Domination

   I was so excited for this supercross season to get underway. This year was supposed to be one of the most competitive seasons so far in supercross history. But, we are already a little more than halfway through the season and three of the four top runners are out with injuries. Ryan Villopoto has one of the biggest points lead ever seen in supercross, and I feel like that lead will continue to grow as he wins more and more races.

 The rest of the racers are not as fast as the main front runners such as Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, and Chad Reed. With three of those four racers out Ryan Villopoto is going to keep winning week in and week out.  The other racers, that are still healthy, can not keep up with the blistering pace of Ryan Villopoto. The rest of the field is around a second a lap slower than Villopoto, and after twenty laps those seconds can really add up.

  Now Villopoto will have one of the least stressful championships ever, and there is no doubt in my mind that he will win this championship. He may have a chance to win it with three or four races left to go.  This season might not have been that exciting the whole way through, but it started out as the most competitive that I have ever seen.

stewart crashes again..

Hey guys! sorry I did not post last week i was busy with a ton of homework.  But i do have to credit James Stewart with his second win of the season at the muddiest race of the year. He finally managed to cut into to Villopoto's points lead in the championship hunt. James Stewart was starting to get onto a roll and build momentum.

But then his whole world got turned up side down this past weekendwhen he crashed in the qualifying race. He completely ruined any chance he had at winning this years championship. With everyone out besides Ryan Villopoto, he is with out a doubt going to win the Supercross Championship this year. Ryan Villopoto just has to stay on two wheels and not crash for the rest of the year. Knock on wood.

      This past weekend Ryan Villopoto dominated the rest of the riders to get his fifth win of the season. He got the lead early, and he was able to gap the rest of the racers. While Villopoto was out front, James Stewart struggled and he had to come back from dead last to finish fifth place. Stewart lost even more points to Villopoto in the points chase, and Stewart's chances of winning the championship have faded away. All he can do now is work on his starts, and try to get as many wins as he can. He will have to beat a very confident Villopoto if he wants to get a win.

       Not only does Villopoto have the most wins this year, but he has also been in the top five every weekend. His worst finish of the year was a fourth at Los Angeles, where he came back from dead last and charged through the pack. Villopoto has definitely been the most dominate racer this year and heading into Daytona he definitely has all of the momentum.

race #8

      Well, eight races in and Ryan Villopoto still only has four race wins. Unfortunately he came up short last weekend with a second place. That just shows how important the start is; when a racer starts in the back of the pack it is harder to get that race win. The good news is that he is stretching out his points lead over James Stewart, who finished third last weekend in Atlanta.

     Ryan Dungey is only 10 points behind Villopoto and the season is not even half way over. This season is shaping up to be a battle between the Ryans. Villopoto does have the advantage though, because has the confidence of four race wins this year, and he has consistently been one of the fastest racers when it comes to lap times. Plus, Ryan Dungey has not really been able to match his lap times. Villopoto's chances of winning the championship are still looking very good!

race # 7

          Ryan Villopoto has won three consecutive races, and was able to survive the pressure brought on by Chad Reed. Unfortunately, Chad Reed took a vicious crash and will not be able to race for the rest of the year. Now, we are down to three main title contenders Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, and James Stewart. Villopoto has everything going for him right now, and he feels confident he can win races. Dungey is on a new team this year with a new bike, and he still has not been able to find his speed. Then there is James Stewart, nothing seems to be going his way this year. Stewart has had so many crashes this year and has left himself over 40 points behind Villopoto for the championship.

         If Villopoto can keep up his dominating performances, he will surely be the champion of the 2012 supercross season. Some people will argue that James Stewart should be ahead of Villopoto right now in the championship chase, if it were not for some of Stewart's crashes. I highly doubt that because, in two seperate races Villopoto came back from dead last to finish 3rd and 4th. He has had his own bad luck this year, but he has been able to pull through each time. "Championships are won on your bad days."-Ricky Carmichael

      Check out race # 8 at Atlanta Georgia this saturday at 7:30 on speed! and Good luck to Reed on his recovery.

Race #6

We are already six races into the supercross season and with out a doubt Ryan Villopoto is definately the man to beat right now. He has won 3 of the 6 races already in the 2012 season, and has a 6 point lead over second place and a 32 point lead over James Stewart. While James Stewart has one win, he also has a wild riding style that is very inconsistent, and often leads to him crashing. James Stewart has in the past been called the fastest man in  the world on a dirt bike. But, Ryan Villopoto is definately a contender for that name. He seems to be more determined and more focused on winning than anybody else in the supercross class right now. Ryan Villopoto is going to be called the fastest man in the world if he keeps racing like he his now.