to do.
I guess Dungey's team manager saying "ride tentatively, don't be aggressive, be a pu$$a$$ at all cost" is better advice than he gets on these message boards.
And MTRider...it's not because of us. It's the Democrats.
chad was sadly off his game, didnt brake check dungey, just made a slight mistake that slowed him up a bit. good rides for RV and JS
Look guys, I get real tired of excuses and what ifs-- Stewie wins or beats himself crap, and Stewie cant beat RV2 outdoors or supercross. Give it a rest. Stewie is fast and can win any race he enters. So can RV2, they are both probably the best 2 in the world. Some days (like Saturday in Indy) will be RV's day. Next week in Jacksonville may be Stewies, It will be "home" race for him. You never know. We should just be glad we have a number of top guys healthy who can be a threat to win a race. Otherwise, it would be awful boring.
bd200 are you high JS7 will shit all over RV2 if there would have been two more laps there's no way RV2 was going to be able to hold stewie off an he knows it an so do you. Reading your posts over the past few weeks I cant even tel who your a fan of I think your one of those fans of who ever is winning that week not a true fan at all
Hey Ronnie here we go with the IF's again everybody had 20 laps but I really do understand why "Stewie" needed 2 more.
Why is it some of you really don't care how stupid you sound.
You wear Ignorance like a badge of honor
I am so hoping "Stewie" runs the outdoors so we can hear you and the other Stewtards whine all summer long as he gets his ass handed to him each and every week.
Oops!
Ronnie_251 thanks for reminding everyone they forgot another "if" "If only the race was 22 laps long". LMAO. Scroll up and look at my post regarding fast laps and you will see that the evidence is opposite of what you just said.
RV posted the fast laps in 19 and 20. You ding dong
i really believe reed did brake check dungey. i like reed he is very cunning. i appreciate that. its racing. and its not blatent. just a simple manuver. dungey should have gone inside anyway. id do the same as reed. not that dirty but very smart. dungey is my favorite rider but you gotta be smart.
It's not my fault everybody got hurt last year, all I did was ride to the best of my robot ability.
The fact that the other riders are not crashing as violently or as often as last season means that they have copied all my programs.........anything else does not compute.
Can't believe I wrote "out road." That's what writing a race report at 3 am while falling asleep will get you--and by the way, that's when these get written every week so look for more fun hijinks in next Saturday's report!
You guys I was just joking lol I was trying to make bd200 mad lol cus he keeps talking crap. I know JS7 got beat straight up its not the first time this year an wont be the last haha but for real i was jk
are you guys for real? rv is absolutely not the best rider. please do your ego a favor, look at the box scores and see that any of the top five could win at any time. last year everyone said rd was lucky stew wasnt there. but he was kicking rvs butt. now rv looks in control, till he throws it aways as usual. they are all good or would not be professional. and as much as i enjoy this sport, the start is just way too important. stop with the tight first turn and open it up, give em all a chance.
I noticed how this week Villopoto thanked the " Good Lord " on the podium. For all the morons whining and crying about Canard and Dungey doing it that's gotta be like getting punched in the face by Jesus himself (although he would never do that, I know)
MTRider I have to agree with you on all the negitive haters in these forums . alot of pathetic little men trying to make themselves feel better by slamming people that have more talent in their pinky finger than most of us have in our dreams. i would be stoked to meet any of the top pros and i have mad respect for what all of them can do on a dirtbike. what a great season of racing so far ! let's hope it comes down to the wire in Vegas cause i'm gonna be there cheering like hell !
Pretty sure JS7 lined up next to RV2, RV2 beat him to the first turn and then the whole race without JS7 falling! Ha! All you JS7 retards can finally eat your own words, morons.
Weege I think your a kick ass writer , and you spell alot better than me ! haha Keep up the good work !
Gee I wish the Good Lord would look after the starving children in Africa.
I guess keeping Dungey, Canard, and Villopoto at the front of the pack takes all his energy Plus it seems Dungey and Canard haven't been living right lately especially Canard his results lately show he and the Lord ain't seeing eye to eye.
Better hit your Knees Trey if you want to get back on the Box
Maybe "Stewie" should give the Good Lord some props... might help him win one
and for sure he will need some divine intervention to beat RV.
Reality Check -The Good Lord don't give a damn who wins these silly little races.
Yeah, leave Jason W. out of your hating, he rights really well!
SA1 so JW "Rights" well how does he Left.
Hehe Sorry just couldn't let that one go
@GraciousOne
Ironic name you choose considering the comments you put out there.
Let's get this straight:
All journalists are perfect and never make mistakes, according to you.
So, basically you're calling Weigandt out as a non-professional...?
Pu$$y. A real man would have more class.
What's with the "Jedi..., No mistakes Bull-sh*t" ???
What fantasy planet are you living on?
Do you even have a job, R2-geek2 ?
Don't 'post' comments when you're high or drunk.
Have another bowl of Hubris for breakfast tomorrow too, A$$-bag.
Lastly: its proofread, not proof-read, Mr. No Mistakes.
im surprised to see how many people on here say things as to RV dominating Stewart in the outdoors...what evidence do you have to suggest this? Lets see stewart is definitely faster than RV in supercross when they're both at the top of their games. In fact, the only times their average lap times are comparable is when the track is easy/one-lined like indy last night. Stewart is proven to be blazing fast outdoors and is known as the undisputable "fastest man on the planet", so why would you say that RV is gonna dominate outdoors?....It's called stupidity, and you my friend are the face of it...just look in the mirror if you're too stupid to know what stupidity is and you will see a picture of it staring back at you...in fact, if you move, the image in the mirror will move with you!!!...can you believe that!?...
Its also funny how people on here compare the lap times of Stewart and Villopoto from Indy and make comparisons as if the lap times are close on every track venue?... The only reason the lap times were similar was because the track was shi*....one-lined, whoops had a majorly worn down line through them, and the track didn't have any majorly difficult sections that stewart could show his talents on. Im a major RV fan, but cmon, stewart is the funnest one to watch and the fastest.
James Stewart is the indisputable "fastest man on the planet",
Literally "ON" the Planet as in "on the ground"
RV is however at this point the "Fastest Man on a motocross bike"
Motomojo!! Nice :-)
I like it a lot.
I like RV and Stewart, both are awesome talent and to say either one has a definite edge over the other is ridiculous. We have seen JS7 pass RV and pull away and seen almost the exact thing as saturday with JS7 getting a holeshot at A2 and walking away while RV battled through the pack....You can not base anything off one race. Right now, RV is the man with the most wins and is the point leader, so overall he is the best to this point.
The outdoors will be interesting I think JS7 and RV will both run away from the rest.....JS7 switching brands for outdoors?????? It is known the Yamaha is a pile outdoors....
Ronnie-251, do you want to know who I'm a fan of?? Good moto racing, thats what I'm a fan of. You are just a one rider race fan, plain and simple. Stewie would have won if there was 2 more laps?? You are dumb, oh god you are so dumb. You do realize RV2 knew he had a decent lead and backed off the last few laps right?? You have at least watched a race before right?? Every leader that has a decent gap backs down the last lap or so and makes sure they stay up to the finish. Just stay quiet and you wont look so silly.. And NO- a silly dork like you cant make me mad, you arent that smart.And the last post I made right above yours? How wa that talking crap?? Just my opinion is all. If you disagree with anything in that post you really are dumb.
RV is a 'smart' rider now because he's learning how to handle the mighty 450cc beast. He's a little short in stature & the 450 has some long legs but now he's on top of it. The sky is the limit for this young man!
Dungey(*)? I like the kid but it's looking like an Asterisk will have to be added to last seasons results. Hate to see that. Next year for RD?
Stewie had his time in the sun. He tasted the limelight & he liked it (who wouldn’t). He had his day but now he's trying to get it back. This leads to panic & desperation & you see the resulting mistakes. It's hard to watch actually. Maybe his deal with the devil is up & now he has to pay with his soul?
Yo Weege, I had my intern check the spelling on this one for ya!
Good racing once again. I have to agree about the lame track. Those on-off tables looked sketchy. Most people were casing their back tire into the final table. It didn't flow. Stewart's scrub past Reed was awesome... perfect demo to show it's faster.
The bikes are better...the riders are better...the race coverage is better...why is it that the tracks are so sucky?
As a moto~OG, I delved into my memory banks seeking the answer to this question that is posed so often by the fans of supercross. The answer that cme to mind was that the nature of the venues that events are held at have changed since 'back in the day'. For one thing, modern~day stadiums (stadia?) are built with the seating located much closer to the playing field. This reduces the size of the area surrounding it...they don't build track and field oriented places like the L.A. Coliseum any more (probably a good thing, in retrospect). There is some merit to the cookiecutter track complaint...what happened to the Peristyle Ski~jump, or the track going up into the stands of the Pontiac Silverdome, etc.? The mention of Pontiac reminded me of a race there in the early 1990s when Mike Craig pulled a Bubba there...with a monstrous lead and totally killing it like a wild man, he threw the whole thing away with a major get~off over a huge triple. Craig was never the same after that...one thing that even James' haters must admit, this guy is tough...he is like the Yerminator "I'll be back". How's that for a 'stream of consciousness' post? lol
And Trick, "you will never know" ~ ROTF!
bd200- hey RV2 didnt back off the last few laps. his last two laps was his fastest just FYI buddy
Dear KG:
"Let's get this straight:
All journalists are perfect and never make mistakes, according to you."
Nope. I think journalists are far from perfect and make mistakes all the time.
"So, basically you're calling Weigandt out as a non-professional...?
Pu$$y. A real man would have more class."
Yes, I'm sure Weigandt was devestated by my comments and will never recover.
"What's with the "Jedi..., No mistakes Bull-sh*t" ??? "
It's called humour. You could use a little.
"Do you even have a job, R2-geek2 ?"
Hello! Jedi knight! Remember?
"Don't 'post' comments when you're high or drunk. "
Suggestion noted.
"Have another bowl of Hubris for breakfast tomorrow too,"
I prefer Wheatabix myself.
"Lastly: its proofread, not proof-read, Mr. No Mistakes."
Actually, either spelling is valid. No hard feelings, KG, it's all in good fun. Later.
The fastest rider is the one who wins.
@ GraciousOne
(Long post here for the above mentioned person only.)
It is all in good fun..., and believe it or not I do have a sense of humor;
When there's actually something funny to read out here.
But try to see the other side of the coin for a second and what you're putting out there as you're calling card...
Pretend you're a guy who sometimes has to finish your work at crazy hours of the night/weekend while most others are grabbin' some sleep.
You do it not for the ridiculous amount of money they don't pay you (most journalists' make squat) but because you love the sport.
You were talented, lucky and not perfect enough to have snagged a 'gig' where you get to comment on and be surrounded by the elements that make SX/MX so friggin' cool. Kudos to you, moto-journalist; we should all be so lucky.
On top of that, you actually do get paid something (Most fans would pay someone else to have such a cool gig) for this type of 'glorious work'.
What's part of the pay-off besides the illusive 'fame' from having your name at the top, where it says, 'written by' ?
Guy's (or Women) who appreciate and/or differ in their opinion with what happened during the race? Sure! Valid; agree to disagree stuff, no problem. That's what's made blogging so universally popular.
But Guy's who read the following day's write-up on the race and 'bag' on details like a grammatical error...!? That's supposed to come off as funny? That's the highlight of your contribution here?
Obviously, Weigandt can take it, for all the above mentioned reasons and could-care-less about an error being pointed out.
I work with non-famous, underpaid people who write for a living and get slammed by professional, paid editors all the time for one thing or another daily. It goes with the job.
So while you may be entertained by your own comments, myself and most other readers are entertained by guys like you for an entirely different reason.
Here's a little perspective regarding your brand of humor (listen closely):
. . . . . . (That was the sound of silence).
If you're gonna' bring the 'funny', BRING IT! There are actually some pretty good examples of humor on these Racer-X blogs.
The Jedi stuff? Don't recall what you're referencing but honestly, it's the kind of thing that's funny when my 6-year old does it.
'Bagg-ing' on other 'post-er's' strangely incessant worship of any particular rider in the 'show'; fifteen year-old stuff on both sides of that coin even though some still don't see the absurdity of such comments.
But bagging on a journalist for a spelling error? Humorous?
No..., that's just weak, pal.
Spew-age..., ill placed criticism at best.
The so-called journalist from the 'Daily News' got ripped to shreds weeks back by thousands of readers and justly so, for a biased write-up of a sport he didn't even try to understand (Supercross/Dodger Stadium).
You're better than what you've put forth so far, aren't you?
(I did find 'proof-read'; in the online Urban Dictionary. Point for you.)
Show us. Take the higher road. What can you 'add' that's worth reading?
Bet you have a lot of valid, racing-related thoughts on the season thus far.
Let's hear 'em. Sooner, rather than later.
No hard feelings at all.
Hey KG.
If you will recall, I took Mr. Weigandt to task not only for his spelling, but his lack of knowledge of traction control.
Back when there was "tractiongate" about the rear wheel speed sensor on Stewart's bike, he made a number of incorrect statements about how traction control worked. He claimed that a traction control system could not be run off a rear wheel speed sensor only. Wrong. In fact, I pointed out on that thread that any factory engineering team worth their salt can do traction control with NO wheel speed sensors. Basically, Weigandt incorrectly drew the conclusion that Stewart could not have had a traction control system because he only had a rear wheel speed sensor. Again - wrong.
For the record, I DON'T think Stewart used a traction control system, but I never drew that conclusion because his bike only had a rear wheel speed sensor.
If Weigandt is going to start speaking about traction control in his article, he should have done his homework, plain and simple. It's something that many journalists (not all) don't do. Your example of the twit from the Daily News is a good one.
So, I don't hate Weigandt, and I'm sure he'll roll his eyes after reading another one of my diatribes about him and traction control. But since you seem so interested in me posting some "valid" thoughts, there they are.
Now, if you'll excuse me, there's a metal bar that I have to cut into seven pieces before it hits the ground.
'Hey' back at you Gracious One,
My original 'beef' was only about the minutia some people bring up from time to time when there are better issues to hash out & dissect.
Didn't immediately recall your past comments about traction control.
Great strong opinions (right or wrong); glad to see you have some.
Well played, young Jedi Warrior. May the force be... ah, whatever.
im just sick of RV2...thats it,hes fast,just not a fan,what so ever..im ready for someone new to come up that i like..like baggett,wish he would catch some fire,move up ina season or so,and dominate,chances of this,might not be great but anything to look forward too,other than rv2 havin a lucky season..yes hes fast,but hes had a lucky season,if stewies not fallin,its reed screwin with him..givin rv2 a break..reeds washed up,and happpppeennssss to get some top 5's...he needs to get outa the way