RJ Says: Defending a Supercross Championship and season review

After watching the first three supercross races of the 2011 season, I'll share with you what I see at this point.

Two riders that have really impressed me so far are Ryan Villopoto and Trey Canard. Looking at their fitness, their riding technique, their ability to get thru traffic on the race track, both are far beyond what I thought they would be.

I knew Ryan would be fast. But when a rider has been away from racing for a while, as he has, sometimes it takes a while to knock off the rust. Ryan has looked great after his heat races - obviously the training with Aldon Baker has helped him a lot. I can see his fitness, how much he is sweating, and his ability to retain his breath and breathing after both his heats and main events. It's visible that Ryan has leaned down together with Aldon, and he's in awesome condition.

I thought it would take Trey Canard at least half a season in the premiere Supercross class to where he was really comfortable. As I watch Trey in these first three races, there are certain section of the different tracks where he is faster than either Villopoto or James Stewart. Once Trey puts together the whole track, and an entire 20 laps like that - look for him to win some races this year.

Rick Johnson Gary Jones Mark Jones Ake Jonsson Julien Bill Pierre Karsmakers Vladimir Kavinov Mike Kiedrowski

Setting up for Corners Mid-Flight

Saving time on the track is always a priority.  If you can master a technique to get faster, you better take advantage of it.  When things get tight during racing, it?s the little things that add up and make a big difference in the end, especially if you can set up for corner more efficiently.  [...]

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

2011 AMA Motocross Qualifying Times: Spring Creek

Despite a muddy track, American Honda's Trey Canard makes a statement by leading the motocross class in Spring Creek with a top qualifying lap time of 2:10.221 seconds. Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey had the second best lap time (2:10.696), while Two-Two Motosports' Chad Reed had the third best lap time (2:11.170). Trey hasn't raced since he got injured during the supercross season, while getting ready for the outdoor motocross series.

In the 250 Class it was Monster Pro Curcuit Kawasaki's Tyla Rattray with the best qualifying lap time of 2:11.310 seconds. Despite a horrible crash in practice at RedBud which kept him out of that race, Eli Tomac came out today with the second best lap qualifying (2:12.019), while Dean Wilson finished practice with the third best lap time (2:12.429).

The top 40 men's Qualifiers in each of the classes transfer to today's motos.

In the WMX its no surprise as the top 3 women take the top three qualifying spots. American Honda and series points leader Ashley Fiolek, leads the women with a best lap time of 2.27.141 seconds, while Jessica Patterson finished practice with the second fastest lap time (2:27.176) and Tarah Gieger with the third fastest time (2:31.813).

Marc de Reuver Michele Rinaldi Joël Robert Ken Roczen Stephane Roncada Gerard Rond Jean Sebastien Roy Alex Salvini

Travis Pastrani engaged

Daredevil motocross rider Travis Pastrana performed his best trick yet last weekend ? he pulled a ring out of his pocket. The star of MTV’s Nitro Circus proposed to longtime girlfriend Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins in Las Vegas during an exhibition Nitro Circus Star Travis Pastrana Is Engaged Travis Pastrana Proposes to Girlfriend at Nitro Circus [...]

Billy MacKenzie Corrado Maddii Andre Malherbe Paul Malin Jacky Martens Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan

Ashley Fiolek Extends Contract With American Honda Racing Factory Team For 2011

American Honda is proud to announce that two-time WMA Women’s Motocross Champion and two-time X Games Gold Medal winner Ashley Fiolek will be racing once again in 2011 with the American Honda Racing factory team. Fiolek will join American Honda Racing teammates Trey Canard and Josh Grant and will campaign for a third WMA title in 2011 on Honda’s CRF250R.

Jimmy Button Michael Byrne Antonio Cairoli Trey Canard Håkan Carlquist Ricky Carmichael Danny Chandler Eric Cheney

More 2012 Hondas Fill the Ranks

The 2012 model year continues to gain momentum as American Honda Motor Company announced today the next release of new models. This latest update brings a quartet of off-road motorcycles, two sport ATVs and one popular and enduring street bike. These new-model releases include the popular CRF450X and CRF250X for off-road enthusiasts; the family-friendly CRF230F and CRF150F trail bikes; the much-acclaimed TRX450R and TRX250X sport ATVs; and the Rebel®, one of the best small-displacement bikes to grace American roadways.


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Brian Stonebridge David Strijbos Kevin Strijbos Bengt Aberg Greg Albertyn Jeff Alessi Mike Alessi Thomas Allier