Anaheim 1 is in the books. The first race of the season was an exciting mud race. This was James Stewart's first race after blowing out his knee during the Outdoor season. He went down in the first corner of the main event and had to fight his way back up to second behind Chad Reed. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season.
Here are a few things that I found noteworthy at the season opener:
- Monster Energy is the new title sponsor of the series, replacing Toyota. Since they are putting that kind of money in a sport I love, I may have to try their drink next time I need extra caffeine. Plus, this means more Monster Energy Girls at the races!
- Thor is running new TV commercials and I like them. They are kind of witty dream sequences with Villopto and Reed. I'll post them later for your enjoyment.
- Mike Alessi has moved from KTM to Suzuki. I was kind of glad to see him struggle a little at the season opener since he left KTM once he had some success. Of course, the only reason he was at KTM and not one of the big four factory teams is that his team manager/dad is such a cocky dick that none of the other factory teams wanted to touch him. Hopefully, he is learning a little humility.
- Nick Wey is on a KTM this year in the 450 class. Nick and KTM managed a top 10 finish. As you can probably tell, I'm a KTM fan, so I'll be rooting for Nick this year.
I haven't watched the "Lites" class race yet, so I'll comment on that later.
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Good info. I didn't know that Mike Alessi was no longer with KTM.
I dream of a KTM 300! My boy's ktm 50 is a great bike..I have never owned anything but a honda cr for myself. My first bike was a cr125, now the 250. Have you had a chance to ride a newer 300? What do you ride now? (I am still holding on to the 2-stroke "dark ages"..for now.)
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