Tortelli Returns For St Louis

[Senior KX Rider]

Tortelli returns for St. Louis

After missing the last two rounds of the 2002 EA Sports Supercross Series, Team Honda's Sebastien Tortelli has decided to race this weekend's St. Louis SX. Tortelli suffered a severely bruised back in New Orleans and was unsure whether he would return to SX this year or just wait for the outdoor nationals. This week, however, Tortelli decided that the best way to prepare for the outdoors would be to start racing as soon as possible.



Hope he doesn't push it and stays healthy for the outdoors. He has the speed to push RC all the way to the championship but he has to be healthy

 

[IDkTm]

Agreed Senior, next to RC Tortelli may be the person with the next best shot at an outdoor title. He is always blazing fast, but injuries have held him back for the past couple years. With him and RC on the same team it could make things potentially interesting.

 

[Senior KX Rider]

And with LaRocco riding Red it could be a big year for Honda.

 

[MTRIDER]

He should CHANGE NUMBERS !!!!!!!!!

 

[IDkTm]

Hondas overall lineup is quite strong. Outdoors they're going to have RC and Tortelli on 250's; Larocco and Ramsey on 450's and then in the 125 class they'll have Fonseca(works 250F?), Preston, Gosselaar, and Byrne. Honda definitely has some money invested in their race program.

 

[nephron]

Honda's making a BAD move putting Fonseca on the 250F (if there is such a damn thing) outdoors. He blows outdoors. They face all the impressionable teenyboppers dropping their rock for blue. And we all know MXA isn't going to help either. :silly:

 

[WaltCMoto]

Im glad to here that Seb is doin better. Hes a great guy and good competitor. I had the chance to ask him about the #13 thing, he said its not bad luck back in France, so he didnt care about having it. I dont consider myself to be superstisous, but still, I dont think I could run 13.

 

[TwinSpar]

Originally posted by MTRIDER
He should CHANGE NUMBERS !!!!!!!!!

What's wrong with 13. I was born on the 13th.... Friday the 13th! Always been good luck for me. :)

 

[IDkTm]

Originally posted by nephron
Honda's making a BAD move putting Fonseca on the 250F (if there is such a damn thing) outdoors. He blows outdoors. They face all the impressionable teenyboppers dropping their rock for blue. And we all know MXA isn't going to help either. :silly:

2001 125 Final National Points

1. Mike Brown 458
2. Grant Langston 444
3. Ernesto Fonseca 335
4. Larry Ward 332
5. Brock Sellards 312
6. Travis Pastrana 311
7. Nate Ramsey 249
8. Rodrig Thain 223
9. Branden Jesseman 207
10. Scott Sheak 201

Yep Ernesto blows outdoors.

 

[BEEF706]

Did Honda use up it's one prototype with the 450 last year? Is the exemption for running a non-prodution bike one per manufacturer or one per model. I think I read somewhere that Honda used it's exemption up and would have to release some cr250f's bfore it could race them. Do you guys know if this is another rumor or the realo deal by the AMA book? I am also glad to see Tortelli back but really would enjoy seeing RC Larocco, Ferry and him all healthy and duking it out for the outsoors.