Jake Weimer and his girlfriend Nicole were on hand in Daytona. We're still pushing for the Nicole/#32 bike poster, but it doesn't look like it's gonna happen. "There are too many haters on the Internet," said Nicole... Hear that? Be nice, people!
Suzuki City's Malcolm Stewart has shown exceptional speed at all three rounds of the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites series, but crashes in the main events have held him back. This week, Malcolm worked up to seventh after a first-lap mishap. Full of personality, the likable younger brother of James said, "It'll happen. It'll come."
Christophe Pourcel was on hand in Daytona, checking out the race action. He says that he has several irons in the fire, and is definitely looking to return to the 450 Nationals. Here, he and D.O.C. discuss the "no video" rule at Daytona.
After the heat race, Jake Weimer returned to the Kawasaki garage to chat with Ryan Villopoto's mechanic, Mike Williamson, then with RV too, about some line changes he thought would make a difference. Weimer is cleared for take off after breaking his arm just before the start of the season, and he plans to get back on a bike this week.
After Ryan Dungey's bike let go while leading his heat race, the entire Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki team pitched in to get a new engine installed in the number-one machine. They made it with minutes to spare before the LCQ, which Dungey went out and easily won. Kudos to the team, which performed the "bike surgery" with precision and speed.
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