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AMA MX: The Holeshot - Thunder Valley
James Stewart falls and Ryan Dungey was there to pick up the pieces. What happens next depends on JS7's injury status.
Yoshimura Suzuki's James Stewart (Photo: Suzuki Racing)
It was only a matter of time before it happened; last Saturday Ryan Dungey broke through for his first victory of the 2012 season, making even more history for KTM in the process.
As was recently the case in Supercross, KTM had never tasted victory in the premier class outdoors. But as expected, Dungey ended the long wait in Thunder Valley and vaulted to front of the championship.
KTM's “Dungey Experiment,” if you will, has proven to be worth every penny. The team couldn’t ask for much more from their star rider and the '10 double champ has repeatedly demonstrated that the orange machine is a winner.
Dungey’s triumph in Colorado wasn’t without some heartbreak to James Stewart. The Suzuki rider was undefeated coming into Thunder Valley, but a crash in the early stages of the opening moto not only took him out of the race, but for the remainder of the day. Even more worryingly his status for the remainder of the season is still in limbo.
Stewart injured his hand in the fall, and even though his recent tweets have been optimistic, we still won’t know much of anything until race day comes. Whether or not he will even attempt to get out there, let alone hold up and prove competitive remains to be seen.
On Tuesday he tweeted: “So far everything looks good but Still waiting for a few more things. Been nervous the last few days bc I have been having a blast racing.” - @js7
Obviously, Stewart’s health has the ability to make or break this championship. In Stewart's absence, Dungey is much faster than the rest of the field (pace helped along by Stewart's speed, which forced the KTM rider to blast through the first two weekends in hopes of answering). Without JS7 on the track, this has all the markings of a dominant season for Dungey, potentially even more one-sided than his championship-winning season of 2010.
Here’s hoping Stewart is back on the track this weekend, or shortly after. He has been a pleasant surprise to the series, riding much stronger than anyone expected. We all know how fast Stewart is, but who would have predicted that he'd be able to pick right up where he left off in 2008 four seasons later?
While we wait to see how things will unfold in the 450 Class, the young stars of a deep 250 Class field are living up to the hype. While the loss of reigning champion Dean Wilson was a significant blow, the four riders most likely to challenge his title defense have stepped up to provide exceptional competition.
As was recently the case in Supercross, KTM had never tasted victory in the premier class outdoors. But as expected, Dungey ended the long wait in Thunder Valley and vaulted to front of the championship.
KTM's “Dungey Experiment,” if you will, has proven to be worth every penny. The team couldn’t ask for much more from their star rider and the '10 double champ has repeatedly demonstrated that the orange machine is a winner.
Dungey’s triumph in Colorado wasn’t without some heartbreak to James Stewart. The Suzuki rider was undefeated coming into Thunder Valley, but a crash in the early stages of the opening moto not only took him out of the race, but for the remainder of the day. Even more worryingly his status for the remainder of the season is still in limbo.
Stewart injured his hand in the fall, and even though his recent tweets have been optimistic, we still won’t know much of anything until race day comes. Whether or not he will even attempt to get out there, let alone hold up and prove competitive remains to be seen.
On Tuesday he tweeted: “So far everything looks good but Still waiting for a few more things. Been nervous the last few days bc I have been having a blast racing.” - @js7
Obviously, Stewart’s health has the ability to make or break this championship. In Stewart's absence, Dungey is much faster than the rest of the field (pace helped along by Stewart's speed, which forced the KTM rider to blast through the first two weekends in hopes of answering). Without JS7 on the track, this has all the markings of a dominant season for Dungey, potentially even more one-sided than his championship-winning season of 2010.
Here’s hoping Stewart is back on the track this weekend, or shortly after. He has been a pleasant surprise to the series, riding much stronger than anyone expected. We all know how fast Stewart is, but who would have predicted that he'd be able to pick right up where he left off in 2008 four seasons later?
While we wait to see how things will unfold in the 450 Class, the young stars of a deep 250 Class field are living up to the hype. While the loss of reigning champion Dean Wilson was a significant blow, the four riders most likely to challenge his title defense have stepped up to provide exceptional competition.
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