Race Report: San Diego

Here we are! A video of the Sand Diego round 6 of the supercross series. Just like all the others these season, it was definitely an eventful one. The crowd was on their feet for a majority of the race because of the battle between Chad Reed #22 and Ryan Villopoto #1 until the final lap. James Stewart #7 still remains to be unconsistant out on the track. He went down hard again in the "woops" section and lost his leading spot. Although James "Bubba" Stewart is one of the fastest motocross racers on the planet, his inconsistancy is starting to become more obvious to other racers. Ryan Villipoto is dominating this year, he seems like a complete natural out there and his long hours of practice are showing. On another note, congratulations to Josh Hansen #100, he placed 5th place out there and is really starting to show an improvement after his infamous drug  and alcohol outrage in the past years. He is looking strong and confident out on the track! The stadium was also packed! With all this crazy competition going on in the circuit this year, fan are making sure they dont miss SX once it hits their city. Both races got off to super starts with holeshots from Dean Wilson and Brett Metcalfe on his Suzuki. Our predictions for the upcoming Dallas race in the Cowboys stadium on Saturday February 18th are Dean Wilson and Chad Reed.

Here is the results from the race for top 5 finishes in both classes:

Supercross Lites Class

1. Dean Wilson (Kaw)
2. Cole Seely (Hon)
3. Matt Moss (KTM)
4. Gareth Swanepoel (Yam)
5. Nico Izzi (Yam)

Supercross Main Event

1. Ryan VillopotoKaw)
2. Chad Reed (Hon)
3. Ryan Dungey (KTM)
4. Brett Metcalfe (Suz)
5. Josh Hansen (Kaw)

In case you missed it: "Bubba" Stewart Crash

Here is the James Stewart crash at Anaheim 2 this past weekend. This was in his heat race, he ended up going through to the main event placing 2nd overall behind Ryan Villopoto. This post is going to discuss some life facts and information on James "Bubba" Stewart.

 I had the pleasure of gonig to watch Bubba race at Unadilla outdoor motocross in the summer of 2005 as well with the season of 2006. Unadilla, which is a track located in NY State is an all-natural track with rounded slopes and deep valleys. When I went to watch this Florida born african-american motocrosser, I realized I was witnessing something special. Although I saw something unique and special in him, I still had thoughts flowing in my head that he was lacking strength and consistency. Race after race he would be getting the holeshot, and then 10 laps in he would crash because he could not keep on his bike because of his riding technique. He needs to remain smart on the track, and picking out the right lines in the practice laps so he wont fall in the main event.

I agree with the fans who say he is one of the fastest riders on the planet, but through his resume of crashes and injuries you definitely cannot rule out inconsistency and sketchiness. A crash that proves his skeptical riding is this video I have pasted below of the 2005 infamous crash where Bubba landed on the one and only champion of motocross, Ricky Carmichael.

Check out this video and watch the ruthless riding techniques that Bubba uses on his Kawasaki.

Sad news for Rattray

The monster energy/pro circuit Kawasaki team have been hit with a serious problem, one of their main riders Tyla Rattray was involved in a serious crash at the Oakland race last weekend.  The crash occurred in the stadium during his heat race where he came just short of a jump resulting in a back injury. Tyla got off to a good start of the season up to this, placing 2nd in Anaheim week 1 and a 3rd place in Phoenix week 2. Although he is expected to heal, this will take away his chances of taking the title for this years season because of the amount of races he will be missing. 

The following injuries have been updated about the rider:

• Concussion
• C7 Vertebrae fracture 

The AMA said this week that it will take approximately four weeks for Rattray to recover.

SX Exposed is praying for him and hoping for a full healthy recovery!

UPDATE

February 6th - Tyla Rattray tweeted on February 6th that he has a scan in approx. 3 weeks to get clearance from a doctor. If this is accurate and he has recovered, this means that he will be back in racing condition for the March 3rd race in St. Louis inside the Edward Jones Dome. For those who dont know, the Monster Energy Kawasaki team rider suffered severe injuries to his head and vertebrae during the Oakland SX.