San Diego (Spoiler)

[Senior KX Rider]

125s

1. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 100
2. Stephan Roncada, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Kawasaki, 80
3. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 75
4. Andrew Short, Colorado Springs, Colo., Suzuki, 72
5. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 60
6. Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville, Ohio, Yamaha, 56
7. Greg Schnell, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Yamaha, 46
8. Troy Adams, Brooksville, Fla., Kawasaki, 32
9. Christopher Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Honda, 26
10. Joshua Summey, Stanley, N.C., Yamaha, 26

 

[Senior KX Rider]

250s

1. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha
2. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
3. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
4. Michael Byrne, Temecula, Calif., Kawasaki
5. Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda
6. Grant Langston, Temecula, KTM
7. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Suzuki
8. Damon Huffman, Valencia, Calif., Honda
9. Erick Vallejo, Dallas, Texas, Yamaha
10. Keith Johnson, Albuquerque, N.M., Yamaha

 

[jackdrinker]

Team Suzuki representatives said he only shows up when he wants to race.

this was a quote from a suzuki rep on travis pastrana.. i copied it from the story on the rider who died at qualcomm.
do you think there is bad blooding brewing over the sobe deal?

 

[Fred T]

Team Suzuki representatives said he only shows up when he wants to race.

this was a quote from a suzuki rep on travis pastrana.. i copied it from the story on the rider who died at qualcomm.
do you think there is bad blooding brewing over the sobe deal?

Huh? Is part of the conversation ina black hole?

 

[jackdrinker]

fred, read the article about the rider dying. it's toward the end..

 

[marcusgunby]

jack i think your refering to a different thread.

 

[TheGrinch]

So, was it a good race?

 

[Okiewan]

Humm.. how many 2 strokes in the top 10? :p

 

[super rat]

Ivan looks awesome!!! That guy really turned it around for himself, good work man. Yeah Okie not many 2 strokes out there, Bubba better get on a thumper if wants to win any races.

 

[mxer842]

bubba could win on a hodaka... with how impressive ivan is looking i cant wait for the east/west shootout, espicially with andrew switching to a four-stroke over the break his results should improve with his better starts and we should be in for some great racing.

 

[HiG4s]

Looks like 4-stroke technology is moving faster than 2-stroke, time for AMA to limit the size of 4-strokes to 200cc :)

 

[Wraith]

What a joke of a race in the 250 class. With Windham *****futting around (in fear of being fined by the AMA) it would have been a whole lot better race, and who knows what else. You could really tell KDub was doing his best act to show the AMA what BS this new rule is causing. He had a dozen chances at really good block passes. Crap, pure crap. But I'm kinda biased, I hate Reed

 

[kiwi_925]

Wraith - Block passes or punt Reed off the track like he did to DV??

 

[Okiewan]

How or Euro friends like to dismiss the DV Block pass on KW... Kdub let's off, stays on the bike, DV doesn't, gets punted.
Pred, you got the keys right?

 

[jboomer]

How or Euro friends like to dismiss the DV Block pass on KW... Kdub let's off, stays on the bike, DV doesn't, gets punted.

If you really want to believe it happened that way, then sure.

 

[marcusgunby]

This isnt a eurorider is right yanks are wrong thing, i like KW and think he is a great rider-if it was GL or Tort i would say the same.

 

[Okiewan]

Point taken Marcus.

Ivan does look really fast this year! Good for him, ya kinda always thought he had that kind of speed.

Taking nothing away from him, but I still don't think he can get close to JBS.

 

[nephron]

It won't even be close.

 

[truespode]

Ivan does look really fast this year!

I really like it when Tedesco is cutting through the pack or leading. They always holler out how well "Ivan" is doing :) Makes me feel sooo cool :laugh:

Ivan LIECHTY

 

[kiwi_925]

Okie, im not a euro, nor an americain, but i have seen the racing since and they just dont want to block pass with an agression any more, which has taken something out of the sport for the moment.

 

[jboomer]

I don't know, I saw Roncada lay down a pretty aggressive block pass on someone (forget who it was), of course no contact was made though.

 

[jackdrinker]

when i was laying in bed last night i decided to watch "relish".
it was pretty amusing hearing yogi and reed talk about being aggressive and "dirty. yogi came out and said everyone does it and the guys who complain are the ones doing it the most.

 

[jboomer]

So what are you saying, you lay in bed at night and watch Chad Reed?

 

[Wraith]

Wraith - Block passes or punt Reed off the track like he did to DV??

Did you see the race Kiwi? When Reed passed KDub, there was a a few coners later where Kevin could have really put a aggresive move on Reed. But he didn't. And he didn't (this is just what I believe) because he is not a dirty rider that puts people to the ground, like what happened with DV.
Instead he chose to ride the way the AMA wants, (no rubbing, or whatever they call it) and lost ground because of a poor drive going into the next section of whoops. Oh well, I guess the riders will have to change when more rules start to change.
Now I am in no way way a fan of take out moves. I don't like to see a racer get faceplanted into a haybale because he got Tboned for a pass. But, they have to let them race.

 

[SpectraSVT]

I don't think it proves your a better rider if you have to knock somebody off the track to pass em. Just that your a jerk. Clean racing is what its all about. Accidents do happen and I hope the AMA can discern what is purposeful and what is unintentional. These guys get fired up dicing like that for 15 laps in close proximity and contact can happen.