Cole Seely, the dark horse of the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series.

Did you cut and paste that without giving credit to the source or did you write this yourself?

Yea Seely is a nice change other than the PC boys!, my darkhorse was Marteen!

thats a big paragraph

nice

I'd like to be the meat in that brunette sandwich!

Here let me make that less intimidating to read:

Heading into the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series™, nobody really expected Newbury Park, California's Cole Seely to be a championship contender. After a illustrious amateur career, Cole took a break from racing motocross at the age of sixteen, and started enjoying life as a normal teenager, which included skating, riding bmx, and hanging out with friends without the distractions of racing motocross week-in week-out. Around the age of 18, Cole started riding supercross at Wyvern Ranch in Southern California, just for fun. After riding supercross with ease for several weeks, it was apparent that he could make it in this sport with hard work,a little bit of luck, and a little bit of help along the way. Cole made his professional supercross debut for Fun Center Suzuki at Anaheim 1, on January 3rd, 2009. He failed to qualify for the main by finishing 3rd place in the LCQ behind Ryan Dungey and Ryan Sipes. The next weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Cole finished a surprising 4th place in the heat race, over Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Morias. Cole finished 11th place in the main event that night, just behind Geico Honda's Dan Reardon. Throughout the season, Cole qualified for 4 main events, with his best finish 10th, at San Francisco. He finished 18th overall on the season. Previously to the 2010 season, Cole was left without a bike to ride, but when Christian Craig had a severe back injury that would take him out of the entire season, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda gave Cole a call, and had him come test out the bike. Impressed right away, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda signed a 1 year deal for Cole to compete in the Lites West championship. After a first lap crash at the season opener in Anaheim, California, Cole finished 14th place. The rest of the season would not go so roughly, with a 6th place finish in Phoenix, followed by two 5th place finishes in Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego was a bit sloppy, and soon Cole Seely was fighting for his very first podium with teammate Wil Hahn. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Jake Weimer was battling with supercross rookie Max Anstie for the win, resulting in a last lap crash for the rookie Anstie. Cole Seely and Wil Hahn were both in podium positions, but who was going to take 2nd place? Coming into the final turn, Wil dived for the inside and they both went over the finish line next to each other, Cole edged out Wil for 2nd place by 0.04 hundreths of a second. It was a big day for TLD/Lucas Oil Honda as they took the two lower spots on the podium, the only thing left to do was for them to get on the top step of the podium. Between San Diego and the next round in Anaheim, Cole crashed in a weird position at the Honda test track and dislocated his hip, he was forced to miss the next round of the season. Cole rebounded during the long break inbetween Anaheim and Seattle, Washington, the next round of the series. Cole finished off the season with 7th and 11th place finishes. Finishing 7th in points, even after missing a round and getting a 14th at the season opener, was impressive in his sophomore season. In 2011, Cole still wasn't considered a serious threat for the championship, started outside the top 10 at Anaheim 1, he came back for a 5th place finish, .1 tenth of a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Martin Davalos. In Phoenix, Arizona, Cole had more bad luck and came around the first lap well outside the top 10, but still came back for another impressive finish in 4th place, less than a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Morias. All Cole needed to get on the podium was a start inside the top 5, he made things easy on himself in the main event in Los Angeles, California, when he holeshotted over Geico Honda's Eli Tomac and German Ken Roczen, after riding tight in the first handful of laps, he loosened up and rode his own race, grabbing his very first AMA Supercross win! It was also TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's first ever win for their team. Cole now heads into the next stop of the series in Oakland, California, just 7 points shy of points leader Josh Hansen. One race turned Cole Seely from podium threat, to championship contender. Good luck this season, Cole!Heading into the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series™, nobody really expected Newbury Park, California's Cole Seely to be a championship contender. After a illustrious amateur career, Cole took a break from racing motocross at the age of sixteen, and started enjoying life as a normal teenager, which included skating, riding bmx, and hanging out with friends without the distractions of racing motocross week-in week-out. Around the age of 18, Cole started riding supercross at Wyvern Ranch in Southern California, just for fun. After riding supercross with ease for several weeks, it was apparent that he could make it in this sport with hard work,a little bit of luck, and a little bit of help along the way. Cole made his professional supercross debut for Fun Center Suzuki at Anaheim 1, on January 3rd, 2009. He failed to qualify for the main by finishing 3rd place in the LCQ behind Ryan Dungey and Ryan Sipes. The next weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Cole finished a surprising 4th place in the heat race, over Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Morias. Cole finished 11th place in the main event that night, just behind Geico Honda's Dan Reardon. Throughout the season, Cole qualified for 4 main events, with his best finish 10th, at San Francisco. He finished 18th overall on the season. Previously to the 2010 season, Cole was left without a bike to ride, but when Christian Craig had a severe back injury that would take him out of the entire season, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda gave Cole a call, and had him come test out the bike. Impressed right away, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda signed a 1 year deal for Cole to compete in the Lites West championship. After a first lap crash at the season opener in Anaheim, California, Cole finished 14th place. The rest of the season would not go so roughly, with a 6th place finish in Phoenix, followed by two 5th place finishes in Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego was a bit sloppy, and soon Cole Seely was fighting for his very first podium with teammate Wil Hahn. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Jake Weimer was battling with supercross rookie Max Anstie for the win, resulting in a last lap crash for the rookie Anstie. Cole Seely and Wil Hahn were both in podium positions, but who was going to take 2nd place? Coming into the final turn, Wil dived for the inside and they both went over the finish line next to each other, Cole edged out Wil for 2nd place by 0.04 hundreths of a second. It was a big day for TLD/Lucas Oil Honda as they took the two lower spots on the podium, the only thing left to do was for them to get on the top step of the podium. Between San Diego and the next round in Anaheim, Cole crashed in a weird position at the Honda test track and dislocated his hip, he was forced to miss the next round of the season. Cole rebounded during the long break inbetween Anaheim and Seattle, Washington, the next round of the series. Cole finished off the season with 7th and 11th place finishes. Finishing 7th in points, even after missing a round and getting a 14th at the season opener, was impressive in his sophomore season. In 2011, Cole still wasn't considered a serious threat for the championship, started outside the top 10 at Anaheim 1, he came back for a 5th place finish, .1 tenth of a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Martin Davalos. In Phoenix, Arizona, Cole had more bad luck and came around the first lap well outside the top 10, but still came back for another impressive finish in 4th place, less than a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Morias. All Cole needed to get on the podium was a start inside the top 5, he made things easy on himself in the main event in Los Angeles, California, when he holeshotted over Geico Honda's Eli Tomac and German Ken Roczen, after riding tight in the first handful of laps, he loosened up and rode his own race, grabbing his very first AMA Supercross win! It was also TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's first ever win for their team. Cole now heads into the next stop of the series in Oakland, California, just 7 points shy of points leader Josh Hansen. One race turned Cole Seely from podium threat, to championship contender. Good luck this season, Cole!Heading into the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series™, nobody really expected Newbury Park, California's Cole Seely to be a championship contender. After a illustrious amateur career, Cole took a break from racing motocross at the age of sixteen, and started enjoying life as a normal teenager, which included skating, riding bmx, and hanging out with friends without the distractions of racing motocross week-in week-out. Around the age of 18, Cole started riding supercross at Wyvern Ranch in Southern California, just for fun. After riding supercross with ease for several weeks, it was apparent that he could make it in this sport with hard work,a little bit of luck, and a little bit of help along the way. Cole made his professional supercross debut for Fun Center Suzuki at Anaheim 1, on January 3rd, 2009. He failed to qualify for the main by finishing 3rd place in the LCQ behind Ryan Dungey and Ryan Sipes. The next weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Cole finished a surprising 4th place in the heat race, over Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Morias. Cole finished 11th place in the main event that night, just behind Geico Honda's Dan Reardon. Throughout the season, Cole qualified for 4 main events, with his best finish 10th, at San Francisco. He finished 18th overall on the season. Previously to the 2010 season, Cole was left without a bike to ride, but when Christian Craig had a severe back injury that would take him out of the entire season, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda gave Cole a call, and had him come test out the bike. Impressed right away, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda signed a 1 year deal for Cole to compete in the Lites West championship. After a first lap crash at the season opener in Anaheim, California, Cole finished 14th place. The rest of the season would not go so roughly, with a 6th place finish in Phoenix, followed by two 5th place finishes in Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego was a bit sloppy, and soon Cole Seely was fighting for his very first podium with teammate Wil Hahn. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Jake Weimer was battling with supercross rookie Max Anstie for the win, resulting in a last lap crash for the rookie Anstie. Cole Seely and Wil Hahn were both in podium positions, but who was going to take 2nd place? Coming into the final turn, Wil dived for the inside and they both went over the finish line next to each other, Cole edged out Wil for 2nd place by 0.04 hundreths of a second. It was a big day for TLD/Lucas Oil Honda as they took the two lower spots on the podium, the only thing left to do was for them to get on the top step of the podium. Between San Diego and the next round in Anaheim, Cole crashed in a weird position at the Honda test track and dislocated his hip, he was forced to miss the next round of the season. Cole rebounded during the long break inbetween Anaheim and Seattle, Washington, the next round of the series. Cole finished off the season with 7th and 11th place finishes. Finishing 7th in points, even after missing a round and getting a 14th at the season opener, was impressive in his sophomore season. In 2011, Cole still wasn't considered a serious threat for the championship, started outside the top 10 at Anaheim 1, he came back for a 5th place finish, .1 tenth of a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Martin Davalos. In Phoenix, Arizona, Cole had more bad luck and came around the first lap well outside the top 10, but still came back for another impressive finish in 4th place, less than a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Morias. All Cole needed to get on the podium was a start inside the top 5, he made things easy on himself in the main event in Los Angeles, California, when he holeshotted over Geico Honda's Eli Tomac and German Ken Roczen, after riding tight in the first handful of laps, he loosened up and rode his own race, grabbing his very first AMA Supercross win! It was also TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's first ever win for their team. Cole now heads into the next stop of the series in Oakland, California, just 7 points shy of points leader Josh Hansen. One race turned Cole Seely from podium threat, to championship contender. Good luck this season, Cole!Heading into the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series™, nobody really expected Newbury Park, California's Cole Seely to be a championship contender. After a illustrious amateur career, Cole took a break from racing motocross at the age of sixteen, and started enjoying life as a normal teenager, which included skating, riding bmx, and hanging out with friends without the distractions of racing motocross week-in week-out. Around the age of 18, Cole started riding supercross at Wyvern Ranch in Southern California, just for fun. After riding supercross with ease for several weeks, it was apparent that he could make it in this sport with hard work,a little bit of luck, and a little bit of help along the way. Cole made his professional supercross debut for Fun Center Suzuki at Anaheim 1, on January 3rd, 2009. He failed to qualify for the main by finishing 3rd place in the LCQ behind Ryan Dungey and Ryan Sipes. The next weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Cole finished a surprising 4th place in the heat race, over Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Morias. Cole finished 11th place in the main event that night, just behind Geico Honda's Dan Reardon. Throughout the season, Cole qualified for 4 main events, with his best finish 10th, at San Francisco. He finished 18th overall on the season. Previously to the 2010 season, Cole was left without a bike to ride, but when Christian Craig had a severe back injury that would take him out of the entire season, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda gave Cole a call, and had him come test out the bike. Impressed right away, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda signed a 1 year deal for Cole to compete in the Lites West championship. After a first lap crash at the season opener in Anaheim, California, Cole finished 14th place. The rest of the season would not go so roughly, with a 6th place finish in Phoenix, followed by two 5th place finishes in Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego was a bit sloppy, and soon Cole Seely was fighting for his very first podium with teammate Wil Hahn. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Jake Weimer was battling with supercross rookie Max Anstie for the win, resulting in a last lap crash for the rookie Anstie. Cole Seely and Wil Hahn were both in podium positions, but who was going to take 2nd place? Coming into the final turn, Wil dived for the inside and they both went over the finish line next to each other, Cole edged out Wil for 2nd place by 0.04 hundreths of a second. It was a big day for TLD/Lucas Oil Honda as they took the two lower spots on the podium, the only thing left to do was for them to get on the top step of the podium. Between San Diego and the next round in Anaheim, Cole crashed in a weird position at the Honda test track and dislocated his hip, he was forced to miss the next round of the season. Cole rebounded during the long break inbetween Anaheim and Seattle, Washington, the next round of the series. Cole finished off the season with 7th and 11th place finishes. Finishing 7th in points, even after missing a round and getting a 14th at the season opener, was impressive in his sophomore season. In 2011, Cole still wasn't considered a serious threat for the championship, started outside the top 10 at Anaheim 1, he came back for a 5th place finish, .1 tenth of a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Martin Davalos. In Phoenix, Arizona, Cole had more bad luck and came around the first lap well outside the top 10, but still came back for another impressive finish in 4th place, less than a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Morias. All Cole needed to get on the podium was a start inside the top 5, he made things easy on himself in the main event in Los Angeles, California, when he holeshotted over Geico Honda's Eli Tomac and German Ken Roczen, after riding tight in the first handful of laps, he loosened up and rode his own race, grabbing his very first AMA Supercross win! It was also TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's first ever win for their team. Cole now heads into the next stop of the series in Oakland, California, just 7 points shy of points leader Josh Hansen. One race turned Cole Seely from podium threat, to championship contender. Good luck this season, Cole!Heading into the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series™, nobody really expected Newbury Park, California's Cole Seely to be a championship contender. After a illustrious amateur career, Cole took a break from racing motocross at the age of sixteen, and started enjoying life as a normal teenager, which included skating, riding bmx, and hanging out with friends without the distractions of racing motocross week-in week-out. Around the age of 18, Cole started riding supercross at Wyvern Ranch in Southern California, just for fun. After riding supercross with ease for several weeks, it was apparent that he could make it in this sport with hard work,a little bit of luck, and a little bit of help along the way. Cole made his professional supercross debut for Fun Center Suzuki at Anaheim 1, on January 3rd, 2009. He failed to qualify for the main by finishing 3rd place in the LCQ behind Ryan Dungey and Ryan Sipes. The next weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Cole finished a surprising 4th place in the heat race, over Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Morias. Cole finished 11th place in the main event that night, just behind Geico Honda's Dan Reardon. Throughout the season, Cole qualified for 4 main events, with his best finish 10th, at San Francisco. He finished 18th overall on the season. Previously to the 2010 season, Cole was left without a bike to ride, but when Christian Craig had a severe back injury that would take him out of the entire season, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda gave Cole a call, and had him come test out the bike. Impressed right away, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda signed a 1 year deal for Cole to compete in the Lites West championship. After a first lap crash at the season opener in Anaheim, California, Cole finished 14th place. The rest of the season would not go so roughly, with a 6th place finish in Phoenix, followed by two 5th place finishes in Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego was a bit sloppy, and soon Cole Seely was fighting for his very first podium with teammate Wil Hahn. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Jake Weimer was battling with supercross rookie Max Anstie for the win, resulting in a last lap crash for the rookie Anstie. Cole Seely and Wil Hahn were both in podium positions, but who was going to take 2nd place? Coming into the final turn, Wil dived for the inside and they both went over the finish line next to each other, Cole edged out Wil for 2nd place by 0.04 hundreths of a second. It was a big day for TLD/Lucas Oil Honda as they took the two lower spots on the podium, the only thing left to do was for them to get on the top step of the podium. Between San Diego and the next round in Anaheim, Cole crashed in a weird position at the Honda test track and dislocated his hip, he was forced to miss the next round of the season. Cole rebounded during the long break inbetween Anaheim and Seattle, Washington, the next round of the series. Cole finished off the season with 7th and 11th place finishes. Finishing 7th in points, even after missing a round and getting a 14th at the season opener, was impressive in his sophomore season. In 2011, Cole still wasn't considered a serious threat for the championship, started outside the top 10 at Anaheim 1, he came back for a 5th place finish, .1 tenth of a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Martin Davalos. In Phoenix, Arizona, Cole had more bad luck and came around the first lap well outside the top 10, but still came back for another impressive finish in 4th place, less than a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Morias. All Cole needed to get on the podium was a start inside the top 5, he made things easy on himself in the main event in Los Angeles, California, when he holeshotted over Geico Honda's Eli Tomac and German Ken Roczen, after riding tight in the first handful of laps, he loosened up and rode his own race, grabbing his very first AMA Supercross win! It was also TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's first ever win for their team. Cole now heads into the next stop of the series in Oakland, California, just 7 points shy of points leader Josh Hansen. One race turned Cole Seely from podium threat, to championship contender. Good luck this season, Cole!Heading into the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Lites West Championship Series™, nobody really expected Newbury Park, California's Cole Seely to be a championship contender. After a illustrious amateur career, Cole took a break from racing motocross at the age of sixteen, and started enjoying life as a normal teenager, which included skating, riding bmx, and hanging out with friends without the distractions of racing motocross week-in week-out. Around the age of 18, Cole started riding supercross at Wyvern Ranch in Southern California, just for fun. After riding supercross with ease for several weeks, it was apparent that he could make it in this sport with hard work,a little bit of luck, and a little bit of help along the way. Cole made his professional supercross debut for Fun Center Suzuki at Anaheim 1, on January 3rd, 2009. He failed to qualify for the main by finishing 3rd place in the LCQ behind Ryan Dungey and Ryan Sipes. The next weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Cole finished a surprising 4th place in the heat race, over Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Morias. Cole finished 11th place in the main event that night, just behind Geico Honda's Dan Reardon. Throughout the season, Cole qualified for 4 main events, with his best finish 10th, at San Francisco. He finished 18th overall on the season. Previously to the 2010 season, Cole was left without a bike to ride, but when Christian Craig had a severe back injury that would take him out of the entire season, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda gave Cole a call, and had him come test out the bike. Impressed right away, TLD/Lucas Oil Honda signed a 1 year deal for Cole to compete in the Lites West championship. After a first lap crash at the season opener in Anaheim, California, Cole finished 14th place. The rest of the season would not go so roughly, with a 6th place finish in Phoenix, followed by two 5th place finishes in Anaheim and San Francisco. San Diego was a bit sloppy, and soon Cole Seely was fighting for his very first podium with teammate Wil Hahn. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Jake Weimer was battling with supercross rookie Max Anstie for the win, resulting in a last lap crash for the rookie Anstie. Cole Seely and Wil Hahn were both in podium positions, but who was going to take 2nd place? Coming into the final turn, Wil dived for the inside and they both went over the finish line next to each other, Cole edged out Wil for 2nd place by 0.04 hundreths of a second. It was a big day for TLD/Lucas Oil Honda as they took the two lower spots on the podium, the only thing left to do was for them to get on the top step of the podium. Between San Diego and the next round in Anaheim, Cole crashed in a weird position at the Honda test track and dislocated his hip, he was forced to miss the next round of the season. Cole rebounded during the long break inbetween Anaheim and Seattle, Washington, the next round of the series. Cole finished off the season with 7th and 11th place finishes. Finishing 7th in points, even after missing a round and getting a 14th at the season opener, was impressive in his sophomore season. In 2011, Cole still wasn't considered a serious threat for the championship, started outside the top 10 at Anaheim 1, he came back for a 5th place finish, .1 tenth of a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Martin Davalos. In Phoenix, Arizona, Cole had more bad luck and came around the first lap well outside the top 10, but still came back for another impressive finish in 4th place, less than a second behind Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Morias. All Cole needed to get on the podium was a start inside the top 5, he made things easy on himself in the main event in Los Angeles, California, when he holeshotted over Geico Honda's Eli Tomac and German Ken Roczen, after riding tight in the first handful of laps, he loosened up and rode his own race, grabbing his very first AMA Supercross win! It was also TLD/Lucas Oil Honda's first ever win for their team. Cole now heads into the next stop of the series in Oakland, California, just 7 points shy of points leader Josh Hansen. One race turned Cole Seely from podium threat, to championship contender. Good luck this season, Cole!

Good Job Kiddo.

To much info DD in a moto forum. These guys have the attention span of a 6 year old with a Wii. But it was an outstanding job by Seely!

Nicely done DD.

I'd have been more impressed if you'd picked him as a "dark horse" before his first win of the season.

Guy B---Never short on good material... Maybe it's just me but I don't see seely as a dark horse. He's been building up to this victory for a couple years now and I actually saw him as one of the favorites after Wil went down for GIECO.

Good job overall though DD.. These guys have no clue how hard it is to click submit on this site when you try to do a write up. You put yourself out there to get judged and I applaud you for having the balls that a lot of posters don't.

Who is Cole Seely?

With a little bit of pressure and someone close in points coming down the the final few rounds, its not hard to imagine Hanson melting under the pressure. I do hope he gets it done tho.