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SX: The Holeshot - New Orleans
Ryan Villopoto answered any concerns about retaining his motivation after securing the Monster Energy Supercross title early in New Orleans.
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto (Photo: Hoppenworld.com)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Seattle round of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship will air on SPEED Saturday, April 21 at 10:30pm ET. #SXonSPEED
It’s Ryan’s world -- we’re just living in it.
Once again, Ryan Villopoto dominated a main event, leading wire-to-wire in New Orleans for his ninth win of the 2012 season and extending his current winning streak to four races.
Last week's talk was about the opportunity for another rider to break through for a victory before the season wraps up, but after watching Villopoto’s performance on Saturday night, that might just require a Herculean effort. If anyone is to have even the slightest chance at preventing RV from securing 12 wins this season, it’s going to take a near-perfect ride and perhaps even a little hard luck on Villopoto’s behalf.
That’s not intended as a slight on anything that Davi Millsaps, Justin Brayton and Jake Weimer are doing right now - all three riders are performing quite well, but Villopoto is simply on another level and there’s no way he’s going to let up going into outdoors.
Speaking of that next group, each had a very different night in the Big Easy. Brayton came out on top of the three, climbing his way from a mid-pack start to finish a solid third. It was relatively uneventful for him.
Meanwhile, a potentially disastrous night for Millsaps was transformed into a resilient ride as he overcame a first-turn pile-up to battle from 15th on the opening lap to sixth by the time the checkered flag flew. He lost valuable points to Brayton in what is shaping up to be a stellar battle to finish second in the championship, but still has to be proud of his effort given the circumstances.
Weimer’s night was one he’d like to forget. Things started off great for the Kawasaki rider, following his teammate Villopoto across the holeshot line. However, he found himself on the side of the track just a few turns later, miscalculating the landing of a triple jump and running onto the slick stadium floor. The high speed forced the bike to slide out from right under Weimer and it was pretty much all said and done after that. He eventually made it back out onto the track, but I think it was possibly frustration more than anything that led to his 20th-place result. He’ll bounce back, especially with a couple races right by his home state of Idaho coming up.
The story of the night in the premier class was Josh Grant. To say the last couple of years have been difficult on this former race winner would be an understatement. Injuries have seriously impeded what looked to be a promising career and likely have had a major effect on Grant’s confidence as he's continued to endure the pain and time away from the track.
JG got a good start on Saturday and made the most of it, grabbing his first podium finish since his rookie year in the division back in 2009. There couldn’t be a better way to prove that he still has what it takes and that ride in New Orleans turned a lot of heads.
It’s Ryan’s world -- we’re just living in it.
Once again, Ryan Villopoto dominated a main event, leading wire-to-wire in New Orleans for his ninth win of the 2012 season and extending his current winning streak to four races.
Last week's talk was about the opportunity for another rider to break through for a victory before the season wraps up, but after watching Villopoto’s performance on Saturday night, that might just require a Herculean effort. If anyone is to have even the slightest chance at preventing RV from securing 12 wins this season, it’s going to take a near-perfect ride and perhaps even a little hard luck on Villopoto’s behalf.
That’s not intended as a slight on anything that Davi Millsaps, Justin Brayton and Jake Weimer are doing right now - all three riders are performing quite well, but Villopoto is simply on another level and there’s no way he’s going to let up going into outdoors.
Speaking of that next group, each had a very different night in the Big Easy. Brayton came out on top of the three, climbing his way from a mid-pack start to finish a solid third. It was relatively uneventful for him.
Meanwhile, a potentially disastrous night for Millsaps was transformed into a resilient ride as he overcame a first-turn pile-up to battle from 15th on the opening lap to sixth by the time the checkered flag flew. He lost valuable points to Brayton in what is shaping up to be a stellar battle to finish second in the championship, but still has to be proud of his effort given the circumstances.
Weimer’s night was one he’d like to forget. Things started off great for the Kawasaki rider, following his teammate Villopoto across the holeshot line. However, he found himself on the side of the track just a few turns later, miscalculating the landing of a triple jump and running onto the slick stadium floor. The high speed forced the bike to slide out from right under Weimer and it was pretty much all said and done after that. He eventually made it back out onto the track, but I think it was possibly frustration more than anything that led to his 20th-place result. He’ll bounce back, especially with a couple races right by his home state of Idaho coming up.
The story of the night in the premier class was Josh Grant. To say the last couple of years have been difficult on this former race winner would be an understatement. Injuries have seriously impeded what looked to be a promising career and likely have had a major effect on Grant’s confidence as he's continued to endure the pain and time away from the track.
JG got a good start on Saturday and made the most of it, grabbing his first podium finish since his rookie year in the division back in 2009. There couldn’t be a better way to prove that he still has what it takes and that ride in New Orleans turned a lot of heads.
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