AMA National Motocross Preview - Round 2 Freestone, Texas, includes 5 Things by Brian King

We start our preview and race coverage of the AMA National MX in Texas with "5 Things to Look for at the Freestone National Motocross" by Brian King

1. Another Competitive Race.
Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed, and Ryan Villopoto - all Supercross Champions, made the racing last Saturday at Hangtown incredibly exciting. Fan favorite Kevin Windham taking the holeshot only added to the frenzy of the 30,000+ fans on hand in Rancho Cordova. But they were not the only ones making it exciting. Brett Metcalfe, Davi Millsaps, and the return of the Crafty Frenchman Christophe Pourcel made the racing exciting all over the track. The race at Freestone should be no different.

2. More Dominance from Pro Circuit in the 250 Lites MX Class
Blake Baggett, Dean Wilson, Tyla Rattray, Broc Tickle. That is quite a lineup. Broc Tickle, fresh off of winning the West Coast Lites Supercross Championship, was the only non-factor last Saturday from "Team Green". That is not going to last. He showed tremendous talent last year on a Yamaha that was not nearly as tricked out as a PC Kawasaki. He will become a front runner, joining his teammates. That starts this week at Freestone.

Michael Byrne Antonio Cairoli Trey Canard HÃ¥kan Carlquist

Win an Autographed Ken Roczen KTM T-Shirt!

Courtesy of KTM and Ken Roczen, Supercross.com is giving away three autographed KTM Ken Roczen t-shirts. To enter, all you have to do is become a fan of Supercross.com on Facebook and/or Twitter, then post a message on our Facebook fan page or send us a Tweet @SUPERCROSScom. Winners will be picked at random and will be announced next Friday June 17, 2011.

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Back of Shirt with Ken Roczen's autograph

Billy Grossi Davide Guarneri Thomas Hahn Torsten Hallman

Team San Manuel?s James Stewart and Kyle Regal Postpone Entry Into Motocross Series Indefinitely

After a few weeks of preparation for the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Series opener in Rancho Cordova, CA, Team San Manuel’s James Stewart and company have decided to indefinitely postpone their entry into the race series. “Everyone witnessed the way I struggled during the Supercross series this year and while I’d like to race this weekend, we just aren’t ready,” Stewart said. “I hope fans will understand. The decision has been very hard to make, but we won’t race till we’re ready.” The Team will continue to evaluate the remainder of the 2011 schedule before any decision is made regarding what events they will participate in.

Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath