San Diego AMA Supercross class Winners past 5 years
February 17, 2007: Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ450F)
February 11, 2006: James Stewart (Kawasaki KX450F)
February 19, 2005: Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ250)
January 24, 2004: Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ250)
February 08, 2003: Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ250)
San Diego AMA Supercross Lites Winners past 5 years
February 17, 2007: Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki KX250F)
February 11, 2006: Andrew Short (Honda CRF250R)
February 19, 2005: Nathan Ramsey (KTM 250SXF)
January 24, 2004: Ivan Tedesco (Kawasaki KX250F)
February 08, 2003: James Stewart (Kawasaki KX250F)
First Winner in San Diego Supercross class
October 25, 1980: Mike Bell (Yamaha)
First Winner in San Diego Supercross Lites
January 26, 1985: Todd Campbell ()
All Time SX-class Winningest in San Diego
1. Jeremy McGrath (Honda/Yamaha) 5 wins
2. Chad Reed (Yamaha) 4 wins
3. Rick Johnson (Honda) 3 wins
RacerX Race Report: 2007 San Diego Supercross
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross: San Diego Facts & Stats -ozzy go-
Monster Energy® Supercross Notes Package: Anaheim 3 –ozzy go- amamotocross.com
Anaheim III Past Winners
AMA Supercross Class
February 3, 2007: James Stewart (Kawasaki)
February 4, 2006: Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)
February 5, 2005: Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)
January 31, 2004: Kevin Windham (Honda)
February 1, 2003: Ricky Carmichael (Honda)
February 2, 2002: Ricky Carmichael (Honda)
February 3, 2001: Ricky Carmichael (Kawasaki)
AMA Supercross Lites Class
February 3, 2007: Ryan Villopoto
February 4, 2006: Grant Langston
February 5, 2005: Ivan Tedesco
January 31, 2004: Ivan Tedesco
February 1, 2003: James Stewart
February 2, 2002: Brock Sellards
February 3, 2001: Ernesto Fonseca
TWMX Race Report: 2007 Anaheim III
James Stewart RacerX Interview -ozzy go-
5 Minutes With...James Stewart January 29, 2008
Remember James Stewart? He’s the Monster Energy Kawasaki
rider that was tied for the points lead in Monster Energy AMA
Supercross before Anaheim 2. It was after practice that day
that Stewart, the defending series champion, made a shocking
announcement: He suffered a knee injury on December 20
that was getting worse, so he was going to undergo surgery.
Yesterday afternoon I was on the telephone with Fox Racing’s
Chris “Beeker” Onstott when I asked how James was doing.
Beeker said, “Why don’t we just call him?” Let’s do it! read the
interview on racerxill.com
Monster Energy® Supercross Stats: San Francisco -ozzy go- amamotocross.com
Past Winners in San Francisco
AMA Supercross Class
January 27, 2007: Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)
January 28, 2006: James Stewart (Kawasaki)
January 29, 2005: Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)
January 24, 2004: Chad Reed (Yamaha)
January 25, 2003: Ricky Carmichael (Honda)
AMA Supercross Lites Class
January 27, 2007: Ryan Villopoto
January 28, 2006: Nathan Ramsey
January 29, 2005: Billy Laninovich
January 24, 2004: Nathan Ramsey
January 25, 2003: James Stewart
Carmcihael, Reed & Stewart last year at AT&T Park
TWMX Race Report: 2007 San Francisco SX
James Stewart on Vital Buzz –ozzy go-
Of course, the bad news is that James Stewart is going to
sit out the 2006 Supercross season in order to have his left
knee surgically repaired. A blown tire while riding at home
on December 20th caused a crash that reinjured the same
knee that he’d tweaked at Washougal. That announcement
lead to all sorts of crazed speculation on message boards
about whether he was really hurt, whether he was sitting
out for more money, and questions about his masculinity.
Message boards are really dumb sometimes.
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Stewart to Undergo Surgery on Injured Knee
IRVINE, Calif.- Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart
will undergo surgery this week to repair his injured knee.
Stewart is hopeful he can return to the team in time for
the AMA Motocross Championship season opener on May
25 at Glen Helen Raceway Park.
"Going in for this surgery is the right thing to do," said
Stewart. "I want to be out there racing but I owe it to
Kawasaki and my fans to be able to be at my best. I’m
going to start my rehab right away and work with Aldon
(Baker) to be as ready as I can for the outdoor season."
Stewart injured his knee at his home track in December
while riding in preparation for the 2008 Monster Energy®
Supercross, an FIM Championship.
"Obviously we want James to be at 100 percent," said
Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager Mike Fisher.
"We know the surgery is the best thing for James and we
are looking forward to him getting back on the bike and
challenging for the AMA Motocross title."
While riding injured this season, Stewart scored his 25th
career win at Chase Field and was tied for the
championship lead after two events. kawasaki.com
pic from tedescophoto.com
The Missing Man Formation -ozzy go- theweege.blogspot.com
Your heart just has to go out for James Stewart. Retro night, 80’s night, whatever you
want to call it marked a celebration for supercross, a first-time ever realization that the
sport, on a grand scale, has produced enough memories, heroes, drama and stories to
build an event around the past. And as much as we super-core fans understand the
history of supercross, you have to think really hard to remember just how small the
sport was way back when, just how insignificant it was to mainstream America, just
how much more popular it is now. Oh yeah, the old-schoolers can point to the “golden
era” and wax on about multiple winners and deep competition in the 1980’s, or millions
of bike sales every year in the 1970s. But supercross in the current era can point out
50,000 fans per race, next day coverage on network television and consistent
reminders in the mainstream press—like USA Today, or ESPN the Magazine—that
supercross is very close to reaching the nation’s collective conscience.
So it’s a real shame that on a night when everyone who was anyone along the road to
success for supercross, namely 37 past legends and champions in this sport, gathered
for one supercross race, one of the best, perhaps the fastest, most talented, most
popular and mainstream of them all, couldn’t be out there. Oh yeah, RJ and Bailey
were there, so were Wardy and Glover and O’Mara and Stanton and Lechien, and even
the OGs, like Brad Lackey, Marty Smith and Marty Tripes. RC and MC were there and
even did some riding. Missing? Well, the exceptions to every SX rule, Jean-Michel Bayle
and Damon Bradshaw. That’s about it. As far as riding talent goes, Anaheim 2, retro
night, was a who’s who for this sport.
Except for that one missing person, the one who bridges the gap between supercross’
past and present, and supercross’ future. The one who broke down barriers (you know
what I mean), introduced the next generation of skills and may possibly boost this
sport to bigger heights than all that came before him. Hey folks, the rider is James
Stewart. He was supposed to be racing and winning here. He was supposed to tame this
’86 replica track and carry the torch for the new school. He was supposed to show
respect to the stars of the past, and get respect from them in return—you could almost
hear all of those legends ready to praise James for his amazing skills on the bike, and
hold him up as the example of how far SX... full story on theweege.blogspot.com
pic from TedescoPhoto Anaheim 2 Gallery
Kawasaki Press Release on Stewart
Anaheim, Calif., (January 19, 2008) – Monster Energy Kawasaki
rider James Stewart will miss tonight’s third round of the Monster
Energy Supercross, an FIM Championship after suffering an injury
to his left knee during preseason training.
“It was a tough decision to make,” said Stewart. “For me it was
really difficult because as you could see during the first two races,
I wasn’t racing at 100 percent. I’m going to go in for a MRI and
then we will make a decision on the future. I’m just sorry for my
fans, I know it is disappointing for them.”
A decision on Stewart’s health will be made after he consults with
doctors this week.
“James is a tremendous guy and he has always been a great rider
for our team,” said Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Manager Mike
Fisher. “This was a very difficult decision but we feel it is the
correct one. Once we know the full extent of the injury we will
plan for the rest of the season.”
Stewart entered the third round of the championship tied for the
points lead with one victory and a second-place finish.
James "Rick Johnson" Stewart today in practice
VitalMX A2 Practice Photo Report
Stewart Out of Tonight's Race at A2
Knee re-injured in December 20th practice crash
At an impromptu press conference held in the Kawasaki team
truck after practice, tonight, James Stewart announced that
he has decided to sit out of tonight’s Supercross race at Angel
Stadium, and possibly will miss next week’s race in San
Francisco.
Stewart admitted that he re-injured the knee that he hurt
during last year’s outdoor series in a practice crash on
December 20th and that he has been struggling with it ever
since.
Stewart stated that he knew that the knee would only get
worse if he didn’t give it time to heal and he is 98% sure that
he will sit out next week’s race as well. cyclenews.com
pic from RacerX A2-80's Practice Report
Anaheim 2 practice timed/qualifying results
AMA Supercross class top-10
1. Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ450F) 00:49.374
2. James Stewart (Kawasaki KX450F) 00:50.777
3. Grant Langston (Yamaha YZ450F) 00:50.963
4. Josh Hill (Yamaha YZ450F) 00:51.310
5. Andrew Short (Honda CRF450R) 00:51.390
6. David Millsaps (Honda CRF450R) 00:51.547
7. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki KX450F) 00:51.550
8. Kevin Windham (Honda CRF450R) 00:51.669
9. Ivan Tedesco (Honda CRF450R) 00:52.041
10. Nathan Ramsey (Yamaha YZ450F) 00:52.361
AMA Supercross West Lites top-10
1. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha YZ250F) 00:50.868
2. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki RM-Z250) 00:51.046
3. Broc Hepler (Yamaha YZ250F) 00:51.413
4. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki KX250F) 00:51.584
5. Justin Brayton (KTM 250SXF) 00:52.171
6. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki KX250F) 00:52.475
7. Jake Weimer (Honda CRF250R) 00:52.610
8. Dan Reardon (Honda CRF250R) 00:52.688
9. Robert Kiniry (Honda CRF250R) 00:52.850
10. Eric Mccrummen (Honda CRF250R) 00:52.867
pic from motonews.com
Monster Energy Supercross Notes Anaheim2 -ozzy go- amamotocross.com
Anaheim 2 Supercross class winners
2007: James Stewart (Kawasaki)
2006: Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)
2005: Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki)
2003: Chad Reed (Yamaha)
2003: Ricky Carmichael (Honda)
2002: Mike LaRocco (Honda)
2001: Jeremy McGrath (Yamaha)
2000: Jeremy McGrath (Yamaha)
1999: Ezra Lusk (Honda)
Anaheim 2 Supercross Lites winners
2007: Ryan Villopoto
2006: Grant Langston
2005: Ivan Tedesco
2004: Ivan Tedesco
2003: James Stewart
2002: David Pingree
2001: Ernesto Fonseca
2000: Tallon Vohland
1999: Nathan Ramsey
2007 Anaheim II top-3: Stewart#7 Reed#22 & Nick Wey#27
Stewart and Reed Prepare for Anaheim II Showdown -ozzy go-
Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines
City, Fla., scored his first win of the season at Phoenix’s
Chase Field last Saturday, knotting the score between
arch rival Chad Reed, of Team San Manuel. Tied at 47
points, Stewart and Reed will square off once again at
Round 3 of 17 this Saturday at the Monster Energy®
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at
Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. This Saturday Monster
Energy® Supercross will pay tribute to the epic ‘80’s
era. The night will honor the ‘80’s era with a nostalgic
look back at the racing that helped launch supercross to
one of the world’s top motorsports. full story on
amamotocross.com - pic of tedescophoto.com
2008 « Why Not? Energy Drink » Fantasy SX Ranking -ozzy go- rules & full standing
Ranking after stop #2: Phoenix SX top-21
1. James Stewart (Kawasaki) 93 points
2. Chad Reed (Yamaha) 92 points
3. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 83 points
4. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha) 75 points
5. Andrew Short (Honda) 70 points
6. Kevin Windham (Honda) 64 points
7. Tim Ferry (Kawasaki) 60 points
8. Grant Langston (Yamaha) 53 points
9. Justin Brayton (KTM) 52 points
9. Ivan Tedesco (Honda) 52 points
11. Broc Hepler (Yamaha) 49 points
11. Dan Reardon (Honda) 49 points
13. Mike Alessi (Suzuki) 45 points
14. Josh Hill (Yamaha) 42 points
15. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki) 41 points
16. David Millsaps (Honda) 39 points
17. Nathan Ramsey (Yamaha) 37 points
18. Michael Lapaglia (Suzuki) 36 points
19. Jake Weimer (Honda) 35 points {Rank + 27}
19. Wil Hahn (Yamaha) 35 points
21. Tommy Hahn (Kawasaki) 34 points
pic from racerxill.com
James Stewart RacerX Interview -ozzy go-
5 Minutes With...James Stewart January 15, 2008
A lot has been said over the past couple weeks from
James Stewart’s “doubters.” While it’s hard to imagine
anyone doubting a guy who won 13 of 16 AMA
Supercrosses just last year on his way to the title, if
they do exist, they’re surely not doubting him any
longer, as the defending champ just led every lap of
the Phoenix Supercross, pulling even with round-one
winner Chad Reed in the 2008 Monster Energy
Supercross Championship chase in the process. We
missed James after the race (hey, I’m the new guy)
but tracked him down Monday evening to find out how
his weekend went. interview on racerxill.com
2008 Phoenix Supercross Video
SPEEDtv Phoenix SX Video
Phoenix AMA Supercross class Result
Phoenix AMA Supercross Lites class Result
LNMotorsports Phoenix SX Video
Supercross Main Finish & Interviews
Supercross Lites Main Finish & Interviews
Supercross Practice with Paul Lindsey
Trackwalk Interviews: Ricky Carmichael
Monster Energy Kawasaki Rider James Stewart Becomes a Phoenix Favorite with Win
PHOENIX -–Monster Energy Kawasaki rider James Stewart took the win
and a share of the points lead during the second round of the Monster
Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM Championship with an impressive
victory at Chase Field.
After a clean start, Stewart ran a smooth race, leading all 20 laps of the
main event to put his Kawasaki KX™450F on the top step of the podium
for the first time this season. His teammate Timmy Ferry didn’t fare as
well, a rider knocked one of the safety blocks on the track in front of him,
leaving Ferry with no place to go. The veteran recovered to finish 10th.
The Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites race was an action filled
event with the top five riders trading positions throughout the feature.
One of the riders involved in the thrilling duel was Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki rider Brett Metcalfe who finished on the podium in third.
Monster Energy Kawasaki Under the Tent
Stewart’s wire-to-wire victory was his 25th career supercross win and
though he was challenged early, he was able to pull out to a comfortable
lead later in the race. The win comes on the heels of Stewart running a
tactical race in the season opener after being hit from behind in the first
corner.
“I had a good start and we made it past where we did last weekend so
that was a plus,” said Stewart. “I was definitely pumped going into that
first corner and I knew I didn’t want to tip over. I knew Chad (Reed) was
going to make a charge, that’s what he does and I just let the race come
to me. I think he almost made a pass on me, but I wasn’t too worried, it
is a long race and a long season and we have to be smart about it. I rode
as hard as the track would let me. Every race, every lap it gets tougher
and tougher, but I’m not worried about my endurance. I feel good, I’m
super stoked. I’m happy for everybody at Monster Energy Kawasaki,
this is our first win for Kawasaki in a while and for me it is satisfying. It’s
good to get a solid race under our belt and also a win, it definitely feels
good.”
The layout of the Chase Field track allowed the riders to choose one of
two whoops sections on every lap. The outside line started with three
small jumps followed by the whoops section while the inside line was
just the opposite. It began with a whoops section and closed with three
jumps. During the first practice, the riders experimented with each line
but in the second session, nearly all of the riders stayed to the inside.
Stewart’s fast lap during both practices came by using the inside line
and during the race he continued to use the preferred line until he ran
into lapped traffic.
“With the little berm on the inside line it was definitely getting rough
going into it,” said Stewart. “The toughest part was when you get to
lappers. The outside was obviously slower and I have to thank Mikey
(Williamson) for the timely signal, because I went to the outside to get
around them and he may have got past me if I went to the outside
again.”
For Ferry, the race was more difficult as he got caught at the wrong
place at the wrong time on the opening lap. He was running fourth when
he hit a track block thrown out in front of him, but the veteran
recovered well to finish 10th.
“I think if I could have just moved over two feet or predicted the future,
I would have known what to do,” said Ferry. “I had a good start and was
running near the front when a guy in front of me hit a block and kicked
it out on the track. I didn’t have anywhere to go and I just went down.
There wasn’t much I could do about it.” full story on kawasaki.com
pics from racerxill.com& tedescophoto.com
Stewart, Weimer Take Phoenix -ozzy go- speedtv.com
When the Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series rolled into
Phoenix for round two, the only thing anyone knew for sure was
that the track was going to be dry, unlike the opener in Anaheim.
A lot of riders who had poor outings in the mud at the opening
round were hoping to prove their mettle on the dry circuit.
At least one definitely succeeded.
Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Jake Weimer failed to make the main
event at the series opener after injuring his shoulder in a heat-
race crash and then falling again while in a qualifying position in
the Lites LCQ. However, despite the injury, and limited riding time
during the week because of it, Weimer grabbed the holeshot in
the Lites main and led the first lap in front of opening-round
winner Ryan Dungey of the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki squad,
Yamaha’s Broc Hepler, Monster/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Brett
Metcalfe, MDK KTM’s Justin Brayton, DNA Honda’s Kyle
Cunningham and opening-round runner-up Jason Lawrence of the
Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy squad.
Dungey and Hepler both found their way by Weimer on the
second lap, displacing Weimer to third, where he came under fire
from Metcalfe. Meanwhile, up front, Hepler was giving Dungey all
he could handle, and then some, and repeatedly passed the
Suzuki phenom, which had the side result of allowing Weimer to
stay close enough to strike if anything happened.
And it did.
On the 10th lap of 15, Hepler and Dungey got a little too close for
comfort coming up to the triple on Chase Field’s first-base line and
Dungey was forced to forego jumping the obstacle, which moved
Weimer up into second. On the very next lap, Hepler fell down by
himself in a tight right-hand turn following the finish line, and
Weimer reassumed the lead with four laps to go, and Dungey
breathing down his neck.
Over the final four laps, Dungey tried everything to get by
Weimer, but he was thwarted at every turn until the last lap of the
race, when Dungey tried to dive inside Weimer approaching the
same first-base-line triple he had trouble on previously, and
Weimer squeezed him down low, halting Dungey’s momentum and
forcing him again not to jump the obstacle. Weimer, meanwhile,
dropped the hammer and seat-bounced the triple, which gave him
all the space he needed to win his first-ever AMA Supercross main
event – one race after failing to qualify for the main event
altogether.
“I’m sure it will sink in tomorrow or something,” Weimer said, “but
right now, it’s pretty hard to believe.”
Dungey hung on for second and extended his points lead in the
West to nine over Lawrence, who wound up fifth on the night.
Metcalfe finished third, just in front of Hepler and Brayton.
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s holeshot artist Mike Alessi lived up to his
reputation in the 450cc main event, grabbing the holeshot just in
front of defending champ James Stewart of the Monster Kawasaki
squad and San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed, who won the
opening round.
Stewart quickly assumed the lead, with Reed right on his tail, and
the two proceeded to put on a clinic, as they lapped consistently
in the 46-second range, while everyone else was running laps of
47 seconds and higher. Stewart even got into the 45s on a couple
laps during the main event.
For the first few laps of the main, Reed was all over Stewart and
was threatening to pass, but as the time wore on, Reed slipped
little by little and fell further and further behind. Stewart ended up
winning his first main event of the year by just under two seconds
over Reed, with Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, and
Honda Red Bull Racing teammates Andrew Short and Ivan
Tedesco rounding out the top five.
Reed and Stewart are tied atop the championship leaderboard
each with 47 points with 15 rounds... full story on speedtv.com