Bercy SX Night 2, Top Pics

Renner said this is the world premeire of the double seatgrab backflip by Tom Pages.


Josh Grant is struggling to hang with fast 450s on a not-so-factory 250F. He got landed on by Sorby and got up and stll finished 5th.



MC getting a holeshot in a heat race. He still has the race in his eyes.



Langston holeshots the SX main Saturday and had it won but he fell and ended up third.


The jersey is from the South African Springboks which won rugby world cup a month ago just a few miles from here.


Ben Coisy is winning the SX Tour class, but he got hosed in the first turn of the SX main.


Nico Aubin's helmet.





Langston is greeted by Zulu Warrior Dancers.


To welcome Reed, they had an aborigene playing a didgeridoo. (It's cool too, they even researched videos of them playing).



MC chills on the finish jump to watch the show opening.


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Number plates are fun for fans. Check out the chainsaw guy on the left.

MC's last SX?

Bercy SX! Night 1

Ben Coisy was second to Reed in the first night, very strong.



Two stroke! Fast French rider Ciril Coulon was hauling on this two stroke and rode close to a podium finish.


MC is back on a bike, but after this, more truck racing, and a full truck season next year.



Start of a heat race.


Nutty fans are always fun to watch!

US Open Saturday Madness

Here's Ferry's feet as he goes through the banners in the first turn Saturday when Reed came in hot and pushed him out.


Jeff Gibson got booed for this pass on Jeff Alessi that knocked him out of a semi.


Short and Reed tumble in the main Saturday. it was their second crash for each of them. As soon as Reed got up, he fell again..

Reardon gets under Jesseman for a last lap pass to transfer to the main and kick Jesseman to the LCQ.


Seibler crashes out of a semi.

The Hottest Rockstar Chic

Here's the chic that is distracting the photohounds the most right now at the US Open.

Bangin bars at the US Open

A small narrow track makes for some fun times..

US Open Friday - Reed Wins Trifecta!

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians's Chad Reed earned a quick extra $50K Friday night at the US Open by taking the "Trifecta," which was the fastest quick lap, the main event holeshot, and a win!

Reed knocked Andrew Short off the top of the hot lap contest early in the show, for his first $10K of the evening. When he lined up at the gate for the main, he wanted the rest of the money! Reed told the press after the race that he was thinking about it on the line, and probably never wanted a start like he wanted this one.

On the way to the first turn, Reed elbowed Alessi (on his new Makita Suzuki) then really got in an elbow war with Ferry, and Reed came out ahead.

That set up a perfect race for Reed, and a perfect trifecta. Langston was second, Short third, then Ferry, Alessi, Demuth and Reardon.

Langston and Reed are supposed to trade front suspension for tonight. Yamaha has a new fork set from KYB, but only one set. So they worked it out where Langston uses them one night, and Reed the next.

Some extra news for the night surfaced when Terry Boyd mentioned during the show that the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians would be a major sponsor of SX in 2008. (Did he say "title?" No. Yes. Maybe. Well, no.)

Fake caption for cop in background - "OK, I'll knock that kid off his bike and take it, then the girls and the money. I love this town..."

US Open Friday - LaRocco Wins Alpinestars Championship Re-Match Race

Mike LaRocco won the Alpinestars Championship Re-Match Race Friday, with a close race ahead of Jeff Emig and Damon Huffman!

In a chat with LaRocco before the race, the topic of hanging it out again out there came up and he said "Well, we all talked about it, and we all have kids to go home to so..." Enough said, but he was being modest, they still haul!

Here's a photo of one of Mike's friends that captures the moment Mike took the lead.