Supercross 2014

[scott411]

I'm just hoping Dungy keeps taking his concrete pills and luck continues to occassionally shine on the German rookie, who I've being supporting/following since his FIM MX2 days. Neither will give RV any reason to lose any sleep this season (Scott is correct that he's shown a clear speed advantage in every round so far), but an orange pilot on the championship podium would keep me happy.

i think Stewart will win one sooner or later, and i really hope Brayton wins one as well,

[motor_mayhem]

I'm just pitted that there is no Honda's anywhere close really.. Not super pumped on that at all. Just left backing the old dudes, go 22 and 7. Barcia is not performing, I am convinced it's the gear he is wearing, I have never seen anything so ugly.

When Tomac and TC come back there might be a reshuffle

[scott411]

When Tomac and TC come back there might be a reshuffle

it will be interesting, I think its always been hard to come back in mid season, the top 6-7 guys are just hauling,

I wonder if RCH will get in a fill in rider as well, as both riders are hurt now,

[Jay GTI]

i think Stewart will win one sooner or later, and i really hope Brayton wins one as well,

I agree on Stewart, sadly Anaheim 1 has done enough damage to his points total to realistically preclude him from the championship, so he may cruise to a placing instead (hope there's still enough fire in his belly to stop him from doing that). But a round win is almost certain.

Would be awesome for Breyton to win one too, he's had his fast moments, so he has the potential to.

I just hope it doesn't end up being the SX equivalent of the Schumacher/Ferrari F1 era, RV is enormously talented but it gets real boring real quick if one rider just walks away with the championship.

[thorns]

I really hope I'm wrong, but I do get the feeling the RV train has just let the station and got up to speed.

Been a great start to the season, but been a bit lucky RV has had a couple of hiccups, pretty much reminds me of last season, slow start, but once he was up to speed, was just unstoppable. Huge respect for the guy, what he does on a dirtbike is ridiculous, just hope someone else can come out swinging and at least keep him honest for the length of the season.

[takitimu]

I really hope I'm wrong, but I do get the feeling the RV train has just let the station and got up to speed.

Been a great start to the season, but been a bit lucky RV has had a couple of hiccups, pretty much reminds me of last season, slow start, but once he was up to speed, was just unstoppable. Huge respect for the guy, what he does on a dirtbike is ridiculous, just hope someone else can come out swinging and at least keep him honest for the length of the season.

I think he is for sure the front runner, but with a stacked top 7 ( 9 with tomac/carnard ) mistakes or a bad start are really costly, so I think this one is going down to the wire.

[Jay GTI]

Random Friday question... Watching Oakland with the missus on the TV on Monday (love smart TVs!), she asked "would you like to be able to ride like that?". I know, typical wifey question, but I said if I could ride like the slowest guy on that track, I'd die a happy man.

So, considering there's quite a few riders in both the 250s and 450s I have no clue about and probably will never know anything about, due to falling off the back of the LCQ, how would those guys rate if they, for example, came and raced MX in NZ, or did the Oz SX series? Are they just grid fillers, or are they geniunely fast guys waiting to build speed and experience, get the right team/bike etc?

[scott411]

Random Friday question... Watching Oakland with the missus on the TV on Monday (love smart TVs!), she asked "would you like to be able to ride like that?". I know, typical wifey question, but I said if I could ride like the slowest guy on that track, I'd die a happy man.

So, considering there's quite a few riders in both the 250s and 450s I have no clue about and probably will never know anything about, due to falling off the back of the LCQ, how would those guys rate if they, for example, came and raced MX in NZ, or did the Oz SX series? Are they just grid fillers, or are they geniunely fast guys waiting to build speed and experience, get the right team/bike etc?

Cody Cooper never qualified for a 450 main event in about 7 attempts in 2009 when on the JGR yamaha,

BIlly Ainsworth came to NZ for the first manakau SX in 2008 or 9, got 4th on a stock suspension after Air NZ lost his suspension and it did not arrive till the next day, he used to qualify for 250 east coast main events,

Daryl Hurley qualified for mains on a 450, and got top 10's on the lites bike, BT won a lites title over Dungey, Josh did one season on a 125 honda in about 03, and from memory made 3 out of 5 mains,

so basically our top guys are good enough to qualify, and out best were very good,

the guys that make the night show (40 each class), are all very good riders, if you ever go and watch the afternoon practices, their are some guys out there that need to get a bit better,

[Jay GTI]

Ah, didn't even know there were other guys trying to make the televised part of the race. Was always curious as to the skill level of the lower level riders, there always seems to be a chasm of speed differential between them and the top 10 riders, it is hard to judge how fast they really are.

Still gutted BT never got to have another go at the 'States, he did beat Dungey as you say, as well as Cairolli and he definitely kept RV honest in 07 too.

[scott411]

Ah, didn't even know there were other guys trying to make the televised part of the race. Was always curious as to the skill level of the lower level riders, there always seems to be a chasm of speed differential between them and the top 10 riders, it is hard to judge how fast they really are.

Still gutted BT never got to have another go at the 'States, he did beat Dungey as you say, as well as Cairolli and he definitely kept RV honest in 07 too.

RV said in an interview that BT is the hardest guy he has ever raced,

sometimes there are up to 80 riders trying to make the 40 riders in each class,

[FlangMasterJ]

I miss BT.

[scott411]

another great race, and Chad F N Reed is on form, only 2 points off the lead,

Roczen looked great again, and the new Angry Ryan Dungey took stewart out, and then had a nasty crash in the whoops, and messed up the bike do dnf'd

amd Wilson got his win finally, only 13 points down,

[raglanash]

Chad mother f'n Reed. He's on it. Hope he stays on it. RV had nothing, might be different when they go East though.

Awesome racing to watch. Stoked on the ESPN live coverage.

[scott411]

Chad mother f'n Reed. He's on it. Hope he stays on it. RV had nothing, might be different when they go East though.

Awesome racing to watch. Stoked on the ESPN live coverage.

I think RV has calmed down a bit this year, saw it at A1 when he was happy to stay 4th after the tip over, and again last night, its like he has realized he can not win every race but to stay on the podium until he gets where he is better in the soft dirt,

you know its a slick track when Wilson out qualifies the 450's by a second,

[raglanash]

Gotta love Wilson's comment when he was choking up after winning. "I feel like Alessi right now" funny shit.
And staring at DD's cans while on the podium.... Hahaha