The positives from A1

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Edited Date/Time 1/7/2014 6:32am
Reading all the hate is killing me. I'll start a new thread just for the positives that came from A1.

Jason Anderson's pass on Seely was absolutely sweet. I've watched it about 15 times already. Seely left the door open just a little and Anderson drove it in there. Also, Seely's response was perfect "I would have probably done the same thing."

Most of the big name riders looked great. Some of them didn't have their finest hour, but it made for some entertaining racing.

Jenny Taft did a great job! Most of her questions to the riders were exactly what I wanted to hear. But remembering to turn on her mic needs a little work. It was pretty funny though.

Trolling to find out what others things I may have missed. Because I'm sure I'll watch it 20 more times before this saturday.
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1/6/2014 11:29am
I know I know, but only pointing out all the shitty parts of a race, to me, is a bit annoying.

Oh yeah, and MA800's holeshot in heat 1. BRAAAAP!
1/6/2014 11:36am
What? A thread about the positives of the race? This will have 8 or 9 posts tops. Bunch of pessimistic Negative Nancy's around here.

Anderson's pass was pretty badass as was the Wilson/Osborne battle. Alessi's start was entertaining in both the heat and the main. Nice to see him get a win. Thought Fox did a great job on the broadcast as well. Pumped for Phoenix!

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1/6/2014 11:52am
I was thinking 10 posts and it's already over half!!! Probably because I keep plugging it in myself and remembering things from the race.

Wilson/Osborne battle was rad!

What about Tate and Chad riding out together? That'll pull at the heart strings!
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1/6/2014 12:03pm
Pre race, I would have ranked (guessed) KR, RD and CR would have finished somewhere 4th-7th. They went 1-2-3 which means any one of the top 6 or 7 is truly capable of winning and/or getting on the box on any weekend. That should mean great racing all season.
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1/6/2014 12:05pm
Ronnie Mack, i mean Jimmy Albertson, did an awesome air wheelie over the finish line jump.
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Regardless of how Vital users think the night went I thought it was outstanding racing action for the general populous that may have turned on Fox Sports 1 and decided to stay and watch. Lead changes, battles near the front of the back and an occasional crash or two by top contenders makes for an exciting broadcast which is a good thing for the sport. Single file from lap 1 to 20 is pretty boring (even if it is your guy in 1st).
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1/6/2014 12:09pm Edited Date/Time 1/6/2014 12:12pm
To me the whole night was a positive
and lived up to the hype.
I love seeing everyone on there new rides .new gear etc
its what makes this the most exciting Race of the year .
the high lights in my opinion
were seeing the guys do good
that a lot of people say won't .
like Alessi Just a heat but he still rode good and I loved seeing it
Reed ..Living legend
James .. how many times have people said he's done lol
almost as many as have said it about Reed Smile
.. just an awesome night of Supercross
I can hardly wait for Phoenix!!

IMO
The next race that is surrounded with excitement kinda like A1..is Daytona
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1/6/2014 12:27pm
Good post! How about Cooper Webb's first ride in supercross, he will be there!
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1/6/2014 12:40pm
Good post! How about Cooper Webb's first ride in supercross, he will be there!
Yeah! I was super pumped to watch him after seeing him for the last 4 or 5 years at loretta's, nationals, and MEC tearing it up. Kid definitely has some speed and a great attitude.

East coast kids are going to be great also. Someone should interview them on what they thought about A1.
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1/6/2014 12:41pm
Good post! How about Cooper Webb's first ride in supercross, he will be there!
I had a "Webb" problem remembering he was a SX newbie, in that I watched him race all summer.
Good "problem" to have.
Everything about the broadcast was great (and I have been watching for "decades")!
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abn166 wrote:
Ronnie Mack, i mean Jimmy Albertson, did an awesome air wheelie over the finish line jump.
I was excited about that to!Laughing

Seriously though, it is pretty sad how negative people are around here. We get to see EVERY race live, and all people do is complain that RC is a terrible announcer and that Mike is a little girl. Honestly, it starts to wear on people a little bit. I though the show was great, and Fox really did a great job of making it seem professional. Great job guys, I think most of us enjoyed it a lot.
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1/6/2014 1:12pm
Well done dirt! about damn time something positive gets posted.

How about the new finish line led screen? didnt show well on TV, but must of been cool for those who were there. See in the background here:

Anyone at the race notice it? i havent heard it mentioned once.



Anaheim 1 seems to always bring a surprise, and this was no different...and i was stoked on the outcome! Cool
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1/6/2014 1:14pm
When 800 Mike starts up front he usually ends up going steadily backwards. When he starts from dead last he goes forward most of the race. With that said, ahhhh do you think......
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On the down low. Two arrests were made afters the mains - two guys using Laser Pointers and distracting riders. The kids were right below me in the stands. Surprised this news didn't hit the Twitter/Vital air ways yet!

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ocscottie wrote:
Well done dirt! about damn time something positive gets posted. How about the new finish line led screen? didnt show well on TV, but must of...
Well done dirt! about damn time something positive gets posted.

How about the new finish line led screen? didnt show well on TV, but must of been cool for those who were there. See in the background here:

Anyone at the race notice it? i havent heard it mentioned once.



Anaheim 1 seems to always bring a surprise, and this was no different...and i was stoked on the outcome! Cool
I didn't notice it on TV. Does their face, name and number pop up every time they cross the finish line? That would be bad ass! Unless it's a close race.
1/6/2014 1:23pm
Mike Alessi's heat race holeshot was absolutely amazing aswell. It was the first time I've ever bothered to watch supercross live (it starts at like 3am over here so I usually just watch it a few days later on youtube) and I loved it, seems to be plenty of guys capable of winning and should provide some good races. I'll be doing my best to watch round 2 live aswell.
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1/6/2014 1:25pm
It's A-1, so after the lull and silly season, how could that not be a positive! Good thread BTW...
1/6/2014 1:29pm
Positives for me:

It's another race in 5 days !

800 made me remember that there's some real shitty people out there (not him) and why more should support him

There's a lot of guys who are clearly up for it

A German leads the big class

Stewart is damn ready, don't give me this shit he crashed, it's old, boring and lacks originality

Rv will be pissed and come back angrier than the rest of the short tempered ginger fraternity (which is hard to believe)

Wilson had his bedding In/cobweb shaking race and can now be safe in the knowledge he can actually show up next week
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1/6/2014 1:33pm
Stewart looked great, and the crash in the whoops could have(and did) happened to any of the riders.

Dungey looked solid, and boring as usual. With that being said, he is a solid title contender as usual.

BamBam's bad start, but blasted through the pack(like Stewart) for a top finish.

Poto looked fast, just had some issues. I'm not voting against him for title #4.

Reed was fast, looked like he was holding back some, but was still fast! I like having him happy and back in the mix.

KRoc looked great for his REAL first 450 race, and congratulations!

Glad Tomac is not hurt.
JUST HAPPY SX IS BACK!!!!!!!
1/6/2014 1:40pm
Dude that crash on the whoops was plain old gnar !
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1/6/2014 1:42pm
I didn't notice it on TV. Does their face, name and number pop up every time they cross the finish line? That would be bad ass...
I didn't notice it on TV. Does their face, name and number pop up every time they cross the finish line? That would be bad ass! Unless it's a close race.
Yeah, and the end cap shows laps remaining.
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1/6/2014 1:44pm Edited Date/Time 1/6/2014 1:44pm
Thank God JS crashed where he did and not IN the whoops. That could have been uglier.
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1/6/2014 1:55pm
GuyB wrote:
Yeah, and the end cap shows laps remaining.
That is awesome! It would be really cool if they had their lap times also. Or time behind the leader. Man I could plaster that board with all kinds of stuff!!!
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1/6/2014 1:59pm
My A1 questions:

1 - I was kind of surprised that nothing more was said about the Short & Partridge crash in the semi. It kind of looked like one of the two kicked/stepped on the others bike that was down as he got back on his bike and taking off. Maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole hill.

2 - The Weimer and Tomac accident - my first thought was 'oh shit! not another Stewart and Partridge accident please!'. Was that the same scenario.

3 - I expected RV to get back up and make the podium. Was something wrong with his bike?

Anyways, great race...............to bad I didn't get to watch it though because we lost electricity in the snow storm that was passing through. Let me tell you, it was kind of hard sitting in the dark with two kids and the wife thinking about if our house was getting too cold for pipes to burst and who was winning the races!
1/6/2014 2:07pm
I honestly think RV had a super mature moment and flashbacked one whole year.

I am not doing that again.
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JACK_Schit wrote:
On the down low. Two arrests were made afters the mains - two guys using Laser Pointers and distracting riders. The kids were right below me...
On the down low. Two arrests were made afters the mains - two guys using Laser Pointers and distracting riders. The kids were right below me in the stands. Surprised this news didn't hit the Twitter/Vital air ways yet!

Are u serious about people getting arrested ?
Or being sarcastic?
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450 main was good.

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