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
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Monster Energy Supercross Notes Anaheim2 -ozzy go- amamotocross.com
Red Riders Race Report: Anaheim 1 - SX West Lites -ozzy go-
The Supercross Lites West field was missing both Ben
Townley, now on the Red Bull Racing Honda CRF250R,
and his arch rival Ryan Villopoto, both of whom had
chosen to run the SX Lites East Series instead.
Newly signed Dan Reardon used the power and traction
of his Torco Racing Fuels Honda CRF250R to take the
holeshot in the Supercross Lites West main, running
ahead of the entire field until lap five, when he was
finally run down by Jason Lawrence. A wonderful battle
for the top spot ensued, with Dan Reardon, Jason
Lawrance, Ryan Dungey and Justin Brayton all battling to
take, and keep, the lead for the first half of the contest.
It finally came down to Dungey and Lawrence, the race
decided when Lawrence tumbled on lap nine, conceding
the win to Dungey. Honda CRF250R rider Reardon
finished an excellent fourth, showing his speed and
determination in the ever-changing, ever treacherous
conditions. hondaredriders.com
pic from transworldmotocross.com
Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Dungey Wins Lites Race at Season-Opening Anaheim Supercross
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Ryan Dungey started
out the 2008 AMA Supercross season in style by winning the first
round in the Supercross Lites class at Angel Stadium in Anaheim,
California, on Saturday night. Dungey battled the elements as
well as the competition, racing his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-
Z250 in swamp-like conditions to take the win in his six-lap
qualifying heat race as well as the victory in the 15-lap SX Lites
main event. This win puts 18-year-old Dungey in the lead of the
championship points chase.
In the Supercross class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Mike Alessi
had a successful debut in both the class and on the new Suzuki
RM-Z450. After winning the qualifying LCQ, Alessi got a good
start in the main event and was racing for a podium spot.
Focusing on finishing in less-than-stellar conditions, however,
Alessi backed off and rode a smooth race, maintaining a strong
sixth-place position until the race's end. Teammate David
Vuillemin also put in a smooth and consistent ride, getting a good
start and running in the top-10 for the entire 20 laps before
finishing in 10th position.
Ryan Dungey: It was a good race and definitely a great night.
The whole Rockstar Makita Suzuki team, we prepared so much
for this race. And the Suzuki RM-Z250 was working awesome
we were able to put it all together and come out on top. I was
able to take my time and was patient and just let the race come
to me so I could put in some good laps. Winning this race, it feels
like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. It's so good to
just be racing again and I'm pumped to get the win.
Mike Alessi: This first Supercross was a learning experience for
me. It was pretty muddy this weekend, but we tried to take the
good with the bad and make the best of the situation. The bike
was awesome and I got a great start and was in third when a few
guys got around me. I was having a good race in fifth and riding
a smooth pace because I didn't want to make any mistakes and
fall. But with about four laps to go, I saw somebody coming up
on me and I tried to put up a fight but I realized I was riding a
little hard and I didn't want to ride over my head and crash. So I
settled for sixth and now I'm just looking forward to next week's
race at Phoenix. full story on teamsuzuki.com - pics from
vitalmx.com
Billy MacKenzie MXLarge Interview -ozzy go-
In his first season in the MX1 class Scottish rider Billy Mackenzie
scored a GP win and at times looked very strong. We caught up
with the new CAS Honda signing while he was getting ready to go
out training. Like all good factory riders Mackenzie will come into
the 2008 season ready to race. interview on mxlarge.com
pic from vitalmx.com
Steve Ramon RacerX Interview -ozzy go-
Monday Conversation: Steve Ramon December 03, 2007
Three GPs into the MX1 world championships, Belgian Steve Ramon was
suffering from bad luck and his title hopes were fading as fast as Josh
Coppins was pulling away. Ramon never gave up and got it together, only
to hurt his wrist and struggle to make the podium at the end. Coppins'
fate was a bit worse, and he had to pull out, giving Ramon a chance to
finish on top for his first MX1 world championship.
Ramon is a regular at the MXoN each year as a key member of Team
Belgium. We spoke with him about his year as he was waiting to go in to
the FIM Off Road Awards in Monaco at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel.
interview on racerxill.com
Second place for Coppins at Weston Beach race
Josh Coppins has lined up against a field of over 1150 off road
riders for his Weston Beach Race debut this past weekend. In his
second to last event before returning home to NZ, the Kiwi battled
it out with fellow Motocross rival, Steve Ramon, chasing the
Belgian over the rutted and sandy Weston Beach dunes in what is
considered the largest off road event in the UK.
“I didn’t know what to expect at this race.” admitted Coppins. “I
have heard a lot about the Weston Beach race and now that I
have one under my belt I’m going to be back for more. I rode a
complete standard YZ450F 2008 model and was amazed how well
the bike pulled and held up in the deep sand. We ran stock
suspension and a standard fuel tank so I just had to stop more
often to re-fuel which is obviously where I lost some time.”
Perfect weather conditions made the circuit somewhat easier on
the competitors nonetheless the race was cut 30 mins short for
safety reasons which saw Coppins follow home Steve Ramon in
second place.
“I took it easy on the first lap and was around 20th position after
the start. Mike Brown and Steve Ramon were long gone but then
‘Brownie’ cooked his clutch and after the first hour I was 2
minutes off of Steve. I got a rhythm going and closed down the
gap to 50 seconds by the time the organisers red flagged the race
so I was pumped with my riding and fitness.”
Coppins returns to NZ on Tuesday only to catch a connecting
flight to Australia where he will take part in the International
Oceania Motocross Championships in Barrabool on the 27-28
October. (www.oceaniamx.com) joshcoppins.com
Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset coast, England, 10-20-2007
2007 Weston Beach Race - Main Solo Class - 1049 riders
1. Steve Ramon (Suzuki 450) 2 Hours 08 min. 45 sec.
2. Josh Coppins (Yamaha 450) +3 min. 00.92
3. Brad Anderson (Yamaha 450) +4 min. 24.06
4. Timotei Potisek (Honda 450) +6 min. 46.91
5. Ashley Greedy (Honda 250) +8 min. 29.90
6. Jamie Lewis (Honda 450) +17 min. 16.52
7. Finbarr Kneafsey (Honda 450) +19 min. 38.89
8. Rob Meek (Honda 450) +19 min. 40.71
9. Nick Life (Yamaha 450) +19 min. 54.13
10. Rick Du-Feu (Kawasaki 250) +1 Lap
11. Paul Bolton (Honda 250) +1 Lap
12. Darren Scott (Suzuki 250) +1 Lap
13. James Painton (Honda 450) +1 Lap
pics from bbc.co.uk - Weston Beach Race 2007 pictures
Langston Wins Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open $100,000 Check
Lites Class Racer Weimer Wins Main Event
Yamaha’s Grant Langston, of Clermont, Fla., won the Rockstar
Energy Drink U.S. Open at the packed MGM Grand Garden Arena
tonight finishing 2-5 and winning $100,000. Honda’s Jake Weimer,
of Rupert, Idaho, won the main event.
“That was the craziest race of my entire life,” said an elated
Langston. “I was hit about 15 times out there tonight, and I hit 15
people myself. I didn’t know where I was at, so I kept looking at
my pit board. I never gave up tonight.”
Last night’s champion, Chad Reed, needed to win the Progressive
Holeshot and the main event tonight to win the $250,000 Trifecta
Bonus Award. Earlier in the evening, he captured the superpole,
which put him one step closer to the jackpot.
When the gate dropped, the field of 14 riders sprinted to the first
turn. Reed, Langston and Tim Ferry tangled in turn one, ending all
hopes of winning the $250,000. Weimer won the Progressive
Holeshot with fellow Honda rider Josh Demuth, of Keller, Texas, in
tow.
“I never gave up after that crash,” added Langston
On lap 11 Reed and Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas,
collided and crashed. Upon re-entering the race, Reed crashed
again with Langston. Weimer held on for the win, Demuth finished
second and Suzuki’s Mike Alessi, of Victorville, Calif., finished
third.
“That was an awesome race,” said Weimer. “I crashed last night
and made up for it tonight with a great start.”
Last night Reed led all 20 laps of the main event, beating
Langston and Short respectively. “I was going for the holeshot
and went down,” said Reed. “Timmy (Ferry) had a bad night last
… we race with a lot of emotion and things happen.”
Although Langston and Reed tied in overall points, Langston was
awarded the victory due to his fifth-place finish over Reed’s
eighth-place finish tonight. In the two race format, the results of
the second race take precedence over the first race.
Honda’s Mike LaRocco swept both nights of racing in the
Alpinestars Rematch race. LaRocco, who won the 2002 U.S. Open
championship, and Jeff Emig, who won the 1999 U.S. Open
championship, traded positions several times in tonight’s main
event before Emig stalled the bike in the corner, allowing LaRocco
to run away with the win. ussx.com - pics from vitalmx.com
US Open Saturday Results
MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV, October 13, 2007
2007 Rockstar Energy Drink US Open Day Two
US Open Saturday Main Event
1. Jake Weimer (Honda CRF250R)
2. Josh Demuth (Honda CRF450R)
3. Mike Alessi (Suzuki RM-Z450)
4. Dan Reardon (Honda CRF250R)
5. Grant Langston (Yamaha YZ450F)
6. Justin Brayton (KTM 250SXF)
7. Andrew Short (Honda CRF450)
8. Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ450F)
9. Heath Voss (Honda CRF250R)
10. Jason Thomas (Honda CRF450R)
11. Michael Byrne (Suzuki RM-Z450)
12. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki KX450F)
13. Jeff Gibson (Kawasaki KX450F)
14. Bryan Johnson (Honda CRF450R)
Alpinestars Championship Re-Match
1. Mike LaRocco (Honda CR250R)
2. Damon Huffman (Suzuki RM-Z450)
3. Jeff Emig (Kawasaki KX450F)
Semi 1 winner: Justin Brayton (KTM 250SXF) - 8 riders
Semi 2 winner: Dan Reardon (Honda CRF250R) - 8 riders
Semi 3 winner: Jeff Gibson - 8 riders
LCQ 1 winner: Jason Thomas (Honda CRF450R) – 11 riders
LCQ 2 winner: Bryan Johnson (Honda CRF450R)
Heat 1 - 11 riders
1. Andrew Short (Honda CRF450)
2. Josh Demuth (Honda CRF450R)
3. Heath Voss (Honda CRF250R)
Heat 2 - 11 riders
1. Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ450F)
2. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki KX450F)
3. Jake Weimer (Honda CRF250R)
Heat 3 - 11 riders
1. Mike Alessi (Suzuki RM-Z450)
2. Michael Byrne (Suzuki RM-Z450)
3. Grant Langston (Yamaha YZ450F)
Toyota Superpole Qualifying
1. Chad Reed (Yamaha YZ450F) 0:43.084
2. Grant Langston (Yamaha YZ450F) 0:43.214
3. Andrew Short (Honda CRF450) 0:43.527
4. Mike Alessi (Suzuki RM-Z450) 0:43.883
5. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki KX450F) 0:44.566
6. Jake Weimer (Honda CRF250R) 0:44.997
7. Dan Reardon (Honda CRF250R) 0:45.080
8. Josh Demuth (Honda CRF450R) 0:45.325
9. Justin Brayton (KTM 250SXF) 0:45.630 2
10. Jason Thomas (Honda CRF450R) 0:47.189
Champions Re-Match Practice
1. Mike LaRocco (Honda CR250R) 0:46.220
2. Jeff Emig (Kawasaki KX450F) 0:46.830
3. Damon Huffman (Suzuki RM-Z450) 0:47.999
pics from vitalmx.com
Reed Wins US Open SX
Reed scores opening night victory at Rockstar Energy
Drink U.S. Open
Yamaha’s Chad Reed won the opening night of the Rockstar
Energy Drink U.S. Open inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena,
leading all 20 laps in the main event.
Reed jumped out to an early lead, winning the Progressive
Holeshot Award, part two of the Trifecta bonus program. Following
Reed was Yamaha’s Grant Langston and Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry.
On lap 4 Honda’s Andrew Short worked his way into the third
place position. Langston finished second and Short finished third.
“I learned a lot in my heat race,” said Reed. “I pushed my way
through the first turn and that made the race easy for me. The
holeshot is very important, and I worked hard to get up there. I
am looking forward to tomorrow night. I came here to win, and
that is my plan," Reed said.
Reed captured all three components of the Trifecta bonus
program tonight, earning the superpole, the Progressive Holeshot
and the main event. Reed can win $250,000 if he repeats
tonight’s performance tomorrow.
Australia's Daniel Reardon, who was making his debut for the
Sobe/No Fear/Samsung Honda outfit had a good night during
practice and qualifying proving he had the speed to be with the
contenders. Unfortunately a bad start saw him have to fight
through the field from 14th on the tight Las Vegas track, he
eventually made it up to a respectable 7th place.
Michael Byrne made it three Aussies in the top ten with 9th
overall.
Honda’s Mike LaRocco, winner of the ’02 U.S. Open, captured
the Alpinestars Rematch race, beating Kawasaki’s Jeff Emig
(’99 champion) and Damon Huffman (’98 champion) respectively.
fullnoise.com.au - pics from vitalmx.com
Stefan Everts – The Biography -ozzy go- motocrossmx1.com
Stefan Everts is a born world champion. He has dominated the
world stage of motocross for much of the last fifteen years.
Talented, driven to perfection, faced with adversity, Everts has
seen and experienced it all. It is therefore no surprise that his
story had to be told. Compiled by Jürgen Schrooten and
Christophe Vandegoor after years of interviews and background
research, his biography was published and reprinted multiple
times by Houtekiet in 2006 in his native language to much
success.
And today, it is Stefan Everts' pleasure to present the English
translation of his biography to the world. Translated by Stefan
Paetow, this new English edition includes not only his life up to his
tenth world championship win at the iconic Citadelle of Namur in
2006, but it offers you, the English reader, an insight into the final
three Grand Prix of the year and Everts' last race, the 2006
Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin, England.
Spread over 276 pages, learn everything about Stefan Everts,
from his father's career onwards, through his childhood and his
start in the world of motocross, to his first world championship,
his career-threatening injuries and then his golden years in the
new millennium. more on motocrossmx1.com
MXoN feature - Down memory lane -ozzy go- mxlarge.com
With the USA domination two weeks ago in Budds Creek I decided
to do a story on why Team USA did so well. It is a feature for
MotoX magazine in England and after reading some of the quotes
from riders I just had to share some of it with you. Jeff Emig the
American legend who won the event a few times with Team USA
had some really interesting things to say. What really impressed
me was the respect he has for Stefan Everts as a rider, and the
respect Emig had for the GP riders.
I remember seeing Emig for the first time at the Motocross of
Nations in 1993 in Austria. He was teamed with Jeremy McGrath
and I think the third rider was Mike Kiedrowski. Emig had ridden
in the 1992 MXoN in Australia and took victory for Team USA in
what everyone called the B-Team. Since that Aussie adventure
Emig was a familar rider for Team USA, racing in 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997. It was a run of six consecutive years
and saw him battle hard with the best Grand Prix riders of that
era. Emig remembered it well.
"I expected to win my class everytime I went. The first year was
difficult, but I wanted a piece of Everts so bad. We were both
young guns and wanted to have a shootout..." read the full story
Jeff Eming on KX500cc at the 1996 MXoN in Spain - racerxill.com
Team Belgium - Looking back on their podium -ozzy go- mxlarge.com
A strong team effort (Steve Ramon, Ken De Dycker, Jeremy Van
Horebeek) has put Team Belgium on the third spot at the MX of
Nations today in Budds Creek (US). The American team with
Carmichael, Villopoto and Ferry dominated the event, the French
team was runner up. More than 45.000 people witnessed how
Ricky Carmichael won the last ever major motocross event of his
amazing career. World champ Ramon was second in the
individual MX1 standings, De Dycker came second overall in the Open class.
After a disappointing first heat (engine failure for Van Horebeek)
and in spite of the absence of Kevin Strijbos, the Belgian team
showed great speed and determination this weekend. The
cornerstones of the unexpected success were De Dycker’s second
in race two and Ramon’s fourth in the final heat. A surprisingly
strong Van Horebeek, only 17, came home tenth overall in the
combined Open-MX2 battle.
The podium in Budds Creek is the 13th consecutive rostrum finish
for Belgium. The Belgian team received VIP support at the race
this weekend from Mr. Dominique Struye, Belgian ambassador in
the US and Miss Cynthia Reekmans, TV host and godmother of
Team Belgium. click on ozy go to the full story on mxlarge.com
pic from suzuki-racing.com
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