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"Hopefully this won't become a season of attrition with
the last man standing taking the championship."
Oakland Supercross
There was one small thing that
went under the radar—I like
the fact that Aaron Plessinger
didn't just park it after his crash.
The bike got damaged by guys
landing on it before they could
get the yellow out, but he came
back and got a couple more
points and finished the race! A
lot of the guys today seem to
walk away.
I like this guy and can't wait till
he gets a few more races under
his belt.
Mark Ctune
Cooper Webb sure looks good
on that KTM.
Eli Tomac doesn't look like
he's doing very well until you
look at the points. He's only
three points back. Is he playing
it smart, or is his bike not work-
ing to his liking, yet? Or is the
competition just that good?
Hopefully this won't become a
season of attrition with the last
man standing taking the champi-
onship. Odds are that's exactly
what's going to happen though.
Terry Heath
I still think [Tomac] is racing for
points. Dungey and then Ander-
son last year showed podiums
can win titles and reduce risk.
If I were working with Eli I'd
have him going for top fives
for the early rounds and slowly
ratchet it up. I just get a vibe that
the heavy hitters are all playing it
safe early on; of course, I could
be totally wrong.
Ken Batemen
Jason Anderson Injury
Racing is a dangerous sport; I
get it! It's the obstacles that are
meant to confound the riders.
The point I'm making is when the
obstacles become too danger-
ous for even the best, changes
have to be made.
I think if we took vote of the
top 50 supercross riders they
would agree it's totally over the
top now, and the best in the
sport are dropping like flies.
So what's the solution? Make
it more dangerous, or make
supercross racing more com-
petitive by toning down the ob-
stacles that are not just injuring
riders, but ending careers.
Brian Davy
These riders will go as fast as
humanly possible for the entire
race. Give them a flat track and
they will crash at higher speeds.
That said, the obstacles at the
start of the race, when things
are tight, need to be low air with
no blind spots.
Dan Connolly
Triumph Scrambler
1200s
Sorry, these overweight giants
are going the wrong way. If
you're really going off-road, as a
scrambler should, go smaller cc
and lighter weight.
Jeffrey McCollum
P6
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