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With Stewarts knee issue, Dungey squeaked into second place overall of the SX series....... How important would it be and Does Dungey go for the win in Vegas.... Can he win in Vegas ?
The past few weeks Dungey has seemed to go backwards and Barcia, Canard and Tomac are some Hungry Red Riders....
The past few weeks Dungey has seemed to go backwards and Barcia, Canard and Tomac are some Hungry Red Riders....
I know I know, not gonna happen. That's just what I would do if I were him. I'm just frustrated by how many times he's come in 2nd, and I'm not even the one on the bike.
2010 - 1st
2011 - 3rd to Reed
2012 - 3rd to Millsaps
2013 - 3rd to Millsaps
12 in Supercross Lites Class
14 in Supercross Class 6-2010 1-2011 4-2012 2-2013 1-2014
7 in Motocross 250 Class 3-2008 4-2009
27 in Motocross 450 Class 10-2010 4-2011 10-2012 3-2013
48 AMA total wins
2008 Lites 2nd
2011 450 2nd
2013 450 2nd
2009 250 1st
2010 450 1st
2010 SX 1st
2012 450 1st
Not bad considering all the people disappointed in his results..
The Shop
Doesn't change my opinion though. 2nd or 3rd, who cares, on to the next. Especially if RV is going to race outdoors.
I'm not saying they are bad results, just saying why bother going to Vegas if you can instead get a head start on your competition?
2013 450 MX Points:
1st place - RV: 563
2nd place - RD: -56
2011 450 MX Points:
1st place: RV: 526
2nd place: RD: -12
2008 250 MX Points:
1st Place: RV: 540
2nd Place: RD: -72
And only in 1 of those years was it even close. Granted, Dungey would've won had Freestone and Southwick gone his way, but they didn't. The only question remaining now is does Dungey want to beat RV this summer or not? I'm just telling you what I would be thinking right now if I was him. As a fan I'm so sick of RV beating him every time, I can't even imagine how much worse that feeling would be if I were in his shoes.
There's one guy that knows how Ryan feel, and it's not you or I..
Ryan's a successful professional athlete who competes at the highest level with Villo, Stewart, Reed and a host of others. They've all got my respect, and hope they all stay healthy for the outdoors to give us a great show each weekend.
Hope it comes back, was fun to watch.
My opinion is that Dungey needs to get on a different bike. He did much better on the Suzuki and he has changed several things in his program except the bike. I'd like to see how he does on a different brand.
2007 - 1st (E/W Shootout)
2008 - 1st (E/W Shootout)
2009 - 2nd to Pourcel (E/W Shootout)
2010 - 1st (450)
2011 - 2nd to Reed
2012 - 1st
2013 - 2nd
It's hard not to put him at the top at Vegas.
He was great outdoors in 2012. Sure no RV, but he was winning motos by huge margins. Stewart was riding real well the first two rounds and RD was right on him 3 out of the 4 motos. Putting him on a Suzuki is not going to make him a better passer. That is for sure his weakness. Guys like RV, JS, KR, and JB look to make passes early on in the race. I often see Dungey getting passed early in the race. Several times by guys he is surely better than and will eventually get them back. But by the time he gets around them, the leaders are out of sight.
Pit Row
RV is an obvious heavy favorite. hell, Roczen and Barcia have to be licking their lips at the thought of a last chance to win this season. RD seemed like he was over it last weekend. passed and gapped by Barcia and Roczen and then a weird crash... just seemed off to me.
Or it's just the photos I chose, but results stand for themselves! Anyone who remembers how Dungey rode at Anaheim 1 2010 knows that it's not the same Ryan Dungey we've been seeing this season.
Bro, about what are you talking? Ry guy was awesome at A1, but the J-man still ran him down and clocked a lap 9/10ths faster than his. Dungey looked great on the Suzuki -- just about everyone does -- but you guys are only fooling yourselves with some of this talk.
The 2011 MX title should've been Dungey's, no Qs, but even if he had won the moto scores would still say he was getting butt-kicked pretty regularly. RV was clearly in bad health through the first half of the series, and Reed through the second, but they both had more moto wins than Ryan at year's end. My friends, the fax is the fax.
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