Insight: Ryan Sipes
Monday, March 28, 2011 | 4:15 PM
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DNA Energy Shred Stix Yamaha’s Ryan Sipes definitely has the speed to have more than one win this season. The kid from Kentucky has been the fastest qualifier in all but one race this year. He’s got a win (Indianapolis) and two other podiums but anyone who has been to all the races knows that he should have a few more wins.
And Toronto might have been one of them if it wasn’t for a collision with GEICO Honda’s Blake Wharton early in the main shortly after Sipes passed both Wharton and Justin Barcia for the lead. Sipes was sent sprawling on the concrete floor and was forced to come from way back to eventually get fifth. With apologies to winner Dean Wilson, Sipes’ ride was the story of the night in the 250 class and I caught up to him on Sunday as we were both stuck in airports waiting for connecting flights home.
Racer X: Ryan, great ride on Saturday but probably not what you were looking for right?
Ryan Sipes: Oh for sure not, I was hoping to win and I think I should have. I think we were the fastest guy and everything was going good until that one corner. That changed the whole race, it is what it is and we’ll take the fifth.
What was it about the weekend that helped you be so fast in practice, was it just being in Canada, which is my theory?
It was just my love for Canada! No, it was just me working hard this week and doing some of the same stuff we did before Indy. Worked on sprint speed, being aggressive and I feel like my mind was ready to get the win. I started great and got into the lead. That’s all I wanted to do was put myself in a good position and I did that but I also put myself in a bad position in that one turn.
Sipes finished fifth in Toronto.
Photo: Andrew Fredrickson
Let’s talk about that pass from Wharton. I’m guessing you didn’t think that it was called for?
I guess he thought it was called for! On the podium he said he was getting me back for Houston but in my opinion, there wasn’t anything similar about it. It is what it is, I so-called took him out and he cleaned me out so whatever…
Do we have a WWE feud now officially started?
No, I can’t be worried about him or anything about it. All I can do is hurt myself by worrying about other riders and what they’re doing. I just have to worry about myself and going out and winning races.
So was it anger that got you through the pack so well?
I immediately reset and pretty much just decided I wasn’t going to waste this race and pull off or anything like that. I just thought I could use it for practice and really try to make the best out of it. I put my head down like I was leading and I felt like I was going through guys pretty well, I was holding my lines and jumping all the big stuff still. Other than the fifth, I thought it was my best ride of the year.
It wasn’t bad, I was trying to pick my spots to get guys and I don’t remember too much about it. I was in the zone but I do remember getting around Baggett and wondering why he was in tenth or whatever he was.
Will Sipes win again this season?
Photo: Andrew Fredrickson
So earlier this year on the Pulpmx Show, myself and Kenny Watson were saying that we thought you signed too early and you should’ve got a 450 ride but I’m guessing that we were probably wrong.
(Laughs) Yeah, I don’t know ,I feel like I could have won this series this year but I can still win some races and I thought I could have won Saturday night. I guess we’ll just go to Dallas this weekend and try to pull it off.
I’d like to move up and start that phase of my career but I thought I wanted one more shot at this title and winning some races. When I do move up, I want to get a good bike and make sure I’m not floundering around in tenth place, I want to be up there.
I’m probably guilty of this as well but lots of fans and media have been hyping up some of the younger guys in the class and maybe have forgot about you, do you feel like you’ve been overlooked this year?
I don’t know, I’ve had the fastest practice time at every race but Daytona, but I think I know people know I’m fast. Maybe I’m overlooked a bit but whatever. I always look at the 450 times to see where I would stand in that class and that’s cool to see I’m up there.
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Sipes was third fastest qualifyer in Toronto (450 & 250 combined) The boy is hauling the mail!
Buzzkillington.....what article did you read, dude....there was no crying, just an affirmation that this stuff happens, and whatever???!!!!! The racers are being physical and expect it in return when they leave the door open, it is us fans who seem to be getting "out of control" about it. Why don't we just sit back, enjoy the action, and stop sounding like their protectors in our comments. Relax bro.........
@Golfyda, its a figure of speech... and What article did I read? How about every single one, on every moto website about this. He's saying he didn't take Wharton out in Houston, I say Bullshit. you don't hit someone when they're half way up the face of a triple. Pay back is pay back and Sipes got it. Now he's all pouty about this question in all of his interviews. And the riders expect it? well someone should inform ryan about that. I'm just sick of him saying that he "so-called took him (Wharton) out" when he did. Its just pay back so Sipes should stop acting like the "Perfect Child" and accept the fact that he got what was coming. Now they both have clean slates, so now they can think about racing and not what the other guy is going to do when they're close on the track.
Not only did buzzkillington read this article he probably saw the one on transworld where he was cryinging about taking wharton out!! Or he may have also checked out the video of sipes trying to pick a fight with Barcia,(who he thought had taken him out.) I have no respect for sipes. He always is crying or trying to pass the blame. Lets make one thing clear, even if you like sipes, everyone has to admit that the two passes were nothing alike. Sipes tboned wharton and wharton didnt even touch him. Sipes spent to much time looking at wharton and ended up off the track (watch the replay). Stop playing dumb sipes...its getting old.
@tired of spies, THANK YOU! someone that understands. and hahaha yeah saw it here, on transworld, verb, etc.
when sipes took wharton out it was at the end of the race and he was going for a podium i dont blame him at all. wharton on the other hand was going for a podium position but it was also the 3rd turn i dont think there was any need for that kind of pass that early, if it was later in the race and sipes was holding wharton up as wharton was holding sipes up in houston i beleive the pass would have been more justified. also sipes was in the title hunt i think i would be a little pissed after the race too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmDA7-0AJIQ (funny sipes and short FCA video)
Sounds like BUZZ has a man crush..
@suzzy, I see what you're saying, but it was an intentional take out in Houston. Sure, it was the last lap, but Its like I was saying before, you can't take someone out halfway up the face of a triple and say you didn't do anything wrong.
@ tired of sipes, can you post the video on here of Sipes trying to pick a fight with Barcia? Please? I want to see it.
Are you guys freaking kidding me? When Sipes took Wharton out it was a total take out and it was BS. I loved what Wharton did, That was a good rough pass. Look at the replay, Sipes would of been ok If he didnt hit the haybale and fly off the track but there was no way the pass sipes made on wharton had a chance of working! And I dont eve like Wharton but I have NO respect for Sipes!
suck a fat one BUZZKILLINGTON. sipes was coming through the pack both times while wharton was nothing more than a friggin ROADBLOCK. Sipes is the man.
Buzzkillington,u definately live up to the name..
@lawlz Sure. They talk about the sipes and barcia about halfway through and they show the end of the arguement when sipes realizes it wasnt barcia. There are a couple other videos of people talking about it as well, I think on transworld pit pass videos maybe?
(hope this link works)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_Rz9ear2I
So Wharton even admits it was a takeout, what a little bi#ch. Go away and have your shoulder fixed already dirtball..
BUZZKILLINGTON you a fag! sipes is the man and wharton is a maricon goon rider.
You douches are mad at me because yall are the people hanging on Sipes' nutt sack. You just don't want to accept stone cold facts. And that's the whole point if my name captain obvious...
And at least Wharton has the balls to admit it was a take out unlike Sipes...
All Wharton is out there is a roadblock. kinda like when alessi holeshotted every race than finished 9th or 10th. Sipes is sooo on point. Barcia clearly has nothing for Sipes or dean wilson. wharton knows this so he'll throw away his season putting Bullsh!t blocks and takeouts because he knew he didn't have the speed to win. Was a wharton fan, not any more. This kid from kentucky is really impressive. Sipes you good ol' boy. You ARE STILL IN THE HUNT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TAKE OUT THAT PANIC REVVIN' LIL GIRL BARCIA.
your burning alot of bridges tony alessi ooops, i mean blake. you jonas brother looking queer. The big boys in the 450 class going to be passing you like a piece pipe, and manhandling you like a prison b!tch . On and off the track
The racers don't care as much as you guys do. They have moved on. Can't the rest of you? Sipes' check at houston was a bit over the top and they both paid the price. Wharton feels like he got even and I don't think either want to keep at it. I thought it was a good pass Wharton made and he needs fire like that to be in contention.
Sipes could have checedk up and passed him back later. Sipes may have thrown that win away himself.
Wharton has around 3 feet to the tuff blocks when Sipes makes contact with him and Wharton shoots a lil to in middle of the track after kind of bouncing of the outside of the turn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4fwZ-pkCGU
Notice here Sipes has no where to go but off the track. 3-4 minute mark on this vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSMeVcO38zM
Now did Sipes crash into Wharton in Houston yes... was it a straight up take out probably not my 2 cents. Toronto no doubt about what was going on Wharton gave no room as he was probably a lil pissed about Houston and his possible podium finish there.
Wharton needs to hang up the boots. He belongs on a GEICO CAVEMAN commercial, not one of their bikes.
bunch of minidads,,who flippin cares,,oh ya btw barcia will win. broken hand no problem
I think that Wharton taking out Sipes in Toronto (as payback for Houston) is a perfect illustration of what Roger DeCoster said about take-out moves, which was basically they're not a good idea, because next time you might find yourself on the receiving end, and you'll be the one picking yourself off the ground.
Did Sipes take out Wharton in Houston? Whatever you want to call it, there's no question Sipes' move put Wharton on the ground. I do agree that Sipes should be man enough to call a spade a spade and admit he took him out. Wharton's move in Toronto was completely intentional - at least he had the class to admit it.
But I am siding with Sipes, because as the observant people on this thread have pointed out - SIPES IS HAULING THE MAIL. Third fastest practice time OVERALL? With a 450 field that includes RV2, Stewart, Reed, Dungey, and Canard - that's saying something! And Wharton - give me a break. Nice kid, probably, but he's not getting the job done. With teammates like Tomac and Barcia, it's even more obvious he's not up to snuff.
And another thing - Sipes has paid his dues and isn't one of these "Golden" kids that comes in and has everything handed to them on a silver platter.
Go Sipes. Smoke 'em next weekend.
@ tired of Sipes, thank you for posting the link to the video.
I am reading these comments and again people are making bias comments just like with the pass Chad Reed made on James Stewart in Atlanta and the pass James Stewart made on Ryan Villopoto in Toronto. Ryan Sipes' pass was agressive and so was Wharton's although I will say was payback. I like both Blake Wharton and Ryan Sipes. I wanted Wharton to win the championship this year and since he has been out of it I have been pulling for Sipes and I still hope he wins it either Sipes or Wilson. Sipes' pass was more of a take out than Wharton's was. Sipes got what was coming for him but it's unfortunate now because he was closing in on Barcia for points. He could have gained 5 points if he wasn't taken out. Oh well the season isn't over yet hopefully Dean Wilson or Ryan Sipes catch Barcia and win the championship.
I have some insight. I realized that it doesn't matter how fast I am, how hard I try, or how thick my accent gets as I age, all I have to do to win races is want it more than the guy ahead of me. Wanting the position justifies takeouts. Take this timbit of knowledge and run with it my dear friends. your in moto- ryan sipes (aka Ryan 'the stright shootin' sniper from the south' Sipes
I think the speed Ryan Sipes has says a lot about the work the guys over at the team are doing. Good job Allan Brown & co., That is a competitive mount against the PC/GEICO stranglehold on the class. OrganDoner, I've read everything you've posted (here) and you have shown yourself to be an uneducated, potty mouthed punk. You won't gain respect bad-mouthing anybody or showing us you learned some curse words on the bad end of town so, give it a rest.
Sipes has more speed..and way more style than all those geeks...did you see him blow by both barcia and wharton in one turn..@buzzkillington..you are a joke...wharton is a primadonna and a washed up rider..SIPES is da man and next week hes gonna kick whartons a#@..oh thats right blakeys little shoulder hurts and might go get a popsicle and sit in the stands with his mommy.good thing or he would get parked.
@gracious1 good call, Sipes, hated to see it but I think you earned that one..
@Dave and you're one of those suckers on Sipes' Balls. And before you start talking Shit about Whartons shoulder injury, Learn about it. I bet you couldn't even drive your car with his shoulder injury let alone race a whole Pro Supercross you puss. so STFU and GTFO
every action has an equal and opposite reaction.....get over it.... they have
keep charging Ryan, its obvious how fast you are. Few breaks your way are comming.
He's slow as a frog. Im ok with guys block passing os stuffing people on tight tracks or so. But what Warton did was ridiculous. He was way off the pace and took Sipes out for nothing, what a jerk move. He gave the series to Barcia, last weekend he blitz Sipes but he couldnt take him down, this weekend he clean him out being the slower.
Thats discrace, hes discusting.
Wharton should get some speed before bleiming someone whos faster and make a block pass on the last lap.
He has no future on SX He never will come out from barcia's shadow..
i think Wharton doesnt have the speed or mojo to win at the level that the top riders have. Not sure about Sipes..he seems to be draggin his rear in the 250 class and has for a long long time. When will the day come when the racers/teams realize 1. they arent getting faster, 2. they arent getting better 3. they wont win in MX and just leave so the next kid can try? Why do we continue to see these guys race for years at a mediocre pace and stay in the sport...If i raced for 3,4 or 5 years and never made it into the top 5, i would realize its time to move on...at least t-bonin and taking someone out cuz you realize you arent faster then them is fun for us to watch..
hey dipshit theres a big difference in the end of the race and the first lap and wow u have time to read every article on line get a life fag
I don't think Sipes' move in Houston was dirty, he was racing for a podium with 2 laps to go on a track that was terrible for passing. Wharton had the same option as Sipes had this weekend, which was to let off. My biggest complaint about Wharton is that Sipes was the closest to catching Barcia for the title, clearly faster than everybody in Toronto, and now Sipes goes from 17 pts back(potentially 12 if he had won Toronto) to 23pts down in one race. All because of a guy who isn't even going to race the rest of the year? Come on man.
Sipes' pass on Barcia and Wharton was probably the best pass this season so far?
Say, what you want to about Sipes he is the fastest in the east and should be a solid 450 rider. As for as I can tell he doesn't cry know more than the rest of them...
Again I call it racing you young pups can call it what you want. "You Ram Me I Ram You" My favorite quote from Bob Hannnah and yes Ive punted a few off the track myself and had it done to me I call it racing kids.
Went to college in KY, fiance is from KY, mom is from KY, and Sipes is my favorite lites rider. I happen to like lil Fro too (Wharton). At least Wharton had a wheel up on Sipes unlike Houston, and I even voiced my opinion after Houston Sipes was wrong. I knew this would happen, Ryan, ole buddy, ya had it coming lol. Now, when I see JS7 pay back Reed, same rule applies.
@buzzkillington: when sipes "took wharton out" he blocked his line and wharton should have seen it coming, but wharton was blind and didn't see it coming. i was actually with one of wharton's teammates while we watched it and when he saw it, laughed, and said "typical of wharton to do that". so sipes didn't take wharton out.
Take this into consideration. If Sipes hadnt of taken wharton out at round one, Wharton still would have sucked a big one the rest of the season.
for buzzkillington dude ur a punk sipes said it was what it was he wasnt crying bout shit grow up fag boy wharton is a punk jus like u so stop sucking his sack!
Buzz head should have his mother wash his mouth out with soap. I cant beleive RacerX lets him/others post language like that. Its not only inaproprate but its immature.
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Wow. You're seriously getting mad at me because I'm pretty much on the defense side... Its also called freedom of speech. I didn't know this site was part of the Nazi reign. ALSO I wasn't talking to everyone that is a Sipes fan. Only those who think Sipes is the best ever. Is that why he's been in this class for a while even raced the 450s at one point? yeah, those are the people im talking to. Also as an artist, I speak my mind. If you don't like that go cry to someone who cares. Not try to bash me. And really calling me a "Punk" and "fag boy"? now that really hurts me on the inside..... ahahhahahahah no. @motofreek, you must be at least 10 years old with how you type, and thats also probably how you speak. Stay in school.
@buzzkillington... If Sipes sucks so bad then why has he quallified 1st at every race but one AND quailfied in at least the top 5 OVERALL in almost every race?! Also, did you happen to take into consideration all the injuries that have put him out over the years? I would like to see you take that kind of situation and come out on top! Sipes is doing awesome this year and it's just a preview of what's to come so you might wanna shove it while you can because I have a great feeling your gonna be eating those words SOON!
ughhh.... What about before those injuries? Why wasn't he winning when he was healthy? Where was he then? I never said he sucks... I'm glad he's doing good actually. And Woo he's been the fastest in PRACTICE! You have to put in those laps during the main too and not just one time in practice.
Sipes is a good rider. That is a fact,not an opinion. I have watched him ride since he was about ten years old or so. He is also a clean rider which is easily observed when a person watches him make a pass. Yes sometimes you can have an accidental wreck or roll into another rider when your in the zone. It is only human regardless of a persons skill level. Now the incident with Wharton cutting him off....ha. The announcers and such always label someone as an aggressive rider. How can you not be aggressive out there on those tracks while trying to win? Also there is a significant difference between "Aggressive riding" and "Dirty Riding". If Wharton can not ride with the big boys then he needs to go home. That style riding is not respectable at all. That is not the style that represents what motocross is all about. Train hard, Race hard, and race clean. If you can not win a clean race honestly, then you either need to hang up your helmet or train harder and ride harder until you can win. No pain No gain. Sipes has paid his dues. He has checkered flags coming his way to add to Indy. Clean wins. Watch." E-town"