US Open: Night One
bayodome
- October 09 2009
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The traditional final race of the American racing season kicked off tonight in downtown Las Vegas. With many of the race teams’ contracts still in limbo due to the lagging economy, the turn out was not quite to the same standards as it has been in years past. Still, riders such as James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Davi Millsaps came to show the audience a good time and they certainly did not disappoint. Don’t forget, there is a potential $250,000 up for grabs to the person who can sweep the event, and all we have to say is that James Stewart is looking very comfortable aboard his trick looking 2010 YZ450F.
Racing: Night One
Head-to-Head
Racing started off with a one-on-one format that pitted the fastest qualifiers against each other. With Tyler Bowers, Chris Blose, Dan Reardon, James Stewart, and Ryan Villopto taking their individual wins. The results will have an eventual effect on their payouts come the end of night two.
Three different heat races were run to thin out the pack, with Villopoto, Millsaps, and Stewart taking the wins. Only the top four transferred to the main with everyone else going through semi final and the LCQ.
Main Event
James Stewart on his San Manuel/L&M/Yamaha nabbed the holeshot ahead of Dan Reardon. With the confines of the start straight being so tight, not only was Matt Goerke forced to start in the second row after winning the LCQ, but Josh Hansen was push off of the straight on the start. Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider, Hansen, went over a tuff black, falling against the backside of the finish line take off. For a second it looked as though officials may red flag the race but the track was cleared just in time as the race leaders came around.
With laps clicking off, Stewart did not seem to be pushing the issue, as he was confident in his lap times. Unlike he had done in practice, the number one machine opted not to do the tricky triple-triple section in the middle of the track. Still he had the rest of the course dialed and slowly but surely put time between himself and Reardon.
Ryan Villopoto had a mid-pack start but for unknown reasons pulled off the track about a quarter way through the race.
Millsaps had started near the front of the pack but certainly had a few riders to work through to get up front, with Reardon being his main competition. The Red Bull Honda rider was able to sneak past the Reardon after the whoop section with about nine laps remaining.
Just off of a podium position, Matt Goerke, on the newly factory supported Moto Concepts/Yamaha ride, was putting in a great ride for fourth place just ahead of Christian Craig on a JGR supported YZ450F.
Out front, Stewart was seemingly unstoppable, lapping much of the field on his way to a very dominating win. At this point his odds look very good in taking the lion’s share of the winnings.
Stayed tuned to www.transworldmx.com for more racing tomorrow from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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October 10th, 2009 at 6:09 am
I don't want to be the one commenting on this issue first, but the elephant in the house, where the hell is Reed? I saw him last night on the TWMX awards show, with a Monster cap, drunk. Any insights?
October 10th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Lets just say Reedy traded Decoster for Fisher!
October 10th, 2009 at 6:52 am
James Stewart is going to dominate the 2010 sx series, cant wait! congrats on the win tonight james!!!
October 10th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Reed will be on Factory Kawi in SX. He is doing a few Super X races in AUS in the mean time but we will be at A1 on a Kawi. I attended the TWMX awards and he had a Monster hat on. Great job Donn and TW team, the party and Kickstart movie was insane!
Another rumor is Tedesco to Hart N Huntington…..
October 10th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
drajen, he probably is in the process of changing teams and didnt have a ride set up yet..
October 10th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
the new picture format sucks, and this new video host sucks.. TRANSWORLD READ THIS PLEASE!! THE CRAPPY FORMATS ARE DISCOURAGING ME AND IM SURE OTHERS, FROM COMING TO THE WEBSITE!!… i always watched EVERY video and they worked great. now the past two (stewart and nick wey) suck!! i can't even watch them!! they are so choppy. and i pause it and let the vid load all the way and still sh!t!!!
October 10th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
i second crrider94. i thought it was my internet or my computer, nice to see others that have the same thoughts. change it back!
October 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
bring the slide show back also
October 10th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Works fine for me, maybe it is just your computer??????
October 10th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I JS7 as much as anyone, but his yam is as factory as team yamaha, just as reed’s was when he was there!
October 10th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
In a word: Empty. Unless everyone showed up after the opening ceremonies, it looks like the crowd for this glorified Arenacross was seriously light. I've experienced the same probs with the pics/vids too. I don't have any probs on other websites, but the pics on this sight take forever to load (and you can't blow them up).
October 10th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
He does not have a contract finalized with a team yet…
October 10th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
REED riding with kawasaki
October 10th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Reed said at the TWM awards party he is going back to Aus. to ride his new Kaw in their outdoor MX series. What a joke! I guess we will never see Reed-Stewart compete again. Obviously, we all know who is the fastest from the last time they competed. For the growth an interest of the sport… The AMA should require these PROs to compete in both outdoor and indoor or not at all. Who is going to watch the SX. I may turn it back on if V Poto starts showing some signs of speed like he did in the later part of the last years SX.
October 10th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
agreed. i assume that the crowd was not a big turn out due to the fact that everyone already knows who is going to be the winner. and no one likes to watch a race for second. hopefully Reed can get a contract figured out and keep stewart honest this season. otherwise its just a shoe in for stewart which would make for a very uneventful season.
October 10th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I used to get that choppiness too, but how I fixed was just to watch the the video in full screen.
October 10th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
yep, Tedesco will be Geico or Hart/Hunt
October 10th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
You are not alone, i'm having the same problem with choppy videos and static video sounds from trans world latest videos and i hope those smart transworld dudes either don't give a crap or just don't know what to do. I would suggest to them not to post any videos if they don't have the know how anymore of posting clear videos.
October 10th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Your stupid
October 10th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Dude, James' new ANSR gear look pimp! And the bike looks so killer! I think KAWA is pist they let James Stewart go 'cause they just got Reed since RV couldn't handle the job of keeping up with JS7. Either way James made that KAWA bike look better then it is but now he's making it rain with the new YZ450F. I believe Stewart makes the bike, not the other way around. And note this, JS7 is NOT factory and yet still he keeps dominating!! I would like to see James on Rockstar Makita along side with the G.O.A.T. RC. That team would be UNDEFEATED!!
October 10th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Dude the JS7 vid was pimp!! The behind the sceens at the awards was pretty bad tho.
October 10th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
if u listen to thee interview reed says he goin to race in australla un till anahim 1 comes around
October 11th, 2009 at 12:15 am
good call lilly. bring back the slideshow.. now every picture goes to a new page and it takes so long. it discourages me from coming on the site! few computers dont have a problem (the brand new ones) but the majority im sure are having the same problems
October 11th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Transworld.. do you have anything to say for yourselves??
October 11th, 2009 at 2:58 am
All this talk about going to be unstoppable is BS. He was only about a second a lap faster than MILLSAPS. I think you Stewart fans and Stewart himself are gonna have a rude awakening when Reed shows up.
October 11th, 2009 at 3:17 am
the picture viewer totally sucks now
October 11th, 2009 at 3:46 am
Rude awakening? Please, James is not scared of reed!
October 11th, 2009 at 3:48 am
Plus James is'nt even pushing it , There is,nt anyone there to challenge him.
October 11th, 2009 at 4:39 am
RV will stomp on everyone this year! This Kid will get it together this year!
October 11th, 2009 at 5:15 am
yes the website has been slow for a while and i also don't like the new picture format or video player. i find myself looking at racer x more because the website has been running so slow. It is not my internet or computer. hopefully you guys will make changes soon to improve the website.
October 11th, 2009 at 9:42 am
i just saw stewart on the daily habit talking about his new tv show. The dude is getting caught up in the fame instead of ridin his damn scooter. and all of u are gonna shit when j law comes out of nowhere and kills em all on the track
October 11th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Get a better web browser life FireFox
October 11th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Are you crazy!! Im not that big of a Bubba fan but you been smokin something good if you think Reedy gonna whip up on Bubba in 2010 sx. Reed will prob win a few, but 90% of wins will be Bubba. Come on get real man.
October 11th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I hope so!! but he wont stomp EVERYONE,id like to see him on the podium consistantly.
October 12th, 2009 at 1:18 am
L&M is pretty much factory they get all the same parts as factory yamaha
October 12th, 2009 at 3:03 am
i miss slideshows! and smooth video!
October 12th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
your picture format sucks, the slide show was much easier to navigate. this needs to change or people are going to stop looking at this site all together, it becomes really frustrating.
October 12th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
haha, that would be funny!
October 12th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
haha reed can only win if 7 falls but other then that no comp.
and no one challenges the 7 so why even try but jlaw is
going to be a bad ass and whip some ass this year!!!!
October 12th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
blck man
October 12th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
umm jlaw is in jail….. no racing 4 him this years
October 13th, 2009 at 3:10 am
J-law sucks ass anyway!
October 13th, 2009 at 3:20 am
j law is getting sentenced to a year in jail. I heard if from nick weys mouth. He not gonna be doin sh!t!!!
October 13th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
You are an idiot! RV won last year and RC doesn't race anymore.
October 15th, 2009 at 1:31 am
fix the videos please…they no working
October 15th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
JLaw gets down, doesnt matter if hes on the track or not. Legend if you ask me.
October 28th, 2009 at 3:40 am
NICE BIKE, NICE RACE, NICE WIN! good job james on another win. js7
November 5th, 2009 at 2:40 am
i dont like stewart at all he needs to have a better attitude but he is fast