2013 ama sx [Archive] - Kiwi Biker forums

ktm84mxc

31st December 2012, 10:16

Shadykiwi

1st January 2013, 00:23

Cant wait. I think you cant go past Villopto he ruled at MEC, except for 1 hiccup he could well have gone for all 3 again and that's straight after knee reconstruction. . However, my dark horse is definitely Barcia. In fact I think he will bring a whole new level that will include a degree of bar bashing. Reed, Dungy and Stewart will always be in the hunt too... Jesuss who knows whats going to happen. Cant wait!! :woohoo:

scott411

1st January 2013, 14:24

Looking forward to this seasons racing, who's going to last the distance or choke ?
Sunday 11pm on ESPN Sky TV.
3 hours of action from Rd1 Anaheim , there's a few who have stepped up to the big bikes and a few looking to prove they belong will be a dog fight/brawl down to 10th.

Aussie gets it live ths year, and we get the same ESPN feed for some stuff i thought we might as well, shame, looks like Justin TV again to get it live,

RV trying to be the 4th rider to win 3 straight, Stewart on the bike he wants, Barcia the new kid with a shit load of promise,

would love to see Canard back to his best, and one more win for Windom would be cool as well,

bingslayer

1st January 2013, 14:39

yeah 2013 is going to be awesome, cant wait!!

realistically I reckon Villopoto is going to take it again, he charges hard while being precise. he reminds me of RC and not because they are both ginger ninjas.

I'm rooting for Barcia. hes great to watch, lets it all hang out and his passing style is something most people would only try in a video game.He proved he has the pace on a 450 at the monster cup. I reckon hes going to cause a lot of frustration for the top guys.

I hope Stewart can keep it together because a Stewart/Barcia dogfight will be awesome!! but then again if Stewart does keep it together no one can touch him.

motor_mayhem

1st January 2013, 21:22

The 250s will be at least as awesome

Bagget, Rattray, Tomac, Roczen - you could see any one of them in the lead

jasonu

6th January 2013, 06:37

Starts tonight live from Anaheim. CAN'T WAIT!!!!!
Next Saturday is Phoenix.

Shorty_925

6th January 2013, 09:01

gopro press day :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LM6ruaPghp4

oldguy

6th January 2013, 10:26

practice live stream not sure they will show the race though.

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1543541/events/1768012

flyingcr250

6th January 2013, 10:35

practice live stream not sure they will show the race though.

http://new.livestream.com/accounts/1543541/events/1768012

here too
http://vurbmoto.com/blogs/race-hub/12120/

scott411

6th January 2013, 13:22

the practice feed will not show the race,

this guy showed it last year, hopefully hes up again,

http://www.surfrat.tv/

flyingcr250

6th January 2013, 14:57

be nice if sky would put it on a bit earlier, instead of having a soccer replay and sports center. some of us have to work tomorrow

scott411

6th January 2013, 16:30

got to wade though a few pop ups but this link is working for me,
http://www.vipboxsports.me/motorsports/120051/1/ama-supercross-racing-:-anaheim-california-live-stream-online.html

jasonu

7th January 2013, 06:27

That was a result (450) I didn't expect.
Looks like it is going to be a good season.

scott411

7th January 2013, 07:21

That was a result (450) I didn't expect.
Looks like it is going to be a good season.

yep you would have got some big odd's betting on that result, got to give it to him tho, holeshot, got run down, but faught back on the last lap to win it, always was bagged for not being fit, but he lost something like 70 pounds in the off season, he must have put the work in,

ktm84mxc

7th January 2013, 10:04

The top riders seem to be on a similar pace with Trey and Davey stepping up it just got a whole lot more interesting with 7 possible winners on any given day.
Can't see any one rider dominating the series with wins.

RJM

7th January 2013, 21:26

Great to see Trey back and pleasing to see Barcia doing so well. I thought Milsaps was looking skinny, 70lbs is a huge body change.

I was really enjoying the ESPN coverage until it ran short - was pissed off with that. Feels a bit off watching SX on a Monday night after work.

krad_nz

7th January 2013, 23:52

Great racing. Love watching the SX. Looking forward to next week already.

450 was a surprising result like others have said.

thorns

20th January 2013, 08:55

Has sky stopped showing delayed coverage already?

Cant see todays round on the schedule.

ktm84mxc

20th January 2013, 09:53

I think there's a different broadcaster for the next 2\3 rounds so it'll be screened later maybe a week it's a bugger as it was just looking good.
Bubba's gone burger he may ride but he can't put in 20 fast laps, at least he's maned up and not pulled the pin.

Shorty_925

20th January 2013, 16:53

here's a clip from practice : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCq6GnGdEek Its like theyre racing straight away.

Havent been able to find anything on justintv yet. Following updates on supercrosslive.com twitter : https://twitter.com/SupercrossLIVE

thorns

20th January 2013, 17:08

No streams because its not even being shown live in the states it seems :crybaby:

ktm84mxc

20th January 2013, 18:36

It's VP 4 da win, trey 2nd, Milsaps 4th, Bubba 12th, Bambam 20th.
Tomac, Roczen.
Even the yanks are bleating about no coverage.

Shorty_925

21st January 2013, 16:28

here's a youtube clip of the main event for 14+mins : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8CQN4kYlzs

scott411

21st January 2013, 17:52

RV looked dominate in that one, Millsaps was unlucky to lose 3rd as he seemed to have gapped Reed again, and Dungey is looking worse than usual in traffic, Canard still looking good,

points are very close,

ktm84mxc

28th January 2013, 07:17

Shorty_925

28th January 2013, 15:44

main event :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3-2p8FEOI

scott411

28th January 2013, 17:54

RV again , then it was a 4 horse race RV, Milsaps ,Canard, Reed, maybe Dungey but more like 5th. Bubba and BamBam will have to wait till next year.
Lites just got a whole lot more interesting as Tomac will need to win every remaining West race to catch Roczen.

Reed did not really come though the pack like i thought he would, RV seems to have found his stride and has pace on everyone,

MIllsaps still impresses me, reminds me of Dungey from a couple of years ago, or Reed in his Yamaha years where they were really consistant but just off the pace of the fastest riders, but stayed on and won the title,

RV Starts have seemed to improved as well, which is dangerous for everyone else,

motor_mayhem

28th January 2013, 22:34

Lites just got a whole lot more interesting as Tomac will need to win every remaining West race to catch Roczen.

I notice everyone seems to be saying this but forgetting that the "Tomac will have to be perfect to win" idea relies on Roczen not making mistakes either.

I'm still picking Tomac to win lites.

scott411

29th January 2013, 12:39

I notice everyone seems to be saying this but forgetting that the "Tomac will have to be perfect to win" idea relies on Roczen not making mistakes either.

I'm still picking Tomac to win lites.

Same happened last year and it gave Wilson a shot, Tomac still won

ktm84mxc

4th February 2013, 11:07

scott411

4th February 2013, 11:37

Good days racing in rd 5 , Roczen's looking smooth and fast and now got a good points buffer to Tomac, Dungey got the start and just rode away from the field and Millsaps still looking good for top 3 overall and if he can podium every race might even win it.

Dungey's outside gate helped him miss the Reed/Brayton Carnage which caught a few riders, thought Stewart would have a bit more fight, he would have been about 6th with out it, RV has a good start until he got caught high on the berm with Reed blocking his path

After the air shock debalcle and with half a lap to go in th LCQ Dungey looked like he was not going to make the main, only the mistake from the leader let him though as i dont think he was close enough to get Jimmy Albertson, but he made the most of what he got delt and rode away from MIlsaps and Stewart,

Milsaps is doing everything right, good starts and not making mistakes,

as for the lites, its in K Rock's hand now, he can get second every week now,

krad_nz

4th February 2013, 19:50

Great racing. Best of the season so far I reckon.

Stewart lacked a bit of fight, but maybe that knee is really slowing him down?

Reed needs to get a podium soon to stay relevant. Dungey was on it.

FlangMasterJ

5th February 2013, 13:43

Great racing so far. The title is up for grabs.

Townley would've had a great shot this year.

Rmxer

8th February 2013, 09:07

Tickets to final in Vegas arrived the other day!

The way this season is headed it is going to be an almighty final!!

Got seats right on finish line too! :scooter:

ktm84mxc

18th February 2013, 13:08

So the East coast lights have started , good hard racing with bar banging and block passes and wicked crashes that's more like it. Wilson's to loose , Musquin unlucky but good ride to 6th from last .
Millsaps looks like the real deal smooth, fast , consistent and seems to be getting the luck, Stewart ain't got no luck at all did Yamaha put a hex/curse on him?

FlangMasterJ

18th February 2013, 18:22

ktm84mxc

27th February 2013, 12:35

Bubba wins one so joins a select few who have won on 3 diff makes, Millsaps looking good for top 3 finish overall. Can VP catch and pass him before the seasons end?

bingslayer

4th March 2013, 21:49

scott411

5th March 2013, 05:33

What an awesome 450 main that was!! My favorite so far. Dirty pass by RV on Stewart, might not have been illegal but still dirty. Everyone was clearly riding in single file and rolling over the jumps on the red cross flag and RV snuck past Stewart. I'm sure RV wouldn't like it if he was injured on the ground and riders were illegally jumping and trying to make passes. Shame on him:nono:

He did ride like an absolute beast for the rest of the race though.

he didnt jump, :0 but agree it was pretty bad, but Barcia was just as bad behind him coming up along side RV on the triple that they all roleed, if is had been at a race i run he would have been gone, but we run very different yellow flag rules in NZ,

big points shift this week, and Millsaps did not come though the pack that well, only 12 points now, Daytona will be interesting,

FlangMasterJ

5th March 2013, 14:51

What an awesome 450 main that was!! My favorite so far. Dirty pass by RV on Stewart, might not have been illegal but still dirty. Everyone was clearly riding in single file and rolling over the jumps on the red cross flag and RV snuck past Stewart. I'm sure RV wouldn't like it if he was injured on the ground and riders were illegally jumping and trying to make passes. Shame on him:nono:

He did ride like an absolute beast for the rest of the race though.

It blew my mind how quick JS passed RV a split second after RV put the pass on him.

Still didn't look like JS put up much of a fight.

bingslayer

5th March 2013, 18:06

he didnt jump, :0

My bad, looking back on my post I can see how I didnt word that right, it was in reference to his earlier offence for which he was penalised. Yeah Barcia was definately out of line with that one, if he had passed im sure he would have had the book thrown at him.

bingslayer

5th March 2013, 18:14

It blew my mind how quick JS passed RV a split second after RV put the pass on him.

Still didn't look like JS put up much of a fight.

Hell yeah that was friggin amazing, definately the highlight of the race for me.

Its proberly because there isnt much for him to fight for, JS is an all or nothing type of rider and hes out of the running the championship for the year. Ive often heard people saying that his time has come and gone but I believe hes still capable of another championship win......if he just gets his shit together and stays on his bike.

scott411

5th March 2013, 19:36

the corner speed of the top guys is just amazing, they corner those 450's so fast,

motor_mayhem

5th March 2013, 21:32

I read on TT that K-Roc is riding a 350 at Dallas. They're all saying it won't keep up but I'd think the slightly smaller lighter bike would almost be better in a short course.

scott411

5th March 2013, 21:44

I read on TT that K-Roc is riding a 350 at Dallas. They're all saying it won't keep up but I'd think the slightly smaller lighter bike would almost be better in a short course.

he seemed to go well on it last year in the few races he rode it in (or was that the year before)

the track at Daytona is the roughest on the circuit, should be interesting,

FlangMasterJ

6th March 2013, 13:32

Hell yeah that was friggin amazing, definately the highlight of the race for me.

Its proberly because there isnt much for him to fight for, JS is an all or nothing type of rider and hes out of the running the championship for the year. Ive often heard people saying that his time has come and gone but I believe hes still capable of another championship win......if he just gets his shit together and stays on his bike.

Agreed. I still think speed wise, James is on another level but just no way near as consistent.

scott411

6th March 2013, 13:59

Agreed. I still think speed wise, James is on another level but just no way near as consistent.

disagree, RV is the fastest on the track now most weekends, he is the only one that can win from a 5th or 6th place start, he has run James down on a number of occasions this year, and in the last few years,

but the whole field is closer to him than they were to James 4-5 years ago,

James is still fast for sure, and on his day the fastest, but not the fastest man on the planet anymore, i think that title belongs to the angry ginger on the green bike,

ktm84mxc

6th March 2013, 16:16

Have to agree with Scott RV is quickest over the race , JS quickest for one lap on most occasions esp in qualifying.

scott411

12th March 2013, 08:34

after another RV runaway at Daytona he now has the points lead, he will be pretty hard to catch but none of these guys are ever that far from disaster,

cool to see Musquin get his first win as well,

bingslayer

13th March 2013, 21:00

I hope Milsapps gets a 2nd wind this season, hes not my favourite rider but hes the rider that I would most like to see walk away with the championship this year. Hes definately put in more hard yards during the off season than any other rider and has definately brought it this year. Lets hope his confidence is not too broken and he can get that red plate back from RV.

Roczen is going to cause some trouble for the more experienced guys, I dont think any rider that has moved up from the 250 class this year has shown that kind of confidence, not even bam bam.

scott411

14th March 2013, 08:39

I thought Eli Tomac rode very well, came up to 4th, Roczen started well but sended up 7th,

BAm Bam has not really kept it up like he started, and niether has Canard, both are still in teh series tho and that has been not easy in years gone by,

Also I hope Chad Reed gets a win, i suspect if he does not he might not be back next year, he has never really been happy with top 5's,

Wingnut

14th March 2013, 18:32

I just wish Canard and Dungy would stop preaching everytime they get on the podium!

scott411

14th March 2013, 19:07

I just wish Canard and Dungy would stop preaching everytime they get on the podium!

they have a service after riders meeting everytime, and most of the riders attend, it is a very christian sport in the USA,

Wingnut

16th March 2013, 06:33

Seriously? There is a time and a place for religion (apparently) and motorsport is neither...

scott411

16th March 2013, 14:16

Seriously? There is a time and a place for religion (apparently) and motorsport is neither...

all US motorsports have a prayer at sometime during the Show, Nascar quite often televise their one just before the drivers get into their cars,

does not really worry me if the rider wants to thank his lord, his girl friend or his dog (which happened a few years ago) on the podium, they earned their place up there to say want they want,

ktm84mxc

17th March 2013, 16:49

Good racing from Indy VP da man, Marvin a lucky win but rode awesome from almost last to take it.

Shadykiwi

20th March 2013, 15:08

all US motorsports have a prayer at sometime during the Show, Nascar quite often televise their one just before the drivers get into their cars,

does not really worry me if the rider wants to thank his lord, his girl friend or his dog (which happened a few years ago) on the podium, they earned their place up there to say want they want,
I would also suggest thanking God increases the sponsorship and marketing likeability by about 2 notches. But as you say they earned the right. Personally I get tired of the robotic speeches, hence the reason I enjoy some of the Dirt Shark vids, they show a different side to all involved.

Indy again was an awesome race. Dungy gave RV a good push, which was good to see. However he is again showing his true skills and without incident this is RV's to Win.

Feel sorry for Blake, he rode well in the lead, only to go down on the last lap. But Musquin fought form last to take it, shows the benifit of never giving up. Finally someone needs to tell Canard to ease back on the scrub! Especially when his teamate is only 2 feet beside him!

krad_nz

1st April 2013, 12:02

Guessing there is no round this week due to Easter?

ktm84mxc

15th April 2013, 14:06

looks like VP to win it a good battle for 2nd between Dungey and Millsaps.
Lites is down to the wire for both East and West series .

motor_mayhem

15th April 2013, 16:04

Hahn is looking consistant enough to wrap up the easts which would leave Musquin imagining what might have been if he hadn't had a couple of bad ones earlier on.
Almost the same story for the wests where Roczen and Tomac mirror Hahn and Musquin respectively though the points diff is 15 rather than 5.

But anything can happen...

FlangMasterJ

15th April 2013, 17:19

Amazing racing between Dungey and Villopoto in Minneapolis.

bingslayer

15th April 2013, 21:51

what a race!!

Does anyone know what happened to Stewart? Dont know if he he was interviewed at the end because the youtube video cut short.

FlangMasterJ

15th April 2013, 22:18

what a race!!

Does anyone know what happened to Stewart? Dont know if he he was interviewed at the end because the youtube video cut short.

Tweaked his wrist.

raglanash

17th April 2013, 13:40

Post race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YXOa85MGyWQ

Rumor is he is out for Seattle.

Here's the Heat race crash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoRS1FPvX9g

Does RV2 go for the wins now or play it safe and get the Champoinship...

ktm84mxc

17th April 2013, 17:52

Expect RV to go 4 the win esp as Seattle is his home town.
Overall he'll do the same as he is a racer and wants to win every race he's in.

scott411

17th April 2013, 20:30

Expect RV to go 4 the win esp as Seattle is his home town.
Overall he'll do the same as he is a racer and wants to win every race he's in.

have not seen the race yet but it has been said he almost let Dungey by, he did this to BT in 2007 at milville in the first moto, and then went out and smoked him in the next race,

it has been a while since someone was able to catch and pass RV, good to see Dungey get up thier, having one person win all the time is boring,

in saying that tho, the Ryans have seperated themselved from the field now,

scott411

17th April 2013, 22:49

after watching the main on you tube, Dungey had a couple of good inside lines and made it work for him , it was good to see him get a bit more aggressive as well, it has not always been his strong point,

22 points down with 3 races to go, its going to be a tuff ask,

browny

18th April 2013, 10:23

villipoto did let him past, but i reckon it was to check dungeys lines. dungey was alot quicker, he'd caught him from way back then made a mistake and caught him again. great race

scott411

28th April 2013, 16:16

wicked race at Salt Lake City with RV, Millsaps and Dungey all starting up the front, Rv wins it to wrap up the title a week early,

but Tomac chokes and could have had the points lead after Roczen did not qualify, but looked average, biggest choke since Bradshaw in 92,

browny

28th April 2013, 17:40

scott411

28th April 2013, 17:44

awesome race. rv just to good, he deserved the title. you could see hed put in the work required to dominate. dunno whats up with reedy, he seems to be all or nothing these days. wouldve been good to see him in the mix, was hoping milsaps had it in him to take the win. another good ride from davey. dunge seems to lack a bit of desire bit more agro needed and hed be there as well.

RV pass on the first lap on Dungey summed up the season for me, RV was not that much faster but always seemed to be able to make the pass when he had to, and he got it done quick, first chance he has he shoved it up the inside,

browny

28th April 2013, 19:37

RV pass on the first lap on Dungey summed up the season for me, RV was not that much faster but always seemed to be able to make the pass when he had to, and he got it done quick, first chance he has he shoved it up the inside,

true. dungey showed he's capable at minneapolis, but needs to tap into that more aggressive style at every race. it would be good to see a good rivalry with rv because dungey is very consistant, which is why he's never far off the title come vegas. a few more wins and he couldve taken it away. lets see what the outdoors brings

motor_mayhem

29th April 2013, 11:03

but Tomac chokes and could have had the points lead after Roczen did not qualify, but looked average, biggest choke since Bradshaw in 92,

Think you're getting a bit carried away there. Tomac was 6th not 10th or 15th, also had a difficult heat with someone falling on him in the first corner and having to play catch-up. Roczen was actually pretty quick in the LCQ after the crash too. Osborne went from 1st to about 12th over the 15 laps - what happened there? A good race night for the younger Stewart as well, a sign of things to come maybe?

I hope Vegas has the same intensity of racing in the 450s as Salt Lake City did. RV, DM RD all impressive all through the season but so far this has been the pinnacle.
That all or nothing woops section might have made that venue.

scott411

29th April 2013, 12:39

Think you're getting a bit carried away there. Tomac was 6th not 10th or 15th, also had a difficult heat with someone falling on him in the first corner and having to play catch-up. Roczen was actually pretty quick in the LCQ after the crash too. Osborne went from 1st to about 12th over the 15 laps - what happened there? A good race night for the younger Stewart as well, a sign of things to come maybe?

I hope Vegas has the same intensity of racing in the 450s as Salt Lake City did. RV, DM RD all impressive all through the season but so far this has been the pinnacle.
That all or nothing woops section might have made that venue.

he started 2nd in the main, and at one stage went as far back as 9th, without crashing, it was pretty bad, a 3rd place would have tied the points, this is from the current champ, who at the start of the year was dam near untouchable,

Bradshaw still got 6th or 7th the night he choked and gave Stanton the title,

Agreed that Mookie rode the best he has all year, but with his team folding before the outdoors start I hope he can find a ride, it would have been interesting to see if he and Davalos had started up the front, they were both going forward in the main,

raglanash

29th April 2013, 15:05

Roczen choked as well. He should have stayed out there in the heat to get a better gate pick for the LCQ.
Sure makes for an interesting final round though. Can't wait for the outdoors!

flyingcr250

29th April 2013, 18:02

Roczen choked as well. He should have stayed out there in the heat to get a better gate pick for the LCQ.
Sure makes for an interesting final round though. Can't wait for the outdoors!

outdoors is where its at. :headbang: