Monday Kickstart – Los Angeles SX

In full baseball spirit, the folks at Bel Ray hired a plane to circle the parking lot for the duration of the day.

Though he has been heckled each week by the boo birds in the stands, James Stewart's autograph line is easily the longest in the pits.

Brett Metcalfe has been visibly frustrated each week, as the Aussie's results have not meet the preseason expectations. After a fifth place finish in LA, Metty hopes to carry the momentum in to Oakland.

After spending the winter in Europe as he contested for the German SX title, former Factory Yamaha rider Matt Georke was on the line at the third round.

Both Nick Wey and Josh Grant were delegated to the 450 "B" practice session after failing to qualify for last week's main event in Phoenix. Both finished at the top of the board in the less hectic timed session.

While at the Corona Sports Group party, we filmed an interview with Kevin Windham that will be posted later in the week. Windham was lighthearted and sincere as he shared his plan for the future in the eight minute clip.

The LAPD motorcycle unit was part of the night's opening ceremonies.

We'd like to think that fear of rain kept many from coming out, but the expanses left by the open seats made for unique photos.

MX legend Bob Hannah was on hand to show support for close friend Eddie Cole's newest company, Matrix Concepts, and mentioned how deep rooted Supercross racing is in LA due to the first ever SX race being held at the nearby LA Coliseum.

Windham's throttle control through the 90 degree turn allowed him to snake past many riders on the inside line.