San Diego Super Spoiler Report
Sunday, February 10, 2013 | 1:25 AM
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PrintThe “is Davi Millsaps for real?” is officially over, because the Rockstar Energy Racing rider did it again—with another great start and solid ride, he won the San Diego Supercross for his second win of the season. And that further stretches his points lead. Say it: Millsaps is gonna’ be a handful for the rest of these guys all season long.
Second went to Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia, who stayed close to Millsaps all night but wasn’t ever able to show him a wheel. For the first half of the race, it looked like Chad Reed’s San Diego mojo was back, as he closed on Millsaps and tried to take the lead. Then the TwoTwo Motorsports Honda rider washed the front end in a corner and went down, dropping him to seventh. Barcia picked up second from there.
Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey sliced past JGR Toyota Yamaha’s Justin Brayton to get to third, then at one point Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto climbed to fourth after a bad start, then he fell late in the race, allowing Reed and Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart to get by him. All in all, a tough race for some of the favorites—and another good one for Millsaps.
In the 250 class, Rockstar Energy Racing’s Jason Anderson grabbed the holeshot and rode strong early, holding defending West 250 Champion Eli Tomac at bay. Points leader Ken Roczen was fourth early on his Red Bull KTM, then moved to third. Tomac and Anderson nearly tangled, and that slowed Tomac enough to let Roczen close in. But Tomac was in a groove, and he and Anderson quickly pulled back away from Roczen. Then Tomac sliced inside of Anderson to take the lead and take off. A few laps later, Roczen block passed Anderson to take second. By then, Tomac had a 4.5 second lead, but Roczen started closing the gap quickly as Tomac got into lapped traffic. Through the final turn, Roczen pulled right up on Tomac’s rear wheel, but Tomac hung on to take his fourth win of the year on his GEICO Honda. Roczen and Anderson rounded out the podium spots.
HRT MotoThump rider Austin Politelli was fourth—a career best—and fifth went to Star Yamaha’s Kyle Cunningham.
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Darn right he is for real.. I guess "some" guys will be surprised he extended that points lead again...Millsaps does it again and extends that lead, which is Rev Up Andy said he would, and a few guys said that he probably wouldnt.. No denying that he is getting it done, and on a very slick track, congrats to Davi!!!!
Bd200: Lol! I know your not talking about the know it all, BillC. I wonder what kind of back handed compliments Mr. Bill will have about Saps and the Dunge this week?? Maybe he didn't notice that RV couldn't "run down and pass" Dungey like he claims RV can do at will....
I think panic is starting to set in for the other contenders. I'm sure they thought Davi would have blown it by now. It's almost like last year (without the season ending crashes). When RV1 started to pull away with the points, everyone started pushing harder and making mistakes. It's starting to look that way again. Great ride by DM18
Erin Bates is so bad at her job, does she do any research, or follow the sport. All this talk about Suzuki's first win at san diego (i hate how they always try to find a "first" at every race)... too bad zuk dosnt give any support to dm18 & team. Erin your old and you suck at your job.. figure it out and give the race winner the attention they deserve. 10seconds for dm18 and a minute for 5th place cr22
Erin Bates is so bad at her job, does she do any research, or follow the sport. All this talk about Suzuki's first win at san diego (i hate how they always try to find a "first" at every race)... too bad zuk dosnt give any support to dm18 & team. Erin your old and you suck at your job.. figure it out and give the race winner the attention they deserve. 10seconds for dm18 and a minute for 5th place cr22
DM18 will probably be even stronger the further east they go.
Davi is definitely For Real. He could have crumbled twice tonight and lost his focus, but he didn't. End of story. He's earned the points lead by beating a pack of super-fast guys, week in and week out. So let's put that to bed and give the boy his due. Man, I should say. He graduated.
Dungey will finish 4th in the points this year. We'll see if that's enough for Roger to keep him, or move Rocky to the Show.
Is it still too soon for Villopoto crash jokes?
Can you pass under yellow? Tomac passed Anderson under yellow, clear as day. I guess this is legal? I honestly don't know, but if you can, wouldn't that defeat most of the purpose? Anyone?
No. Villopoto crash jokes are approved. I just called and asked.
@ElsinoreRacer - I watched the Tomac pass again and I think he was kind of committed to it before he saw the yellow. Definitely on the edge of legality.
I thought overall the track was pretty weak tonight. I know the weather was not super co-operative and that it was very slick, but they ended up with a 1-line track that also had very short lap times for having so much real estate to play with. 47 seconds is too short.
And as a result, I thought both races had significant lapper issues (and that was only what I could see on the TV). While Roczen was on the move late in the race, Ramos was a major roadblock for Tomac and that was the main reason the finish was so close. In the 450s, Kiniry was like a moving pylon in front of Villopoto for about half a lap.
The comments of people trash talking on here is getting old. Bottom line is there are alot of fast guys and a top 5 finish is not as easy as past years and podiums harder yet. That beening said Davi's 2nd win and points lead is that much more impressive.
What's up the cameramen staying on Hill so long after the interview was over, I was starting to fell uncomfortable.
Well done Davi, so impressed I wanna cry, lol!
Good job to Austin Politelli for 4th in the main tonight, the "MOST UNDER-RATED RIDER" this year!!!!
Come on Speed, you barely mentioned him all night after having his best finish off his career. I know Politelli is hard to pronounce for ex-mxers turned sports commentators, but at least you got to try and talk about this kids 1st top 5 finish.
I've known Austin since he was 4 years old and this kid has worked his ass off to be were he's at today. It's just a shame that he doesn't have more support than now. With all the hard work Austins put in his whole life and the acheivements he's met, he deserves more. If this kid had better support (A Factory Team Ride) he would make his boss look good!
Hey Mitch, I would think about investing in the future instead of the past.
I agree with ElsinoreRacer, Tomac's pass looked like an illegal yellow flag pass. The flagger was right there on Eli's right, waving the yellow. Even if Eli was already committed, as hamncheeze wrote, he could have rolled off the throttle after passing, and given the spot back to Anderson. I couldn't believe that Jeff, Kevin and Ralph didn't even mention that move as being questionable. In fact, when they replayed it at the 'pass of the race,' you could clearly see the yellow flags flying!
Congrats Davi. You beat the best supercross riders in the world straight up.... Again.
Davi Millsaps will rule the GeorgiaDome.
I don't know if anybody noticed but LAPPERS WHERE F%^$&ING; TERRIBLE....its one thing on a normal decent track but on that one lined slick dick of a track they were horrible especially Kiniry and Peick....they should have been black flagged. Great ride by DM#18,.ZOOK POWER , thought 22 might have something for him..Barcia was also coming hard till LAPPERS KILLED HIM.....RV did some hard work but LAPPER KINIRY and a late crash? cost him a few spots... Dungey rode good nothing fancy nice safe 3rd..definitly was'nt catching JB..and RV WAS comin.!!!.......were headed East to traction and better tracks i hope......we will see if anything changes.......Davalos either has a voo-doo curse or he just can ride mains....?????,,,Kroc is startin to get comfortable ...hes dangerous...Tomac your 4fity awaits you. Politelli and Cunningham (last to 5th basically) deserve some props...good rides...lots of fast guys out there...to BAD THE LAPPERS wouldn't let them race.....
Good job Davi, you've earned your points lead and it's obvious that you must have trained really hard to be so consistent this year. I think you've got the other racers a little more than just worried at the moment. I'd go as far as saying you got most of them in panic mode by now lol.
I think that was the most one-lined track i've ever seen. Come on guys how long have you been making these tracks? Somebody really needs to figure out what makes a good track. Kinda seemed like the track was very basic,I know were trying to keep guys from the injury list but lets not make it too obvious. Feld please stop trying to adjust the track to make longer lap times, and just make the mains 20 min + 2 laps or 18mins + 2 laps. Set off a cannon or turn on a special light or something or white and checkers together. Fans paying $75 for a 15 min main no wonder the crowds are diminishing......Sorry I try not to complain too much but lets use our heads guys.......
WooHoo! Go Davi!!!
GRATZ to Davie again! The dude is solid, know why? He seen what collage tuition is gonna cost, see what he needs to retire, knows how long he has to get it done. Real motivation folks. GRATZ!!!
GD..........show me in the rule book where the hell it says you can pass under a yellow flag! ignorant bast*rds , this aint nascar ! 1. Yellow Flag Or Yellow Light:
Waving Yellow Flag or Yellow Flashing Lights: Indicates
serious hazard on or near the track. This includes the
sighting or cool down laps.
• Passing is allowed
• Proceed with extreme caution. YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN fu^ckin morons...........
"show me where it says you CANT pass under yellow"
HGH ? Ezra Lusk ? I keep making up reasons for DM18's success, but truth is, this guy should've been winning all along. He was smooth as ice when he was in the 250 class. He lost 30lbs last year, but didn't matter cuz of the Yamajunk. Finishing 2nd last year, then not getting invited to the Anaheim press conference I think got this guy to reach within himself and focus.......In 2013 Millsaps is giving the Monster Energy executives one big shit sandwich !!!
ride4ever I totally agree. I was trying to think of how to write it but you hit it on the head. It's really a race when you have to follow someone till you hit the only place on the track to pass. On these kind of tracks if you don't nail the start, your going to run out of time before you can work your way to the front. Not so concerned with the slippery track because everybody has to ride it but you have to be able pass.
WOW-- No BILLC and no BK-R the two guys who said Millsaps would not get a bigger points lead.. The two guys who said he wasnt fast enough, throwing out numbers and everything, are suddenly ABSENT!!!!!
hamncheeze wrote:
about 8 hours ago
@ElsinoreRacer - I watched the Tomac pass again and I think he was kind of committed to it before he saw the yellow. Definitely on the edge of legality.
you dont know what the hell you are talking about. have you ever raced motocross?
the stands were empty last night, the main started at 1am est , SX is a niche sport. i love sx/mx, but it is not ever going to command the viewership to attract big time advertisers. hell monster trucks is more mainstream than sx. your in a minority,,,,,embrace it. when the roots start dying, the tree will follow. restrictive land use, environmental protection laws, noise ordinances, liability issues, cost of participation ........ all choking the base of the sport.
motoguzzi, I am a little unclear, since you quoted a quote..... did you think he passed under yellow and did you think it was legal?
@Elsinore--You ARE allowed to pass under the yellow caution flag, but you are supposed to use caution.. But it is legal to pass under yellow.. Give Tomac a break..
I did notice how bad the lappers were, almost cost Tomac a win, and RV had to block pass Kiniry just to get by him, blue flags flying everywhere.. Send them to Arenacross, LOL!!
@MXDAD318--Alot of guys will make excuses for Millsaps winning, but alot of the reality is he is healthy, and has finally been healthy enough where he could trian and not be recovering.. Some seasons he came in healthy, but didnt get to train and ride a normal off-season because he was recovering.. Not so much this time, and he is back to him form when he was in the 250 class killing it..He is healthy, and also enjoying his life again, I think he had some Demons in his personnal life going also for a while..
Emig was the only one to mention Politelli and his carreeer best finish and seems to be the only broadcast guy doing the research to say the racers names right. I don't think I can handle RC mangling names too much longer. FOR SURE
Let me say it for them, "POLITELLI", "POLITELLI", "POLITELLI", "POLITELLI", "POLITELLI" !!! It's pronounced "Pole Leh Tell E" just in case Ralph Shaaaa Heeen needs to work on it this week.
Pay attention, Austins been charging from bad starts and still putting in good results. Last night he got a decent start (around 6th-7th) and ended up 4th in the main and not even an enterview. Oh yeh, 4th in his heat as well, still no recognition.
The media shows Bubba's little brother so much attention and he crashes more than Davalos. DNF, DNF, DNF, say that 3 times fast and you get sick and tire of talikng about MS 32 real quick, just like we the fans are sick of hearing about "Little Bubba" AKA Mookie, when his results are mediaocure.
Great to see Anderson get a start and show some fight. He has such good style. Podiums are coming easier, will he bag his first win before Davalos? Anderson looks aggressive, has a lot of fight, hope he wins one soon
The bad news for the rest of the class is that Millsaps hasnt even got to the tracks he likes yet. If he is this good on the west coast, they are in trouble!
Motothump and HRT racing has a fundraiser going on through Rockethub. Its a great chance to show some support for Austin and Jimmy Albertson.Its been very apparent how costly it is for these teams to make the show week in and week out.With some fan support mabey we can see HRT riders at the nationals this year or at the very least keep progressing throughout the supercross season.The last few weeks Poletelli has had some awfully big name riders behind him and a podium soon wouldn't surprise me.Hats off to Todd Hansen for seeing the potential in Austin as he has been one of the biggest surprises in the 250 class this year.Why he isn't getting the props he deserves is beyond me.
The last 2 u.s. opens I went to- they had the 85cc two strokes racing. Politelli won and Savatgy was second and a kid named Kody Kamm was third. We should be hearing something about him soon too I think. And Jessy Nelson won one also.
Are Milsaps and Alessi riding the same Suzukis? I'd have thought Mike would have it dialed in far better by now and expected him to be a contender this year. Did he get hurt again earlier in the year and I missed it? Sure would be neat to see a Suzuki pull down that title again this year, surprise the kcuF out of the rest of those teams! I believe it will only get better from here and I'm still hoping Trey and Chad squeak in a win this year as well.
wfo....Kody Kamm did two nationals last year and qualified for both.Currently he is doing sno cross for Hentges racing with one win and several podiums in the premiere class.
@Preston--GO AWAY RACIST... I didnt even acknowledge your racist existence, so your doing the trolling weirdo, go away..
Anyone notice that Anderson had actualy past the yellow flag when Tomac passed him? Not saying it wasn't close but technicaly you can't get passed when you go past the yellow. Pause it and you will see.
it only takes one bad race from davi to lose all those points . we just saw this with tomac . so far he seems to be the only one without bad luck. one things for sure he has always had speed . great season to be a fan
@MX67--so what?? It is legal to pass under a yellow, you are just supposed to use caution, but you are allowed to pass.
No matter how much weight they say Milsaps lost every year, he has to be 20-30 lbs heavier than anyone (other than Peick or Windham), Wonder how much his height/weight helps him to put little more leverage on the rear tire to help it dig in and go. Assume he is not using off the shelf tires either.
That track sucked. I feel bad for the fans that did show up. That was the most boring race I ever saw. A speedway track is more exciting.
The track was awesome only if you got the holeshot- kudos to DM and I am suprised, I was one who said he would be regulated to 5th . LAPPERS really jacked up a lot of riders as they stayed in the ONLY line on this track- it really did not work and 90% of thr riders hated it.
1. Awesome ride by Milsaps...
2. I called it last week with Reed, however I thought he would be chasing RV (not saps)..He was pushing it to stay on Saps and fell....funny how before the wash out the bike was great and then he fell and started in on the front end feel again....Every rider said it was slippery and Reed pushed it and paid the price..
3. One line track - horrible- the lappers couldnt even get out of the way- nor did some of them (Kiniry) even try too....
4. Dungey RV and Stew seemed to be running the same pace for the most part...RV would make ground, then lose it....did I mention one line track?
5. Good to see Stewart progess - Running with Saps and winning the heat...bad start but running with the boys....
As stated in above comment by motoguzzi he mentions the Yellow Flag rules
updated for the 2013 AMA Supercross Per FIM Rulebook
Below is what is stated on Page 12 of the AMA Pro Rulebook...
Warning Flags / Lights
Yellow Flag / Light
1. Stationary Yellow Flag: Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation on or near the track. Passing is allowed. Exercise caution
2. Waving Yellow Flag / Flashing Yellow Light: Indicates
serious hazards on or near the track. Proceed with extreme
caution. Passing is not allowed from the flag stations
displaying the waving yellow flag or flashing yellow light
until the rider is beyond the incident. Any rider passing
under a waving yellow during practice or qualifying
will have the lap time from that lap invalidated and may
be subject to additional penalties. Any rider passing
under a waving yellow during a race will have a ten (10)
second time penalty added to their overall race time
and the official race outcome results will be adjusted
accordingly. Repeat offenders will be black flagged
and disqualified from the current race final and may
be subject to additional penalties. Violations will be
determined from corner worker reports or other evidence
deemed appropriate by AMA Pro Racing.