Brad Zimmerman had just built a site where people can post memories and photos of our good friend, Marty Moates. Check it out.
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Saturday, December 9, 2006
Photo of the Vancouver Track
From just now.
Best Practice Times, Practice 1:
RC - 54.024
Reed - 54.117
Stewart - 55.192
Vuillemin - 55.424
Ferry - 55.567
Byrne - 56.127
Wey - 56.238
Carpenter - 56.936
Gibson - 57.150
Voss - 57.227
Important message, Kyle Lewis, who just peeked into the computer screen while this update was going up, said "Tell everyone on the web I said hi!"
Note: Stewart has qualified so he will be skipping the second practice to save himself for tonight.
In practice #2, RC was again the fastest, with Vuillemin second, Ferry third, Reed 4th, and Wey 5th. Stewart rested his leg. No explanation on Reed. They went back into the truck to get ready for tonight.
Another odd thing, RC had a flat in that last practice and pulled off early. He has had like 2 flats in his whole pro career. Strange.
Vancouver Saturday - Back to Business as Usual
Vancouver Saturday looked like "business as usual" for the Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP, round 2. The protests from the previous week were handed out and put away by now and things seems to have settled down. People either agree or don't and its on with the racing.
Stewart suited up and was OK in practice - just not as aggressive yet due to his very sore foot.
Carmichael had a quiet but good week he says and he came out in the first practice ready to take some names, but so did Chad Reed. The two checked each others speed a little in the first practice, but RC had faster lap times.
Vancouver has that famous/infamous "moon dirt." It's loose and doesn't pack well so it makes ruts, and it's jammed full of rocks. People are still pulling them out and tossing them to the side. The track looks a little flat in places as a result. "The dirt looks like volcano ashes," said Vuillemin.
Lites will be a very strong race. Last week's winner Davalos is here, and Osborne. Sobe/No Fear/Samsung brought Sipes and Weimer, and Makita Suzuki brought Dungey. Plus Troy Adams is back. He should have done well last weekend and just fell.
Makita Suzuki hasn't lost hope that Tedesco can still make Anaheim. He has three broken fingers from last week but they are clean breaks.
Friday, December 8, 2006
Stewart in Town, Riding Tomorrow
James Stewart is in Toronto with a sore foot but he's going to put his gear on and go for it tomorrow to stay in the points in Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP-round 2.
Stewart got the news about his protests that were upheld yesterday and said he wasn't going to fight it or say too much. It's clear enough he didn't think it was fair and if you ask him, he can name times where incidents like jumping back into the track during a race has happened before.
He didn't ride this week and his ankle is still swollen, but it checked out at the dr so he is going to get that foot stuffed in a boot tomorrow.
The motocross industry and fans are waking up to tragic news this Friday morning.
Marty Moates, a vice-president of No Fear and a racing hero if there ever was one, took his own life near his home in southern California last night.
Marty was a fixture in southern California and best known for winning the Carlsbad GP in 1980, one of the greatest race stories ever told.
Marty remained active in racing and raced supermoto until 2005, and he was always at the front of the line when someone was in need.
Here's a thread on it by some of his best friends.
Marty Moates, a vice-president of No Fear and a racing hero if there ever was one, took his own life near his home in southern California last night.
Marty was a fixture in southern California and best known for winning the Carlsbad GP in 1980, one of the greatest race stories ever told.
Marty remained active in racing and raced supermoto until 2005, and he was always at the front of the line when someone was in need.
Here's a thread on it by some of his best friends.
Vancouver Press Day - Beaton and Hoyer
Canadian riders Kyle Beaton and Brock Hoyer were on hand for Vancouver's Thursday press day. The two talked to local TV, did a riding demo and met with press. Here's a cool update from Racer X Canada by James Lissimore.
Click here for press day.
Stewart is in. He flew in to Toronto Thursday night and was greeted with the news of the protest results.
Click here for press day.
Stewart is in. He flew in to Toronto Thursday night and was greeted with the news of the protest results.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Vancouver Weekend: Protests Upheld
Its Thursday afternoon and the official word is out: Both protests from Toronto written on James Stewart for riding in such a way as to put others in danger (or something like that) were upheld.
Tedesco's protest of Stewart resulted in a $2,000 fine and a verbal warning. The FIM rep John Gallagher took into account that he hadn't seen any riding like this in previous WSX races, so this was pretty much a 'first offense" thing.
With the Preston protest, the result was $4,000, the maximum allowed, another warning, and probation that will last until Las Vegas finals 2007. If another thing happens like James landing on someone and it was considered preventable, it could mean him losig FIM points for that round.
It should be noted that the AMA doesn't have to accept James probation status or really pay attention to that. So he could have a problem and lose FIM points and not AMA, in theory anyway.
Tedesco's protest of Stewart resulted in a $2,000 fine and a verbal warning. The FIM rep John Gallagher took into account that he hadn't seen any riding like this in previous WSX races, so this was pretty much a 'first offense" thing.
With the Preston protest, the result was $4,000, the maximum allowed, another warning, and probation that will last until Las Vegas finals 2007. If another thing happens like James landing on someone and it was considered preventable, it could mean him losig FIM points for that round.
It should be noted that the AMA doesn't have to accept James probation status or really pay attention to that. So he could have a problem and lose FIM points and not AMA, in theory anyway.
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Stewart Update, Early Sunday
So far the results of the hospital trip after Toronto are this:
The X Ray did not confirm a fracture, but his foot is seriously swollen and the drs didn't know the precise cause - ligament, a fracture they don't see, etc. The next step is an MRI Monday morning.
Keep an eye on the site for an update Monday.
One thing we know for sure is Stewart can and will ride in a great deal of pain. Remember Southwick 2006.
The X Ray did not confirm a fracture, but his foot is seriously swollen and the drs didn't know the precise cause - ligament, a fracture they don't see, etc. The next step is an MRI Monday morning.
Keep an eye on the site for an update Monday.
One thing we know for sure is Stewart can and will ride in a great deal of pain. Remember Southwick 2006.
Wild Night at Toronto, Protests, Possible Injuries
Chad Reed, on his new San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Yamaha, won the SX opener in a wild main event that won't be forgotten. Martin Davalos won Lites.
Stewart may be injured (better to wait for confirmation), RC fell and made up a lot of time to catch back up to second. Stewart rode the last few laps in a great deal of pain and fell at the finish line, and had to get carried off.
The crowd was much, much bigger than previous Canadian SX rounds. The stands they sold seats for (lower levels) were pretty much full.
Message boards are going crazy with what happened at the end with Stewart and Preston, so this is the deal:
Stewart and Reed are in a heated battle for the lead, and struggling with lapped riders. Something happened with Stewart's drive at the finish double and Reed and he bumped, sending Stewart off the track. In a hurry to get back on, he re-entered just at the landing of the double (Reed had to single it) and unfortunately, Preston was just landing and hit Stewart hard, impacting on his right leg. Witnesses said it looked like a T-bone, but it was just unfortunately an accident due to him returning to the track at a landing.
Stewart rode the last few laps in pain, then at the finish, he fell off, and tried to get up a few times, falling again each time. Preston, whose race was ended in the crash, was still there at the finish. He walked over to the ailing Stewart and leaned over to tell him something. Preston was walked off, and eventually Stewart was carried off, with his leg hurting badly.
Things got pretty heated, and it looks like a protest was filed on Stewart. Since this is an FIM, not an AMA event, you can protest conduct. This would be the second one, since Tedesco wrote one earlier in the day from the practice incident. John Gallagher is going to be busy!
There wasn't much pit buzz really on Stewart's condition until pretty late. There were people assuming it's a broken leg, but this needs to be considered unconfirmed until the leg is X rayed.
Stewart may be injured (better to wait for confirmation), RC fell and made up a lot of time to catch back up to second. Stewart rode the last few laps in a great deal of pain and fell at the finish line, and had to get carried off.
The crowd was much, much bigger than previous Canadian SX rounds. The stands they sold seats for (lower levels) were pretty much full.
Message boards are going crazy with what happened at the end with Stewart and Preston, so this is the deal:
Stewart and Reed are in a heated battle for the lead, and struggling with lapped riders. Something happened with Stewart's drive at the finish double and Reed and he bumped, sending Stewart off the track. In a hurry to get back on, he re-entered just at the landing of the double (Reed had to single it) and unfortunately, Preston was just landing and hit Stewart hard, impacting on his right leg. Witnesses said it looked like a T-bone, but it was just unfortunately an accident due to him returning to the track at a landing.
Stewart rode the last few laps in pain, then at the finish, he fell off, and tried to get up a few times, falling again each time. Preston, whose race was ended in the crash, was still there at the finish. He walked over to the ailing Stewart and leaned over to tell him something. Preston was walked off, and eventually Stewart was carried off, with his leg hurting badly.
Things got pretty heated, and it looks like a protest was filed on Stewart. Since this is an FIM, not an AMA event, you can protest conduct. This would be the second one, since Tedesco wrote one earlier in the day from the practice incident. John Gallagher is going to be busy!
There wasn't much pit buzz really on Stewart's condition until pretty late. There were people assuming it's a broken leg, but this needs to be considered unconfirmed until the leg is X rayed.
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