Open Mic: Toronto
Sunday, March 27, 2011 | 6:15 PM
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PrintAlan Brown: Manager, DNA Shred Stix Star Racing Yamaha ( Gannon Audette Seventh and Ryan Sipes Fifth)
Ryan (Sipes) was the fastest guy here tonight, he collided with another rider and I think it was a little early to make that move in the race and I think that move took the win away from us. I haven’t seen the film yet so we’ll wait and see how it (the pass) was. I really felt Ryan would have won the race. His last to fifth ride was great but it’s a bummer. It was there for us.
Gannon Audette had a really good race, he was second in the heat and he’s starting to figure it out. He’s making mistakes every weekend but they are not the same mistakes every week. He’s figuring it out, he’s 18 and doing well.
Matt Boni: Ti-Lube Kawasaki—16th Place
I got a horrible start and that’s not fun on a rocky track. I was moving my way forward, made some mistakes, got tired and fell over. Then I re-grouped, got going up to 14th and made a huge mistake- went back to 16th and finished there. It was rough, I need to tighten up my game and get my program going in the right direction.
What happened after the race with Tye Simmonds?
I’m an aggressive rider and I’m all for slamming each other and taking it old school but I don’t like brake checking down a straightaway and if you’re going to do that and take both of us out, that’s not a smart move. If you want to slam your way by me, I’m cool with that, but brake checking, I’m not cool with that.
Michael Byrne: BTOSports.com/BBMX—14th Place
It was tough night, I rode great in the heat. Off the start [in the main] I was right behind Kevin (Windham) and I went down in the first turn. It’s tough for sure, my wrist was bothering me a bit. Maybe need to get some more rest during the week so I’m ready for the main.
I feel like I should be a top ten guy right now but instead of having energy and charging, I’m riding around. The rocks were bad and as you can see in my lip, they weren’t great. They hurt bad!
The track really deteriorated quickly, the whoops were really bad and it’s tough to make the chicanes in there because they get one-lined. The track was tougher than I expected it to be.
Andrew Short: Red Bull KTM—Seventh Place
It was a good night considering what happened. In the first practice I think I hit the kill switch and my bike bogged. At least I’m hoping so! Then the next time out I got a rock stuck in my rear brake pedal but there was so much foam there I couldn’t see it! So that was tough and in the heat race we had a fuel line problem, maybe a rock hit it. Then in the LCQ I was super nervous and got the start from the outside.
I should have cheated on the start like Wey and Alessi. They just went straight! Maybe I should have done the same thing but I had a conscience and turned left, but that left me dead last. I came around at the end of the first lap in seventeenth and worked my way up to seventh. I beat Windham and that was nice because he got me last week. I’m excited about that. I moved through a pack of riders and they were good riders so I’m happy about that. It was good to beat Windham because he waxed me last week.
Reed gave Dungey credit for holding steady in the number-one spot.
Matt Pavelek photo
Chad Reed: TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray Racing—Second Place
It’s a long way to go but we’re taking steps in the right direction. I’m happy but I’m bummed as well, I felt like last week I rode really, really well and had some strong points but I also had some weak points as well. I did the same again this week. I’m happy to be in contention but I need those wins. I was good enough in sections but last week Trey rode well and this week Dungey rode well.
I need to put myself in position to ride away with the wins. I want to win this championship and I don’t give a damm how many wins I get but at this point in the championship, wins are needed. I was in some good positions to capitalize on but couldn’t make it happen.
He (Ryan Dungey) rode a great race, he rode solid and I have to give it to him. He attacked the track and was really strong. It was taking me a lot to stay with him and when I had to attack him I was making small mistakes. I felt like I was delayed in my decision-making, I would see a good line and then not take it. It would be like “Hello, there’s a good line over there but I’ll take the shit line”. I was off a bit. I’ll work on that.
Dave Osterman- Manager-TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray Racing (Chad Reed)
I’ll take this result, it was a tough track. It was a track where a lot of guys had trouble doing everything every lap. My guys did well and I’m proud of them. Chad wanted to win for sure and he rode great but so did Ryan (Dungey). Everyone rode good and everyone struggled at the same time. We’re happy to come back to second and we’ll take the points lead.
I was more worried about Trey (Canard) and Dungey more than Chad. I was watching them more than Chad because I wanted to see what they were doing differently. It (The track) was tough for sure on us and we had a bit of a problem with the head pipe but thanks to Pro Circuit for giving us a whole bunch of them. Man, the track was tough. The whoops were gnarly by the end.
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haha i was wondering if anybody else saw Wey and Alessi just go straight through the tough blocks off the start... At least Wey checked up and let a bunch of people by, Alessi just put it down and didn't look back lol glad Short mentioned that
Give it up for Reed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reed deserves to win supercross! Plus it would help out his team a lot
Reed Deserves to win the Championship !
Look at that picture of Dungey rippin' it, chest touching the bars, one finger slippin' and revvin', attackin' it. I like it when that guy gets ballsy, that's his next evolutionary step. Getting ballsy, gutsy, battling like a warrior, every time. That's what he needs the most at this point.
GREAT season so far! Whoever wins the championship from here really does deserve it.
That was STROUPE and allessi. NOT wey.
Took the win from "us"? Are you speaking on behalf of Eks? Not trying to be a smart ass just wondering where the "us" comes into play. As for the pass wharton made... too early? Naaa it was the main, plus he owed sipes, and there was a few races worth of interest on it. All good imo, and I'm way more of Sipes fan than wharton. What I've gathered from watching inside the outdoors is that wharton needs to grow up. He thinks he's funny.... and he probably is to a 10 year old.
Short kinda calling out his teammate, not that I disagree. I think thats the closest to talking sh!t we're gonna get from him. I imagine him doing what of those nervous nice guy laughs right after he said that.
dungey is awesome to watch when he gets in the zone ,i thnk the pressure was getting too him . hes riding so much better since they took his review mirrors off ,note to self remove the rearview mirrors .this does really work focus ahead and twist it at every opertunity and wait for the checkers to show up.great work dungey the 300pd gorilla has left the room .
Take the "us" part back. I thought Matthes said what Alan Brown did. My bad.
Not sure what Sipes is pissed about...Blake didn't even make contact with him. I seem to recall a solid T-boning inccedent a few weeks back. I guess it's "just racing" until you gotta pay the bill. Pretty lame by Sipes and Co.
My boys went 1-1!!! (Finally) This series is nuts...
Glad to see Blake on the podium. With the win Deano is still in it. I didn't think Barcia would be this consistent. Hats off to Bam Bam. (It pains me to say that). .
Privateer leads sx championship! Keep it going Chad
People are making such a big deal about the wharton move (including sipes) and it wasn't even aggressive. Sipes still had room. Wharton could of put him in the cheap seats if he wanted to.
I'm glad to see RD get a win finally. Maybe this will light a fire under his ass. Funny too, if his chain didn't pop off in that race he'd be the new points leader.
I also feel bad for Sipes this year, he's been pushed around a few times this year.
Are you serious about that move not being "aggressive" at all?, or are you meaning that it wasn't dirty? It was definately an aggressive move, but not dirty. I also think the soil being as loose and slipperyt as it was contributed to him taking Sipes as wide as he did.
reed deserves the title when he can pass someone straight up rv or bubba
I agree Wharton made an aggressive move, Sipes opened the door, it was well within the rules, Sipes could have backed off & avoided going down, he chose not too, thats racing! Nice Ride Wilson, nice clean pass on Barcia!
Brad, Reed deserves the title when he gets the most points at the end of the season, thats how these things work.
Dungey's style has been looking awsome.
War is Hell.
good job stewart taking out points leader villopoto so you can have a shot at the title, the was as dirty as read taking you out
I'm not the biggest Reed fan but hats off to him for riding the most consistently all season, short of RD's chain malfunction. If Reed rides to defend his points, he will lose for sure. I hope he goes for it and wins it.
The points chase is close and makes the rest of the season more fun to watch.
Stewarts take out of Villopoto looked cheap seeing how far back in the pack they were, but that's racing. At least when Reed cut into Stewarts line a few weeks back, it was for the lead.
Any Stewart fans see it any different?
At what point does Stewart realize that he is not a good team manager? He fired Aldon after Unadilla blaming the bike and his fitness (Aldon) for losing. Now he has lost 7 in a row without Brooks and is falling apart. The way he took out RV was out of desperation to try to stay in the points race. I think its funny to watch him fall apart with his huge ego and the TV show and the Jet and the 30 cars and the mansion and the 30 people on his payroll. JS7 has let fame get the best of him and if he don't get somebody with some brains to get everything under control and on the right track he is going to run out of money quick!
I would love to hear what Stewart has to say about that move of his on Villopoto. Seems stupid to take that chance so early in the race.
I agree with Kip-the rider who deserves to win is the one with the most points at the end of the season. It's not *just* about speed, it's about riding smart and staying consistent.
Blake was aggressive, but Sipes should only be mad at himself. He saw Wharton had the line, so he should have backed off instead of pegging the throttle. (Did you see the roost he was throwing??) He probably figured he'd out-muscle Wharton, but it didn't work out. Kind of a stupid decision because he's faster than Wharton, and could have easily gotten him somewhere else.
Awesome racing all around on Saturday. What a season!
I'll give it up to Reed; he is consistant each race, but he does not deserve to win the championship. Either Stewart, Villipoto, or Canard deserve to win the Championship, they are the best riders.
TWK101.. Where do you get ur facts?? Aldon said in a interview with a french website dedicated to SX US, he will reveal the details of the split in a couple of months time.. And kept it at.. They had a difference of direction.. Stupid of Stewie to let Aldon go.. And a very smart move by RV to hire him for 3 yrs.
As for the Brooks saga.. I believe it is stupid to let him go.. But again, we will also know more from Brooks self.. Ask Reed what he thinks on Brooks taking family tim off.
as for the stupid, stupid show of Stewie.. He has the money, and is willing to spend on it.. who cares.. I refuse to watch it.. Same as watching ophrah... What a fuc&&^^( waste of time. Go work instead!
U really think he will run out of money?? It's peanuts what u see as possession. And he lives in Florida.. What I get from my US counterparts.. Property over there is dirt cheap. Go figure..
Bear in mind, Stewie and a Reed, where fortunate enough to come in the industry of supercross where they get good, I repeat.. Good money..
Look at a loser of Davi Milsaps.. The guy is earning easily a couple of millions per year.. And for what? Riding around in sub top 10 if he is lucky...
I agree.. Stewie is stupid in many ways... But i can put a safe bet not stupid enough to blow everything within a couple of yrs.
I was there, RD looked great all day!! I did the track walk with all the guys too!! What a day!!
Dean not a JS fan here, RV is my Fav but It was not a take out move at all. JS was not even that close to RV, RV squard up and cut down. Racing incident IMO.
"Got Tired and Fell Over" and this is an excuse, come on !
We're starting to see which riders have trouble pushing it to the limits and which ones don't.
jaritime.......agree, that pic is bad ass.
I am a stewart fan. (pre-load)
7 was close enough to take the line away (definition of block-pass)
2 cut down to try and slide under 2 slower riders in front of him
if you noticed, 7 pulled his shoulder,elbow down as if to try and avoid contact...i don't think he thought 2 was going to cut down.
We all know 7 isn't the best at dealing with traffic...
imo, racing incident(nothing like what 22 did in atlanta, not even close)
I think Reed did beat JS and RV straight up, it was JS and RV that were not straight up. I guess this shows that CR can keep a bike on two wheels on a track that RV and JS cannot. By the way the guy with the most point in the end deserves the championship.
I agree. I'm a huge RV2 fan, but it was simply an accident. RV squared it up and Bubba had no where to go. Good ride by Bubba by the way getting back to 3rd. And SIPES is talking smack about Wharton's take out? His team manage is to? What the What!!? Do they have short memories or what? Sipes str8 up took wharton out at the opening round on the last lap, knocking him off the podium, and basically making him score no points the opening round, which is devastating in a short round like this. Sipes needs to quit racing the kids, hes like 27 years old..
reeds not gona hold his no.1 spot long,hes washed up,and hes not the only "fast" guy anymore so hes gonna lose it eventually..hes used to js and RC4 bein his only competition,now theres canard,dungey,stewart,villo,even windham,and with a few mistakes tedesco,short allessi..but those last guys have to be on their A game
Once again I knew a bunch of dumb jocks would be posting comments on Racer X. Stewarts move was aggressive but not dirty. Like (halfe316) wrote it was a block pass. Unfortunately RV didn't see it coming. Reeds move was dirty. Reed had no angle at all.
He just dove his bike into almost a 90 degree turn to block Stewart. Reed and Stewart's move don't even compare. RV made the same move in exactly the same turn on another rider later on in the race. You guys are some real idiots.
I'm from the U.S.A. and I went to Toronto for this race. I'm not gonna sugar coat this. Canada sucks. The price of everything is three times what it is in the states. The only people that are nice there are the americans. Take this race off the schedule and add another american round. This was my one and only trip to Toronto. The best part of the trip was meeting Big James. He was great to talk to.
Prime I was thinking about going to Toronto to see the race but the price of the Airfare alone scarred me off. After what you said about how expensive everything else is I'm glad I didn't go. What other American city do you think would be a good venue for Supercross.
How about that awesome "Take-out" move by stewart? Isn't that the same move that reed did that made him sooooo dirty? About like when Stewart got landed on last week? Karma is a cold hearted B!tch!
he got to 4th*
Hey Double L, I go to Indy also. It's way better than Canada. I wanted to go to two races this year so I chose the Toronto round as well as Indy. Those two are the closest to where I live. Next year I might just go to one that is in a warmer city. It was fricking cold in Toronto.
Prime I live in Atlanta. Other cities I've been to are Jacksonville,St. Louis, and New Orleans. Jacksonville is my favorite place. The outdoor stadium is awesome. Atlanta always brings out plenty of fans but I prefer outdoor stadiums over domes.
I was asking you what American city do you think Supercross could go? I saw someone requesting Supercross come to Detroit.
Funny, you cant compare the Reed & JS7 debacle a with JS7 & RV, only ..JS7 and RV closer together and were in a actual racing lines (ruts) and RV cut down to square off and make a run at the guys in front of hime...I dont think he knew JS7 was that close as JS7 was a few bike lengths behind and made time up in the whoops.., pure and simple...Not dirty, not even that agressive really to me, more of a mistake on RV's part and he is my guy. Reed pretty much cut the track and dove under JS7 hoping he would hit the brakes...Reed was probably the first guy to put tire marks in the dirt all day long with the line he took.....
Double L-I live in Michigan. There will never be another race in Detroit. No one liked going there. If it came back to the Silverdome, people would go back there-I think anyway. Supercross will go where ever they can get a big crowd. I was told in Toronto that Jacksonville might come off of the schedule because the attendance sucks.
Yeah Prime I've been to Jacksonville two years in a row and have almost had an entire section to myself. I paid top dollar for my tickets and there were only three people on my row. It's a shame because Jacksonville's stadium is real nice.
Minneapolis should be back on the schedule. They almost always sold out and it drew people from all the surrounding states and Canada
Loved the race, but hey, Bubba dropped his bike in the second turn. he is just not concentrating. Love this season and could we have a race in Milwaukee? Chicago is too expensive too, might as well have it in NY. Anyway, great race and if Bubba did take out RV, that was pretty darn smart and desparate. I personally think he can win if he was just riding like he used to. Too many mistakes and other distractions IMO. Love that Reed even says he just couldn't catch Dungey. It is a long hard night of riding for sure. Love this sport.
Rick,
Yeah, it was just racing. Total sarcasm on my behalf. I just love how all of the JS fans had their panties in a bunch when Reed did that, but I have read very little about this incident because it involved the media darling.
Referring to the comments as to why Aldon and James split. Aldon talks about it in this interview I did at the beginning of the season.
http://www.racerxvt.com/article/trainer-talk-with-aldon-baker
Everyone said that was the toughest track so far. Dungey dominated with a great start and great fitness. Reed even said he just couldn't catch Dunge. No matter who you want to win, consistency will be the factor in the end and one race can change everything. This is the best season in a long time. Can't wait to see the next race.
I really enjoy this column guys. This is better than only getting to hear a 5 min with the winner on Monday morning. Keep up the good work. Open Mic is a good thing on here...
When it's all said and done, The Best will have WON.
BUT WHAT IF...
BUT IF HE HAD JUST...
BUT IF ONLY...
BUT IF HE HAD NOT...
But 'IF' Nothing..., pathetic explanations.
Stop defending riders with your lame excuses.
Hindsight is always 20/20; it doesn't matter one bit.
It's the rider who has prepared himself the best for battle...
It's the rider who makes the least amount of on-track errors...
It's the rider who manages his season with the utmost consistency...
It's the rider who is focused on what HE can do; not what OTHERS might do.
He alone will stand on top of the podium when it ends in Las Vegas.
When you crash yourself and crash others, everybody looses.
Once it goes down, it doesn't matter who's fault it was...
You prepare for the worst and you hope for the best.
It's the rider who WINs; that's all that matters here.
Just check all the record books; they silence the critics.
SUPERCROSS RACING is a MAN's SPORT of the highest order.
Finishing a moto in one-piece is the only gift anyone ever receives.
Congratulations to the winners, DEAN WILSON and RYAN DUNGEY...
The best SUPERCROSS Riders in TORONTO on Saturday, March 26, 2011.
RX virtual trainer that was a good read.
jairtime - early comment - Good to see people still comment about a sick photo and how a sweet pic can fire you up for your own next ride.
jairtime, you're right. Killer photo! RD looks about as aggressive as it can get.
to all the BS talkers - Reed will beat JS and RV when they keep it on 2 for a whole race. He ain't going to pull over and wait for them to dust them selves off every weekend.
Reed had a slow start and got beat straight up in the opening rounds - he is now finding speed and getting to where his competitors were in December with testing.
Reed won't have to pull over because RV or JS will go by him, I hope RV wins it now! nice to see others agree JS move was not dirty on RV, I only watched it once & didn't think it was, nothing like CR! Prime u must have been talking to the wrong people!
TJ, Here's how it went. You walk down the street and no one looks up. They all keep looking down and run in to you, bumping you out of the way then b*tch at you because you ran into them. The security at the Rogers Centre were even worse. We had v.i.p. passes but they were really useless because security wouldn't let you go any place you were suppose to be going. Anyone that was friendly was from the U.S. or another country. Obviously not all Canadians are this way.