The Notebook: Salt Lake City
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 1:20 PM
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Print- We all know the wildest part of the night in SLC: Jason Anderson accidentally taking out Ryan Sipes on the parade lap for the Lites main. We’ll talk to both riders this week to get the full story—as well as an update on Sipes’ condition.
- Banner night for team BTOSports.com/Butler Brothers’ MX, with all three riders, Matt Goerke, Jason Thomas and Jimmy Albertson, making the main. Unfortunately, Albertson crashed out, but Thomas took 15th and Goerke took 11th.
- Thomas has made just two main events this year, but the multi-time German SX Champion used all of his craft and cunning to make the main out of his heat race. While most riders were jumping 3-3-3 across a difficult rhythm lane, Thomas went inside through the proceeding corner and went 2-3-3-1. It clearly threw off Josh Grant, who was chasing him for the last transfer spot in the heat.
Matt Goerke lead the BTOSports.com Suzuki charge in Salt Lake City.
Simon Cudby photo
- If you’re confused on your western U.S. geography and don’t understand why Salt Lake City is considered Jake Weimer’s home race, he explained that his home town of Rupert, Idaho, is just two hours west of SLC.
- Lots of talk and speculation about who will take over Ryan Villopoto’s Monster Energy Kawasaki for the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, with much speculation on a Pro Circuit Lites rider moving over or bumping up. Broc Tickle told us he has been testing a Pro Circuit 450 for motocross “so far”, but doesn’t know what might happen. Much of this will hinge on Dean Wilson’s condition, as the PC team would surely be less willing to give up a second title contender like Tyla Rattray if they also lose Dean for the summer. We also hear 2005 Lites MX Champ Ivan Tedesco is in the mix—possibly as a 250 MX replacement for Wilson, if that’s needed.
- Andrew Short and company finally have their new title sponsor dialed in, with Chaparral. Chaparral actually ran the team that originally brought Larry Brooks and Jeremy McGrath together (and won the AMA SX Championship in 1998, 1999 and 2000) so things have come full circle. Brooks said the team started wrapping their semi on Wednesday morning and pretty much worked up until Thursday before they headed to Salt Lake City to get the look finished up.
- Trey Canard was hanging out in Salt Lake City to sign autographs and do some press for Honda Muscle Milk. He looks fine walking around, but is still a long way off from getting on a motocross track.
- Kyle Regal and Brett Metcalfe had a big crash together right before the first rhythm lane. They took 19th and 20th in the main—it’s been a tough year for both of those guys.
Andrew Short and company debuted their new title sponsor, Chaparral, at Salt Lake City.
Simon Cudby photo
- On the other end, Regal’s Dodge Motorsports/Sycuan/Hart & Huntington teammate Tyler Bowers had a good night, showing impressive speed in his heat and the main, and finishing a solid 10th.
- Kyle Chisholm is making the races but struggling big time with an arm injury. He finished 17th.
- A good night for Bobby Kiniry, who put his Valli-Star Yamaha into the top ten with a 9th place finish. Kiniry is racing the Canadian National MX Series this summer, but plans to race the U.S. races that don’t conflict—including the Hangtown opener.
- The new king of the LCQ? CV4’s Scott Champion took the Lites LCQ for the second-straight week, and also took a solid 10th in the Lites main.
- Nice work for the 5150 Energy Drink Lites team, which placed both of its riders, Chris Plouffe and Preston Tilford, into the main.
Metcalfe's struggles continued in Salt Lake City.
Simon Cudby photo
- Congrats to privateers Travis Bright, Landen Powell and Colin Jurin for making their first main events of the season. Powell lead the charge with a 12th, followed by Bright (17th) and Jurin (20th).
- Salt Lake City marked a career night for privateer Topher Ingalls. The California native scored a career-high 8th in SLC.
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how could tedesco race 250's..? i thought it was against the rule book or something because he has like 3 titles in that class.?
Pretty sure they meant Tedesco for a 450 Kawi fill-in ride
Can anyone confirm that Bowers was racing a 250 in the 450 class? That's how he was listed on the live timing sat. nite, if so that was a good ride for him to be top 10
That rule only applies to supercross not the outdoors. Anyone can ride a 250 at a national.
RX, nice giving props to some of the guys that dont normally get it! they are out there fighting battles, just not at the top yet....
Weeg... Funny geography crack there. Apparently you haven't noticed that all of Idaho is NORTH of Salt Lake. Weimer's hometown is two hours north of Salt Lake as well.
Nobody wants to see Broc Tickle on the RV1's bike.They need to get JS7 if all the rumors are true.Maybe they could get CP377.
CP377 is winning oversees BTW, he's not going anywhere. Great job Topher!
@fred Bobbles has NO chance on getting that factory Kawi
Nobody wants to see Broc Tickle on the RV1's bike.They need to get JS7 if all the rumors are true.Maybe they could get CP377.
I WANT TO SEE BROC ON THE 450!!! Being from NC and knowing he can put things together and run up front, I definitely want to see him on a 450 for PC in motocross. He has not had a stellar 2012 but look at his 2011, a lites sx championship and some really solid mx races also.
I would write a scathing letter to Kawi, and sell my 2012, if they put lawn dart 7 on RV's bike.
Like I want to see that idiot crashing that beautiful bike all summer.
Re: Thomas, that would be 'preceding' corner, not 'proceeding' corner - two different words.
And thank you fourthmeal, for pointing out what I was going to - I drove through all of that area last summer, and Rupert, ID, is way more North of SLC instead of West. All you gotta do is look at a MAP, though.
Really, Open_Class? Calling James Stewart an "idiot" in a public forum doesn't speak well for you or your knowledge of the recent history of our sport.
Not wanting him on a Kawi does make sense, I suppose, if you don't like domination. Last time Stewart rode the Kawi outdoors he demolished everyone, every race.
For everyone who has forgotten that, check your record books and watch some YouTube clips of JS7 on the Kawi. The man deserves a bit more respect, even from the armchair racers.
Hey! I'm just telling your what Weimer told me....
Re:
fred wrote:
I agree bring back Casey Johnson or casey Little someone other than ELMO
Thant was Casey Lyttle
@ codjh9.....Nice vocabulary lesson for the Weeg; however, your use of "though" at the end of your sentence does not make sense. "Though" is normally used as a conjunction introducing a contrastive statement, or as an adverb when we want to contrast what has already been said. Your statement "All you gotta do is look at a MAP" does not include a contrasting statement so you should not end it with "though". Just sayin....
I can't believe how many times people post about so and so pointing out of the 250 Nationals.
As for Stewart and anyone but Suzuki. Red Bull doesn't mix well with Monster or Muscle Milk. Suzuki has no drink sponsor. James probaby makes more than almost everyone else in base salary (besides Dungey) from his Red Bull contract alone.
What about Rock Star energy. When I was a factory Suzuki I had MR.PIBB
and ER GOOKINAIDE
it put lead in my pencil !!!!
That was ERG Gookinaid still in business in Cally
http://www.manta.com/c/mm2h3c4/gookinaid-erg
@MR mx I didn't write that.
@Weeg
Well, he did go to school up here...
fred wrote: about 3 hours ago
Nobody wants to see Broc Tickle on the RV1's bike.They need to get JS7 if all the rumors are true.Maybe they could get CP377
Bring back anyone other than tickle me ELMO
"somea time i wisha a biga spicy meataball fly up Mr MX his a nose just to makea him stoppa his a lips froma move" signed Tony Cairoli.......
Tickle was given the one and only title he will ever see because of Seely and Cunningham screwin' with Tomac that night. It won't matter what bike he's on...he'll be in the pack of the top 5. I just don't think he'll ever be in the mix unless the regular top 5 go down in the first turn.
Dude you make a poor Italian
tonewall wrote: about 18 minutes ago
soma time ita looka like meataballs come offa tony his a rear wheel he go so fasta.....
Sounds like you got your tongue to close to the chain and rear sproket RockyBalboa
@ tonewall :
Just caus I'm a chesse and sausage you dont think I have the onions to get all up in your face!!!! You want a peice of me!! YOU WANT A PEICE OF ME..
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