10 Things to Watch For at Budds Creek
Friday, June 17, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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Author: Racer X Staff
10. WINDHAM'S PARTING SHOT: Kevin Windham will step out of the series after this round as Team Honda regulars Josh Grant and Trey Canard cycle back in after injuries. Windham's won here before -- does anyone remember the 1999 250cc U.S. Grand Prix? How cool would it be if the veteran went out with a bang?
9. JOSH GRANT RETURNS: Been a tough year and a half for Josh Grant, who will return from ACL surgery at Budds. His career needs a boost, and fast, but JG is just the type of rider to come from out of nowhere and run up front.
8. FASTEST TIMES: Budds Creek has a slightly off-cambered 180-degree hairpin-left first turn. So starting on the far inside is a bonus. That should have the guys trying extra hard in practice to lay down some very fast laps and grab that coveted inside spot.
Barcia now has to battle a bum wrist and mono.
Photo: Simon Cudby
10. WINDHAM'S PARTING SHOT: Kevin Windham will step out of the series after this round as Team Honda regulars Josh Grant and Trey Canard cycle back in after injuries. Windham's won here before -- does anyone remember the 1999 250cc U.S. Grand Prix? How cool would it be if the veteran went out with a bang?
9. JOSH GRANT RETURNS: Been a tough year and a half for Josh Grant, who will return from ACL surgery at Budds. His career needs a boost, and fast, but JG is just the type of rider to come from out of nowhere and run up front.
8. FASTEST TIMES: Budds Creek has a slightly off-cambered 180-degree hairpin-left first turn. So starting on the far inside is a bonus. That should have the guys trying extra hard in practice to lay down some very fast laps and grab that coveted inside spot.
7. GEICO HQ: While the podium has been mostly painted green this summer in the 250 class, keep an eye on the red riders this time as Budds Creek is the closest race to the Factory Connection Racing team's title sponsor, GEICO Insurance. The brass from GEICO (maybe even the gecko) will be coming out to watch their team, so look for a little added motivation from Eli Tomac and friends.
6. BARCIA'S CONDITIONING: Unfortunately for that GEICO team, it turns out Justin Barcia not only has a bum wrist, but mono to boot. He plans on still riding, but how long he lasts will be the question. He took it easy all week in the hopes of being ready to go 30+2, twice.
5. RED PLATE EXCHANGE: So far the red plate for the 250 Class has resided entirely in the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki pits, but it's changed hands three different times! Blake Baggett, Dean Wilson and now Tyla Rattray have all held it, but they are just a handful of points apart. Will it switch hands again? Remember, this is where Wilson won his first-ever national last summer.
Barcia now has to battle a bum wrist and mono.
Photo: Simon Cudby
4. PRIVATEER PAYDAY: This will be the fifth consecutive year that the Southern Maryland Dirt Riders Club hands out their privateer award in memory of longtime privateer Kevin Crine. Kevin was a beloved Budds Creek local rider who passed away in an automobile accident in 2006. In his honor, the SMDRC raises and awards $2,000 to a deserving privateer in each class.
3. BAGGETT'S BAD MEMORIES: Last year's Budds Creek National brings back bad memories for Blake Baggett. He was fresh off his career-best national finish of a fourth overall at High Point when the series headed to Maryland. Blake was looking to carry his momentum into Budds, but a nasty get-off resulted in a broken arm and a premature end to what was beginning to look like a promising season. Can he rebound at Budds Creek 2011?
Can Alessi stand atop the podium?
Photo: Simon Cudby
2. THE SECOND TIER: Chad Reed won round one. Ryan Dungey, for all practical purposes, had round two won. And Ryan Villopoto won round three. Is anyone else in the 450 field capable of snagging a win from this gang? Millsaps, Alessi, Metcalfe, Weimer and others sure hope so.
1. VILLOPOTO'S STREAK: He may be from Washington and own houses and tracks in California and Florida, but for some reason this piece of real estate in Maryland seems to jive best with Ryan Villopoto's riding style. He's never lost a moto at the track, including his amazing 2007 Motocross of Nations domination. But with such high expectations comes a high risk if he comes up short of a win--anyone who can beat RV here will feel like they can beat him anywhere.
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Holeshot!!
Villo's got this in the bag...
RV - 1 - 1
RD - 2 - 2
CR - 3 - 3
A very boring day of racing coming up, However the 250 class... Who knows :)
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Will someone tell Windham those fold out Porche sunglasses went out in the early 80's....
DOn't worry about what KW wears silly. At least they are not white raybands like CR wears
Slim"shaddy"473, those glasses are sick! 80's are back and just in time. Anyone notice CR22's rubber frames last week? Just need some flourecent's and maybe hyper-color jersey's! Just as in as the 80's seems to be mono? What the Saved by The Bell is going on?
why would u say anything about windham who cares what he wears the dude is badass. and For whoever thinks villipoto is going to win is retarted, its going to come down to dungey and reed all day every race. those to are the fastest out of anyone. My money is on Dungey sweeping both motos the kid is an animal out doors. He realed villipoto in last week in the second moto after a crash if he had some more time he would have passed him for sure. But hands down Its going to be great racing in both classes so for whoever said 450 boring u are retarted and shouldnt comment
I hope the 80's doesn't come back.Did you all see the ugle ass stuff Daryl Durham had to wear last week.It hade PURPLE on it.REALLY! PURPLE!!! Who ever designed that stuff needs to be fired.
i thought grant was coming back in colorado?
IZZY c'mon man, did you Endo yesterday and head crater? Villopoto showed speed last week that nobody has shown this year. I am also a Dungey fan but to say he and Reed are way faster than RV2 is RETARDED. Nobody will REEL in the Kawi this weekend. The endo may have caused you a couple of typo's or misspellings aside from effecting your moto smarts!
Wow Izzy really? I can't wait to revisit this conversation after tomorrow
It's nice #33 is FINALLY coming back but, I really don't see him breaking the top 3's speed & endurance. top 10 is feasible.
If E.T. wants a shot at the title, he'd best have one heck of a day. Now is the time!
Lord help the Gecko if he shows up, poor s.o.b. in the lizard suit will be mobbed by kids and probably have a panick attack.
@Izzy132 RD is damn fast but RV passed him and left him in the first moto last week, And when RD closed on RV in Moto 2 RV picked it back up and pulled away a bit.
I just hope Grant can make it thru a few races without getting hurt again. Has he ever finished a whole season as a pro?
villapoto is going to be slow as hell this weekend with all the extra weight of you guys on his sack.. its one race he won, and only one moto.
ROWLEY79, that will make the win all the more impressive, when you can win with the extra weight on your seat and the weight of the haters on your back, you are fast! By the way, those big balls are exactly why he is going to win big cuz the man can ring the throttle stops! Talk atcha Monday!!!!!
Maybe JG saw MA racing and just had to come back so he could take him out.
KW is going to win. He is so BA.
@BillC me to, I like Grant, he's a dude, amazing style. Millsaps is the same thou, his highest finish on a 450 outdoors is 11th!
@RED54M. i take ur on the right side of his sack? ha. who cares who wins, just make it an exciting race to watch. thats what all of us fans want..
u guys r stupid...
Alessi have this right in his hands..
holeshot and gone..
"Chad Reed won round one. Ryan Dungey, for all practical purposes, had round two won. And Ryan Villopoto won round three" This is the dumbest thing in print in a while and Mathes prints some dumb stuff!!!!
Chad Reed won round 0NE, Chad Reed won round TWO, and Ryan Villopoto won round three, now is there anyone else out there that can win this year!!
get off Dungey's........
The preveous comment my a$$ made does not realize we are talking about speed of the riders not just results. You could say they were mental wins, which we all know is important in this sport.
alessi will do great his hex is gone watch my homeboy is back and better than ever HE IS THE HOLESHOT KING
remember the hype is real
remember the hype is real
The next sentence states "Is anyone else in the 450 field capable of snagging a win from this gang?" so explain what round Dungey has won? i understand he is fast and can win, but all that does is put him that group in the next sentence "Millsaps, Alessi, Metcalfe, Weimer and others sure hope so" not making it out as if he has already won a round. any way......
Its ok if ur as illiterate as matthes, and ASSUME thats what they meant
Barcia needs to take it easy!! Mono is nothing to mess with! His body will only recover with lots of rest!!! My son races and he too had mono. It took 6 months before it went away!!
everyone who is certain that they know the overall already is an idiot. NO ONE KNOWS, anything can happen and there so close you never know. I like all three rider's, and #5 would have won round 2.
Hey Hey alll we got this smack talk and ball draggin stuff going where is Hannah? He knows how to smack talk and then back it up!!!! Then when they put the white flag out he will say "hey I'm just warming up we got another 15 minutes to go you wimps" Lets Race!!!! May the best man win!
LMBO green rider.... ummmmmm thats like me saying "I would have won round two had i raced" FACT IS he didnt!!!!!
so just add him to the list off ppl that have the speed to win and move on!!!
rider 156 you are a moron and obviously DONT watch the races....Reed himself KNOWS he was given a gift when Dungey who LEFT reed was winning by a mile when his bike stopped running on the LAST lap.....thus stating, EVEN IN REEDS WORDS.....that Dungey was gonna win that round......thats NOT even close to saying you would of won had you raced.....im sure the 250 C class riders at your local track can put you to shame......
Not knowing who is gonna take it next is why we watch and we all have our favorites but I am just glad this sport is here and has so many supporting fans. Just like any sport we all watch for the crash but love the fact that many get up and walk away to race the following weekend. So looking forward to the rest of the season and cant wait for Vegas in October the the Monster Energy Cup ! See you there !!
Is it me or does K-Dub have a threehead?
Bad memories for Bagget?? What about bad memories for Millsaps?? His are about as bad as it gets. I look for RV to put in a goood butt whoopin' this weekend.
Always funny to see the people that think alessi is going to win must be that alessi kool-aid lol
I saw Grant out at milestone on Wednesday he was hauling maybe not this weekend but if he can stay on his bike he can easily get top 5 maybe even top 3 but its gonna be RV or RD this weekend i think
@Slim473
Naaah, K-Dub's cool with any kind of sunglasses. Better looking than some of the giant-oversized-colored-plastic-ones some of these guys wear.
pretty cool little moto jam...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWyV4A5lV3Q
One thing I do like this season is its not just the Bubba or RC show...stuff is going to go down this year like in SX...its up for grabs!
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Guys who care and moreso comment what racers wear should trade their chest protectors in for sack-slappin chin protectors.
Trend Killer: Ever wonder what they did with the money ?
The call...
- Alessi holeshots both motos, fades to 5th/6th
- CR and/or RD chase Alessi down mid-motos
- Windham runs consistently around 3rd (Can someone PLEASE get him a bike to finish the series ? )
- RV: Poor starts, catches-up too late; Podiums both
- Milsaps: Runs with the leaders both motos - Off podium
- Grant: Impressive for return; Top five
- Pourcel; Top ten
Two-Fifties; Baggett both motos followed by more green
This is the house that RV built. Look for RV to take this one.
I expect JG to run pretty high for a while but fade a bit near the end....5-7th
@Bpminvt, funny as hell..what is a threehead? re: Windham....I gots 2 no....
You guys are morons...when your wife handed you butt cream for you kids rash your first thoughts were a result of your college days....ooops, high school days for most of you. Andrew Short will loosen the bolts on the starting gate and hole shot like Alessi and be gone. It will start pouring and the race will be red flagged and he will win! Right here folks.
Ropeahoe: "It will start pouring and the race will be red flagged and he will win!"
Talk about Mo-rons... Red flag because of rain ? Please go back to your NASCAR forum.
Short ? Baaaahahahaaa... Talk about loose fasteners. Check YOUR lug nuts dude.
even though RD has not won overall he has won a moto.
Its not the glasses. Its the man behind them. Kind of like shoes.
Triple p: Thank-you...I should have said it like that.
A retired motocrosser is planning to show up on a brand new never seen before one-off prototype race bike from a secret bike maker.... they say he will win for sure because no other bike can keep up with it's technology!!! Watch and see... you will be amazed!
seX_inyourfaceR, I can see high school for you, or maybe GED, but anyway, 2009 Budds Creek 2nd moto was red flagged because of rain. I was there and Jake Weimer won it in a rain shortened event. It can happen and will happen. So wait for the short (no pun intended) bus and when it arrives at your school, turn on the tv and see that I am correct. Dude, I'm just kiddin, you can't help it.
Rope-a-Dope-Smoke: So let's see if I get this straight...
Now you're calling a A. Short, possible repeat J. Wiener podium for both/either and called on a RED FLAG account of rain ?
Just askin....
Wow, dude you called me out all the way! I thought I was the only one up drinkin this late at night. No, You are correct, I would be foolish to think Short would win....uh hmm, on a 350...unless he breaks the gate...even then.....and the chances of rain (good I think) but rainout...(not good) anyway, I was just makin trouble on this site cause I am anonymous and you won't kick my ass cause you can't find me. If I had to bet, I would say RV or Dungey....I hope Dungey cause that kid never complains, at his age I was a whiny wiener (but not the congressmen type). Seriously, he is a great role model, pushing his bike when he had it in the bag and the bike quit...? how many young kids do that?
Where's everyone at? I can't be the only one able to watch the MX hungover? allright, whatever, practice starts in something like two hours, I will make a prediction, RV fastest in practice but RD will win it cause of an RV mistake...but could be the grey goose talkin. But watchout for Short loosening bolts, frustration with that 350 has to be settin in...just sayin
Bubba scrub is way over rated. People were doing the same thing before he got credit. He just did it to extreme. And how many times did RC beat Bubba with out scrubing jumps (a lot). Now I love when you see people who think they are scrubbing but all they are duing is wiggling their bike. At the start of this year I had a novice almost take me out on a jump because he was trying to do something anf all it did was cause him to cross my line. Luckly, I let off coming up the face because I didn't trust him.