by Davey Coombs
250 Words: Dallas
Monday, April 4, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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PrintThe last time we were in Texas, Dean Wilson called himself “Barcia's bitch” in a post-race interview after the GEICO Powersports Honda rider got the better of Deano in Houston. This time, the boot was on the other foot as Wilson rode a masterful fifteen-lap race to take the Dallas SX main-event win on his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki. He also seemed to erase that unfortunate label he’d given himself at the East Region opener: Dean Wilson is nobody's bitch right now! He's got the first modest winning streak of his career, having tacked the second Texas race onto his Toronto win.
Barcia and Wilson went back and forth all night.
Photo: Simon Cudby
The points, however, tell a slightly different story. Barcia wisely tempered his game, and rather than getting physical with Wilson after the late-race pass that cost him the lead, Barcia thought better of a do-or-die pass, or even a pick-up pass (that’s where both riders go down and see who picks bike up first). He took the three-point loss in stride and now holds a 13-point edge with two rounds to go....
And that's where it gets interesting. Rather than see the East Region tour end in St. Louis next weekend, Wilson and Barcia (not to mention Ryan Sipes, Blake Baggett, Malcolm Stewart, Darryn Durham, and the rest) will have to wait until May 7 to put a cap on this championship and see who takes the #1E plate. That's because Las Vegas now counts as the final round of the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series for the big bikes and as the last round for both the East and the West Lites. And then they have the Dave Coombs Sr. East-West Shootout, which will see all of these kids going up against the best of the West, which means Hansen, Tickle, Tomac, Rattray, and more.
Wilson would eventually get the best of Barcia, en route to his second consecutive win.
Photo: Simon Cudby
With all three championship classes apparently going down to the wire, and then a shootout to boot—and the fact that Manny Pacquiao is fighting Shane Mosley—Las Vegas is looking like it could be one hell of a night!
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The season finally is going to be awesome! Three championships on the line... what more could you ask for?
The season finally is going to be awesome! Three championships on the line... what more could you ask for?
Pacquoia? It's Manny Pacquiao. No relation to a sequoia.
Yeah Davey you said it like it is the do it or die trying passes and the ones where we both go down alway are tough and that is called racing my fellow posters. Giving it your all is what it is all about. Lest race!!!
Oh and I am glad Blake Wharton was able to pull of the 3rd for his 4th grade students using racing as an educational tool for class. Good job
So, if I am readiing this article right, there is going to be four (4) main events at Vegas. One, of course, for the 450s; two each for the East and West Lites AND then the East/West shoot-out. Is that right?
Has a schedule for this race been published, uploaded, copy-and-pasted, penciled-in somewhere?
I can't believe Wilson or Sipes does not park Barcia, Everytime he passes someone he slams than then thay pass him all nicey nice!! WTF stuff his azz and see how he likes it. Are they scrared or him??
Ah man! A Bam Bam v Hanny battle would be Epic!
Barcia is showing his smarts. Race wins are fine but, Championships pay SOOOOO much better. I like his Moto-I.Q. reactioin times, line changes, saving the wrist, keeping the title in check, all good things. When a lightning bolt like this kid starts using his head, the competition is going to suffer. Definitely the early leader for Team U.S.A. MX2.
Does anyone else wonder why the 250's only go 15 laps and not 20? Give them more track time, these kids are awesome to watch, GO BARCIA!!!!!
Fun race to watch but I wish Wilson would have took him out.
"Barcia wisely tempered his game"?? I dunno Davey, it sure looked like Barcia tried to T-bone Wilson right at the end but he was just too far back. I've got a bad feeling about Barcia and his reputation. If someone punts him off the track and through the tough blocks, he could lose major points and I believe most people would say he had it coming. I know Cox was a big fan of the Roller Derby mentality but I'm not a fan.
450 words is taking a bit longer to get posted. Take your time. You want to get it right.
2 in a row for the flying squirrel!!! Looks like Deano needs to win out and Barcia needs a lil' bad luck. Somebody owes him a slam don't they?! To bad Stewart can't come out for a few laps in the lites main and helicopter himself and bike into the points leader...HA
Go DEANO!
MRB186 I agree, Davy we would like to think he is smarter than that
when Mike Brown and Langston got into a "who can knock the other down the most" contest Steve W. (AMA) put a stop to it ..and it worked...
Im a Barcia fan 'cause he's from my local district 34, but I gotta say it, I think Dean Wilson is better. I really hate to say it.
In 2 races I've seen Wharton get physical with Sipes. Both times Sipes was lookin up tryin to see who it was. I bet he was hoping it was Barcia both times. I bet. He wants a reason to kill Barcia. If he was asked that question right now, I bet I'd be right. He probably doesn't even care that it's been Wharton both times.
Dear Me. From: RacerX. "Dear God, please give RacerX the strength, wisdom, and common sense to STOP calling the 450 Class the "Supercross Class" and the 250 Class the "Lites Class." We look -stoopid- as an industry to wanted outside new fans confusing them with verbiage such as- "Tonights Supercross Race in Arlington brought out the BEST of the Supercross and Lites Classes pitching outstanding competition between the Supercross riders and the up and coming Lite'ers." Huh? "God, Please give RacerX the wisdom to change the rediculous trend, -back-, to something that makes sense." Thank You God. God: You're welcome, request heard.
barcia will get taken out before the end of the year
whoever came up with the idea turning two heat races into lites main events in vegas is straight out of sodom. Josh hill said it best on the pulpmx show, know one is going to try in the shootout!
allin - you must not have seen Bagget completely t-bone him off the track a couple weeks ago! Rode straight into him with no attempt to make the corner. I have never seen Barcia deliberately try to take someone out. Hit them, run them wide, block their line yes, but this is racing!! You need to understand that this kid grew up riding with 250 & 450 A/Pro riders at MTF while riding an 85. He knows that sometimes you need to get physical to get by someone that is holding you up. It's racing!!! I will be the first to bag on him if he ever does a Stewart and rip someone's front tire out from under them deliberately.
Vegas will be epic!! Can't wait to see it!
All you whining about Barcia being too aggressive are a bunch of whiners. The kid is aggressive, no doubt, but it's not like he's "parking" people. When he sees a pass he goes for it. I think it's hilarious that all the Wilson fans whine about Barcia being so aggressive, but when Wilson makes a few aggressive passes it's all good. Do you hear Barcia up on the podium crying about it after it happens to him? Nope, he just says that Wilson rode a good race and it was aggressive out there, but he doesn't cry about it like Wilson did after the first race.
Barcia's aggressiveness, in my opinion, has made this a great East title chase. Wilson figured out after the first race that he needed to elevate his riding and be more aggressive and go for the win instead of playing it safe and being nicey-nice. Since then he's been aggressive several times with Barcia, but neither one of them has wrecked the other guy out. I get sick of watching these riders who take forever to get to the front even though they have the speed, just so they can be nice and make sure there is ZERO contact on any passes. Who cares? As long as they aren't intentionally parking guys, I say go for the pass and get that win.
All you Wilson fans love that Wilson has been aggressive and is getting wins, but when Barcia does it you cry about it and say he needs to get cleaned out. I'm a Barcia fan, but after Deano made some aggressive passes this past weekend I didn't say "clean his @ss out, Barcia". I said, "damn Wilson is looking hungry and went for the win...Barcia needs to get a little faster and not let that happen."
If most of you guys had your way, they'd do the holeshot and then whatever position you are in you stay in unless you wreck on your own...no passing unless someone goes down on their own in front of you. What a joke. It's RACING. If there's a little contact on a pass, so be it, just as long as nobody is getting full-on taken out of the race.
Barcia is the fastest consistent rider out there....rides like K-Dub when he was younger. He rides smart, has the talent and riding with that broken wrist has made him look for the smooth fast line and then ride it even smoother and faster. He will be a power to be reckoned with next year. He has progressed more in one season that I have seen anyone else in years.
prediction? He will podium in his first 450 SX....lots of eyes will open!