May 18th kicks off the outdoors. While I'm a Weston Peick/anybody from the 951 guy I'll certainly be pulling for RD5 this season. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4o_TK9Y-3A
Yeah baby! Love the Nationals, way better than SX for me. I'm all in for the Dunge also. Noone has had more titles lost to mechanical DNF's than him, he needs one.
I've never thought RD5 bike was really dialed in since he left SUZ ... He's had more than one race over the past few couple yrs where that 450 did not look so sweet.... As say that dominating 350 machine (remember MXdN 2012?) ... He's looking AOK at the end of this SX season but he's never beat RV2 for any championship and I highly doubt he will in this MX season ... Maybe he'll hang with RV2 to keep all you guys interested ... js7 will show his hand in the first 1-4 races .. Maybe JB51 can get in the mix ;0 along with TC41 ... -- No one DNFs much these days ... (except RD5 (and he even ran out of gas once) )
He lost 2 titles to RV because of mechanical failures on the zuk.... because of non-rider error issues! So I feel for the guy and yes he can and has run RV's pace, even ran him down for wins (remember Millville? and Minneapolis SX this year). In fact I don't remember a lot of RV running down Dungey for a win, just starting in front of him and stretching an insurmountable lead. RV is clearly the best RACER right now and the most aggressive at attacking any track, but I think there are several who can match his outright laptime, including RD, JS, JB. Maybe a surprise rider will emerge, too! (C'mon glassjaw TC!!!)
Rumor has it he was banned from BORCS for being too fast....and being six Tecate's in before the flag dropped. One thing is certain, I ALWAYS stay clear of him when he's in town. If he's at Starbuck's, I go to another one. IF he's @ the gym, I stay home and do INSANITY w/the doors locked. And, if he's at the track, I just will NOT get out of the truck. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND94tdIlytc
Super psyched for the outdoor season! Team Monster Pro Circuit Husqvarna is going to be a force to reckon with!
That will be next year... And with the correct rider, you'll be right again ... -- Lost is the operative word ... I lost a 3rd place finish the other weekend due to <insert whatever reason> in a moto that cost me a podium maybe ... Point is, we all have lost races but some, like RV2 currently, are champions and just win races ... Its really quite an accomplishment to win a moto, or overall...Winning multi titles is only for the top rider of his era ... RD5, reigning MX Champ, and all others have another shot at not allowing RV2 another title this yr so keep hoping ... Please remember, when the season is over, there will be only 1 champion and all others will have a story about why they are not the champion ... And the beat goes one ... < dramatic pause accompanied by couple toe taps, ETC ... > ...And the beat goes on ... (I just remember double digits wins by the man who is a resident of Poulsbo WA ... )
I love living out here - have I ever told you guys that? The pros were over at Elsinore last Saturday getting prepped for the outdoors. They were KILLING IT Even the Prodigy "AC" was out there ripping it up. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCRlYafGFQU
I'd say the results from Hangtown speak for themselves ... I'll post them later on another thread ...
I was at the track yesterday morning. While talking to a kid I asked, "Hey, what happened at Hangtown yesterday?" The kid responded, "Villapoto killed everybody." At that point I said to myself, "Ray is gonna rub it in."
RV2 is doing the riding ... not me ... -- Results looked sort of weird with the top 5 finishing the same both motos .... Maybe the pecking order is set from race 1 ... Now we see who is gonna step past someone ... -- Ryan Sipes might be interesting to watch ... Ryan #3 is here ... Stew is gonna light things up later I bet ...
did anyone actually get to see the 2nd moto on tv? what kind of screwed up tv schedule do they have going on here
The second motos air at like midnight tonight or something dumb like that. That is my biggest complaint with the coverage of the races. It is like showing the first half of a football game then cutting it off. Really aggravating. Allisports.com does do live streaming of the races so you can watch all of the motos the same day for the weekends where they don't air them live. Bonus of no commercials too.
if your internets fast enough. the same thing happend the other evening when team usa wrestled iran and russia at grand central station. they showed the first half on a regular cbs sports channel then the 2nd session was on some odball channel that 75% of people dont even get anyway. the suits need slapped.....
unfortunately thats what they have turned into.....but as far as i remember it was started with the moto/adventure sports as the main thing...wish theyed go back to that.
I kept checking the guide after the first moto and it said the 2nd was showing later in the day, but both times it was a rerun of the first If RV keeps riding in this super human fashion, he won't be beat. IMO I have to wonder if he wasn't injured last year if RD would have the #1 plate.
