News from October 2012
2012 Supercross 450 Season Points
POS. # NAME TOTAL A1 PHX LA OAK A2 SD DAL ATL StL DAY IND TOR HOU NO SEA SLC LV 1 1 Ryan Villopoto 323 25 20 18 20 25 25 25 22 25 16 25 25 25 25 2 2 18 David Millsaps 266 5 8 15 14 14 14 6 18 15 [...]
Jeff Ward Racing (JWR) announces the signing Dean Wilson for the 2013, 2014 AMA Supercross / Motocross seasons
Wilson, the 20 year old Scotsman will make his debut in the premier 450cc division after a very successful career aboard the smaller 250cc machines, on which he earned the 2011 250cc National Championship, as well as five Supercross Lites main event wins. “Dean is one of the 450cc class rookies to watch, and I’m [...]
RCH Racing Announces Ricky Carmichael Joining Forces with Carey Hart, and Broc Tickle Joins RCH Racing
RCH Racing announced the joining forces of Carey Hart’s Dodge / Sycuan Casino Racing team with Ricky Carmichael and factory support from Suzuki and Yoshimura research and development, as well as the signing of Broc Tickle to ride the 2013 RM-Z450. Team Owner, Carey Hart, knows the partnership with Ricky Carmichael and Suzuki was the [...]
2012 Monster Energy Cup Main
POS. # NAME BIKE H1 H2 H3 POINTS 1 51 Justin Barcia Honda CRF450 2 1 2 5 2 5 Ryan Dungey KTM 450 SX-F 3 2 3 8 3 17 Eli Tomac Honda CRF450 4 4 1 9 4 22 Chad Reed Honda CRF450 5 6 4 15 5 33 Josh Grant Yamaha YZ450F [...]
2012 Monster Energy Cup LCQ
POS. # NAME BIKE INTERVAL BEST TIME 1 981 Austin Politelli Honda CRF450 5 Laps 1:12.169 2 45 Gareth Swanepoel +03.360 1:13.315 3 89 Jeff Alessi Suzuki RM-Z450 +05.234 1:12.528 4 83 Austin Howell Suzuki RM-Z450 +06.466 1:13.193 TOP 4 RIDERS ADVANCE TO MAIN 5 66 Killian Rusk Honda CRF450 +07.401 1:12.661 6 415 Nick [...]
2012 Monster Energy Cup Heat Races
Heat 1 POS. # NAME BIKE INTERVAL BEST TIME 1 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki KX450F 10 Laps 1:07.601 2 51 Justin Barcia Honda CRF450 +07.971 1:08.113 3 5 Ryan Dungey KTM 450 SX-F +14.694 1:08.591 4 17 Eli Tomac Honda CRF450 +16.509 1:08.543 5 22 Chad Reed Honda CRF450 +16.746 1:09.068 6 33 Josh Grant [...]
2012 Monster Energy Cup Qualifying
POS. # NAME BIKE BEST TIME 1 5 Ryan Dungey KTM 450 SX-F 1:08.217 2 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki KX450F 1:08.588 3 17 Eli Tomac Honda CRF450 1:08.814 4 51 Justin Barcia Honda CRF450 1:08.903 5 23 Jake Canada Suzuki RM-Z450 1:09.504 6 12 Jake Weimer Kawasaki KX450F 1:09.672 7 33 Josh Grant Yamaha YZ450F [...]
Monster Energy Cup Race 2012 Race Report and Photos
It’s the unique, once a year Monster Energy Cup! Held at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas! It’s a warm sunny day, and the crowd is already filling into the pits. A lot going on there. The track is unique as well – it’s combination of ‘indoor / outdoor’ (Supercross / Motocross). The track is [...]
The Monster Energy Press Conference – Las Vegas 2012
First, it was announced that the KJSC (KTM Junior Supercross Challenge) will return to selected Supercross race in 2013. But on to even more! Who was there at the press conference? Besides a huge gathering of media, the event was hosted by multi-time champion Jeff Emig. And the riders on hand? Adam Cianciarulo, Ryan Dungey, [...]
Chad Reed Becomes Newest Member of the Monster Army
Hours before the gate drops on the 2012 Monster Energy Cup in Las Vegas, Australian superstar and motocross veteran Chad Reed was introduced as the newest member of the Monster Army at the pre-race press conference from Sam Boyd Stadium. After earning a pair of Monster Energy Supercross titles in 2004 and 2008, an AMA [...]
