Seattle Supercross Round 15 and Weekly Updates

barrington314 · Apr 19, 2012

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[FONT=&amp]Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
Seattle, Qwest Field[/FONT]

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[FONT=&amp]Supercross Class Stats: Seattle[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
The first race was held on February 18, 1978, and Jimmy Ellis won on a Honda; it was his first and only win on a Honda

This will be the 41[SUP]st[/SUP] time the gate will drop in Seattle for a Supercross Class race[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]It will be the eighth race at CenturyLink Field

From 1978 – 1999, this race was held at the Seattle King Dome

First time winners in Seattle: Darrel Shultz: 1981, Rick Johnson: 1984, Jeff Ward: 1984, Larry Ward: 1990, Ryan Villopoto: 2009

In 1984 during a double-header weekend in Seattle, Jeff Ward and Rick Johnson won the first Supercross Class races of their careers[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]From 1979-1989, double-header races were held at the King Dome

Riders to sweep double-header races at the King Dome: Mike Bell: ‘80, Darrel Shultz: ‘81, Bob Hannah: '83, Ron Lechien:'85, Rick Johnson:'87 & '89

Larry Ward won his first Supercross Class race in Seattle in 1990 on a Suzuki, and nine years later, he won his last Supercross Class race in Seattle on a Suzuki. That would be the last Supercross Class race held in the King Dome.[/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Supercross Class Wins by Brand: Seattle[/FONT]
Honda: 18
Yamaha: 9
Kawasaki: 8
Suzuki: 5

Supercross Lites Class Stats: Seattle
The first race was held on February 9, 1985, and Mike Healey won on a Suzuki
This will be the 28[SUP]th[/SUP] time the gate will drop for a Supercross Lites Class race in Seattle
Kawasaki has surprisingly not won in Seattle since 2007, when Villopoto captured the win. Can Dean Wilson change this?
Supercross Lites Class: Seattle Wins by Brand
Kawasaki: 10
Honda: 6
Suzuki: 6
Yamaha: 4
KTM: 1

I’ll give you an idea of how empty the place was. Dodge Motorsports Hart & Huntington team manager Kenny Watson said he left his suite at the race as soon as the podium interviews started, and wasn’t bugged by any fans whatsoever on his way back to through the concourse and to the pits. In itself, this wouldn’t have been that big of a deal because, you know, it’s Watson. But he was with team owner Carey Hart, his wife Pink (the world famous Grammy award pop singer) and Chad Reed (the two-time supercross champ, as well as the people’s champ). The four of them just walked the empty concourse, about fifteen minutes after the race, and Watson claims not one fan stopped them to get a picture or an autograph or anything.

let me offer you six reasons on why you should keep watching the supercross series and also, why you should hit up a race near you.

1. Can Ryan Villopoto finish with the highest margin of victory in supercross history? Hey, it’s something folks! RV’s at 115 with three races left, and at the end of Jeremy McGrath’s epic ’96 season, he had a 132-point lead. So Villopoto is close, but it’s definitely not a gimme by any means. With Ryan Dungey rumored to be coming back this weekend, things could get tight for RV, as Dungey is going for second in the points and will most likely end up second in the races. Also, if RV sweeps the last three races he will have a remarkable twenty-four wins in three years, which by my count is the third best three-year streak in supercross history after Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael. So yeah, there are records to be chased here people!

2. Who’s going to get second? The battle for second in the points is also up for grabs between JGR Toyota Yamaha’s Davi Millsaps, Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Brayton and if he comes back, Red Bull KTM’s Dungey. There are 14 points between the three of them, and Millsaps leads Brayton by five. So it’s getting good people! Getting top three in the points is pretty cool because generally in the history books, the top three are almost always listed so it’s an achievement. You’ll be there for history. From what I hear, there’s no contractual money for earning second in the points for Millsaps or Dungey but there might be for Brayton. So there’s that race. Both Brayton and Millsaps have led races this year and both guys, injury-depleted field or not, have been pretty good. And all three racers had to deal with some adversity, as well. Brayton missed a main way back at Los Angeles, and Millsaps is clearly the second guy over there on the JGR team. Being the second guy is a lesson in patience and understanding. Like, say, if your team only has one *****en' gas tank/shroud thingee to use and you’re the odd man out. I just plucked that out of the air. What’s Dungey’s adversity you ask? Well, how about getting on a bike that had NEVER EVER EVER been on the podium in a premiere class supercross race before?

3. I’m not wishing any ill will on the Dodge Motorsports Hart & Huntington guys, but maybe you should check out the races to see if either of their fill-in guys, Kyle Regal or Tyler Bowers, gets hurt and has to drop out of the series. I mean, why not? The original four riders (Ivan Tedesco, Josh Hansen, Josh Hill and Kyle Partridge) are all done for the year in what has to be some sort of modern-day record. Heck, even their, “we’re so awesome, we’re going to pick up a privateer out of the pits and give him a ride for a day,” move of getting Mike Horban didn’t even work out when he knocked himself out in practice. This team can’t catch a break. Or maybe they can and that’s the problem.

4. We still have a great battle on our hands in the Western Regional Supercross Lites series. With just three rounds left, GEICO Powersports Honda’s Eli Tomac and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson are going at it with only two points between them. And at only fifteen points out of the lead in third place, Troy Lee Designs Lucas Oil Honda’s Cole Seely is certainly within striking distance. This title fight is going to be great. Before the break, it was Tomac’s to lose, but a crash and subsequent DNF in San Diego got Wilson right back into it. With the potential for some bad weather this weekend in Seattle, then Salt Lake City (where it snowed a couple years ago) and then Vegas (with it they run the weirdo first race of the night is your main event format), anything can happen. Both riders are looking for their first supercross title, but with Wilson going to a 450 next year, this is his last chance.

5. We have the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West shootout! The finale in Vegas offers the only opportunity of the year to see the West Coast guys go against the East Coast guys, and while last year’s shootout had the intensity of a 14-year-old girls’ pillow fight, it’s still cool to see the guys out there at the same time. If it were me, I’d keep the Vegas race as the final for both the Eastern and Western regions, and add in a few more East/West races during the year like they used to have. Then again, if it was up to me I’d do a lot of things to shake up supercross but no one ever listens to me.

6. There’s still something cool about seeing a rider get on the podium for the first time all year, like in New Orleans with Josh Grant. Mike Alessi could still do it, Andrew Short could still do it, Brett Metcalfe could definitely do it and call me nuts, but I could see Kyle Chisholm with the ability to do it as well. Honestly, with Grant’s podium coming completely out of left field, why couldn’t anyone grab their first podium? Everything about this series is bonkers.

And Bros, dont trip out when you see Gavin Faith on the JGR MX 450 this weekend and next. just filling in for JS7 while his hand heals.
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Josh Hansen ‏ <s>@</s>joshhansen100 [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Neighbor is about to get his ass whipped....<s>#</s>alwayspickyourdogs****up[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Ryan Villopoto ‏ <s>@</s>ryan_villopoto2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Pikes place. Fresh seafood!![/FONT]
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[FONT=&amp]Ryan Villopoto ‏ <s>@</s>ryan_villopoto2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Up early in Seattle for the morning show. Will be on king 5 in about 15 mins or so!![/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]All I have to say is good thing I'm on FL time. Or I would not be happy right now.[/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Brett Metcalfe ‏ <s>@</s>bmetty24 [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Long day testing outdoors, bodys feeling the effects right now. [/FONT]

[FONT=&amp]Ryan Villopoto ‏ <s>@</s>ryan_villopoto2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]China town. Seattle!!![/FONT]

oh yea, Roczen on a 350 this weekend

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Ricky Carmichael ‏ <s>@</s>RickyCarmichael [/FONT]
[FONT=&amp]Stay thirsty my friends[/FONT]

PitRacer · Apr 19, 2012

I like Roczen on the 350. Wish more of the Lites guys would jump up to the big class on the other coast.

Will be nice to see West Coast Lites again.

Every time SX goes to Seattle it makes me think of Larry Ward.

barrington314 · Apr 19, 2012

with the lites title wrapped up for barcia, would have been awesome if factory honda let him ride seattle and slc. i think that would have been real interesting. podium for sure.

Supercross LIVE! ‏ <s>@</s>SupercrossLIVE Dungey is in for Seattle...thoughts?

John250 · Apr 20, 2012

Dont see RV losing in Seattle. Dungey will get second.

barrington314 · Apr 20, 2012

Kevin Windham ‏ <s>@</s>kdub_14 Don't know how the rest of the world does it but I'm going on a 1st grade field trip to milk a goat with Annabelle. Injury= less sx more dad

barrington314 · Apr 20, 2012

sdjclevland · Apr 20, 2012

Anyone think roczen will get a podium? I think he has a good shot. Unless the weather is bad then who knows

John250 · Apr 20, 2012

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USWA0395

Few showers today......partly cloudy Saturday. I have always thought this was the stupiest stop on the SX series. If it were indoors in the kingdome, ok. But the weather always seems crappy, and the track is not much better. Plus it cost the riders and teams a ton of money to haul all the way to Washington.

YZ125 · Apr 20, 2012

At least the elements could add a little motocross to the ever so glamourous SX trail....

barrington314 · Apr 20, 2012

ok i dont get it. first racerx reports that the rumors are not true, now this.

RacerX just posted their Racerhead #16, and Matthes had this to say:

And there is something to the James Stewart-leaving-JGR thing: it’s real and there are talks behind the scenes. Whether he does or not, we should know real soon. If he goes anywhere, it will be factory Suzuki and it will be officially for the start of the 2013 supercross series, although my sources say that if he feels comfortable on the yellow bike, later on in June or July he could show up for some nationals. But I don’t think he’s racing motocross on a JGR Yamaha—he doesn’t have to by the terms of his contract, and with the way his year is going, I’m not looking to see him on the line at Hangtown on blue or yellow. Best-case scenario is later on in the summer, methinks.

Whether or not it’s true, the fact that James thinks the Yamaha is not the bike for him is in his head. And if you’ve ever dealt with riders, you know that the brain is often the strongest tool these guys have. Whether it’s true or not, James thinks the bike is part of the reason why he’s not having the same success as before and that’s an open or shut deal. What are you going to do? Convince him otherwise by typing out an online manifesto on why the Yamaha works for you in the local Vet B class?

So what’s the hold-up? Well, like a lot of things, it’s the dollars and cents of the deal. We know that James almost went yellow before the season but the deal just wasn’t good enough, and when Stewart rode the JGR Yamaha, he was convinced that the guys there could make a bike that worked for him. Sources also tell me that Suzuki is going to be able to find out its budget for 2013 this week and that it would take “a couple of days” for Stewart and his lawyers to get out of the JGR deal. I’m told the JGR guys, some of the nicest people in the pits, would be open to James getting out of his contract if he asked because we can all see it’s not working and they’re shelling out some serious money for not-so-serious results.

So let’s wait and see what happens. I know the fans and the industry are salivating with every rumor they hear but for right now, we’re all just waiting. These things aren’t easy to do—a lot of pieces have to come together, and in the end, if Suzuki can’t make it work for Stewart, it’s back to the drawing board for Stewart and JGR.

sdjclevland · Apr 20, 2012

I just read this. I pray to god he leaves along with everyone else. He needs to go to Suzuki and be done with it and be ready to take a pay cut. He should get a pay cut after this garbage season

John250 · Apr 20, 2012

Could end up like McGrath did on the yellow bikes........that did not go that well. I seriously dont think it is the bikes. Perhaps his set up, but not the Yamaha. Problen is, I dont think he is as dedicated as he once was to training, riding and racing. The longer you sit out, you lose some speed to the competition. While these guys are out racing and training for the nationals, Bubba is at home, wake boarding, buying cars, moving into new houses in Orlando, etc etc etc.........then come October he starts riding more to get ready for SX in january.......that just does not cut it when the other top tier guys are living, breathing, and racing MX.

talonrunner18 · Apr 20, 2012

Stewart is still sick fast (at times) on the Yamaha (when not on the ground), I too think the rider needs help!

GeorgiePorgie · Apr 21, 2012

Stewart needs to get back on his comfy kawasakis that he's been innately prone to championships with since the tender age of 8. Done deal. It would be the epic mx battle of the year constantly between him and photo on the green machines.

Although I don't think the kawasaki factory and monster energy could even support that payroll.

PitRacer · Apr 21, 2012

Back to LIVE coverage on SPEED tonight!

Stewart never should have left Kawasaki.

TCracing · Apr 21, 2012

barrington314 said:
Kevin Windham ‏ <s>@</s>kdub_14 Don't know how the rest of the world does it but I'm going on a 1st grade field trip to milk a goat with Annabelle. Injury= less sx more dad

K-Dub milking a Goat? Is this some sort of Ricky joke??? HA! HA! sorry...

TCracing · Apr 21, 2012

PitRacer said:
Back to LIVE coverage on SPEED tonight!

Stewart never should have left Kawasaki.

I was under the impression he was never really given the option to stay? Just put all the eggs in the Villapoto basket?

snoop250 · Apr 21, 2012

It can't be all the bikes fault. You can see all season the drive and dedication just is'nt there. I don't think James wants to ride anymore. Big James is forcing the issue cause jr. is his cash cow. Talent alone won't do it at this level of competition. One has to be in it 24/7 (Like RV2) to stay at that level. Milsaps is on the same machine and has shown well this year and he is not as good as James. I've always said Carmichael would wreck his own mother to get a win. That's the kind of intensity it takes to win in supercross and James just does not have it anymore.

Scotty810 · Apr 21, 2012

snoop250 said:
I've always said Carmichael would wreck his own mother to get a win. That's the kind of intensity it takes to win in supercross and James just does not have it anymore.

James gets enough negative talk from people (including this forum) for being too aggressive already!

barrington314 · Apr 21, 2012

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