Going for the W
Going for the W is a weekly web feature on a rider who could get a breakthrough win soon.
Going for the W: Chad ReedMarch 23, 2011Chad Reed is back in the hunt for another Monster Energy Supercross Championship. Or was he ever really out of it?
Going for the W: 250 EastMarch 17, 2011Four winners in four races—and its just starting to get crazy.
Going for the W: Ryan SipesMarch 9, 2011We’ve established that Ryan Sipes has the speed, the experience, the machine and everything else to win.
Going for the W: DaytonaMarch 3, 2011Previewing the big race at the big track.
Going for the W: Eli TomacFebruary 23, 2011“I think I’ve had the speed all year, but it was my starts that were jacking me up," says Tomac.
Going for the W: Justin BarciaFebruary 16, 2011Justin Barcia straddles the line between aggressive and dirty.
Going for the W: Justin BraytonFebruary 9, 2011Honestly, for me, when these guys were winning championships, I was in high school dreaming of racing Arenacross. Not even supercross!”
Going for the W: Chad ReedFebruary 2, 2011Chad Reed was finally back on the box. The man who once owned a starts-to-podium percentage well up into the 90 percent range had been through hell over the last two supercross seasons—one podium last year, and zero through the first three rounds in 2011.
Going For The WJanuary 25, 2011“I would have won,” he said. “I would have won the race. It’s just that I was not riding that good at the beginning."