Is Dungey going to Dominate his Hometown Race?
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 - 12:31am
It looks like 90 degrees and approx. 64% humidity, Dungey has momentum going his way will anyone stop him? I hope Townley finds his Red Bud speed, will Reedy show up to win, can we revisit "the Hype" with Alessi in Millville, did I miss the injury or #800 self implosion memo. Will Windham prove that Honda Red Bull Racing works suspension is better than his Factory Connection stock based units. Will Adam Cianciarulo prove he is a great motivator/ life coach for the #22, #12, and #62. I am pretty excited MX is back this weekend. Oh yeah what about Josh Grant, please win at least a moto this weekend for JGR and the fan against a Dungey runaway title.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 - 9:21pm
#2
Oh come on now!You know Dungey is going to kick Ass! Because we don't want him to. My money is on Grant. He has to pull off a win sooner or later but will he disappoint again. He has done an awesome job of coming close but no cigar.I can't see Dungey just being off pace. He either crashes or leaves with the number one plate. Who knows maybe Reed will go Retro and win a race. Townley winning would be awesome but he and Grant are fighting over the same cigar.Who else can do it? Short will probably lock down second or third, so depending on inconsistency maybe he could win. I would like that. Someone has to beat the #5.
Mike Alessi ?? Who the hell is he? Is he a factor? Man! To bad that Jim Srewart or James Seewall or whatever his name was.The guy that raced a Yamaha I think he was number 7. Man! he was fast, He would beat Dungey. He only raced once or twice and Left to go on a reality show. Bubby's World or Bubbles world something like that.
More than likely if RV didn't get hurt we would be saying the same thing about him.
Sun, Jul 18, 2010 - 6:09pm
#3
Dear RD5,
Thank you for answering my question with such authority and confidence, going 1-1 is a very clear and concise statement, I will less likely be asking this question in the future. I realize now your the 2010 SX Champ for all the right reasons, and it looks like you will take the MX championship as well, unless the #29, #101, #33, and oh the dude with the #1 plate decide to do something about it, but you have that important thing going for you... momentum, so that scenario looks unlikely.
Sincerely,
Guy that watches moto on the couch
Photo: Guy B.
450 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (1-1)
2. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda (3-3)
3. Kyle Regal, Kemp, Texas, Honda (8-2)
4. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda (5-4)
5. Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda (4-5)
6. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha (2-10)
7. Ryan Sipes, Flaherty, Texas, Yamaha (9-7)
8. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha (7-9)
9. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda (16-6)
10. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Kawasaki (11-11)
Dung Beetle is definitely the favorite. Gonna be tough though, for guys like Reed and Townley its like a hometown race for them since the soil is comparable to thier Florida tracks. Im gonna say Dung goes 1-1 though.
Alessi is kicking himself right now deciding on the 350. Im wondering though, with there being no way KTM lets him switch to the 450 will Tony bail out of the contract when the season is over?
KDub will be up front early in both motos, but I think he will fade a little with not being used to the 30 min + 2 lap motos at race pace. Dilla, Wash, and SC he will be a threat to win for sure though!
Grant, dont know what to say about that guy. Other than the 1st motos at Hangtown and Lakewood, he has just been a non factor.