Anaheim 2 RESULTS

[Senior KX Rider]

Anaheim 2

Is it a cruel internet joke or did LaRocco win last night. WAY TO GO MIKE :) :)

 

[MTRIDER]

go LaRocket !!!!

 

[cp380sx]

Here's one for the over 30 crowd. I was listening to it on the internet feed. La Rocket took the lead with five laps and rode to the win. The track was supposed to be one of the most technical yet.

Go Mike!

 

[BSWIFT]

The winner this year is going to be a toss up. No clear pick as I see it. Makes racing that much more interesting.:)

 

[Whoops]

It's true and it's great news.

This season is shaping up to be an exciting year. There are always a handful of guys that can win in any year, but this year it looks like they actually will win. We could easily see as many as 4 or 5 different winners in the 250 class. With any luck, the championship will be decided in the final race. I'm stoked!

Whoops

 

[Senior KX Rider]

250s

1 5 Mike Larocco HON 20 55.205
2 12 David Vuillemin YAM 20 1.729 54.567
3 199 Travis Pastrana SUZ 20 5.545 55.067
4 4 Ricky Carmichael HON 20 11.944 55.551
5 25 Nathan Ramsey HON 20 18.536 55.722
6 11 Ezra Lusk KAW 20 23.891 56.014
7 21 Stephane Roncada KAW 20 25.023 55.622
8 103 Chad Reed YAM 20 26.072 55.911
9 2 Jeremy McGrath YAM 20 38.181 56.556
10 14 Kevin Windham SUZ 20 53.191 55.199
11 41 Heath Voss HON 20 1:10.889 57.716
12 20 Damon Huffman SUZ 19 - 1 lap - 57.108
13 15 Timmy Ferry YAM 19 2.126 56.239
14 46 Michael Craig SUZ 19 5.161 58.287
15 26 Nicholas Wey YAM 19 5.957 57.138
16 247 Tyler Evans HON 19 11.419 57.964
17 23 Kyle Lewis HON 19 41.207 59.283
18 40 Jean Sebastien Roy HON 19 51.611 58.272
19 35 Michael Byrne HON 16 - 4 laps - 56.877
20 3 Michael Brown KAW 13 - 7 laps - 57.709

 

[Senior KX Rider]

125s

1 39 David Pingree KTM 15 58.814
2 259 James Stewart KAW 15 2.199 57.557
3 45 Ivan Tedesco YAM 15 7.531 58.106
4 59 Casey Lytle YAM 15 16.679 59.949
5 68 Matt Walker KAW 15 20.258 59.421
6 49 Keith Johnson YAM 15 24.253 59.196
7 50 Casey Johnson HON 15 27.760 59.163
8 105 Travis Elliott HON 15 29.613 59.794
9 18 Brock Sellards KTM 15 30.790 59.874
10 179 Erick Vallejo SUZ 15 35.186 1:00.115
11 757 Kevin Johnson YAM 15 38.765 1:00.444
12 87 Craig Decker YAM 15 40.087 59.540
13 102 Shane Bess SUZ 15 41.716 1:00.384
14 79 Joseph Oehlhof YAM 15 42.550 1:00.463
15 27 Rodrig Thain YAM 15 42.990 1:00.057
16 333 Turbo Reif SUZ 15 43.260 1:00.409
17 29 Travis Preston HON 15 43.739 58.077
18 910 Josh Coppins HON 15 49.647 1:01.087
19 44 Michael Brandes SUZ 15 52.864 1:00.708
20 90 Chris Gosselaar HON 15 1:07.593 58.963
21 58 Isaiah Johnson SUZ 14 - 1 lap - 1:01.798
22 132 Billy Laninovich KTM 3 - 12 laps - 1:33.490

 

[dirt bike dave]

Great racing!

In the 125 final, Bubba got the holeshot than promptly crashed back to last place. Pingree held him off the final lap to preserve the win. Thain apparently had bike trouble and dropped back from the front to 15th.

In the 250's, Windham and Pastrana had an early 6+ second lead on 3rd place Roncada before Windham faded big time back to 10th. Pastrana crashed out of the lead but held onto 4th even with bent bars.

For awhile, Roncada was slowing the Cobra up.

Congratulations to LaRocco! He has always been one of the fastest guys out there, and it's great to see him getting better starts so he can podium.

 

[XRpredator]

LaRocco won? LAROCCO WON!?!?
LAROCCO WON!!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!!! :):):)

Man, that is the best news all day (besides DRN coming back online ;) )!

And Ping held off Bubba! This is gonna be a good one to watch! Cobra must've maintained the points lead with the #2 finish, but LaRocket should be closing, right?

 

[XRpredator]

From Cycle News

Free Dentures for All!

Last night was kind to the old guys, as duffers Mike LaRocco and David Pingree pulled down long-overdue wins in the 250cc and 125cc Western Region classes, respectively, at the Anaheim II Supercross.

In the 250cc division, Team Amsoil/Dr. Martens Honda’s LaRocco, who turns 31 in just a couple of weeks, grabbed a strong start and tracked down Team Yamaha’s David Vuillemin, the Frenchman who won rounds one and two. It was the Hoosier’s first win in seven years.

Vuillemin held on for second, finishing ahead of early leader Travis Pastrana, of SoBe Suzuki. Pastrana looked good at the front, but he hit neutral over a jump and crashed hard, losing his front number plate in the process. He remounted several spots back, and passed Team Honda’s Nathan Ramsey with an aggressive, last-lap maneuver to take the final podium position.

Following a poor start, defending champ Ricky Carmichael could only advance to fourth, though he said his head – dinged hard at round one – is now feeling fine. Following his late altercation with Pastrana, Ramsey rode the Team Honda CRF450R home in fifth. Chevy Trucks Kawasaki cohorts Ezra Lusk and Stephane Roncada were next, followed by Boost Mobile/Yamaha/Troy-mounted Australian Chad Reed.

Ninth went to Bud Light Yamaha’s Jeremy McGrath, who said he has been diagnosed with Compartment Syndrome (known less formally as arm-pump disease), and that he has been undergoing Rolfing treatment (less formally known as deep-tissue massage). After pulling the holeshot, SoBe Suzuki’s Kevin Windham faded to 10th.

In the 125cc ranks, KTM Red Bull’s Pingree, who celebrated his 27th birthday just over a week ago, survived a crash-filled main to notch his first win since topping the 2000 season opener in the same facility. Last week’s winner, James Stewart, was closing fast on Ramsey when the checkers flew, but he had to settle for second – not bad, considering he went down after grabbing the holeshot, and had to pass the rest of the field on his Chevy Trucks Kawasaki. Third went to Boost Mobile/Yamaha/Troy’s Ivan Tedesco, followed by The Racer’s Edge rider Casey Lytle and Kawasaki pilot Matt Walker.

And it looks like Mike is 5 points out of first (Dave V - 72, LaRocco - 67) :)

 

[TwinSpar]

Best news I've heard in seven years! :)

This is going to be one hell of a year!

 

[JuliusPleaser]

WOOOHOOOO! :)

One for the old guys! Mike pulled off a convincing win. I was pretty impressed with Ping, too. Bubba reeled him in quickly, but Ping stepped it up enough to keep him at bay. What a race!

 

[KXRider]

GREAT NEWS!!!
He Deserves it!

I WANT TO BE LIKE MIKE!

 

[Vic]

Now that LaRocco remembers what it feels like to win, will he be unstopable?:cool:

 

[XRpredator]

Originally posted by Vic
. . . will he be unstopable?:cool:

No, that's supposed to read he will be unstoppable! :)

 

[Senior KX Rider]

It should do a lot for his confidence.:) He has been stuck in the 2nd and 3rd place mode for a loooooong time. This win might really inspire him. I hope so.

 

[nephron]

Free Dentures for All!

Exactly.
It's interesting, really. Peak physical and cardiovascular fitness capability (I should say) occurs at 30 y/age in males. Huh? Yep, that's right. Hence, all the winning marathon runners are in their 30's. Their not 16 year olds.

Not so in many of our sports, mainly because so much physical trauma occurs before that age comes, or psychological deterioration ensues, or drugs, fame, you name it.

You take that one guy, like a LaRocco--who's not only able to "preserve" his body form through all these years, but what's between his ears as well, and suddenly he's flat out awesome. I'm sure there was some "lassitude" and mental battles he's had to overcome over the years, what with his sustaining this for so long. But now, he looks to be in pure form. Now he is not only one of the leanest, meanest out there, but he's confident AND he's a vet that knows all the tricks. :p

I think the success of these young'n's like Pastrana & Bubba are at least partially based on their "fluid stupidity"--wreckless abandon & teenage "belief" that they are the greatest and shouldn't be beaten, while the midcareer "normalization" of performance of riders like LaRocco comes from their realization that they indeed, CAN be beat and they are not invincible.

It takes years to make a LaRocco.

Alright you young'n's--bring it on.
Let the wits "unarmed" assault begin.:cool:

 

[Ol'89r]

YEA, LaRocco. Lets hear it for the old farts. :)

Have to admit though, if Pastrana figures out how to keep it upright for the whole race, he will be hard to beat.

One more lap and Bubba would have won the 125's. IMO.
The kid is awesome.

 

[JuliusPleaser]

Too bad we couldn't see this one live. The webcast is cool, but it doesn't compare to video.

 

[nephron]

One more thing...

Name that pic: fugly

1,2 or 3:

1) Who can wear a more shocking outfit than Bubba?
2) White boy has no taste?
3) I'm fast, so stick it.:silly:

THAT is the butt-UGLIEST thing I've ever seen. And no one said a damn thing about it.

 

[XRpredator]

I can't decide which is worse--the pea-green or the, uh, earthy brown. :silly:

 

[justql]

#4) Whit men can't jump.;)

 

[mxracer724]

This is great! Way to go Mike! I'm so excited for this year. I really hope it goes down to the last round! I can see any of 4 riders (Mike, David V, TP, RC) winning the championship this year, and any of like 7 or 8 riders winning a race! I hate to say it, but now I really think MC is done, I said this before, but I figured I would give him one more race to change his results. Now I just really believe it is over. This is going to be a really great year. I don't know which one of the 4 that I mentioned will win it all, but I think it will be 1 of them for sure. I think both Mike and DV will have 1 bad race like back in 10th or something, and that will get RC and TP closer in points and then it will be wide open. I know The Rock is very consistant, so maybe he won't have one really bad race, but maybe some just out of the top 5 to get TP and RC up there with them. Wouldn't it be cool if it went to the last round and any of 4 riders could win it!

 

[Senior KX Rider]

And people thought the late 80s and early 90s was bad. That stuff ranks right up there .:p

 

[mxracer724]

Nephron that has got to be the worst looking gear I've ever seen. I hope that No Fear goes out of buseness now, so that stuff doesn't stick around long!!