Seattle Pre Race Update

The weather stayed good all day.

The Stewart camp says it's just another race day, but it's not every day you are looking at an AMA supercross championship.

The 2-stroke count is 2, Michael Willard on a KTM125 and Cole Siebler on a CR250! Both are after the bounty started on Mototalk on Motonews. It's up to $3,700, and an extra $1,000 from that whacky Canadian Hammertime. I saw him today and he has the cash.

There were 40 or less entries in each class, so everyone goes to the night show. The first one to finish 9th or better in a heat (or makes it via an LCQ) gets the money.

The track surface had everyone talking. The dirt is just strange. When it's wet, its soft, but ruts up. DW put lime on it, but it got a little dusty. When it gets dry, it crumbles. So for the night show, they are carefully adding a bit of water.


















2-stroke money! Will anyone take it?

No Rain in Seattle

It looks like no rain in Seattle for tonight's supercross. The dirt is soft but they put lime it in and they are ready for this afternoon. Everything looks like a normal day, just a little cool.

The big news from tonight will be Stewart almost certainly bringing home his first AMA supercross championship.

The Lites class is decided already, with Villopoto taking the Lites title already at San Diego.

Cole Siebler did check in with a 2-stroke 250!

The new Saturday/Sunday schedule for the outdoor nationals is out. Like in SX, the qualifying races are replaced by qualifying practice, with a 20 minute consi for the Lites guys that don't make it (41rst on) and a consi for MX first thing Sunday morning.

Runaway

Never give James Stewart a holeshot and a clear track.

Townley's a Champion!

Townley is reading the instructions on the back of his #1 plate.

What Happened to Lange at Detroit

Detroit Lites main, "the big one." Lange is 3rd in points, and in the hunt if Townley and Morias screw up. Lange is slow off the gate, and Mike Alessi is about in the middle. Alessi high sides and actually runs past where is bike lands since he doesn't fall down! He ends up standing in front of Lange's front wheel.

Strange.