RJ Says: Supercross 2011

Rick Johnson is a seven time AMA Motocross and Supercross Champion. These are his thoughts on the upcoming 2011 AMA / FIM Supercross Series.

Depending on how healthy riders stay during the season, Supercross 2011 could be an incredibly awesome year.

Of course, we all say that every year, but this year could be something special - if most stay healthy.

As I go down a list of riders, my top pick is defending AMA Supercross Champion Ryan Dungey.

Do I think Ryan will dominate Supercross the way he did outdoor MX in 2010? No, but after watching Ryan over the past few years, and especially at the MX of Nations in Italy in 2009, I've seen his confidence go up and up. Each time out, he gets a little faster, a little stronger, and smarter.

Marvin Musquin Brian Myerscough Maximilian Nagl Kurt Nicoll Bill Nilsson Jorgen Nilsson Graham Noyce Carl Nunn

Video Highlights from the Rockstar Energy Freestone Motocross National

MX Sports Pro Racing and Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, present the Rockstar Energy Freestone Highlight Video from Saturday’s Rockstar Energy Freestone National. The second round of the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship from Freestone Raceway challenged riders with a difficult track and high temperatures.

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Flashback 2010 Motocross of Nations Thunder Valley MX in Colorado

How many of you remember the 2010 Motocross of Nations? Here below is my article and video recap from the 2010 event. Don't forget, Supercross.com will be your 2011 MX of Nations 'center'! You can watch the event live, from France, Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, including Team USA (Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto, MX Champion Ryan Dungey, Pro-Circuit Kawasaki racer Blake Baggett, managed by legendary Roger De Coster).

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RJ Says: Give me a break in between supercross and motocross

Is the combined supercross / motocross season of today's era too long?

As a former supercross and motocross racer, I don't think the season is too long. Racers want to race.

But I would like to see a couple of changes that I think will make it better for the riders, teams, and most importantly, the fans.

First, I'd like to see a much longer break in between the end of the Supercross season, and the start of the MX season.

I think it would be great if the riders could have at least a couple off weekends off after the supercross season ends. One of the reasons is they could do more 'outdoor' testing at that time, instead of during supercross season.

Marcus Hansson Doug Henry Broc Hepler Rob Herring George Holland Jeremy van Horebeek Kent Howerton Neil Hudson

Mastering Whoops

Whoops are one of the toughest objects on a motocross course. Period.  They are intentionally designed to slow you down and rob you of momentum.  Because of the degree of difficulty, many riders struggle through them and are intimidated to practice them.  If you watched the Supercross Final in Las Vegas, I?m sure seeing Stewart [...]

Doug Henry Broc Hepler Rob Herring George Holland Jeremy van Horebeek Kent Howerton Neil Hudson Ryan Hughes