Racer X Redux: Expecting the Expected
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PrintIf you want to show the unitiated fan what motocross is all about, show 'em the 2012 Southwick National. The race will make them think this sport is the craziest thing around.
It's our little secret that the racing is actually not that crazy. We're living in a world where in baseball, a .333 batting average is superb, and in basketball a 50 percent shooting percentage is the goal. In motocross, we have perfect seasons, massive win streaks, and this year, the possibility that both the 250 and 450 titles could be wrapped up early.
To a new fan, that wouldn't seem possible. How can you build totally different tracks with hills and jumps and ruts mixed with changing soil conditions and weather, and still see the same basic stuff happen each week? How can you have athletes fighting through injuries and fatigue, building a combination of both skill and stamina through the million variables of the human body and mind, and yet come out the same each week? How can you mix in mechanical elements of bikes that are getting tested and tuned to the hilt, pushing the envelope on performance while trying to maintain reliability, and not see things change each week? Not sure, but the sport has always been that way, and after awhile, you begin to expect the expected.
Then a race like Southwick shows up and gets all crazy.
Of course, it starts with Ryan Dungey inexplicably crashing out while leading the second 450 moto. You watch enough of these races and you just know that Dungey never, ever, ever throws away big leads. Yeah, he got passed late in a Steel City moto last year by Villopoto, but straight crashing? Rare. Kind of reminds me of Chad Reed throwing Southwick away while leading in 2009, which, by the way, happened about one jump further down the track than Dungey. Reed is also as steady as it gets, so much so that we basically expect him to never crash while cruising with a big lead. But he did, which opened up the door to an all-time upset win by Matt Goerke. It was a Cinderella story, as Goerke was merely a replacement rider for Yamaha, and his win would mark the last-ever for the factory Yamaha team. That race also featured John Dowd's incredible run for the podium at age 44. It was inspiring and awesome, but none of that would have happened if Chad Reed hadn't crashed in shocking fashion. Motocross fans know that guys like Reed and Dungey don't crash away big leads often.
You don't see Ryan Dungey making mistakes often, but Southwick wasn't your typical race.
Carl Stone photo
Dungey landed hard. Imagine if that singular, random crash put him on the sidelines, and Mike Alessi, as close to mathematically eliminated as can be, suddenly found himself needing a six-moto blitz through the end of the season to reel in the points lead. That seems almost impossible and yet, in the blink of an eye, it was very nearly reality. But even that crazy scenario is more likely that Dungey's gas cap busting open!
Yeah, so tell the uninitiated fan that a guy like Dungey could crash at any moment, and if he does crash, it could cause a bizarre bike problem. Then, it's up to Dungey and his team to figure out what to do next. Pit? Pray?
Then you have Tyla Rattray, sucking it up to 15th at Washougal, bouncing back to win moto two at Southwick. But, he was 20th in moto one after a bunch of crashes. Then look at Mike Alessi. What happened there? If the same Mike Alessi from moto one raced in moto two, he would have had his long-awaited overall win—but for some reason, in this moto, Mike in his own words, "just didn't execute."
You also have a home track guy (Robbie Marshall) get fourth in a moto, and Tommy Hahn get third and just about start crying because it meant so much to do so. Phil Nicoletti switched from the Eleven10 Mods privateer team to his own deal on a 450, and jumped right up front before his bike broke. Then in one last hint of drama, John Dowd went down not once, but twice in the second moto, and barely, just barely, dug himself out enough to score the points he needed to keep his number again at age 47. In a sport where we get so used to the same old stuff, we saw the points leader crash and pit, a guy go 20-1 in the score sheets, Alessi ride differently in each moto, a local boy nearly get a podium, a 47-year-old score a top ten….
Justin Barcia, expected to dominate at the 'Wick, surprisingly struggled at one of his best tracks.
Carl Stone photo
Then the 250s. A rookie kid in his first pro race ever scores the holeshot and leads a few laps, only to get passed by the only rider to have ever actually won his first pro race, Eli Tomac. Tomac then proceeds to demolish the track and the field. The rookie kid (Zach Bell) crashes out. Justin Barcia, who everyone seemed to be counting on to just rail at Southwick, goes down in turn two and has to dig, scratch and claw his way to seventh. Most predictions had Barcia killing it at Southwick, but this was not a predictable day. Whereas Barcia has had great success at Southwick previously, his teammate Eli Tomac had never been a factor for the win there, until this weekend when the roles completely reversed. And Barcia's early crash was nothing compared to the super-bizarre Mike McDade/Wil Hahn incident, when McDade dropped his own bike to rescue Hahn from his. This stuff doesn't happen!
The second moto was nuttier. Barcia hit a tree. Tomac crashed at the beginning and then launched an incredible charge, one that flies against all known knowledge of how races play out—dudes just don't make up 20 seconds on the leaders, but Tomac did exactly that and then blew right past Blake Baggett, a rider who has been blowing past the rest of the 250 field all season long. We are used to seeing the same thing happen week after week, but this time the roles changed, as Baggett was tiring down the stretch and Tomac was the on ripping off ridiculous lap times.
But, moments later, Tomac hit the darned tree!
Blake Baggett won the overall at Southwick.
Carl Stone photo
Baggett and Roczen dueled to the death for the win. Now, you could say it was predictable to see Roczen get passed late after leading most of the way, since it's happened several times this year. But it was impressive to see him fight back this time, and regain the lead. Then it was just a battle of wills down the stretch, and Baggett won, but he was admitting he was smoked when it was over. Good! This is supposed to be an endurance sport, but the fitness angle rarely gets mentioned because every rider will claim they can run the 30+ 2 hard and not get tired—even when it's obvious. In this case, Baggett, as strong and fit as possible, simply got wore down by the rugged track and battle to the end with Roczen.
To the unitiated, Southwick had all the elements. Bikes had problems, riders did things they weren't expected to do, and the day featured a staggering number of highs and lows. It was great drama and fun to watch. But you know what? Despite all that, the guys who have led the series for most of the year still came out with the wins. Darn predictability!
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I hope Dungey WAXES Villopoto next year.
Great article Weege.
You Media people need to mention how good MIKE BROWN did a little more often in your crummy half a$$ articles, How about one just about him ? that guy waxed most of the field on one of the toughest races of the year !!!!
and he is how old !!!
cxd56
RD will have his hands full with Barcia and Wilson next year......not just RV.
2nd 450 moto Robbie Marshall was doing some sick scrubs off that drop off shown in the 2nd picture.
Because TEAM sports suck!!!
cxd56 ... You can HOPE in one hand and Crap in the other and see whitch one gets full first!!! LOL
Tomac was FLYING
lol BillC! Dungey has managed to stay healthy and win titles (just like his mentor RC used to say, you have to be there to win). Good for him. That said, when the players are all there, he is third at best. Can't beat 2 or 22 with any regularity. Indoors or out.
How about some honest reporting on the tracks? Oh yeah, RX and MXS are the same company! Other than RedBud and maybe Hangtown (good job this year Dirt Diggers), the tracks have been mediocre this year. Even the vaunted Southwick was off! We can only hope that MXSports isn't out at intermission this weekend smoothing out the ruts and knocking down the bumps.. Make the start and jumps safe and leave everything else alone please.
AAHHH The Great Outdoors!!! Southwick reminded all of us that anything can happen in the grand ole sport of Motocross! That is what makes it one of the most exciting of all motor sports.
The rider tries to stay abreast of a two wheeled machine, that seems bent on throwing the rider off, as it careens and bounces off the every changing track surface. The rider must not only control the 40-65 hp beast, that almost doubles him in weight, but he must do it for 40 minutes, a long side 39 other brave souls, each battling, trying to conquer the narrow slice of terrain in order to be the first one across the finish line. To the casual observer, motocross looks to be chaos on wheels, to we the fans, it is the greatest sport on earth!!
Southwick showed us a lot of things: Dungey is human, an all though he may have a huge point lead, even a Locomotive can be derailed. Tyla is tough and very good in the sand. He kept Ryan at bay for several laps by running faster laps, rather than blocking his lines. Watch out for him at he Nations race. Old guys can still ride, regardless of who was not there, Brown and Dowd are still very fast on a motocross track. They have shown us that age is just a number that should not stand in front of what we wish to achieve! Motocross riders no matter how fast will lose the battle when going up against a tree. To see half of the Geico team be taken out by the same tree was a bit of comic relief, just glad they are okay. And last but not least on my short list, Sportsmanship is not dead in motocross, as proven by Michiel McDade. He reacted swiftly in coming to the aid of Wil Hahn, saving him from some very serious burns. He has made many new fans, not with his speed on a motorcycle, but because he took the time to do the RIGHT thing!
Good work Michal McDade! We like Wilbur and want to keep him around for some time, (his brother too).
I personally want to see RV1 win everything again next year, but not without some real challenges from the new kids and the returning veterans.
I am a little concerned about MXoN, but I am every year. Its kind of like coming into a final exam fully prepared and ready but, what if? That "what if?" could always come up and that "what if?" tends to come up quite a bit with all of these riders. I think Southwick showed that this weekend. The good part about that "what if?" is we are coming in with The Man and his handpicked team, who is well prepared and has a great gameplan. I have to admit that I think Tomac should have found his place on that team somewhere. He has many years to come and I am sure that we will see him on the team soon, but he did haul the mail at Southwick and in his interview he mentioned that he really liked sand riding.
I hope Baggett and Barcia can hold it together!
On another note I am very interested to see how Herlings handles us at his favorite track. Is he capable of withstanding a little BamBam? Can he hold back a hard charging Baggett? Will we be able to even keep him in sight? (Dungey included in that last one). I love Moto.
Oh yeah, great article Weege.
RD will not wax RV that has been proven ,when RV,JS,CR are healthy RD dont win championships.RD is the injuy champion ,he only wins championships when the top guys are hurt
RD the injury champion hahahaha. Give me a guy who is gonna be there every season instead of a guy who has finished ONE, count them ONE full season since moving up full time. I mean dungey can't pick and choose who is going to be lining up on the gate. He is always in the champion hunt. I don't understand what the poor guy has to do to gain any respect.
Everybody making claims on RV & RD are basing their assumptions on past history. The dynamic has changed significantly.
nealbo....
RD crashe dout of SX last year.....just saying.
@fiftyone50 try the next size up panties..... maybe 2 size to relieve the pressure.
Great article. It really was a bizarre race. Right down to the TV coverage. 2nd motos on TUESDAY???? As far as Dungey being the "Injury Champion", I thought the same thing when he won everything in 2010. But if you are gonna play the "what if" game, you gotta play it fair. You can't have it both ways. If you are gonna say "IF Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed, etc. had been there, Dungey wouldn't have won", then you have to say "If Dungey's bike hadn't boiled the gas at Freestone OR if his bike had been ready for moto 2 at Southwick last year, there would be a big number 1 on his plate right now." And the fact is, that that "what if" is clearly less of a question than what might have happened if the injured riders were there. After all, RV1 raced the entire outdoor series last year. I give Dungey credit where it is due. He is a true CHAMPIONSHIP contender regardless of who is racing.
I love to read all the trash talk among fans, shows that you care enough to rally behind your favorite rider and support him against the nay sayers.
So here I go.. in reply to Laker23 about Dungey not being able to beat RV or CR with any regularity indoors or out...
In 2011 he bested RV 11 of 24 motos. Ryan was 6 of 13 against Reed before the Chadapault at Millville, then 11 for 11 after Reed's incident. After a review, I would say Outdoors, Dungey can hold his own with either rider.
In Supercross with only the races to count before injury Ryan was 3of 9 against Poto and 2 of 6 against Reed. If Dungey has a weakness, it would be inside the confines of a stadium. Even then he is still one of the elite riders we have today.
718kawi...Injuries are a result of crashing....crashing is the result of making mistakes...when you see lap times with fractions of a second between them, the best rider is going to be the rider who makes the least mistakes, and reaches the checkered flag first every week ....so... let me ask you....who is the best rider in the world right now?
fiftyone50...something tells me that BillC's lingere has nothing to do with the pain you experience while urinating...you need a doctor
Carlsbad....hmmm...oh thats right I do remember you fiftyone....you ride a Honda right....and fast too...you were definately haulin azz out there when I passed you
Air cooled double shock two smoker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V7pAILYZD4
Hey that bike looks clean !! I remember having a 125 and 250 in 77. That sound of the idle I would remember that sound if I was a blind man.. Looks like florida or something...........Enjoy ! Bike looked brand new
Mr Mx That bike did look show room floor condition! I never owned a 77 I had the Suzuki 76 125A was not quite as throaty and my 78 RM250 C2 was not as raspy. I think those 76 and 77 tanks were the best looking of the Suzuki's. I need to find away to give my 08 the retro look ....It did look like Florida or Mobile area..
I turn 55 the 25th , so to celebrate, I am headed out on the V-rod on the 26th to get my Iron Butt certification, 1000 miles in 24 hours. If all goes well, I will be in Pensacola Sunday night before midnight. Going to make the return trip on the 30th.
Dungey fans will be quiet when supercross starts, face it, when RV JS CR are healthy and in the series RD is just a backmarker waiting for someone to make a mistake so he can move up a position. Ryan Dungey will never win a championship with RV JS CR healthy, he never has, never will, he is consistent yes, but he can't get the wins it takes to win a championship with guys like RV JS CR in there. I like Dungey, and he's a hero when the top guys are out, but when the top guys are in, you don't hear a peep about him. Class act and great for the sport, i'am a fan of his just like i'am of RV JS CR. But to the guy who says he hopes Dungey waxed RV, he is just dreaming, lol.
Do you know what they call the "backmarker" and the end of the year when all the "top guys" have crashed out? CHAMP!
persona As a Ryan Dungey fan, I agree with part of what you say, Ryan is not as strong a supercross rider as Villopoto, Stewart or Reed. Dungey has the speed to run with them and if he gets the holeshot, he can win. So far though, his conservative approach has hurt him in the short supercross races. I do think that Ryan will get better at supercross and will be in contention the entire season, ready to capitalize on any mistake the others may make. I also think the addition of Wilson, Barcia and Canard coming back, will make it a very interesting season to watch, as I believe, they may be able to surprise all the established stars in the sprint races we call supercross.
However, when it comes to real motocross, where it takes more than just the ability to sprint and fitness plays a key role on a really rough, technical track with a 2 minute plus lap time, Ryan has proven he can beat any of those very talented riders. This is where he does excel and he may win many more championships before his career is over. It will not be easy as Villopoto and the others will be right there.
You are entitled to your opinion, but to say Ryan Dungey is a back marker seems a little short sided and disrespectful. Ryan has proven he belongs in the group we consider to be the elite racers of the day!
I am sure if you ask Villopoto, Stewart, Reed, Canard, Windham or any one of the other 40 guys he regularly lines up against they would agree. Ryan Dungey is one of the Best!!!
I am a RV fan and hope he wins next year, But for someone to call RD a back marker is just not right -The guys is and will be right there to contenr for the champion, he is a class act and a true champion. He derserves everything him has won and is dead center in the most elite group of racers on the planet.
The guy has my respect
I am Huge RV fan. Specially after MXdN 07. But to discredit Dungey for his accomplishments is just not right. I know Rv is a little faster than him, but it's not Dungeys fault that they all hurt. He just gets the job done. Not a big fan of sx though. Wish we had a longer outdoor series. Maybe a few fast guys would stay healthy.
Laker23, 718Kawi, Persona and other whiney doubters: You will eat your words next year. Dungey's bike and team SUCKED last year. Supercross 2012 was on a brand new bike and new team. Face the facts: JS, RV, CR and TC ride over their head and crash. Dungey thinks long term. Now that they have a year behind them on that KTM, Dungey will battle only RV for championships. RV is the ONLY rider in the world as good as Dungey-PERIOD! Mark it down. The Dunge hasn't even peaked yet. He's 22 years old. REMEMBER WHAT I"M TELLING YOU HERE when your making excuses next year.
SHIT!!! I forgot to watch the 2nd motos on tue.
@BD25 You moto count for Dungey against Reed is totally wrong.Dungey only had 3 motos up to that point and Reed had like 7 before the chadapault. You moto count for Dungey is totally wrong for the year.
MOTOXWANNABE
are you serious......you include RV in a group of guys who ride over their head and crash?
Did you see the so-called crash that ended RV's season? It was a 4 mph tip over and by pure fluke he caught his foot and buggered his knee. Now compare that to the high speed endo RD took last weekend and tell me all about guys riding over their heads???
Dungey walked away from a serious get off while RV went to the operating table on a tip over? Your comment is stupid. RV road over his head to every championship available last year!!!
Just sayin
Fred I went back and checked the 2011 results on Alli sports because I have made mistakes in my day...lol Here are the results it gives, of the first six national before Spring Creek Ryan bested Chad at least one moto at each round, except Freestone, where he was on his way to a win when the bike ran out of gas.
Dungey bested Reed at : Hangtown 1st moto_- High point 1st moto - Budds Creek 1st moto - Thunder Valley 1st and 2nd moto - Red Bud 2nd moto -
So according to Alli results sheet my count was correct, he finished ahead of Reed in 6 of the first 12 motos, if you count the first moto of Spring Creek it is as I stated 6 of 13, giving credit to Chad for all the motos before the Chadapualt.
Fred Just got done checking the 2011 Supercross results where Dungey finsished in 3rd for the year. Ryan was able to finish ahead of Chad in 7 of the 17 events. In 2012 Ryan had only finished ahead of Reed 1 time before Reeds crash ended his season....So I will stand by my statement: Ryan is weakness is in supercross, as perhaps he is a little to conservative, but he is still one of the elite riders, right there with Villopoto Reed Stewart. Outdoors he is even better and can beat anyone on any given day.
By the way Thanks for keeping me on my toes!!!! Enjoy the discussion...
Right on Ripdown !!! RV had BAD luck there and RD got LUCKY with his crash on Saturday. That's the way it goes sometimes. Look at how many CRAZY crashes RC had and got back on the bike. then others seem to break something everytime they fall. Its odd!! Luck has a BIG part in it.
BD25 you are 100% right about RD in SX, He only has 2 or 3 win's when everyone is there, Not to good. But Outdoors he is right there with everyone, Still needs to work on the passing outdoors. Just sucks for HIM and US that both outdoor tiles came with no one there. I just hope they all saty healthy next year and we see some good racing and I don't care who win's, I would like to see RV do it but will not have a problem with who ever wins I just want good racing.
BillC ..Thanks for agreeing with me on Dungey being one of the elite..It is funny how even though, you give credit in one sentence, you seem to detract with the next..with the comment.. titles came with no body there..You bring that up in a lot of your posts...He was racing a full gate each moto..lol..whether or not you mean it to sound that way, it discredits the other riders, as well as Dungey. It would be like me saying, Villopoto only won because of Dungey running out of fuel, I hate when Dungey fans say that, as it disrespects all the hard work and great riding Villopoto had put in to earn the title!
Last year, Villopoto had to fight thru health issues and a poor handling motorcylce, mean while Dungey fought back from a DNF, en cured while having a big lead at Freestone, only to have more mechanical problems at Southwick, where he had won the first moto, to tie the series. RV got on a roll with 3 rounds to go, after Kawasaki got him a better motorcycle, and pulled away to take the championship! We were treated to a great series!!
RD beat RV in 11 of the 24 moto's, the edge and title to Villopoto! Those two are so evenly matched in the Great Outdoors! I too, look forward to next year, as the field will hopefully come thru the supercross series healthy and we can enjoy another exciting season in the Great Outdoors!!!
@BD25 you are still wrong.Dungey did not have 6 moto wins before spring creek.Reed had 6.and Dungey had three.Dungy did not have 6 motos up to spring creek.If you are looking at Allisports results you might be clicking 2012 results by accident on some of the rounds.
@BD 25 In 2011 Dungey did not win 11 motos,Not even close.I think he might of won like 4 or 5 motos.He might of won 11 in 2010 when the top riders weren't there..I'm a Dungey fan but facts are facts.RV and RD were not evenly matched.RV pretty much killed Dungey every moto when he got the new bike.That is a fact.
LOL BD25 I siad it sucks for him and US that he won that way, We got cheated out of some good racing and he has to live with the "well no one was there" stuff.
.I am not trying to discredite the other guys but lets be truthful here, No one on the line is even close to being in the smae leage as RD, RV, CR or JS, and like I have said before it's not RD fault the others are out but ya can't tell me it did not make it a hole lot easer!!...and a little less fun to watch.
.Hey I hope RD win's a LOT next year because I now that will just make RV step it up even more and we all win when that happens. Let me say again I like RD a LOT and if he beats my Fav next year I will be fine with that cus RD is a good dude. really I feel bad for RD that he gets questioned because all his titles have come with the others out but I can also see the other side because he does not win as much when they are there so it makes the others look better in some ways but RD's plan is stay safe and be close every week so it's just a dif aproch. If he would just start pushing guys out of the way I would like him just as much as RV but it pisses me off to see him stuck behind a guy who is no where near as good as he is for 20 min!! MAKE THE PASS YOU ARE BETTER!!! But it's just not his way and has cost him some win's. If he rode like he did in moto #2 at Southwick last year all the time he might be unstopable!!
Fred...I see your confusion..I should have been clearer with my post....I never said he won....I said, he bested Reed 6 out of 13 motos..Bested Villopoto in 11 of 24 motos...Ryan did not have to win to beat Reed or Villopoto....doubled checked the facts!
2011: Hangtown Ryan 1st \ Reed second first moto - High Point Ryan 2nd \ Reed 5th in first moto - Budds Creek Ryan 2nd \ Reed 3rd in first moto - Thunder Valley Ryan 2nd \ Reed 3rd first moto Ryan 1st \ Reed 3rd second moto - Red Bud Ryan 2nd \ Reed 3rd second moto
Ryan finished ahead of Reed in 6 of the first 12 motos, to Reeds credit he won the first moto at Spring Creek to make it 6 of 13. Next moto Ryan won, because of the Chadapualt in the second moto and Reed was never able to finish ahead of Dungey again, as the crash took his head out of the series..So facts are, before the crash Ryan bested Reed in 6 of 13 motos... would have been 7of 12 if not for running out of fuel at Freestone, but he did, so he didn't...
Overall in 2011
Villopoto won 10 of the 24 motos that year, six after Chads crash.
Reed won 7 of the 24 motos none after the Chadapualt (interesting note: Reed won 7 of the first 13 motos, the motos he did not win he was behind Dungey)
Dungey won 6 of 24 motos, 4 came after Chad crashed,(finished in front of Poto 5 other motos)
he had finished ahead of him 6 of 12 motos before Spring Creek..
Barcia won 1 of 24 motos, it was after Chads crash
Yes, as I stated in my reply to BillC, once RV got a new bike he got on a roll and beat Dungey the next 3 races (Unidilla, Southwick, Steel City) to pull out the championship...I still say that the two Ryans are very evenly matched and are the best Outdoor riders we have today!!
When Reed won the first moto a spring creek that was his 7 moto win.I will agree though that Dungey might had won series if it hadn't been for those two freak motos but I think Reed would of won if that deal hadn't happened to him.I see I;m wrong now you said he bested Reed not won.Ok I get it now.
Fred....I should have been more specific with my post sir, I left to much to interpretation. As a Dungey fan, I never said Dungey would have won, he suffered though some adversity, just Villopoto did, I give full credit to Ryan Villopoto, he won when he had to, he earned the championship down the stretch with some inspired rides...He is a great champion...no shame in coming in second to him ....As for Reed he would have had a great shot at the title, if not for the Chadapualt. It would have been a dog fight to the end between all three of them...As BillC says we were robbed of some great racing .....
BillC Several champions have lined up against riders who are not of their caliber, Dungey just seems to hear it more, because it is recent history. Truthfully, RC was in a league of his own most years, as was James the year he went 24-0. Still got to give them props for staying focused and doing what was expected of them. Those years you have to look futher back in the pack to find good racing. So I agree, it does hurt the racing and cheats us fans. Injures have stolen that from us twice in the last 3yrs, I blame motocross's step sister, supercross!!!
I agree, it is frustrating to watch Ryan hesitate to pass, he rides clean as he can, so I have to respect that and accept that is his nature. It really hurts him in supercross , but that is okay, as I would rather see him healthy to race in the Great Outdoors!! I am one, who likes supercross, it is very entertaining, but I love motocross! It is much more demanding and far more difficult than its step sister, who seems to injure a lot of riders. A shorter supercross season and a longer outdoor season would make me very happy!!!!
As always enjoy the discussion with you, just could not give you a free pass...lol
@ BD25
With you on that one. Didn't even watch last sx race. The only way sx gets exciting for me is after long off season. Not seeing any racing in 3 months, besides monster cup, gets me pumped to watch races again. This year it did take ot half of the field though...what a bummer:/ just imagine what this outdoor season would be with rv, cr, tc, js racing each other! Throw in bt101 for a good measure and it's a dream season! I say sx is way more boring than outdoors. 6 rounds of sx and the rest- OUTDOORS! that's what I'm talking about!
Btw, great article, weege!