Bench Racing Ammo: Six Winners, Six Races
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | 5:20 PM
MOTOREX is used by factory teams worldwide, by independent pros and by top amateurs who demand the best performance from their race machines. The complete MOTOREX line includes a broad range of synthetic engine oils, lubricants, aerosol sprays, cleaners and care products. MOTOREX is available at dealerships nationwide.
Tweet
Advertisement | Advertise with Us
Share
Comment
Email
PrintThree SX class winners: Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey and Chad Reed. Three Lites class winners: Cole Seely, Dean Wilson and Eli Tomac. The six-pack of winners stands as the ultimate sign of Monster Energy Supercross parity, but before someone goes out and ruins it with season win number two, we decided to dig back into the record books and figure out if such a start is really this rare.
Turns out it is.
First of all, just witnessing three winners in the first three rounds of the premier class is a surprise. Hasn’t happened since 2003, when Chad Reed, Ezra Lusk and Ricky Carmichael collected wins at Anaheim, Phoenix and Anaheim 2. The 125 (Lites) class also offered up two winners in the first two rounds, with Travis Preston and James Stewart. But Stewart repeated at round three.
The last time we witnessed such a feat was 1993.
Photo: Fran Kuhn
The last time we had six winners in six races? That was 1993, when Mike LaRocco, Damon Bradshaw and Jeremy McGrath won the 250 races at Orlando, Houston and Anaheim to start the year. In the 125s, Lusk, Jimmy Gaddis and Damon Huffman won the first three races. And then the parity ended. Why? Well, it’s telling that McGrath’s round three win in Anaheim marked the first 250 win of his career, because once he figured it out, he won his second race of the season (and his career) the next weekend. And then another the weekend after that and the weekend after that!
We’ll see if someone can break out this time.
Share this article:
Did you like this article?
Check out LAST NIGHT
in our Latest issue of Racer X available now.
Ryan Villopoto may have locked up his 450SX title a week early, but the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Championship finale still had drama and excitement to spare. Page 124.
Look for the verified symbol 
Impulse Studios
LaRocco..., that guy..., one bad @ss dude. Miss ya on the track 'Rock'.
It's always fun when there's a more level playing field. Epic season already. Can't wait for more (no more injuries though)!
The only surprise beeing Seely...the rest have always been back and forth.
Its a deep pack with only 3 or 4 top guns.(as always)
Would be nice to see bigger surprises....like Stewart out of the loop...thats (almost) new,or another different six pack in the next 3 races...but I doubt it.
JS7 will figure out that bike but it may be too late. The kawasakis are the most dialed in bikes out there. weimer is up there already. Dungey seem to have picked up where he left off on that KTM but JS7 is struggling. Once they figure out the bug, JS7 will be out there happy and winning again.
It wouldn't surprise me to see 2 new winners this weekend. I am not a fan of Stewie, but there is no doubt in my mind that he can win. As for the Lites...it would not surprise me at all if the 338 or the 28 won this weekend.
@dgizzy, Stewie will get the bike figured out?? He has been on this bike for 2 years now, I would think he has it figured out by now. NO MORE EXCUSES.. He has the bike dialed fine. His lap times arte fine, its just one problem. The other guys are as fast are faster, it happens. RV1, and Dungey and Reed are as fast or faster every week, its not the bike. It happens to the best of them. Especially as they get older. It happened to Mcgrath when hewas around 27, it was RC. It almost happened to the GOAT, but he still won his titles, and it will eventually happen to RV1, Its the way it goes. Just that Stewie hasnt won a title in a few years now, but the pack has caught him, thats all. Nothing to do with the bike. If he didnt like it, he would be on a Suzuki right now.
Lucky_7 I don't think this is JS7"s weekend Take a look at the track map along woop section. That's going to be trouble for him, he'll have his day sometime soon.
bd200 well put it just happens.
Like every other thread, this has turned into a Stewart thread, so I will join in. Just an observation, but where has James Sr. been? Maybe that is what Bobbles is missing? Sr. has always been there to put his foot up his..............
One more thing, Stewart has repeatedly set the fast lap and won his heat races, so lets get off of the "Bike" excuse, cause that is BS!
@bd200... Agree to a certain extent...
Stewie should have had the bike more or less figured out... But DV (The Cobra) believes, and maybe others as well.. Stewie is JUST not the type of rider who knows how to fine tune his bike... Happens a lot...
And... Look at the racing scene in the US... Besides stewie... who else was winning on the yamaha...
Age plays a role... But MC got beat by RC when he was 30... And RC had to raise considerably his game to do so...
RC was just smart enough to get out of it and avoid the age factor coming to him (can not blame the guy... He was fed up with Aldon's military regime
and wanted to enjoy life)... Whether it was a mart move to Nascar... That is another debate.. I believe he is just a number (which is a sad display if one watch's nascar), and should focus his talents in the industry he knows best, which is motorcross iso car racing...
Stewie is just stupid to have gone for the $$ iso of riding the bike he genuinely liked...
@BD200
I agree...now if we could just get everyone to move on.
JS& has got to be the most polarizing athlete our sport has ever seen.
However if it is an age concern, Reed must be like fine wine because he is riding as well as ever.
Its in his head (JS7) the bike is good enough.
@Didier---MC was 30, but everyone ages a little different. MC wasnt running the rigors of an outdoor season either year end and year out like RC did his whole career. RC NEVER took a season off, except with his knee surgery. So MC had a little advantage there for his body holdiing up. And RC didnt get out because age was catching up. He won 15 titles in 10 years, what else did he have to accomplish?? He proved he would have won the Nationals again after he waxed everyone and won every overall during his farewell tour. I dont feel age was catching up to RC yet.. But I do believe he may have been feeling some burnout with his workout routine, and he had babies at home also..
JS on the blue bike has been a mismatch from the beginning and BD200 you mentioned that if he didn't like it he would be on a Suzuki, I disagree with that I think he would love to be on a Suzuki but his desire to be on the Joe Gibbs team has left him on the Blue disaster