250 Words: Las Vegas
Monday, May 7, 2012 | 5:30 PM
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PrintThe 2012 Supercross season is over and after many years of playing second fiddle to the green guys, the GEICO Honda team captured both East and West titles and then just to put a stamp on the season, went out and dominated in Vegas.
Eli Tomac won the West main event and teammate Justin Barcia won the East main event as well as the Dave Coombs Sr East-West Shootout in a great race with the only guy that seemed to be able to go his pace, yep-you guessed it, Tomac. It was an awesome year for the team and the folks at Feld Motorsports rewarded them deservedly with Team of the Year and Mike Larocco as Team Manager of the Year at the season ending awards ceremony.
But as is our custom in this sport, we quickly congratulate the winners and then move on and ask, “What can you do for an encore?” Which we’ll see shortly with Hangtown coming up.
It was a clean sweep for Justin Barcia in Vegas.
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Last year the green guys took the top three spots [in the Nationals] in the points and dominated the season like never before in history. With GEICO moving away from Pro Circuit for their exhausts and motor work help, these two teams are set up to be rivals like no other. The GEICO guys have the horses to match up with Pro Circuit and it’s going to be great to see if they can step up their game outside.
But for now, let’s sit back and give the guys at GEICO some golf claps, it’s been a season that you can only dream about for them.
Tomac finished second behind Barcia in the East-West Shootout, but did take the victory in the West Region finale.
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Way to go Geico Honda, take that Pro Circut.. I dont have a problem with Pro Circut, just like the Geico riders myself. Like Barcia and Tomac better than Wilson, and they will ride for Team USA one day too, so I want them to do well. Great race also, alot of fun to watch.
Those two better be ready for Rattray outdoors though. The guy has about 12 years of pro racing expierience under his belt.
I'm sure its just timing, but I do find in amusing that the year they stop using their competitors parts, they blow 'em out of the water. Was Mitch giving them the duds?
JK, Mitch seems like the type of guy that wants to win fair and square and enjoys the battle.
I like to see Pro Circuit get beat! I like all their riders and the team it just makes it more fun!
its okay motohead most are thinking that same thing if the same results happen outdoors it will look real fishy
reed is the only one not worried about it he stayed with pro circuit though
I had nvever given the Geico / PC split much thought until I read it.
Barica (especially) and Tomac looked like men racing against boys.
Whatever PC got their A***** kicked.
JimM
Pala374
Barcia and Tomac deserve all the praise they get, as does the entire Geico team..Great job by all!!! If Canard has a tough year next year these two could end up being Honda mates for quite awhile....along with being rivials....so much to look forward to in moto's future..
I think the biggest factor is Barcia and Tomac have matured and learned to truely focus their energy in the right direction, this comes with proper dedication, coaching , talent and desire to win.
way to go GEICO HONDA really happy for you guys, now the lites class is the best class out there, like to see a hard fight betwen factory connection and pro circuit. go geico
@BD200: Ratty's on a 450 for the Nats!
Fantastic for the GEICO boys but lookout the KTMs are coming to get ya, four KTOs in the top ten in the east-west shoot out they are on a roll.
I don't know for certain if it's Yoshimura that is handling their motor work from stem to stern but, whoever it is, congratulations!
Yosh could be set to go on a BIG roll, they've been doing the motor & EFI work on the Suzuki Quad racing team for years (before Suzuki folded it), have a ton of data (and titles) on the road race side of things and now have Honda's 250 program(?) as well as the Suzuki 450 effort? With the integration of EFI, Yoshimura could be poised to be the next big thing in Moto.