San Diego Morning Report
Saturday, February 9, 2013 | 4:15 PM
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PrintOnly in the supercross world is San Diego known for bad weather, but indeed the February Monster Energy Supercross date seems to always flirt with the rain. And that was the case again here, as huge storms yesterday threatened to turn the track inside Qualcomm Stadium into a muddy one. When tarps were pulled this morning, the flat sections of the track (such as the start straight) were completely saturated, while the vertical spots (jumps) were dry. Hilariously, at about 10 a.m., the track crew was both watering the finish line jump while they were pushing mud off of the start straight!
By the time practice began, the track had dried out to a degree, with some ruts in the corners leftover. It's sunny here with a slight breeze, so things continue to dry. It looks soft in spots--our man Jason Thomas tells us the ruts will make practice pretty tough, but he also thinks the track crew will clean all that up before the night show, so it won't impact the results tonight.
The track crew getting to work this morning.
Weege pic.
Otherwise the track looks pretty simple. There's a big triple-over-table only a few riders jumped during free (untimed) practice today, and one other rhythm section could be difficult, starting with a triple onto a table. Seemed simple now, but things can change--in fact right now the crew has gone back out to reshape some sections before timed practices begin. Stay tuned.
In news and gossip, if you heard about the AMA and FIM fuel testing last week, well, we now hear every rider tested last week has passed. And that's about it, for now. Stay tuned.
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Nothing worse than a rider with bad gas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This thing is dunge before it even starts!!!
This thing is dunge before it even starts!!!
46 'S WOW Thats faster than I can wizz
How did that song go? "it never rains in Southern California" silly song. Anyhooo I think somewhere in Team 22 there is a big smile along with the KTM Rig lets see what happens!
@ Welker
its AFTER THE LOVIN
Engelbert Humperdinck LOL !
The lap times may get longer? There is a Noreastener heading that way! I always liked the mud races, I have a pic where I am getting up in last place from first turn crash, took off and made it to first but ther were only 30 that tried to race? Chickens.
LETS RACE!!!!!!!!!
Welker- how is the weather in Texas?
@ CZmark- the humidity is at about 99% no rain really bad on my arthritis. Would love to race in the mud again.... I could win the deaf blind cripped whealchar class though, no offence to David Bailey and the other I know that have crashed hard at least I can still walk,kinda.
It never rains in souther CA.
LETS RACE!!!!!!!
CZ vs YZ 1974 style!
PS: Hand on helmet start then you can cheat! Ya know what I mean!
Cant wait to see East Coast !!! Next week !
Welker- a little rain the other day, but that is about it. So for those of us who live in shorts and t shirts all the the time, it is kinda of cool out here. (I am afraid to say cold, bacause that would invite a verbal lashing from those back east). lol
Davalos. He'll nail the win tonigh fo show.
Fo show. lol i'd say stick to walking on water over race predictions. Even if rox and et are layed out in the 1st turn I'd give dav a 25% chance
Shorty qualified ahead of Canard and Reed on his "stock" Honda. That's got to have the factory Honda guys a little upset.
RV will win if he can stay away from Reed in the first couple of corners.
The night is young and so Arth thou. John 3.1
This may sound like a little kids dream, but I would love to spend a week (or life) observing/assisting in the design-build-through completion aspects of a SX track. There has to be so much more behind the scenes that the novice and/or fan does not realize. Maybe I would even stop complaining so much, if only I knew.
Actually I have great deal of respect and awe for the people that take a pile of dirt, and in less than a week turn it into something that 70,000 screaming Eracer-heads will pay $100.00 or more to come and see get destroyed...
@caseypons- no kids dream at all. I was looking at the track layout above with all kinds of ideas to make it different and interesting. Follow your dreams man!
Looks like an Arena cross track
Everyone stay away from Reed! He qualified 9th and he's got his hood on! Yard sale.
casey..........yes you would stop complaining so much, its way more work , with a lot of b*tching from fans and riders, than you would imagine