Racer X Race Report: Las Vegas SX
Sunday, May 8, 2011 | 2:40 PM
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PrintIt’s only fitting that the season many consider to be the most competitive and compelling ever in the history of Monster Energy Supercross went out with more great competition and compelling drama—for whatever reason, supercross in 2011 provided the goods right down to the very last lap of the season.
In the end, Ryan Villopoto claimed his first-ever SX Class Championship, but even in a race where Villopoto was supposed to enjoy a safe, easy ride, crazy things still took place around him. In Lites East, Justin Barcia’s straight path to the championship was delayed slightly due to a quick fall, and Lites West delivered some of the wildest action we’ve ever seen in a title finale, with Broc Tickle emerging with the championship. Like the season it completed, the Las Vegas race lived up to the hype.
Wild night--and season--ends with Villopoto as a deserving champion.
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It was clear this night would be special before nightfall even landed on Sam Boyd Stadium, as GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham snagged the fastest-qualifier spot in practice over James Stewart, signaling that possible championship spoilers were in the mix. Villopoto only needed to finish fifth to clinch the championship, but off the start he found himself in sixth, and indeed, Windham was a factor, going after Red Bull KTM’s Mike Alessi to get the lead. Alessi had grabbed his customary holeshot, and fought back with Windham to retake the lead, before Windham passed him again to lock it down. Then Stewart moved into second on his San Manuel Red Bull Yamaha and began to challenge Windham. Villopoto quickly shuffled forward, getting around his old rival Alessi to make his way safely into third. Meanwhile, Stewart and Windham battled up front, and the season decided to throw out one more heart-stopping moment.
Windham stayed on Stewart’s rear wheel until they hit the whoops, when Stewart started getting sideways for the “too manyith” time this season. Down Stewart went, and Windham, driving through the whoops, was helpless to avoid him and plowed right into Stewart and his bike. Windham went crashing over the bars, while Villopoto, speeding through in third, suddenly saw his championship life flash before his eyes. He avoided the carnage, though, riding past the bikes and bodies of Stewart and Windham to take the lead.
In order for anyone else to have a chance at Villopoto's title, spoilers were needed up front, and Kevin Windham stepped up to add some sizzle to the race.
James Stewart was also in the mix, making an impact on the race in the way he seems to do far too often this year.
Windham led the race early and then took on a challenge from James Stewart. Once again, all heck was about to break loose.
Stewart crashed, Windham went down with him, and the night ended early for both.
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Villopoto had TwoTwo Motorsports Bel-Ray Racing’s Chad Reed—the rider closest to him in points—all over him. Reed made a pass, Villopoto fought back, and as they battled, Ryan Dungey closed up. Finally Villopoto, realizing he only needed to finish in the top five to win the title, backed it down. But Dungey didn’t give up, pressuring Reed hard for the lead. They battled, and fittingly the final lap of the season presented one last great race, with Reed and Dungey fighting it out through the last lap, with Reed holding on to win the race. Dungey was second and Villopoto sealed the championship by just four points over Reed with a third.
“I really have to thank everyone who made this happen, especially Aldon Baker, my new trainer,” said Villopoto. “That was probably the best move I’ve ever made in my racing career. I knew I had the skills and everything else, but I needed the fitness, and I was able to get that and it paid off. That and everyone on this team, Monster Energy Kawasaki, it takes great people behind you to do this.”
Reed held off Ryan Dungey to win the race, then congratulated Villopoto on his title.
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Reed gave Villopoto credit. “He won the most races and he deserved it,” he said after locking in his second race win of the year. “I think we all left points out there at various times throughout the season, but you live and you learn. I’ve had a blast this season, so congrats to Ryan, I love that kid.”
Dungey was stoic after handing over his title. “It definitely hurts, but we’ll work even harder next year and try to get it back,” said the 2010 Champion, who ends up third in the final standings.
Kawasaki's 2009 gamble of going with Villopoto over Stewart paid off with a championship.
Reed finished second in the series.
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Chris Blose put it in a superb ride on his Dodge Motorsports Hart and Huntington Kawasaki to take fourth ahead in the Las Vegas race ahead of Red Bull KTM’s Andrew Short.
Titles were on the line in Vegas for both the East and West Lites classes. In the East main, GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia put the title battle to rest by grabbing the early lead, while Dean Wilson, who sat second in points, was way back. But Barcia washed out and handed the lead over to Sipe. Hearts temporarily stopped in the GEICO Honda pits, but Barcia was able to get up in third and avoid falling behind Wilson. Sipes continued to lead, but Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett stayed close. Bagget appeared to have most of the track wired, but Sipes had the better line through the whoops and used it to keep Baggett at bay. Late in the race, Baggett figured out the whoops and began attacking Sipes, and on the last lap, they dueled with Baggett snagging the lead and the win. Behind them, Barcia finished third to seal the title.
Sipes and Baggett put on a superb battle for the East final-round win.
Baggett (center) claimed the final East Lites win of the season while Justin Barcia locked up the title with a third.
Barcia later got to show off his new hardward in the Lites Shootout.
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The West main presented the wildest title fight in ages, with Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Broc Tickle and GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac separated by just two points coming in. In fact, this race was so good that it’s nearly impossible to find the words to describe everything that went down. Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen grabbed the start, then fell, handing the lead to Lucas Oil Troy Lee Honda’s Cole Seely. Then Seely crashed, handing the lead back to Roczen, while behind them the title battle to the death began: Josh Hansen led Tomac and then held him up, hoping to help his teammate Tickle who was right behind. Tomac survived, slicing through, but then had more company as Kyle Cunningham moved past while he was dealing with Hanny. Tickle got past Hanny easily, and stayed within striking distance of Tomac a bit. Tomac kept charging to stay ahead of Tickle, and started to close on Cunningham and Seely. Tomac found himself battling in traffic, again, and Cunningham and Seely didn’t make it easy on Tomac at all—in fact, many would say they were playing a little dirty with the title contender. Tomac nearly tangled with Seely twice, and then almost collided with Cunningham over the big ski jump, and after all the tangling, Tickle slipped by and took advantage. Tickle then had to deal with the pressure, and on the last lap he managed to pass both Seely and Cunningham, but the Cunningham pass was incredible—it looked like he Tickle was about to land right on him, but he bounced off of Cunningham’s rear fender and managed to save it. Tomac chased Cunningham and Tickle to the finish but couldn’t find an opening, allowing Tickle to claim the championship. Almost unnoticed up front Roczen won the race—his first career SX win.
Ken Roczen railed to his first-ever Lites SX win. That was the simple part.
For several laps Eli Tomac held title-rival Broc Tickle behind him, but he needed to keep it that way to win the title. He got held up up Cole Seely and Kyle Cunningham, and Tickle took full advantage.
After a wild, wild west final, Tickle claimed his first career title, and proved he could indeed deal with championship pressure.
Seely (36) and Cunningham (35) helped seal Tomac's fate, and their celebration post-race aroused some suspicions.
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In the Dave Coombs Sr. Lites East/West Shootout, Barcia got out front again, but washed the front end, again, and went down. Then Sipes took the lead and held onto it over Seely and Roczen. Tickle and Tomac simply cruised around, their fate already determined in the crazy championship battle earlier.
Tickle got to don the 1W for the Shootout.
After taking a close second in the Lites East final, Sipes returned to win the East/West Shootout.
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It was one to remember, and the standard for 2012 is set high. Drama and action, see you next year?
Lites East Results
1. B. Baggett
2. R. Sipes
3. J. Barcia
4. D. Wilson
5. M. Stewart
6. M. Lemoine
7. L. Vincent
8. H. Hewitt
9. L. Smith
10. J. Sipes
11. C. Gosselear
12. T. Futrell
13. L. Kilbarger
14. T. Brght
15. A. Catanzaro
16. J. Moore
17. K. Rusk
18. R. Renner
19. B. Ripple
20. G. Audette
Lites West Results
1. K. Roczen
2. B. Tickle
3. K. Cunningham
4. E. Tomac
5. C. Seely
6. T. Rattray
7. R. Morais
8. T. Baker
9. M. Davalos
10. J. Hansen
11. B. Rutherford
12. N. Paluzzi
13. J. Canada
14. B. Evans
15. C. Hinson
16. D. Tedder
17. L. Powell
18. T. Weeck
19. G. Steinke
20. T. Ingalls
Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout Results
1. R. Sipes
2. C. Seely
3. K. Roczen
4. D. Wilson
5. M. Davalos
6. E. Tomac
7. L. Vincent
8. K. Cunningham
9. T. Baker
10. B. Tickle
11. T. Rattray
12. B. Baggett
13. N. Paluzzi
14. M. Lemoine
15. R. Morais
16. J. Barcia
17. L. Smith
18. M. Stewart
19. J. Canada
20. H. Hewitt
SX Class Results
1. C. Reed
2. R. Dungey
3. R. Villopoto
4. C. Blose
5. A. Short
6. J. Weimer
7. A. Stroupe
8. N. Wey
9. K. Regal
10. T. Simmonds
11. T. Bowers
12. W. Peick
13. D. Millsaps
14. M. Byrne
15. J. Stewart
16. K. Windham
17. T. Hahn
18. M. Alessi
19. J. Brayton
20. R. Kiniry
Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings (Unofficial Results)
1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 205
2. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki – 183
3. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha – 163
4. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki – 159
5. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda – 125
6. Matt Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Kawasaki – 120
7. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki – 89
8. Lance Vincent, Youngsville, La., Honda – 83
9. P.J. Larsen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 80
10. Hunter Hewitt, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki – 80
Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings (Unofficial Results)
1. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki – 187
2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda – 181
3. Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki – 162
4. Cole Seely, Corona, Calif., Honda – 147
5. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki – 138
6. Ken Roczen, Germany, KTM – 130
7. Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki – 126
8. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha – 125
9. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Suzuki – 107
10. Ben Evans, Garden City, Idaho, Kawasaki – 75
Supercross Class Season Standings (Unofficial Results)
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 338
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Honda – 334
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki – 328
4. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 301
5. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda – 255
6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM – 230
7. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 207
8. Davi Millsaps, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha – 180
9. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C, Yamaha – 155
10. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Yamaha – 152
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Anyone think Stewart will keep his word with quitting? "If I don't win the championship this year I'll quit racing!" His ego will be the death of him. Even with JS doing the quad and triple RV pulled a faster lap time then him.
Epic show last night. KDubs transfer was awesome! Great racing all around. Bummed that Tomac got kinda screwed over by guys like Cunningham not in the title hunt... but I guess that's part of racing. Cheers to one hell of a supercross season!
Lost a lot of respect for Seely and especially Cunningham for the chick**** moves they put on Tomac and then went out of their way to prove what they were doing was intentional. .
Seely cost Honda and tomac a championship. I'd put his ass on the road. Looked like hes in love with pro circuit.
just keep telling everyone how you 'threw it away' like it was your championship... you got beat straight up by RV, Reed and RD this year. man up.
Gotta feel bad for how the night ended for Tomac - great ride, but its hard to race if you got multiple people doing their best to hold you up. and Windham too bad-great ride going until JS goes down for the 100'th time
seely is a traitor..stewart is a d bag and ryan sipes is da man..he will win the outdoors title...
Just watched it again. Lites West is freaking amazing!
And agreed on the Stewart interview. What an a #ole. "I Threw it away". You never had it in the bag to throw away you idiot!! At best you were in the hunt..At BEST!
JS, you are a knob.
Did Tickle thank his dog for the championship?
I like Seely and this really made me lose some respect for him. He and Tickle train together so it's not suprising. Although what he did wasn't wrong it definitely wasn't cool.
I have immense respect for Tomac, it seemed every single rider was out to get him and he kept it clean and battled all the way. He could have cleaned out Tickle before the triple but kept it clean. He's an awesome rider and a good dude.
Give it up for Villopoto! 2011 SX Champion Anthem = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0INkPRVG8g
In my eyes Stewart did win a championship, THE DUMBEST SX RIDER EVER CHAMPION!!!!! AMA should ban him for his stupidity in almost every SX race this year! He's gonna eventually get someone killed or very badley injured!!!!
Seely and Cunningham will be repaid by half-ass careers, and will be doing "MX schools" to pay the bills in 5 yrs........ Dirtbag losers
I'm happy for Tickle, but .......it was amazing for me to see that a Honda rider block the Honda title contender on purpose.
If not for Seely, that championship was Honda's and Eli.
Really flabbergasted by this.
How about that stupid fake award that Bret Michaels ,gave Chad Reed , even Chad Looked embarrased. Bret Just looked like a gushing fan , heres, 10 grand you dont need , for what ??? . He should of gave it to a true privateer that really struggles to race week in, and week out . Weston Peick , or even Byrne , or anyone else ... Chad has allready said He makes his money from investments ,and he does this as a Hobby.. Bret looked like a fool... Not a Classy move , just a kiss ass ....BOH!
Js7 would have won if Kdub did not run into him. K Dub is to dangerous for this sport , looked like he did it on purpose. The ama should ban K dub !
Congrats to RV and great ride by CR. Must be a bit bitter for RD who lost the title by 10 points. That tells me he would probably won the title if not for the broken chain.
It seems as if people out here have their riders that they want to win, and if it doesn't happen, they always have to find a scapegoat. I like Tomac. By no means was I rooting for Tickle to beat him. But what I saw last night was a barnburner of a West Lites final (behind Roczen, who checked out). When it comes to a title race, there is always the question: "Do I get out of the way of the title fight?" but how do you fault guys for deciding to race for the best possible position? Four guys battled, and Tickle got to the front. You conspiracy theorists are deluded to think Seeley and Cunningham were "blocking Tomac" and "letting Broc by" (to take a page from MX history). Definitely an exciting finale ... but I was SO BUMMED for K-Dub. He had it!
@mototmike... well said, stewart is a total disgrace enough is enough, hopefully this is the end.
Great season! Congrats to Villopoto, he earned it. Good way to end it for Reed he was close! Stewart is a d-bag! "I threw it away"
Stewart is more dangerous than Damon J. Smith and the AMA banned him.
As for Team Tickle, thanks to RacerX for not being silent on this.
yes, the other 18 riders in the west field shouldnt even have lined up cuz that really screwed tomac (sarcasm btw)
bummed for k-dub,
who knew stewart would crash and take someone with him....i did not see that coming! (more sarcasm)
DID I SAAAAAY THAAAAAT????
I like the fact the RacerX says it like it is in this article regarding the West lites race. Tomac got burned, and by a fellow Honda rider!
Seeley, go ride a Seeley mattress from now on you douchebag!
TLD needs to dump Seeley! No repsect for the dude.
Reed's blue/black/white Shift gear looks a lot better than that black/white/yellow "Pulled from a tar pit"- looking jersey.
I like Reed for holding up Villopoto's hand and acknowledging the new champion. A show of good sportsmanship.
Starting at Hangtown, Tomac should just suicide into Seely and Cunningham until they're looking at ruined outdoor seasons with compound femurs. That would be funnier than hell. It might cost him a season, but it would sure get respect.
Last race of the (SX) season and everyone is racing for a job. Seely and Cunningham are racing for 2nd (maybe the WIN if Roczen goes down again) and they are supposed to pull over??? On what planet? Seely HAD been 2nd and then LEADING the race, but now he is supposed to quit trying? On holding up Tomac and helping Tickle... Cunningham dogged Tickle to the finish and almost took him out. Not sure how that was helping Tickle. Then after the race Seely and Cunningham congratulate Tickle in an act of sportsmanship..... which now proves they were UNsportsmanlike? "That's quite a catch, that Catch 22."
Reed giving credit to Villopoto, classy. Does anybody think old #7 would do that? Different race, same situation.... Stewart getting pressured & wads it up. He though that quad combo was his ace in the hole, that is until K-dub started doing it too. All I can say is HA! Stewart you reap what you sew. P.O.S.
Sucked how Windham and Tomac got robbed on the night, but stuff like that happens. Wonder what Windham said to Stewart as the medics were keeping them separated.
have to say i agree with others above about seely and cunningham.
was a seely fan - not any more. douchebags!
I noticed alot of people are on here are rediculous about Stewart and what happened to Windham, he was following instead of trying to pass, and it's pretty obvious it was team tactics(friends more like) in the lites race with Seely blocking Tomac. I quess most people don't appreciate extreme effort(Tomac and Stewart) because of the sand grains between there own legs. Grow a pair and maybe you'll appreciate it next time you see them.
I didn't realize San Manuel hired Spike Lee as Stew's double. C'mon Oakley, those things look ridiculous! He is getting paid a mint to wear those, but looking very foolish in the process.
@Poison Ivy...LMAO and totally agree!! 10k for what?? Reed makes millions and privateers are counting change to make it to the next round....typical rich people kissing ass. Kinda like our politicians.
Seely would be packing his bags if it was me running Honda! With no chance at the title, or the win at that point in the race he has to jack the Honda guy running in a sea of green who could have won the championship? That would be the end of him at Honda if it was me. Tomac had that deal!
Tomac is such a good kid and he was robbed by another honda. Can you believe that? You don't know how bad I wanted to see the Geico team overthrow Pro Circuits hopes for a championship. That would have been awesome if it was a Geico sweep of the lites class. Seeley and Cunningham can eat sh*t. I hope they read these messages. When was the last time Mitch lost on both coasts in the same year?? Anyone know. As for Stewart, that dude has got to get his sh*t together. What a mess. But anyway, that was some of the best racing I've ever seen. And that Vegas track is sick. Wow.
#36Cole Seely = Dumb A$$ Maybe I am missing somthing, He rides a Honda, isnt in the championship Hunt, A Honda pulls along side him that is, he pulls a chick move, along with some others I lost respect for! I think the whole bunch of them were trying to take him out, they are jelous of a kid that is getting it done his first year and the 4 or 5 have been trying for years and still cant get it done!!!
Eli Tomac is the Bomb! Your time will come and you just quaddilly double your fan base!!!!!
YZ Sean where ever you are, I told you last year if Villipoto had not got hurt he would have been the 2010 SX Champ. This year he stays injury free, scores six wins (to Dungey's 1 win) and becomes 2011 SX Champ. He's gonna continue to whip RD's ass when they go outdoors for the nationals. YZ Sean... VILLIPOTO RULES!!!
James, Please ask Feld to put you ln a monster truck before you kill someone
You people whining about seeley and cunningham are total morons. To be champion, tomac needed to rise to all challenges, not just in this race but in all of them. Carmichael was an idiot saying they should not be racing with tomac and tickle.
That said, i hope tomac wins tge outdoor series!
If you have ever raced MX or SX you would know what kind of balls it takes to hang it out like JS7 does every week, only to wad up in front 50,000 people. I think someone close to him needs to settle him down before he really gets hurt! How about maybe following for 18 laps and going crazy for the last 2 laps...better odds of making it to the end! Just a thought Big James!
Maybe San Manuel with sign me and pay me the big buck. I can hold it wide open through the whoops and auger my self into the ground just like "THE FASTEST MAN TO HIT THE PLANET" JS7 is a joke. RV1 is the man....glad to see CR22 up front this year.
J$7- time for a change buddy. Honda needs you. Joe Gibbs needs you. You need a program with some structure and disipline before you get hurt/throw away more opportunities.
Jody said a great line about Magoo, "He was the fastest rider ever, in a straight line, the corners were a problem though." You're starting to take on similar characteristics. Now think about how things ended up for Magoo.
James had way to many distractions this year ,some brought on by himself , and some brought on by others , He has a lot of money , and everyone up his butt , Being in the spot light so much has made him lose concentration , Speed and talent is there , He needs a new program ... Fans are fickle , and sometimes downright Mean, Hang Tough James , 5 wins is still better than all but RV. Remember folks 5 wins ... See you next Year Haters , I
Classy move Reed holding up RV's hand, think it shows his bitterness about losing was only for a rider (JS) whom he considered unworthy. JS can't legitimately be called crash or win...crash or crash is far more accurate. He's really not that fast for a whole race, season, but does provide a lot of cool crash highlight clips, thanks James. And the "I threw it away" comment sounded so arrogant, and silly, you were just the sideshowbro :)
Tomac can take consolation in the fact that he has what it takes to win titles going forward. Tickle, Seeley, and Cunningham have likely just seen the highlight of their careers.
I gotta say, it turned out pretty much like i expected.......the 450 class, that is.
250W was quite an eye opener, I'm a Tomac fan so, wait 'till outdoors, Eli will leave the pretenders behind and Seely had better hope he has a PC contract waiting in his mailbox 'cause he lost a lot of his options......
Sideshowbro , What a stupid statement, What do you want him to say , I love you dad ...get real man or follow some other sport ....He has the second most wins this year.. name one rider other than Rv who has more ...Cant do it can you ! DUH!
whoops got js again. glad to see reed got a good clean win. all the talk about him taking people out is crap. he road hard agianst RC4 and still rides hard against js because that's how they have ridden against him through the years. RV, RD, K-Dub, TC and the others all ride pretty clean so you didn't see any "aggressive" moves in vegas. RV is champ for 2011.
Great Job Erin Bates for slamming Stewart with the Steve Erkel shot on the podium!!!!
Tomac wasnt robbed of anything. He couldn't hang for 15 laps and got beat.....that's it
seeley racing like that is alright during regular season; but simply not for a title!!! i am truly surprised because both tld and geico get honda help etc. wow, im just really shocked.
I've always liked Tomac, watching him on the Mini Warriors videos. I was bummed by Cunningham and Seely. Tomac had it, and they held him up purposely. Motocross shouldn't be about who you know or who you're friends with, its an individual sport.
I've done some thinking and come to the conclusion that I am a knob!!
Stewart should be on four wheels. How many riders is he responsible for taking out this year ? I have to wonder if anyother rider would get away with the crap that he does. Both on the track and off. His day will arrive and it won't be pleasant . Of course it will someones else's fault.
So much blatant hatred on here it makes me sick!! Guess what haters, racists...racist haters...whichever category you fall under...James Stewart is NOT going away and this year sucked for him but he will be back and will win and shut all of you low life closed minded bottom feeders up!!!! And i cannot wait for it to happen!! See you then suckers!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA GO BUBBA!!!!!!!
"JS Haters" hmmm, I think JS brought this on himself.
Who cares about the 4 rider battle all the way to the last race of the season, this was BY FAR the best Supercross season ever because of Dianna Dahlgren.
Lol I loved the awkward silence Erin got to her dumb question. Hahahaha. Can we please please please ban JS from racing ??? He is an absolute danger to everyone on the track every time he gets on that gate. Seriously its fact....
Gee ....after I saw Stewart go down I said , Gee i bet Johnny MX101 will go give Stewarts mom a hard time .....Go after the rider not his mom. rough guy
Congrats to RV and CR, awesome rides boys, kudos to you both. RD's chain derailment was not THE deciding factor for him coz the whole season was crazy for the top 5. It was a culmination of multiple events that lead to the final outcome and not just one. I just wish TC could've rode until the end.
Seely didnt want a Honda besides him to win, Tomac is a good kid, mouth shut, rides clean, all business. Payton signs Seely I'll never support his team or sponsors in any way. As much as I've loved JS's speed in the past, he took out my boy, man was I ticked off, God I was mad!. Yea that rock hard award shocked me, like someone else said, how about a gutsy privateer or even Canard, kid took some tumbles and held his own against the worlds best in his rookie year. Michaels must just like Reed. I think Bagget & Tomac are 2 of the best kids in the lights as far as integrity goes. Oh, congrats to Roczen, who woulda believed at the beginning of the season he could mature like he did. Da'man has a ringer.
Gotta agree with Poison Ivy---- Chad Reed wins this award???? Brett Michaels has no idea what it takes to follow this series across the country and race every weekend on a shoestring budget!! Chads got more money than most of these guys combined!! What a dick!! As for the Seely-Cunningham thing--I thought it was a great race and I dont think they should have pulled over for Tomac ! They were racing to win ---Tomac should have went for it!! Give it up for KW--the guy was all over JS!! If only he had been a couple feet to the right when the Bubba bomb went off, he would have had won this!! I dont think Reed would have ever caught him!!
I was pulling for Tomac as well and watching all the BS around him during the race must have been frustrating. Way to go Tickle...you got your 1 championship with a little help. But, I don't think your riding will ever get you another. 1 and done!
Tomac, on the other hand, has a future in racing.
JS - race the nationals to get your head back in the game. Otherwise, hang 'em up.
Congrats to all Vegas winners and newly crowned champions.
Sooooo, Hanny has been hassling Tickle at the practice track and belittling him with childish comments, eh? Well, how do ya like him now, Hanny boy? Way to go, Tickle!!!! Mitch should double Tickle's bonus for providing what Hanny couldn't (again[again]). And, while he's at it, he should break a little sumpin off for Seely and Cunningham, too.
I know JS was near the top in race wins but with his talent he should have won them all; he's an underperformer. I actually like him but work on not being a 'fan', just too disappointing year in and year out. I'm afraid he'll leave the sport in a chair.
TOMAC WAS NOT DONE WRONG BY ANYONE!!! All those dudes were fast and fighting for the podium. If Seely wanted Tickle to win so badly he would not have beaten him in the last race and nearly killed himself trying to do it. CONGRATS TO TICKLE. I think Tomac is awesome and will definitely win a title or three....... but not this one. Plus Seely is TLD and Tomac is Geico...two different teams so why would Seely let by?? Because both of their bikes are red??
So let me get this right. According to "So Many Racist Haters On Here!!", if we:
- don't respect, adore and fall at the feet of law-breaking police impersonators who run around intimidating and harrassing innocent civilians;
- don't appreciate and condone one rider landing on others, pulling out in front of others, taking out lappers, knocking down anybody for any reason, pushing other riders around, stuffing them, cutting them off and going out of his way to do so;
- don't cheer a rider on who endangers all of the riders around him, causing injury and costing others valuable championship points;
- don't suck up to a rider who refused to race for Team USA;
- don't think it's very sportsmanlike to slow down, look over his shoulders and repeatedly attempt to take another rider out so blatantly that it cost him a couple of positions;
we're racist haters.
I'm just making sure I understand what you're saying.
Maybe we're lovers instead.
We love:
- real cops.
- to be pulled over by real cops instead of renegades with police lights with questionable motives, which might include rape or murder.
- all the OTHER riders on the track. We care about their safety and longevity.
- the USA.
- riders who race hard, compete hard, but don't do things that display an attitude of entitlement, arrogance and greed.
So many idiotic haters on here!! wrote:
about 34 minutes ago
So much blatant hatred on here it makes me sick!! Guess what haters, racists...racist haters...whichever category you fall under...James Stewart is NOT going away and this year sucked for him but he will be back and will win and shut all of you low life closed minded bottom feeders up!!!! And i cannot wait for it to happen!! See you then suckers!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA GO BUBBA!!!!!!!
WOW did you really just call us racist because we commented on a fact that JS7 rode over his head and took Windham out. CLASSY and MATURE call bro.
MEXICO LOVES YOU TOMAC, YOU REALLY PUSH HARD AND THAT CHAMPIONSHIP WAS YOURS. YOU REALLY DESERVED IT. YOU ARE AN AWESOME RIDER WITH A LOT OF FUTURE AND RESPECT. THERE WAS 50 GUYS AND GIRLS IN MY HOUSE MAKING CHEERS FOR YOU. EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU ARE THE MAN. GO ELI.
Brett Michaels is a marketing genius. For only a lousy $10,000 he gets an on-air mention on 17 network broadcasts , then 5-6 minutes live on-air to jabber mindlessly and then plug his "new line" of guitars (if I heard correctly from the other room). Made no sense to me all season. What is this a guy an authority on other than abusing his health and pidgin English? Why do we care?
I still think Tomac got the shaft. It really hit me when Cunningham said he was glad that Tickle won because he is his best friend. And the big hugfest after the race ended with Seely in there too. It tells me they held up Tomaqc intentionally. Do I think they should just let him by? NO, but that is what they did for Tickle, but not Tomac, it sucked. If it was a straight race and Tickle won, fine, but I dont feel that is what happened.
And I do remember hearing Stewie say "If I dont win the title, I'll quit racing". Well, lets see it. Is he a man of his word?? His arrogance is terrible, how anyone cant see that is unreal. He NEVER gave any props to RV, or for that matter, anybody but himself. And he still says, "I threw it away", BULL, YOU GOT BEAT STEWIE.. Be a man, and be a pro, congratulat all three of the guys who beat you. And admit they BEAT YOU, you didnt give them a gift, they EARNED their places. Especially RV and his title.
roczen is the man. cant wait to see more roczen/tomac battles next year! congrats to villopoto, domination.
stewart: even with all the crashes, he still gets 2nd most wins, and finishes 4th. pretty awesome ability. hope he can pull it together next year!
less hate, ride hard, get sideways!
I'm so tired of PC Kawi.
@bd200 is it true you tuck yourself into yourself and then pose in the mirror? Getting beat is not having the speed or talent to win. Throwing it away is crushing 19 other riders and crashing while in the lead. There is a difference. James did throw it away, he led more laps and pulled more holeshots, won more heat races, set more fast qualifying laps. Didn't execute when it counted but I guarantee that you line him up one on one with RV....JS wins 9 of ten times. Just the facts. Keep on typing paragraph after paragraph of how much you hate this guy and then go get your sheets ironed up.
BS,
Seely and Cunningham would NOT have pulled those moves on their bro Tickle, that was the ugliest thing I have seen in a while, karma's a....
@bd200 is a parasite, he latches on when there is blood in the water but probably never threw a leg over a bike in his life. This guy rants and raves daily about how much he hate James Stewart. Dude get a clue, this guy is 3rd most on the all time win list. He has nine total titles, is only the 3rd guy to win titles on two brands, is only the second guy to win a perfect 24-0 motocross season. Had one of the greatest comeback seasons in 09 after scoring zero points in round one. Shall I go on? Your sticks and stones won't change the fact that James Stewart will be in the AMA hall of fame one day and you won't. Give it up! We are all sick of your Tom Fullery!
congrats to Villipoto!! Does anyone think that after Reed passed Villipoto that Villi was making himself super wide so DUngey couldn't pass right away and that gave Chad some room???
yea cunningham and sealy were trying to win.thats why there lap tines got 2-4 seconds a lap slower until ticlle went by.
On James Stewart, I like the guy but no matter what happened this year he is 4th in points. That is not a spanking on everyone!! He didn't throw anything away.. When it counted he didn't bring it!!! IT's in the records plain and clear! 4th place..
I think people don't like James Stewart cause of all the riders he has hurt over the years and his careless incidents..He has no respect for other riders and has shown some odd behavior in his tv show..Some of it very embarrassing...Wouldn't see the other respected champs do those things!! It's not racism from the fans, it's the truth that hurts the fans..
What a Great final race !! Fantastic end to a fantastic season ! Love reading all the comments..but a few of you guys have very little respect for other's opinions. I'll just attribute it to youth.... Stewart has been an exceptional and exciting rider to watch...but age may be catching up to him....A fast lap does not make a total race. The fastest time to the checkered flag is the fastest man of the night..it's called winning. Turning an insanely fast lap than eating some dirt does not win a race..Tortoise and Hare kind of thing... experience and self control can win a race and the ultimate title. Can't wait for outdoor to start !
Bull Pucky - So given your logic, the only way Stewart can beat Villo straight up is if there is no one else on the track? I think you just proved your point that the guy gets rattled when anyone is around and pressures him and he crashes.
He also wasn't crushing the 19 other riders. K-dub was right there with him even after the pass. That is how K-Dub got wrapped up in JSs bike. If JS was crushing him, KD would have been a long ways back and would have been able to change up his line and not get wrapped up in Stewarts ego crash.
Done.
james stewart is a disgrace, how could anyone be a fan!
Hey, I think JS spoofed my alias because he did not like the truth in being called a knob.
James? you should know better than to impersonate other!! - Hahahaha!
Js, you are over, your done, no one like techno anymore :-)
He will never commit to the outdoors and neat year on the indoors he will either have to slow down and stay up, or do exactly like he did this year.
Trey is coming too JS, be afraid of the talent booboo...be afraid!
Villo did what he had to do and that's what ANYONE in his place would have done. Kudos to Reedy by not trying to take him high like he did with stewie a few years back. I was pulling for 22... I think the season shaped up exactly the way it should have. The guy with the most wins won...Reedy was as consistent as could be and ended second...Dungey right there and the crasher was fourth. I don't like Larry Brooks, but am glad he's gone and can't be blamed for stewarts multiple meltdowns this year.
As for the Tickle/Eli thing. It's crappy that Seely played a part...I don't think Cunningham was doing anything but trying to get up into the mix...Seely I think was and if we see him riding green next year, it'll prove the point. Team tactics are team tactics, but remember when stewie's teammate took a stab at reedy a few years back..that stuff stays with you. Eli is a good kid from a good family. He's going to be the favorite next year...and believe it or not, he grew from what he went through Saturday night. It was the greatest year for racing...battles almost every single race. If there wasn't drama, we'd have nothing to write about... Kudos to everyone. Thanks for a great year. And kudos to Speed for bumping up so much coverage....maybe we'll see even more live next year.
@dad - In 2009, when Reed tried to ruin Stewart's title, James flat-out stomped him the entire year. He was certainly worthy, even by Reed's lofty standards, and he proved it by winning 11 times, with 4 additional podiums. He likely would have podium'd at A1 too if he hadn't gotten together with Chad.
I'm pissed at Stewart right now because he's riding like an idiot, but he's more than capable of beating this field, at least in SX. I don't know why he denied being distracted by off-track stuff, basically admitting that he's been riding like a horse's ass. Whatever. Ride outdoors, James, compete well, and don't give up when you lose. That's the first step.
Tomac rode superbly; like Carmichael said, there's absolutely nothing for him to be ashamed of. Tickle rode great too. Both championship contenders really stepped it up when they needed to, and were amazingly the two best men on the track (except maybe Roczen), battling til the last lap. Awesome.
I guess I watched a different West Lites race.
I saw 4 guys racing a race. Tomac had opportunity to ride away from the others IF THEY WEREN"T RACING. Guys happy for a friend winning a championship AFTER it's over means nothing, unless you're the type that would purposely screw some one over, then you might read into it.
But I saw 4 guys racing hard for the checkers. The championship went to the man that prevailed.
Seely and Cuningham have every right to race for position in that race. But when then fought Tomac tooth and nail and then layed down for Tickle, they crossed the line of good sportsmanship. Then their finish line group hug made it pretty obvious what just happened. That was the modern day version of "let Brock bye".
I am a Eli Tomac fan.
I am a Cole Seely fan.
About the Vegas Lites West Coast main event, there are a couple key things getting over looked. So before anyone else sladders this young athlete (Seely) Watch the lites main one more time while reading these notes.
1. With 4 laps to go Tomac passes Cunningham over the triple because Cunningham try's the dry inside line and does not get the traction to triple the jump. (remember this sentence)
2. With 4 laps to go, after Cole had crashed, he starts to struggle with the whoops.
3. Things then tighten up between the 36, 19, 35
4. With 3 laps to go Tomac uncharacteristically and kind of impenitently try's to force a pass coming into the sand section. It fails in end result him doubling into the corner before the triple which set him up on the dry inside line. (remember this sentence)
5. Eli is then forced to double the triple which allows Seely to triple back by. Even more importantly allows Tickle to tremendously close the gap.
5. With 3 laps to go Seely again struggles through the whoops and really tightens the gap between him and Tomac
6. Down Monster Ally Seely leaves Tomac plenty of racing room but its Cunningham with the hot inside line to carry momentum past Tomac down the ski jump.
7. With 2 laps to go, and no interference infront of him, Tomac try's the dry inside line before the triple and again is forced to double which allows Tickle to triple passed him into 4th place. (remember this sentence, Tomac knows from the previous lap that the dry inside line does NOT get Cunningham over the triple, so why would he take that inside line?)
8. With 2 laps to go Seely again struggles through the whoops, holding up Cunningham, allowing Tickle and Tomac to close the gap.
9. Cunningham again uses his hot inside line at Monster Ally to pass Seely.
10. Final lap, Tomac try's to force a pass on Tickle in end result puts him on the dry inside line before the triple and forces him (for the 3rd lap in a row) to double the triple.
11. Final lap, Seely again struggles through the whoops as Tickle takes the right side line, a line he has not taken the entire race, and goes around Seely.
12. Seely tries to race back by Tickle under the tunnel jump causing him to loose traction and roll into the rhythm section allowing Tomac to pass.
13. Tickle and Cunningham tangle entering Monster Ally.
I personally have never been in a championship race for a Supercross title but my heart goes out to Eli and the entire Tomac family. Im sure they were extremely surprised and thrilled to be that close to a #1 plate in his rookie year of supercross. Congratulations on a great start!
As for the new haters of Cole Seely, I hope you take you the time to really watch this race unfold. This kid is an amazing dirtbike athlete, hes humble and has never been accused of racing dirty. It may have looked bad while your adrenaline was pumping durring live Supercross but Cole Seely has earned his our respect this year. You people slandering his name owe it to him for a second look before you damage his image.
Honestly, grab your DVR remote, open your laptop, follow my words of this post durring the last 4 laps of the main and tell me im wrong.
GO TOMAC! GO SEELY!
There's no way I'm going to read all that, since I'm not blaming anyone, but Tomac failing to triple at least 3 separate times definitely killed the race for him. That was not the place to try for a pass.
Truthfully, though, I think we're all suspicious, so maybe I'll take a look.
MotocrossRider
I could not agree with you more – thanks for the time to write that. Just remember these people that are slamming Seely and Cunningham have probably no MX knowledge or experience. Seely and Cunningham were fighting for the win or position and Tomac had many opportunities to get by.
If you watch all the lites races Seely has not bounced anybody (but has been taken out by Hansen and others icluding Tomac) and does not ride that way. All you haters out there get a life and move on and just remember Seely and Cunningham are not paid to let anybody by. The whole conspiracy thing is just that.
And by the way team Gieco should be stoked about their young talent and his accomplishments in his rookie year instead of encouraging the team to bag on Cunningham and Seely on the net.
Looking forward to all these guys battling it out at the outdoors!
@jairtime
Thanks mate for commenting on that fool. Thought the racisim comments were piss poor.
What a SX season... One of the best!
RV a deserving champion... Did the most logical, to win... And kuddos to him!!! He made sure to follow Aldon Baker's strict regimen and had a good team to support him! He's going to kick ass this coming outdoor season!
CR.. well, he did what he could and he is in the twilight of his career... Still a feet as a privateer .. Even though Honda stepped him in the course of the season (Honda never gave the guy any $$.. hence he's still a privateer)... He winning the award.., Is a stupid move. Should have given it to someone who really needs it.
JS.. He's become the Nigel mansell of SX... Fast & dumb, but likes to crash a lot.. He should be called the Fastest Crasher Of The Planet. Ditch the bike and hire yourself a good manager... Do NOT let your old man run the team as he is incapable. And maybe change the bike.. Yamaha sucks.. Even the stock prod bike is a weird one to ride.
RD... He's just consistent and no match to RV.
TC... Great rookie season, and a shame he broke his femur.. He has a great future awaiting him!
@motocrossrider & oldmxer7
I totally agree. Seely has been nothing short of a great rider this year and clean. I am suprised at all this hate. it sorta seemed like Tomac made some bad decisions while trying to pass that cost him. No take out's or agressive moves were made. I just don't understand. Sure Tomac is a great kid. Very good sport and looked like he was going to get it. But the race dind't goto plan.
Also i aint' a Cunningham fan. But has anyone seen him on the podium this year?? He was racing for his best finish. Why would he pull over.
In all of this Tickle played no part in tactics. He just raced so i hope people don't discredit him either. Me personally I woulda been happy with either one of them guys getting the title.
Also JS7 it is looking more and more that he will go down in history more so as the under achiever 10 years down the track, Not hating. But with all his talent he has same amount of titles as Reed and almost same amount of wins. people have noted time and time again how much better he is than Reed. (pulling over in lites, letting Reed past blah blah). Smoking him 2009 blah blah. But when it comes down to achievements he just ain't living up to it. I do hope for his sake he gets it together cause it would be disapointing to see so much talent wasted.
I dunno...Tomac and Tickle- the two championship contenders, Cunningham- the fastest in practice, and Seeley- who has ramped it up and taken two wins recently. It may have just been an unfortunate situation where four riders of very equal skill level were occupying the same space on a difficult to pass track. Any other race this year and we would all be hollering for more. Maybe the best place to be at was in Tickles spot, while Tomac was getting bumped around. Maybe if Tomac had been the guy in fifth, he would be the champ. I dunno...
I think Stewarts problem this year is that he isn't fit enough to push as hard as he used to, he has the talant to go faster than hell but like everyone who races knows , when you get tired you make mistakes, and when Bubba makes a mistake at the speed he runs it is usually has a very nasty result !
Big congrats to RV ! he wanted that title the most , and it showed !
Granted, JS7 made way too many mistakes this year and definitely needs to work on his mental game. But all you guys writing, "they should hire me instead", "he's a joke" and so on, you guys are downright ridiculous.
99% of you probably have never been the Nr.1 in any sport, let alone on the highest level, just a bunch of internet heroes...
Btw, bummed for K-dub and props to RV2, what a great season.
I believe this whole Stewart thing is just a marketing ploy to merge freestyle with supercross once he gets that front flip dialed and can pull of the win BAM . “Who da goat now “ . I mean come on am I the only one who sees this ?? Look how hard they have been pushing the whole nuclear cowboy thing . Not to mention mochiee 139 (?) anybody been checkin his mad skills…justsayin ..
YES RV!!!!! Hey bd200 what you think about RC saying if Reed goes for a pass it WONT BE CLEAN, Also RC said thats why they call JS the FMOP!! Two things u hate and the GOAT said them both!! LOL
PS. not starting crap just thought that was funny.
WOW can't believe how many say everyone should just pull over and let Tomac by!! WTF its a RACE!!!
@bd200 it was was a straight race and Tickle won, How can you say it was not?? You are the one who always says they all started together it a straigh up win. No one took out anyone.
@2DamnOld2Race & and a few others how can you say JD Took OUT K-Dub?? JS Crashed and K-Dub took the same line and hit JS's bike. Hell a few weeks back K-Dub yardsaled wile in the lead so why the beef?? Oh you must just hate him I see.
I wonder how many whiny ass liberals used the word "hater" in this comment section. I see it at least 10 times....the little girls feelings must be hurt.
Bubba is a disaster, anyone can hold it wide open and crash. This is the highlight of Tickle's career, he'll fade cause he's a bum. Tomac will be back. Cunningham and Seely join the ranks of Chisholm
Five major championships,many of the won in dominant fashion, and JS7 is the ultimate underachiever? I think not. He might get the annual award these last few seasons, but not "lifetime". There's a long list of guys that were "the next big thing", and didn't even win a race.
One of these years, can Feld and Daytona just get along? It was silly that the year in review show just skipped past Daytona like it didn't happen.
Also that award Bret Michaels gave CR22 WAS A JOKE!...... Oh the struggling multi-millionaire privateer, who admits racing is a "hobby" and he makes his money from investments ........just BARELY scrapping by and making it to the races........JOKE.
I think RC was wrong and he was wrong. Reed was very respectful to RV and Emig even said it right before Shaheen starting screaming again like a fool. Emig said Reed has too much respect for the title for that, he was dead on. And like I said, RC has always been very respectful of Stewie, too bad Stewie doesnt return the favor. (remember he said RC shouldnt be called the GOAT)
And I dont think that Cunningham and Seely should just let Tomac past, but they did let Tickle walk on bye, that is what ticked me off, then had a big hugfest after the finish line, pretty telling to me. Just sayin'
And BILLC, I hope you dont believe the FMOTP crap, because he couldnt even finish the season on the podium in points. He is the 4th fastest guy, unless you are talking about practice.
WTF is with all you MX guys always wanting everyone out of the way all the time??? It is no wonder I quit MX back about the time they started scraping mud off of tracks. What a huge bunch of cry babies. I don't want to get dirty, I don't want to have to really race anyone. I don't want to have to deal with lappers. Wha, wha, wha.
Tomac should have pulled a holeshot, and checked out. Problem, problem solved.
It might just be that JS7 is slowing down a bit and his bike setup is too aggressive for him to make even the slightest of mistakes in line selection. It drives me nuts that when under pressure to perform he tends to yardsale at the most inopportune times...I would have payed good money for KDub to avoid that one....He's a great rider, but he's also aging and you would think that with that maturity would come the ability to back down one tenth and keep it on two wheels. Like everyone has said before, his pride won't let him back down, and his career will definitely end in a bad way if he doesn't evolve a bit and make some better decisions.
Reed should donate the Rock-Hard money to charity. How about the Ricky Carmichael-ECHO Charity Golf Tournament in Tallahassee, FL September 12 this year. A Great time for a Great Cause.
lets drop the bomb...stewie lost all my respect,windhams interview...will you be back next year? "uh maybe we'll see"...if stewie ruined my windham stride,ill be one ticked off texan..i used to like stewie..now he needs to quit with the stupid glasses,and all the niglet boy sittin the hat on top of his head back'erds...las vegas was pure heartbreak for me..villo said,holy sht! reeds pushin hard! jesus man,g0o ahead,ive got the title,dont ruin it for me..lol..go ahead around..not a villo fan at all,but im glad reed didnt snag the title.dungey....dungey dungey dungey...sure wiah he woulda been a little more gusty for vegas..the one race all year,stick the tire in there and come out with a win..the guy is respectful and all i know,props..but come on dunge meister...oh well,ill try to witness my first nationals live this year in freestone.....hope windham gives payback to bubba.....say..laraccos leap? a little extra push?
gills...please just tell me you didnt say..windham needed to mature and avoid that wreck..please dont
What else can you really say?
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 338
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Honda – 334
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki – 328
4. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 301
Reed and Windham have great heart for the age; they really gave us their all this season, thanks. RV is the best racer in the class. Dungey will likely have the longest career and likely the most titles as a result. James is fun to watch, horrible to follow as a fan, too disappointing. BamBam is coming and he'll give James no quarter; like that kid. Hanson will only remembered as the child of of great racer; cheap takeout artists aren't respected.
wtf lol its all good thow js7 is gona be ready for outdoor season and its no way in hell rv2 is gona take that away. out doors is were js dominats the most he grew up raceing out doors but its alll good rv2 just had the rythem this season but best belive js7 comen for dat ass next season he still the fastest man on the planit he just gota get his swag back an by the time out doors get hear js an the team will be ready
A couple of people have commented that JS7 will leave the sport in a chair, or will be seriously injured if he doesn't get it together. No, the problem is that he's going to seriously injure others and possibly force them to leave the sport in a chair. Windham, Reed, JT$, Partridge just to name a few and that's just one supercross season. Everyone says he needs to wise up, but you can't fix stupid.
Great season. Congrats to RV and CR and BT. Lets hope they keep the same Monster girls next year. OUTSTANDING puppies on all of them!!! Just remember girls to shave those underarms. The cameras are really close. A few to many hairy
stubbles this year.
@FoyBoy517 you want K-Dub to pay JS back?? Are you for real?? All JS did was crash he DID NOT hit or take out K-Dub!! Why don't you just man up and say I HATE JS because you sound pretty silly saying what you did.
How many times has #7 taken out #14? Is anyone counting? they must be magnetized at the sub-atomic level.
I've read a lot of intelligent / decent comments on the subject & I still feel Seely interfered when / where he should not have.
Didierlotsyeng had an excellent comment regarding #7, "Get a manager". I think this season for #7 exonerates Larry Brooks. Good luck trying to manage that though, the Stewarts make the Alessis' look positively mundane! (also, the Alessi's are much more transparent & open with the media which, adds to credibility).
One of the better comments from the often questionable Jairtime, (except for the rape / murder comment, too far.) good effort anyhow, Jairtime.
Another year of SX in the books! I had fun, was entertained and cannot say this wasn't one of the best seasons ever, really......ever. Whatever percieved value there is for the SX season, I think we were given that and more........much more.
Congratulations to the E / W & 450 Champs and their teams / sponsors, thanks for participating, we appreciate it!
Great wrap up race for the year!! Stewart's just thinking too much about his cars, house, and material crap. Needs to focus on racing and keep that going for 20 laps. He always does well in his heats, I think he won 14 or 15. Good job RV, Reed, and Dungey. Feel bad for Tomac and Windham.
Your all a bunch of fags that wishes they knew how to throw down. All these boys out there in supercross would lap you before you could even finish one a lap. haha
Kane, learn how to spell properly and use correct punctuation. You are holding up every stereo type of Texans when you write that poorly. Must go to a public school.
BillC, a real race is where everyone is out for themselves, NOT a 3 on 1 pile of crap we saw Sat. Seely and Cunningham lost all my respect...
Bd200
Just think about it – its late in the race and you are butt tired and hanging on for your life riding over crap at 60 miles an hour that you would not want to walk over and you are in a swarm of four guys doing the same, if you think Tickle got just let by think again. Look at that race again all you cry babies and tell me how and when a row of riders take you wide and then proceed to take the rest of the track, how you would have thrown yourself back in that mess? It was obvious that Seely was racked in that early crash and lost a step and was just hanging on at the end. I think it’s funny how in Tomacs “how was your weekend interview “ he said that Rocen & Seely squared him up on the start!!! Oh ya, they were all going for the first corner wide open and Rocen and Seely decided to slide over and pick on Tomac!!! Give me a break – are you kidding! Tomac is a good kid and will win a probably more than a few championships in his life but what defines you is how you lose. I agree the hug feast at the end was a little much but that does not mean that any foul play was planned or done! That was one of the most exciting clean lites races ever and by a great group of up and coming contenders. Please all you squids stop crying foul and go to work or something. This is so typical these days – blame everybody else for your crap. Geico – Honda – Tomack, own it, get over it and move on, don’t ruin somebody else’s reputation just because your boy didn’t get it done in one race. Cunningham and Seely don’t let this crap get into your heads and keep motoring on.
Looking forward to the outdoors!
Does anyone know what lap JS and KW crashed on? I had a bet with my son what lap JS would crash. I picked lap 5 and he picked lap 10. Sad that the we didn't bet on the win but this made for a funner bet because we both know RV would settle in for a championship vs going for the win and lossing it.
I think the hug fest said it all..... They were only racing for themselves.....yet at the end of the race they pratically gave Broc a handjob. Actions speak louder then words....Who are the bo-tards that tell people what they can and cannot complain about? I wonder if they actually think we care what they say? very odd...
you love it when RC talks up JS or RD, well mostly JS. you quote him everytime he does. love the GOAT, but think about it for a minute, these are the guys he raced with and BEAT- if he says JS is TFMOP and he beat him, it only builds up his rep that much more. he aint dumb.
Wow "k Dub caused JS7 to crash?" Huh? really??? Looked the other way around to Most of US.. K Dub was riding Awesome..probably the Best Ive ever seen him ride,the track was Perfect for his style..WOW A~Maze~ing .. Happy for Tickle..That was a great final..Other guys just going for the Win to me..Save the Drama..you think Troy Lee is gonna tell a guy to Move over? ridiculous..CuningHAM,tho... We'll see.. Overall a Great season for the Sport.. All the guys deserve some credit for fighting it out..Not easy to even be IN that chase..Way to Go Villy,CR22,Dunge,Kdub and the rest of you.Peace
I'm still a knob, now im schizophrenic too!!But, I'm well aware that JS is not done and will be back and will win, he still has what it takes to beat all of these guys. Regroup and get back out there JS.......i wanna see you prove your dominance again!!
Eli will win the outdoors.
it's a shame the FMOTP is such a dufus.
Bret Michaels award. Geez. How about Zakk Wylde giving out a "best a$$-kicking ride" award. Now that I'd appreciate.
Bret Michaels award. Geez. How about Zakk Wylde giving out a "best a$$-kicking ride" award. Now that I'd appreciate.
Love the shot of the group hug with Tickle & the 2 cheater/weasels! If I were Tickle I would give the #1 plate back
@bd200 I have told you mant times how I feel about the FMOP crap. But u have never answered the question. If there was $5,000,000 up for this who would you put your money on. We are going to take the top 10 in SX points bring them all to a track thay have never seen, It's a SX/Outdoor combo track. Each guy gets 30 min to turn the fastest lap they can, You can't watch the others and only get 30 min's...........
.OK who you putting your money on?? Mine goes on JS everytime. Does that mean he will win all the races?? NO... Does that mean he will win all the titles??... NO... But to lots of people thats what FASTEST means. Thats what it means to me also. An SX or Outdoor title is a marathon but RAW speed is dif. So IMO JS is the fastest guy but not the best at winning titles. JS is willing to leave it all on the track, OTHER do things he has done (srub) and others watch what he does on the track because he is looking for more always. so Like I have said before arguing about the FMOP is never going to end because it means dif things to dif people and no one is right IMO.
@hey billc... Not really, I only brought that up because BD200 is a big RC fan(who is not) and Respects what RC says. last week BD200 was upset when some guys said Reed would ride dirty (RC also said he would) and bd200 also hates when JS is called The FMOP witch RC also called JS. Thats all. Just because JS is the fastest does not mean he will win all the titles.
Wish that JS had on one of those old Allessi shirts, "Beleive the Hype" when he got punk'd by the glasses. What a proper ending.
The races were great...I thought the racing was clean. The fact that Seely and Cunningham didn't move over is fine...they weren't being lapped, they were racing for position.
Funny how times change..".Let Brock Bye" was totally frowned upon back in the day...now everyone is pissed because they didn't let Tomac past. I was cheering for Tomac, and he may be faster but he couldn't get past them...that is racing. Get over it.
Seely's , Cunninghams and Tickles finish line love fest did look a tad suspicious.
Gotta give it up to Tickle though,dude hangs back for 18 laps and takes his shot at ET and launches it.
The Lites class outdoors will be epic.
The " Real " Dirt
I saw Hansen's pit board. It said, "Let Broc By". And for the record, K-dub did cause JS7 to crash. Because he had to ride over his head to keep the fastest man on the track behind him.
I think JS is an amazing rider, but. JS style of win or die will eventually end in a very bad way. It concerns me the number of riders he has taken out with him. I am well aware that JS is not the only one to take someone else out, but other riders are not moving at the speed when the JS bomb goes off. Taking out KW is a good way to be removed from my christmas card list. Adding to it that JS does not wear a neck brace I think its just a matter of time. I would really hate to see that happen JS. Slow down just a hair. You might not win every race but at least you will be there at the end. Awsome ride KW.
360mitch, How can you say JS "took out K-Dub"?? JS crashed... Thats all....... He did not crash into K-dub.. K-Dub took the same line and thats what can happen when someone falls in front of ya. As for the neck brace... That is still a queston with a lot of people if it helps or not. Some say it can break your back lower is all. I don't know... I have one but not sure if I am a 100% believer. Seems good but when ya hear some stuff said it makes ya think I guess., Some others have stoped wearing one also I think.
You are correct BillC. It was not a blatant take out of KW. I just hate seeing the collateral damage when JS crashes.
its no coincedence troy lee and mitch payton are best friends...( must of met in alchohol rehab and escaped in mitches electric wheelchair)....cole seeley is a bone cheese and better realize american honda is supplying the bikes...can broc tickle get rid of those zits already..???...cunningham practically ran tomac over and he is like 500th in points...he is like davi millsaps..waits till last race to do anything..he is fast but stupid .Eli should of punched cole in his bird beak i mean nose...and then rambo'd cunningham...hats off to roczen..dam good ride.then the PC boys got schooled in the shootout...SIPES was definitely the fastest and deseved to win..Stewart will be in jail soon hopefully and he has really proven that he belongs in a mental institution by wearing those gay glasses..when is his rap album coming out?? put your hat on straight d-bag..his brother is probably gonna change his name to avoid the fallout...
JS7 is like that squid we all know out at the track. He has the speed for a short time but lacks the mental capacity to make it to the end of the race.
To paraphrase Casey Stoner.. His ambition is greater than his ability.
He has been fed the "Fastest man on 2 wheels" Kool-Aid for too long
How many riders does he have top take out before someone does something about it?
At least we didnt have to watch another clip of him ordering Taco Bell in between races.
I have to admit I do love watching him crash his brains out!!
BILLC, you forgetting one thig, I wwasnt upset about it at all. Just wanted to know where they get thier into. I have never seen Reed take a guy out for the title. And Reed was very clean and very respectful of RV. And why do you think its great when RC talks up Stewioe, but you were saying how wrong they were when he picked Dungey for the title?? I think its because you love Stewie to death(and you know you do) and you dont think Dungey is very good. But he beat Stewie this year right??
And to be honest, if its a combo sx/outdoor track, my bet goes to RV. That is the truth. And is there going to be anyone else on the track?? If there is, you will lose because Stewie will crash. hahaha!!
"I threw it away." Stewart didnt throw anything away. He wasnt the current champion, so he didnt give up something he already had. Not being able to finish a race due to repeatedly cartwheeling down the track is not throwing a championship away, its never having been in the championship hunt in the first place. What Stewart should have said is "I rode like a knucklehead this season. I'll come back next year and try to use my head a little more." That I would respect. To say you threw a championship away discounts the other riders. It smacks of eliteism.
And NO!!. Stewie did not take out K-Dub, but how many guys have to go down in a season because of Stewie riding like a squid?? He has absolutely no clue of his surroundings. Or just doesnt give a dam# about anyone but himself. They should have turned K-Dub loose on him.
that there was no FMF signage anywhere on RV2s bike. Whats up with that? Not even a sticker on his silencer.
FMF is coming out with an energy drink. Monster does not approve.
Congadulations to RV he got the job done! Good job CR and RD both had great seasons.
Bill C most of the time I agree with you but the problem is KDUD wasn't following JS crashed into his line. Watch it again. My problem with JS is his riding way over his head and pretty much takes someone out everytime he crashes which is alot.
I just don't want to see riders getting hurt because one rider can't ride in control which is part of the riders responability!
I would have alot more respect for JS if he finished the season with 17 3rd's
he would have won the championship.
Tomac has time he'll have more chances no need to worry.
Great racing all year it will be hard to repeat.
OH yeh we get to watch the outoors now.
@iamsmarter.... You are a prejudice racist Pig ..... Pound sand Loser!
All James did was crash in front of Windham, bad luck, bad deal for Windham but James had an accidental crash! Not on purpose, he did't want to crash...Would of loved to have seen Windham win! IT's true he is good at the yard-sale thing..LOts of it, makes it entertaining. James is better at supercross than outdoors..Villipoto is better at outdoors...#7 knows he has no chance outdoors against Villipoto and will continue to avoid commiting to the outdoors. James could do it as a rich privateer like Chad Reed did this year.
canadian fan ....Stewart grew up on the outdoors .... do you remember his perfect season ...24 moto wins ... do your homework ...just sayin
bd200 i don't think its great when RC talks up JS, I said in 2 other posts that I only brought it up because of what went on last week and I know u respect RC as i do, But like you I don't alway agree with RC, I did not agree with him when he picked RD to win the title and I was right with my pick of RV. But I do agree with RC when he says JS is the fastest and all that. also please i have told you a 1000x's RV is my Fav rider, NOT JS, The reasons I like JS are his raw speed and his no fear. There are big down sides to both but I respect anyone who is willing to put it out there like he does. You have to admit when he is on it is something to watch. and on the flip side when it goes bad it is something to watch too!! As for you thinking I hate RD you are also wrong on that, He is also fun to watch because he is so silky smooth, But I don't like his fear (for lack of a better word) He could be so much better if he would just push a little more, He could have won the title again if he did IMO. If you could blend RD and JS you might have a new GOAT!! LOL
@Jamin George ... LOL you might be right JS pretty much covered the section!! LOL
Thanks to "the" sports we have a cool Monday morning, we take a day off :), no work for me and my wife, and sorry for this but no school for my kids too :( (thanks again slicknick610 for your torrents and SpeedTV) very exciting final round, kudos to RV, Reed, Dungey, Windham, Tomac, and Barcia(?:), just sad about K-Dub and Tomac, Seely & Bubba “YOU @#$¤£§µ"…….”. sorry for my bad English. and once again “I told you boys before A1, 1. VILLO, 2. REED ...”
BILLC, I know you picked RV, remember I backed you up on that. But as much as I respect anybody, I am not going to take everything they say to heart. And I disagreed on RC saying he would take out RV. Reed was a very big rival of RC's. Maybe more so than Stewie. Reed did beat RC 6 races in a row at Supercross. Something Stewie never did. And RC and Reed were never buddies. Reed even said when he rode for Suzuki, he never thought he would see RC at his house giving him pointers on riding. So I dont think there is much love lost there. But I did learn one thing over the years. NEVER bet against a redhead in motocross.
I dont think RD has fear, I just think he is too patient. He sems to run as fast as anyone, so he isnt scared. He just waits for the opening to pass instead of taking one. He is respectful to the point it hurts his race results. And yes. Stewie is fast, but his ego absolutely kills it for me. To this day he wont acknowledge that 3 guys beat him. Always, that he threw it away. God I hate that.
And K-Dub turned the fastest lap. so Stewie wasnt the fastest at Vegas.
Wow, some things will never change on here!! Well, 2011 was a little disappointing as a Stewart fan for sure. I think he has a few things to work out for the future, not sure exactly what, but somethings a little off!! I don't quite understand why people say he is done and doesn't stand a chance next year though. He did win 5 races, and did show that he still can do it. To say his age is catching up with him is a little out there too, i mean the guy in his thirties just showed that there is still something in him that can hang with the top guys out there, so 26 shouldn't be a deal breaker for James!! What bugs me is that KW can show those flashes of speed and desire to get it done out there, but it seems we only see it at about 2 or 3, maybe 4 races a year. It's obviously still in him, i wish he would show that determination for a whole year, who knows what he could do then!! JS has some things to fix, but it's like this, if he could bring some more control and consistency to that speed, lookout. But the same could be said for Reed, just a tad more speed with his control and consistency and, lookout!! Great season nonetheless, nobody spanked anybody else and nobody dominated and in the end RV won it and deserved it!! Congrats to him!! This thong could have gone several different ways....Awesome!! Ready for the outdoors for sure!!!!!
This thing, not "thong"....haha
@whatever ,, There Enough Said.... Most sensible comment so far >>>
Tim , you are correct about his perfect season outdoors in the 450 class but in my humble opinion he didn't have to race against any serious competition that year. Wait till RV lines up against James. James will not stand a chance at a title. I believe James Stewart has more natural talent at supercross. IF he has more talent outdoors then he would have no worries about his new competition..Don't they make money if they win the outdoors championship??? Wouldn't James want the outdoor championship?? Why doesn't James Stewart race it if he is so good.???
There's a few reasons JS will not be contesting outdoors; mainly RV, CP, RD and possibly CR.
Our sport was born outdoors. Real motocross racers race outdoors. No bling-bling, flashy, indoor flat track {no elevation changes] type racing. Just hard core, high speed, wide open, old school race of attrition and endurance motocross. Real motocross racing. Posers stay home. Motocross racing. Bring it on!
@bd200 first off glad we can talk without the BS, Cool. JS did say he got beat, He said to Erin Bates that I except defeat and will work harder. He did say that on TV. I really don't have a probel with him saying he tru it away, He had the points lead at one point so that is something people say all the time and he for sure did through it away, MANY times LOL. If he did not push so hard he might have won it so in a way he did through it away.
. On RD, You are right, I did not mean fear in that way, I ment fear of sticking a wheel in there. Remember last year I said one day it would bit him?? Lots of people bashed me for it, B-kr, you, Sef154 and many others but in the end I was right, It hurt him bad this year because the 2nd half of the year for most races he had the speed, not so much the first half but he was VRY fast tord the end. He left a lot of points on the table IMO.
. PS yes you backed me up on my RV pick..thanks
I feel at about the halfwa point Dungey had as good a chance to win as Reed, and didnt go the extra step to get it done. As in get mean and aggresive. And we know Reed will if he needs too. But all in all a great season. And yes I do agree, Stewie blew several chance to get it done also. And I thought RV did too. But this is the things that happen in a great season, lets just hope the outdoors are just as exciting. We will have Pourcel. I have learned to like this guys strange sense of humor. Lets hope he is as good on the 450 as everyone says he is.
Whatever, well put. I think that KDUB rides smart he goes fast when he feels comfortable with the track, If thats 3 or 4 races a year he'll take it.
BILLC, with all your years around racing you have know that RD is going to be one of the best. He's cautious trying to work into a fast and consistant rider.
You remember in the lites class him crashing out and off podiums pretty much his whole first year. Don't forget he worked with one of the best Roger D and he listened.
@Jamin George He very well could be one of the best, BUT IMO he MIGHT be taking to long. If RV is still around he will need to step up, same with JS and now you have a whole new group coming up. Its a hard sport ya only have a few good years before ya can't do it anymore at that level every race. most guys get burned out. Even K-dub. He took time off and look at him now!! RC even said his ACL was the best thing for him because he got some time off or he might have quite 2 years sooner he said. Guys today don't get that time off unless there hurt and that adds up too. Not to many could take a year off and still have it IMO. I can't wait for the outdoors to start. I will be at 2 or 3 this year again.
BILLC I really think you're going to see a different rider in the outdoors. RD is better outdoors. Just my opinion it's going to be RV,RD with alittle CP RC and maybe JS thrown in.
I'm going to try make it to Southwick this summer.
Jamin George You may be right, RD is SOOOOOOOOOO smooth he could pick it up and still be smooth. But Untill I see someone Pass RV and pull away I wont believe it. IMO JS is the only one who could handle RV if he stays off the ground. I hope its a battle all year and they all stay healthy.
BILLC
Well let's wait and see.
I don't see JS doing anthing special until he makes some big changes (it's possible) and I do think JS is very fast, but I think he thinks he has to win every race instead of being in it every race. You get!
Should great this summer.
JS has said its not enough to just win I must domonate!!! Untill he gets that out of his head he will be on his head LOL. He has the speed, he was the only one who could ever beat RC outdoors, Not very offten but he did do it a few times.
I agree guys, until someone runs down Rv and passes him, its RV for me to win. But Dungey did beat RV a few times outdoors when they were on 250. And I know I rip on him and am not a fan. But even BILLC has to admit, I do give Stewie credit for being up front. If he races outdoors, he is the only one who can run with RV at every track all season. Dungey and Pourcel might at a few races here and there, but for all rounds, Stewie is the only one who can. My opinion intil I see different.
I hope we see different.
YES bd200 even though I know it kills ya :) you do admit JS hauls the mail. RD will be super fast at some tracks too but like ya said not every week. one more week to wait.
Who ever it was up there that wrote that K-Dub should be banned because he ran into Stewart on purpose must have seen a different race that EVERYONE ELSE in the world because Stewart caused that. All I have to say is watch it again, slowly if need be but Stewart has been more than reckless all season and he's going to get someone hurt if he keeps up his out of control ways. He's the one who should be banned if he cant lose with the same dignity as anyone else.
JS7 = most unconsistent rider in series. He has the pace to be podium at least each week. He needs someone to give him a racing strategy, something like wait till last few laps to make your move, the amount of times i have seen him over the years throw away wins and championships is rediculous, the amount of times i have seen him ride irresponsible and ruin other riders nights is crazy. smarten up, take a lesson from CR22 - he is there week in week out (thinking about the championship)