An Unforgettable Red Buuuuuuddddddd!

Red Bud Practice Notes

Townley is out sick and not sure about tomorrow (WW is checking out the rumor it's his appendix).

RC broke a chain at the end of the second practice.

Stewart didn't do Saturday, like two weeks ago at Budds.

There are some really awesome vintage bikes in the infield!

M Alessi was flying second practice.

J-Law and Villopoto are very strong.

The second Lites seeded practice was red-flagged when Dungey crashed. He is out for tomorrow.

So far it is not confirmed if Townley is out tomorrow or not (as of last Saturday).

(Having net problems here, no pics yet!)

Top Pics and Fun Stuff from the Snoeshoe GNCC

This mulch pile made for some great pics.


Growing up tough. This kid already has rocks in his toy track!



Vendor row looked this nice.


After bike washing, its a few steps to Starbucks for a Latte Macciatto with an Almond twist..


Team Green has a #338, ?? (No, it's not J-Law.)



Knight (right) and his mechanic Shawn getting the bike ready.

The starts were pretty cool.


Prelude to mayhem - Yamaha's Mullins (right) and Hawk are about to turn left, but when they do, they hit a tough uphill and people start to get stuck...Moments later, a traffic jam stops nearly the entire pro class.


Doh! No Pasaran!


This is the track guy that watched the first lap pileup when he was radioing in "third place is stuck, and 4th....and 5th, oh, there goes 6th and 7th....and...." After that, he closed off the hill and changed the track to go around it.




The event was tough on bikes, lots of DNFs.


Nice view!


"Mr Cotter, you are saying you want to line up 300 motorcycles on our street, no tags, and they are going to race????"


Lining up the start.




The podium area was cool.

Real Motocross - Budds Creek!

Here's what happened to RC's goggle in moto 1.

Stewart and RC flat out going for it in moto 2! Photo by "Motodude."

Budds Creek Round 4 - Saturday Update

Here's the new Budds Creek start and mechanics area.

Some rumors and news from Saturday pit cruising:

It seems the whole MX world is here at Budds. Youthstream is here doing a test run for the Motocross of Nations in Sept. There are other visitors associated with that like the French MXoN coach. Supercross managers are here taking to the riders about the US Open. Plus, Reed is back for one outdoor (with a trick swingarm). Coy Gibbs is here looking around and thinking about his new team. The only one missing in the afternoon (Saturday) was James Stewart.

Some news:

Track changes for Budds:
-Start moved for better viewing.
-Mechanics area with a row of popups added next to the start.
-Fences moved back to allow medic mule to move around.
-Some tight sections of the track were spread out. The track is fast and easy.

Some faster riders didn't like the track, and mid packs did.

Other News and Lies:

-Ivan Tedesco is back.
-Reed has "In Loving Memory of Jan deGroot" on the back of his jersey this weekend.
-Stewart didn't do Saturday qualifying and his camp wasn't saying much except that "He gets in later today." He did show up in the afternoon. Of course underlying all this is the question of will it do him any good to rest one extra day and not do Saturdays. If it does, why do Saturday anyway of you are in the top 10?
-The Budds MXoN in September will be RC's last professional motocross race.
-Gibbs Racing is taking to Josh Hansen for 450s next year, SX AND outdoors. Some rumors say he has already signed and is moving to North Carolina - unconfirmed.
-MDK KTM is looking at riders like Sipes and Broc Tickle.
-Suzuki might even add a semi if everything for 2008 comes together. One semi would be for 450s, one for Lites, one for Rockstar Suzuki, and the other hospitality. If things don't happen that way, they may just go with 2 trucks with Rockstar as the Lites team.


Indoor Stuff:

-The Rockstar US Open is considering going back to just one class, no separate mains for Lites and SX. That means Lites guys can race with 450s on their 250Fs.
-RC isn't racing the USO but he will be there.
-Monster may aquire the Jeremy McGrath Invitational, which moves to San Diego, and becomes "Monstercross." (this is so far unconfirmed)
-AMA Arenacross is probably doing away with 450s. That means guys who are using AX to get their SX endorsement don't have to race Danny Smith on a 450 to prove they are ready for Anaheim on a 250F! This is a good move. What that leaves is a "Lites" class still for the newer guys, and "AX" as the premier main event, all 250Fs.

This is Greg Atkins, Youthstream's track designer, who is here to get Budds ready for the MXoN in September.

Reed's jersey says "In Loving Memory of Jan de Groot."

More Youthstream folks getting ready for September.

RC going over the bike after practice.

Where's James?

Coy Gibbs, organizing for 2008.


Reed has an FIM spec silencer.

It's going to be hot! Drink lots of water.