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4/3/2012 11:21am
If someone had told me at the beginning of this season that with 6 rounds to go Ryan Villipoto would be walking away with the championship, I would have said "Totally possible"...
If someone had told me at the beginning of the season that with 6 rounds to go, we'd be watching a race with no Reed, Canard, Dungey, or Stewart...I would have said "You got to be kidding, right? ALL OF THOSE GUYS OUT? Really? ugh...."
With all the hype that this season brought, I can't help but feel let down. 2011 was great from start to finish..Each week who was going to win was truly a toss-up. Kind of bummed that 2012 has turned out this way (in my opinion...) by the worst possible circumstances...Riders out with serious injuries. I don't think that anyone could have predicted that we'd only see one race this year with the "big 5" crossing the finish line....Regardless of who your favorite may be, anyone who enjoys competitive racing wouldn't have wanted it to turn out this way.
I'm glad that the lites classes have provided awesome racing on both coasts so far..But main events have lost their appeal to me at this point....Anyone else share the same sentiment?
If someone had told me at the beginning of the season that with 6 rounds to go, we'd be watching a race with no Reed, Canard, Dungey, or Stewart...I would have said "You got to be kidding, right? ALL OF THOSE GUYS OUT? Really? ugh...."
With all the hype that this season brought, I can't help but feel let down. 2011 was great from start to finish..Each week who was going to win was truly a toss-up. Kind of bummed that 2012 has turned out this way (in my opinion...) by the worst possible circumstances...Riders out with serious injuries. I don't think that anyone could have predicted that we'd only see one race this year with the "big 5" crossing the finish line....Regardless of who your favorite may be, anyone who enjoys competitive racing wouldn't have wanted it to turn out this way.
I'm glad that the lites classes have provided awesome racing on both coasts so far..But main events have lost their appeal to me at this point....Anyone else share the same sentiment?
The Shop
Hopefully JS and Dungey are ready to go outdoors and BT has Reeds speed (Totally possible) and they all stay upright for 12 rounds.
Bring on the outdoors!
And no, I wasn't asleep at all during the first half, in fact the opposite. I was staying up until 1:30 am watching the west coast mains because each week was getting better and better, the red plate was changing hands..and the racing was fun to watch. Now we've been over a month without seeing anything buy RV atop the podium. Yes, it's cool to see guys like Brayton, Milsaps, and Windham make the podium..But let's be honest, they aren't at the level of the "big 5" week in and week out..And they have little to no chance of taking home the title. The lites season has been the saving grace ....
And I do believe the Outdoors will be awesome this year, all 4 classes should be exciting.. The only run away I predict will be Herlings in the MX2 class, other than that multiple guys have a genuine shot at glory.
Pit Row
Sh*t happens
Last year was incredible. Crazy they all got through the season in one piece when you think about it.
Plus having the races live for the last 6 weeks has been great.
I am enjoying this season and it is far from over, the Nationals haven't even started.
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