Racer X Race Report: High Point
Saturday, June 9, 2012 | 9:45 PM
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High Point Raceway lived up to its name for today’s FMF High Point National, the fourth round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. The track name could have just as easily referred to the action on the track, as the racing in the 250 class just might be the high point of the season so far, while the 450 class provided more championship drama and points-standing shakeups.
3. Jake Weimer 3-3
4. Andrew Short 4-8
5. Davi Millsaps 9-4
6. Brett Metcalfe 7-5
7. Broc Tickle 6-9
8. Ryan Sipes 12-6
9. Nico Izzi 8-10
10. Michael Byrne 13-7
11. Justin Brayton 11-13
12. Kyle Chisholm 14-12
13. James Stewart 5-39
14. Vince Friese 16-14
15. Josh Grant 10-38
16. Kyle Regal 25-11
17. Jimmy Albertson 18-15
18. Ben LaMay 17-17
19. Billy Laninovich 20-16
20. Matt Lemoine 15-36
21. Austin Howell 21-18
22. Evgeny Mikhaylov 22-19
23. Justin Sipes 19-37
24. Sean Borkenhagen 24-20
25. Nick Wey 27-21
26. Drew Yenerich 26-23
27. Travis Sewell 23-27
28. Robbie Marshall 29-22
29. Tyler Bright 31-25
30. Jason Thomas 30-26
31. Robert Lind 33-28
32. Les Smith 38-24
33. Cole Thompson 28-35
34. Dalton Carlson 35-29
35. Heath Harrison 34-32
36. Seth Rarick 32-34
37. Josh Greco 37-31
38. Dustin Pipes 39-30
39. Michael Stryker 36-33
40. Shane Sewell 40-40
The 450 class was headline by the anticipated battle between James Stewart and Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey the series’ points leader. Dungey was coming off of a race win last weekend, while Stewart, despite a huge crash and hand injury incurred last week, announced he would try racing.
In the first moto, Mike Alessi grabbed one of his trademark holeshots on his MotoConcepts bike, and he set a fast early pace. Behind him, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer and Chaparral Honda’s Andrew Short battled, before Dungey fought his way past both of them for second. He then systematically worked his way up to Alessi’s rear tire, but a battle for the lead ended before it started once Alessi bobbled and Dungey rolled past.
Ryan Dungey is moving away from the 450 field in points and on the track.
Mike Alessi nailed the first-moto holeshot, and led parts of both motos en route to second overall.
Jake Weimer took his second-straight podium finish.
James Stewart raced to fifth in moto one but called it a day since he could barel hang on.
Simon Cudby photos
Meanwhile Stewart started poorly and wasn’t able to make up ground like he had in the earlier rounds—when he was healthy—and his charge stalled in about fifth. Up front, Dungey sailed to the win over Alessi, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer, and Short.
Moments before the second moto, Stewart elected not to race, saying his team thought better of sending him back out after he could barely hold on in moto one.
In moto two, Dungey pulled a better start and grabbed the lead, but Alessi was on fire with his early pace, pressing Dungey and then taking the lead. Then he took off and opened it up while Dungey regrouped. Behind Dungey, Weimer rode solid in third, but Dungey began to pull away from him and close back in on Alessi. He eventually made the pass and pulled away steadily, again, to take his fourth-straight moto win and second straight overall. Alessi’s 2-2 gave him second over Weimer’s 3-3. Short and Davi Millsaps, who returned to action after a two-week layoff with internal injuries, rounded out the top five.
“Mike (Alessi) put up a fight in both motos,” said Dungey. “It was a crazy one (today). These were the toughest conditions I’ve experienced here, (but) the bike worked really well throughout the day. Every race (and) every championship series goes differently, so I’ll keep my head down and go one race at a time. To celebrate the win is awesome; you’ve got to enjoy it, but its time to go to work again. You’re only as good as your last race and you’ve got to be there every single weekend.”
“Halfway through the first moto I could barely hold on,” said Stewart, whose right throttle hand has been of concern. “I was struggling a bit (because) I got a bad start, but I was working my way up. I was trying to do my best to hold on and I almost fell over a few times. At this point, I came out here (and) I tried. I knew I wasn’t 100 percent and I felt like I at least needed to try and do that, but I couldn’t. I was still going to try and give it another shot for the second moto, but (the team) knew about my riding. We’ll see what we can do maybe next weekend or in a few weeks.”
The 250 class hosted amazing racing—again—with an incredible come-from-behind-last-lap effort for the win. But not by the expected party, Blake Baggett. This time Eli Tomac did the damage on his GEICO Honda with an incredible effort for his second overall win of the season.
A shocking, jaw-dropping, amazing come-from-behind ride by Eli Tomac landed him his second victory of the season. Yeah, Eli! Scream!
Tomac took second in moto one but really made a mark in moto two.
Justin Barcia (20) took the win in moto one.
Ken Roczen (leading) took a dissapointing fifth in moto one, but came within a lap of winning moto two. Crashes in the second moto dropped Blake Baggett off of the podium.
Wil Hahn broke up the "big four" for awhile by running in a podium spot for most of the first moto.
Simon Cudby photos
In moto one, the GIECO boys were up front early, with Wil Hahn and Justin Barcia nailing the start and battling for the early lead. Tomac soon moved forward as well, and at one point the GEICO squad was running 1-2-3. But Baggett, the series’ points lead on a Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, was up to fourth, and then he picked off Hahn for third. Baggett went after Tomac for second, but Tomac was stingy with the spot. Meanwhile Barcia had a solid lead until he fell late, and that pushed Tomac and Baggett toward him. Barcia hung on for the win, with just two seconds between the top three. Hahn took fourth, with Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen struggling a bit for fifth.
In moto two, though, Roczen turned things around completely by grabbing the early lead and checking out from Barcia and even Baggett, who had a rare good start. The Barcia versus Baggett battle raged on, while Roczen pulled a gap and Tomac—incredibly, began to creep up on the leaders despite starting way, way back. When Baggett saw Tomac coming, he turned the pace up even higher and got around Barcia, but that aggression cost him when he crashed. This put Barcia into second, but Tomac was all over him, and the two teammates went at it, running side-by-side lap after lap until Tomac finally made the pass stick. At that point, Roczen held a nine-second lead and looked headed to his first moto win in the U.S. But Tomac kept coming, and then Roczen crashed in traffic. He got up still holding the lead, but there was no holding back Tomac’s incredible charge—he passed Roczen on the last lap to complete a ridiculous run from around 20th to get the win, and the overall via 2-1 scores. Barcia went 1-3 for second and Roczen went 5-2 for third overall—his fourth-straight third-place finish.
“That second moto was a lot of work,” said Tomac. “I never really gave in and kept fighting. Kenny (Roczen) had that mistake, so I ended up getting a chance for the win and I capitalized on it. I really think it was one of the best rides I’ve ever had because I had to come from so far behind. I think I was about sixth or seventh out of the gate.”
As for Baggett, he ended up crashing two more times in the moto for a total of three. He finished fifth in the moto.
We would like to run the classic "This is all the competition got to see of Jessica Patterson today" caption but we can't, because JP$ had some serious ground to make up in every moto.
Simon Cudby photo
In WMX action, Jessica Patterson and Lucas Oil Troy Lee Honda’s Tarah Gieger presented the fans with one of the best battles we’ve seen all year. Gieger got out to an early lead and opened a huge gap on the field while Rockstar Suzuki’s Patterson crashed on the first lap and remounted in dead last. Patterson put her head down and started twisting the throttle hard, but with the colossal lead that Gieger had, it seemed impossible that Patterson would be able to catch her. Interestingly enough, Gieger said that her lead was so large it caused her to get bored and put it on cruise control a little too early in the race, and in the closing stages of the moto, it became obvious that Patterson was indeed going to catch Gieger. On the final lap, Patterson was all over Gieger, but Gieger hung tough and was able to maintain the lead to take the moto win by less than a bike length.
When the second moto started, it looked like the crowd would be treated to another battle between Gieger and Patterson, as Gieger again took the early lead while Patterson gave chase several positions back. Honda’s Sayaka Keneshiro was up frot as well, but Patterson got around here for second, then caught up to Gieger. Patterson tried a line on the inside just as Gieger attempted to shut the door. The two collided and they both went down. Gieger’s bike stalled, courtesy of a Patterson’s front wheel getting wedged in Gieger’s rear wheel, while Patterson’s stayed running, and Patterson was able to remount quickly and eventually take the moto win over Sayaka Kaneshiro and Marianna Balbi. Patterson’s 2-1 gave her the overall, Gieger took second, and Kaneshiro, Balbi and Kasie Creson rounded out the top five.
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
FMF High Point National, presented by United Bank
High Point Raceway – Mt. Morris, Pa.
June 9, 2012
Round 4 of 12
1. Ryan Dungey 1-1
2. Mike Alessi 2-23. Jake Weimer 3-3
4. Andrew Short 4-8
5. Davi Millsaps 9-4
6. Brett Metcalfe 7-5
7. Broc Tickle 6-9
8. Ryan Sipes 12-6
9. Nico Izzi 8-10
10. Michael Byrne 13-7
11. Justin Brayton 11-13
12. Kyle Chisholm 14-12
13. James Stewart 5-39
14. Vince Friese 16-14
15. Josh Grant 10-38
16. Kyle Regal 25-11
17. Jimmy Albertson 18-15
18. Ben LaMay 17-17
19. Billy Laninovich 20-16
20. Matt Lemoine 15-36
21. Austin Howell 21-18
22. Evgeny Mikhaylov 22-19
23. Justin Sipes 19-37
24. Sean Borkenhagen 24-20
25. Nick Wey 27-21
26. Drew Yenerich 26-23
27. Travis Sewell 23-27
28. Robbie Marshall 29-22
29. Tyler Bright 31-25
30. Jason Thomas 30-26
31. Robert Lind 33-28
32. Les Smith 38-24
33. Cole Thompson 28-35
34. Dalton Carlson 35-29
35. Heath Harrison 34-32
36. Seth Rarick 32-34
37. Josh Greco 37-31
38. Dustin Pipes 39-30
39. Michael Stryker 36-33
40. Shane Sewell 40-40
250 Overall:
1. Eli Tomac 2-1
2. Justin Barcia 1-3
3. Ken Roczen 5-2
4. Blake Baggett 3-5
5. Marvin Musquin 6-4
6. Wil Hahn 4-9
7. Ivan Tedesco 7-10
8. Jason Anderson 13-6
9. Kyle Cunningham 14-7
10. Jessy Nelson 10-11
11. Alex Martin 8-13
12. Gareth Swanepoel 15-8
13. Travis Baker 11-12
14. Kyle Peters 12-15
15. Jake Canada 9-34
16. Dakota Tedder 17-14
17. Matt Moss 18-17
18. Hunter Hewitt 30-16
19. Blake Wharton 16-38
20. Zack Freeberg 36-18
21. Tevin Tapia 33-19
22. AJ Catanzaro 19-22
23. Ryan Zimmer 21-20
24. Lowell Spangler 20-24
25. Luke Vonlinger 27-23
26. Joey Peters 22-30
27. Dylan Schmoke 26-27
28. Travis Bell 25-29
29. Daniel Herrlein 29-26
30. Michael Akaydin 28-28
31. Dylan Slusser 32-25
32. Myles Tedder 24-33
33. Michael McDade 23-35
34. Broc Schmelyun 40-21
35. Ignacio Pazos 40-21
36. Shawn Rife 37-31
37. Mitchell Dougherty 35-36
38. Johnny Moore 34-37
39. Malcolm Stewart 38-39
40. Steve Roman 39-40
2. Justin Barcia 1-3
3. Ken Roczen 5-2
4. Blake Baggett 3-5
5. Marvin Musquin 6-4
6. Wil Hahn 4-9
7. Ivan Tedesco 7-10
8. Jason Anderson 13-6
9. Kyle Cunningham 14-7
10. Jessy Nelson 10-11
11. Alex Martin 8-13
12. Gareth Swanepoel 15-8
13. Travis Baker 11-12
14. Kyle Peters 12-15
15. Jake Canada 9-34
16. Dakota Tedder 17-14
17. Matt Moss 18-17
18. Hunter Hewitt 30-16
19. Blake Wharton 16-38
20. Zack Freeberg 36-18
21. Tevin Tapia 33-19
22. AJ Catanzaro 19-22
23. Ryan Zimmer 21-20
24. Lowell Spangler 20-24
25. Luke Vonlinger 27-23
26. Joey Peters 22-30
27. Dylan Schmoke 26-27
28. Travis Bell 25-29
29. Daniel Herrlein 29-26
30. Michael Akaydin 28-28
31. Dylan Slusser 32-25
32. Myles Tedder 24-33
33. Michael McDade 23-35
34. Broc Schmelyun 40-21
35. Ignacio Pazos 40-21
36. Shawn Rife 37-31
37. Mitchell Dougherty 35-36
38. Johnny Moore 34-37
39. Malcolm Stewart 38-39
40. Steve Roman 39-40
WMX Overall:
1. Jessica Patterson 2-1
2. Tarah Gieger 1-5
3. Sayaka Kaneshiro 5-2
4. Mariana Balbi 4-3
5. Kasie Creson 3-6
6. Jacqueline Strong 7-4
7. Marissa Markelon 6-7
8. Sara Pettersson 9-8
9. Amanda Brown 8-11
10. Sade Allender 11-9
1. Jessica Patterson 2-1
2. Tarah Gieger 1-5
3. Sayaka Kaneshiro 5-2
4. Mariana Balbi 4-3
5. Kasie Creson 3-6
6. Jacqueline Strong 7-4
7. Marissa Markelon 6-7
8. Sara Pettersson 9-8
9. Amanda Brown 8-11
10. Sade Allender 11-9
450 Class Championship Standings
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 186
2. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 144
3. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 141
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 128
5. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 116
6. Brett Metcalfe, Mannum, Australia, Suzuki, 114
7. Nico Izzi, Rochester, Mich., Yamaha, 95
8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki, 90
9. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki, 84
10. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Kawasaki, 66
250 Class Championship Standings
1. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki, 175
2. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Honda, 168
3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 164
4. Ken Roczen, Apolda, Germany, KTM, 158
5. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM, 117
6. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 101
7. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki, 87
8. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 86
9. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Yamaha, 86
10. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki, 77
WMX Class Standings
1. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 188
2. Tarah Gieger, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico., Honda, 155
3. Sayaka Kaneshiro, Osaka, Japan, Honda, 137
4. Mariana Balbi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Honda, 126
5. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 125
6. Jacqueline Strong, Cottonwood, Ariz., KTM, 114
7. Kasie Creson, Vallejo, Calif., Honda, 110
8. Sara Pettersson, Sweden, KTM, 101
9. Meghan Rutledge, New South Wales, Australia, Kawasaki, 78
10. Sade Allender, Sanford, Maine, Honda, 74
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To bad for Bubbles, would like to see him hang it out for the season. Of course congrats to Dungey for putting him and KTM on the box again. There is alot accomplished here and they should be proud. I see that Mikey boy rode the wheels off his MotoConceps bike so good job Mike. Maybe next race wiil be a win for him. Looks like there is still room for a couple more guys to take moto win.
The Locomotive never gets in a hurry, he lets the race come to him. Some find Ryans style boring but it all about the end result..James did the right thing, no sense in risking further injury ...Tomac was Tom Terrific again today, he was looking like I thought he would last week. Barcia forced a smile on the podium, but you know he was not happy to see the 17 go by..Roczen looked crushed, be interesting to see how he looks next week..
Tried to stream after out a night out at the pub, I am steaming rather than steaming. Hope the 450's aren't predictable untill the last round. Not too bothered who it is doing it but don't want to be able to guess the results.
I think Stew is a bit of a d**k head to be honest but hands down to him he tried to push through and his Yam must have been a pile of shite to turn it around this much.
Looks like Tomac is on fire this year & not just supercross. He is inching towards the front. I think he will win it this year. Too bad about James. I am a Dungy fan but want to see some good racing. What happened to Derek Anderson?
Would love to see what Wilson would have to show outdoors too, I suspect he'd be a bit off pace. Not sure why. Anyone know if he is gonna race any outdoors or is that him done till supercross?
When's Roczen and Musquin gonna pull their fingers out of their arse and show that the GP lads have the same speed?
ITS GEICO TIME BOYS
@Rrrryan
I think Roczen proved the Europeans have speed.......all the big guns ( except ) tomac where up front early and Kroc pulled out to almost 10 sec lead until a late crash.....he will win some moto's this year......despite not knowing a lot of the tracks....
Alessi is growing on me......riding great and showing some class......Suzuki should step to the plate and give him Stew's bike ( if JS is done ) or at least send over some factory goodies.....Alessi is probably the only hope of keeping this class interesting.
@Ripdown
Agreed - Alessi was very strong and impressive today. Put a great pass on Dungey early in moto 2 and was building a good lead. Always seems like Dungey needs 2-3 laps to find his groove, but Alessi is getting stronger and faster each week. Would like to see him win one or two (as a privateer).
Way to go RD,
Sucks for Roczen, but he is just 18 and will grow. I also think that his bike is down on power compared to the PC and Geico boys. It will also be nice when Musqiun when Musquins hand is better and he can ride at 100%.
Dream on ya'll but the big 3 is from the USA.
Man I am so sick of JS7 haters out there. I'm not even a fan of him, but you got to respect the guy not obligated to race until 2013 but yet ppl still call him pu- - y??
How bout this, you get your a-- out there, and not even last 10 minutes of moto then come talk to me about who's a p - - - y...
ppl are so easy to critisize and call him names, when you yourself cant even hang seconds with him, effin losers and haters....
dungey puts him in his place???????????????, do you really believe "dungey put him in his place" well in that case 40th place put him in his place bc he raced which is what dungey did, idiot. i think if dungey were beside you he would tell you to stfu bc you dont know what your talking about and allow him to play the "silent role" bc he's only winning bc hes hurt.
yes your a effin hater
STEWTARDS!!!
Listen up!! put you're little JS7 handicapped foam helmets on and assemble at the short bus marked JS7at the end of the building, "that's right all 12 of you!
Because of your loyal service, you will be taken to well organized autograph signing session that will be conducted by JS7 himself ("that's right!!) at the Hanes underwear Company in Florida, where you will each be issued "fresh" autographed JS7 monogrammmed Plastic Panties along with a large box of Kleenex, Lemon Pie will be in be given to the first five fans that enter the door. Please provide your own ride home...
See ya at Anaheim Stewtards.
The 450 class is the most boring thing I've ever witnessed... Dungey jump on a 250F and let's see some racing!
Well done Tomac! Awesome ride!
Alessi doing the what he should have done yrs ago, just let the results do the talking . Good to see him Weimer, Tickle, Davi getting up there.
Kroc - gotta feel for the guy - 4x 3rd place finishes and he sits 4th overall on points! Look forward to seeing this guy break through soon for a win!!
Congrats RD5 and KTM. Mike Alessi needs some factory equipment, being he is doing the best for Suzuki. If he can only keep the same pace late in the moto that he has in the beginning, he would win. That is the difference between him and RD5 or JS7, they can put down the fastest lap on lap 17.
Let's see, JS 2 overalls, RD 2 overalls, RD up 42 points. Why are the JS fans already talking about how terrible this season is? Cause JS lost the last 2 rounds, all of the sudden the season is crap? Really? Who are really the haters?
sx was won 4 rounds early ..now mx won 4 rounds in...mabe next yr..
I would like to know what NBC tells sponsors who paid for ad space during a race that was supposed to be live on TV when the race doesn't air in a lot of markets. I understand that golf or tennis or whatever was on draws more viewers, but can't you just push the race to an open spot in your programming? I just think it's BS that we are told every week that the race is going to be on TV and then it isn't. All I can do is read about the second moto. Gotta get Fuel to show both motos.
It was a great day at Hi-Point !! At first it looked like Allessi might have found the speed(i should have know better) to win,but RD is on a mission. The 450's is about to be boring. The 250 action was GREAT!! Rozen,Bagget,Barcia and TOMAC would have given RD fits in that other class!!
Fastest qualifying, 5th in moto 1, DNS moto 2. thats not a good day. He is fast, but it looks like he is very fragile. great job RD5!!!! Alessi, starting to win me over.........
to the South American picture taking F**K,Thanks alot A**wipe,jmpnbob u suck too.
Hey everybody, i'm sorry for being such an ass.......i just have a real small weiner and it makes me feel better to tear other people down!! I didn't really mean what i said earlier about "you know who"........i can't even ride a motorcycle and that fact combined with the small weiner thing just makes my life pretty miserable......so once again im sorry for being such a pathetic piece of sh-t loser!!!!!
jmpnbob
Jmpnbob, admitting it is your first step to recovery. Good for you. Just please still don't reproduce.
Great racing in the 250s, feel bad for KR, but he'll get one soon. Tomac was an animal, and Bagett needs to get better starts.
Props to JS for trying, better safe than wad it up, especially how rough that track was. I hate square edgers. Hopefully in a few weeks his wrist will feel better and we can see some more JS/RD battles.
Jmpnbob, admitting it is your first step to recovery. Good for you. Just please still don't reproduce.
Great racing in the 250s, feel bad for KR, but he'll get one soon. Tomac was an animal, and Bagett needs to get better starts.
Props to JS for trying, better safe than wad it up, especially how rough that track was. I hate square edgers. Hopefully in a few weeks his wrist will feel better and we can see some more JS/RD battles.
Ok, so Ryan Dungey is obviously the man in moto right now. People shouldnt doubt that he would be handling RV if he was here too. Would be a great series but you have to give Dungey his due. He is beating the best riders in the world. As for Alessi, I dont think Suzuki should give him squat. He burns bridges (with help from his dad) wherever he goes and is bad PR for the factories. I know alot of people that would not support Suzuki or any factory if they gave Alessi a ride. How do I know? Because that is what they pay these men for kids. The are paid to sell bikes. It doesnt really matter to the factories or not if they win races as long as they are selling bikes. How long do you think Dungey's KTM's were around this year after the Monster Energy Cup and he didnt even win it. Who really wants Yamadawg after Stewarts indoor season?
Man half you people are dumb as hell!
I've made my decision as to which track should be yanked off the schedule for next year. Yesterday, that track was a piece of crap for the first motos, and got worse as the day went on. Unless they haul in new top soil, ala Red Bud, it's time to move on.
Look, I don't like JS7 or hate JS7, but how many times over the past 6 or 7 years have we heard the same old story. JS7 is the fastest guy, but he crashes. That is just the way the guy rides. Look at his brother, he also crashes a LOT. Since 2006, he has won 1 outdoor title and 2 supercross titles. That means, he has raced for 5 supercross titles he didn't win, and this will make the 4th outdoor title he raced for that he didn't win. That is not much considering how fast he is. He has rode 3 different brands during this time. None of the bikes have been the problem, it is James that causes James to crash. Everyone tries to find something to blame for James not winning because common sense would say, he is so fast, it must be the bike or something else why he is not winning all these titles.
Hey "Captaindumbass".........the bike does make a difference, the Suzuki is better for him, and everybody goes down sometimes.....hell Barcia went down in Colorado and still won the overall....it's just unfortunate that James sustained an in jury in Colorado, if not, he most likely still has the points lead, though it's probably less than it was, and we still have a series worth watching....you stating all this crap about him racing for all these titles he didn't win is just stupid...lets count how many RV has already "raced" for and not won, or CR for that matter, hell Even Dungey has racked up a couple of those seasons. Dudes get hurt, and when they get hurt and don't finish a season it's hard to say that they raced for the title but didn't win it!! That goes for everybody though dude, not just JS!! You guys really reach sometimes in your quest to make him look bad don't you??
amoreno199: Dude if you can't handle the Dunge winning you might as well stop watching MotoX for a few years. He is 22 years old and 7 or 8 months into this new team and brand new bike. He is already winning on a KTM! He's only going to get better. Learn to appreciate him as a true RACER and not a prima donna. Mark my word; by 2013 SX he and RV will be considered the 2 best in the sport. If RV continues to learn not to "override" his bike, we are in for some awesome racing between these two for years to come.
That hip jump is killer!
I've been reading alot of crap on here about JS this JS that! Some of you don't realize in the beginning I think he said he was going to 1) ride for free 2) do it for the fans 3) learn the bike and 4) hopefully place in the top 5. Now you all can correct me if I'm wrong, but I never really heard JS saying he was going out to try to win the championship, but I think he said that would have been a plus!
Remeber people he's doing this for free give the guy a break! My goodness I've never seen so many people go after one person in my life! I feel sorry for him having to go through all this crap! I bet half of you people on here don't even ride!
So before you people decide to try to bring the guy down you should check yourself out first! God bless!
Ya Dungey won again, ya he's beating alot of good riders outside the 5 best in the world, ya he's boring to watch & so will the 450 class be boring, just give Dungey the # 1 plate now as there will be nobody fast to challenge him for the title w/ JS out, I'll watch it again when Stewart comes back, atleast theres a battle for the lead. The 250 class is where it's at, cause u never know who's gonna win, Roczen almost had the win, he'll get there, Tomacs on a mission, Baggett & Barcia better pick it up a notch! Ya Wilson's out till 2013 to answer ur question.
For whatever reason Bubbles is racing, lets hope he keeps on racing. Is he the lawn dart king,yes he is. But James is talented and brings a lot of excitment to racing. Also on that Zook he looks great, so he has a long career ahead of him. So I hope he finishes the outdoor season and makes it to A1. The title will go to Dungey this year unless he is stuck by bad luck. so with 8 more races to go, with this be a run away season for Dungey?
Stewart is down and the haters come back, too predictable. Even some who still posted, but were afraid to diss him are now being derogatory again. Whatever.
Now Dungey can take all day to pass Alessi or whoever, so exciting, yeah. Oh well, it'll be cool to see KTM get their first AMA championship.
Thank the moto gods for the 250 class.
@ call-it...........Yes all the guys get hurt here and there and miss out on titles, difference is noone gets out on a pedestal and treated like god for no reason like JS.
Nice to see Preston back in full force with his JS pom poms, your love for him grosses me out.
We can throw around a million ideas and reasons, but the fact of the matter is nothing matters except the number one plate at the end of each series. JS is fast yes, but........now go back to hating Dungey for being the smartest racer out there.
Also, some people are making it sound like RD waits way back and isn't on pace with the other top guys and just lucks into everything. That's BS, he was on JS' rear fender running the same speed before JS crashed out......again. You make your luck with hard work and preparation, things don't just magically work out for RD every year, there's a reason he's always in it to the end. I know this kills the JS fans because all they think matters is flashes of raw speed.
Very true Preston, your last 3 posts!! These guys just won't accept that it is all of us, those who like him and those who don't, that make him so popular...so there is a reason why "Retardcross"....whether you agree with it or not, there is a reason. He may crash, he may not make it through a whole season, but there still aren't many people who don't enjoy watching him RIDE!! And i also woud agree that as much as retardcross bags on JS fans, he appears to have a pretty big crush on RD, and that is just..fine...dude!! Like who you like!! Let everyone else do the same!!
Props to James for giving it a go. He gave it a go and it was not to be. A few weeks off and he'll be back at full strength so while the title may be out, we'll have some good racing later in the year.
Don't kid yourselves, I don't hold a candle to you guys talking up JS all the time. I'm more of an RV fan than an RD fan but RV ain't here. I just get sick of hearing everyone shoot down the current best guy out there because he is "boring" for not bringing a media circus around and crashing out of every series after 2009.
I'll give you guys credit for being loyal fans though, over 3 years of disappointment and you've never stopped proclaiming he's god's gift to earth. On another note if it makes you feel any better, I'm not happy about him being hurt either. I wanted to see him and RD go at it all year.
I just don't get why JS didn't at least try to ride the second moto. Understandable that he didn't feel able to hold on well enough to win, but points matter. He could hold on well enough to blitz fastest lap in practice and 5th in moto1. Could he not hold on well enough for a 10th? Hey; I get it, maybe he couldn't, but getting a 10th could really matter by season's end. Maybe at least try to get a start and see what's going on at the end of a lap?
That is stuff you create in your head more than it is a reality retardcross!! Where is the media circus?? Seriously, some of you dudes make the stewart "fan" mania much much worse than it actually is!! I dont really see many people shooting down RD, but there will be some reaction when some doofus says that RD somehow is now schooling JS out there.......it goes both ways man!!
...ummm, i don't think at this point it was worth risking further and possibly a worse injury Elsinore......makes sense to me!!
Only if "at this point" includes giving up any chance at the championship unless RD5 gets hurt. When did JS start worrying about "worse injuries?" Or maybe he was concerned for the safety of other riders?
I DON'T want a boring RD runaway. And I am terrified that we might be one rider injury away from an Alessi Family summer. I want JS healthy and challenging RD on a race-by-race basis. That will hopefully likely happen. But I think the 2nd moto no-show is a surrender move as far as the championship. Still don't get it.