Salt Lake City rider list...

450's -

The Contenders - Dungey, Brayton, Milsaps, Roczen. Weimer,  Short,  M.Alessi,, Metcalfe, Tickle, Izzi

The Challengers - Albertson, Chisholm, Wey, Gilmore, Thomas,  Goerke, Peick, Regal, Bowers, Blose, J. Alessi

The Injured -  Ryan Villopoto, done knee.K-Dub, broke the fuck off. Stewart, busted wrist and general buuhurtiness, Austin Stroupe, general hurtiness. Canard, broken back. Morais, broken neck, broken jaw, broken ribs. Tedesco, broken finger. T. Hahn, broken tibia. Hill, broken tibia. Byrne, broke neck and nose.

250 West -

The Contenders - Musquin, Seely, Tomac, Wilson, Anderson, Davalos, Baker, Laninovich, Moss,

The Challengers - Friese, Swanepol, Maier, M.Tedder, Champion, Marmont, Paluzzi, Rusk, 

The Injured - Bryce Vallee, broke the fuck off, two broken femurs. Yiles. Ryan Sipes, broken wrist. Tyla Rattray, broke neck. Christian Craig, out for wrist surgery. D.Tedder, broken wrist.

Please pick your top five 450 riders plus who you think the 10th place 450 rider will be.

Also pick your top five 250 riders in the order you believe they will finish.

Salt Lake City's flat and grey. Drove a non street legal Rally car through town, that thing was SO loud it was ridiculous.

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Seattle totals...

1. Jason - 55 points
1. Maurice - 55 points
2. HQ - 45 points
3. Ken - 40 points
3. Tim - 40 points
3. Donny - 40 points
4. Jay - 35 points
4. Doug - 35 points
5. Maurice - 30 points
5. Max - 30 points
5. Steve - 30 points

Overall totals

1. Tim - 725 points (1 win)
2. Ken - 695 points (4 wins)
3. HQ - 690 points (2 wins)
4. Donny - 680 points (3 wins)
5. MO - 660 points (2 wins)
6. Jason - 650 points (3 wins)
7. Max - 635 points (1 wins)
8. Jay - 615 points (1 win)
9. Doug - 610 points (3 wins)
10. Steve. - 580 points (1 win)

Seattle rider list...

Double D (initials not cup size 'ya pre-verts) rockin' some Bourbon Street beads.

The Dunge is back in for this one. Roczen's gonna be runnin' a 350 in the SX class against the big boys tonight. Gavin Faith's riding Stewart's JGR 450 for the next three rounds and Chris Blose is Back on a Ti-Lube Kawi (dark horse 10th place pick).

The West fires back up tonight and we find out whether Tomac's time off because of his broken elbow affect's him or if Wilson's the real deal and put's this thing on lock. Will Seely's time on the Factory Honda 450 pay off and he sneaks a win tonight? Who knows.

450's -

The Contenders - Villopoto, Dungey, Brayton, Milsaps, Roczen. Weimer,  Short,  M.Alessi,, Metcalfe, Tickle, Izzi

The Challengers - Albertson, Chisholm, Wey, Gilmore, Thomas,  Goerke, Peick, Regal, Bowers, Blose, J. Alessi

The Injured - K-Dub, broke the fuck off. Stewart, busted wrist and general buuhurtiness, Austin Stroupe, general hurtiness. Canard, broken back. Morais, broken neck, broken jaw, broken ribs. Tedesco, broken finger. T. Hahn, broken tibia. Hill, broken tibia. Byrne, broke neck and nose.

250's -

The Contenders - Musquin, Seely, Tomac, Wilson, Anderson, Davalos, Baker, Laninovich, Moss,

The Challengers - Friese, Swanepol, Maier, M.Tedder, Champion, Marmont, Paluzzi, Rusk, 

The Injured - Bryce Vallee, broke the fuck off, two broken femurs. Yiles. Ryan Sipes, broken wrist. Tyla Rattray, broke neck. Christian Craig, out for wrist surgery. D.Tedder, broken wrist.

Please pick your top five 450 riders plus who you think the 10th place 450 rider will be.

Also pick your top five 250 riders in the order you believe they will finish.

Seattle's awesome, love that place. Made sweet amor there while wearing a bear costume (without the head) once (well, three times) to a a lovely Norwegian. XOXO Katrine.

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New Orleans Scores...

This Double D wins his first SX.

Weston Peick was a popular 10th place choice this week. Jason wins the 'Most Novel Picks' award this week. Chief had Hansen, Tedesco and Hackley on his roster. You're really swingin' for the fences there Jason. I think Steve's quit. He's run the same team for the last 3 weeks, we'll see what he does this week as we swing back West.

This week's polling garnered the following information - 33% of those polled felt Maurie was a jerk and wouldn't win a round this season. While 67% of those polled felt that genital crabs would be preferable to a M.Gyenes win.

Poll numbers don't always predict the outcome, Maurice wins for the first time this season (sonofabitch!).

1. MissGyenes - 50 points/ 3 exacts, 4 top fives.
2. KBKer - 45 points/ 2 exacts, 5 top fives.
2. thermann - 45 points/ 2 exacts, 5 top fives.
2. TheHQ - 45 points/ 2 exacts, 5 top fives.
3. Boxcar - 40 points/ 2 exacts, 4 top fives.
3. dr336g - 40 points/ 2 exacts, 4 top fives.
4. MotoMax - 35 points/ 1 exact, 5 top fives.
4. Dugh - 35 points/ 1 exact, 5 top fives.
5. JasonChief - 30 points/ 2 exacts, 2 top fives.
5. StarJW - 30 points/ 6 top fives.

Overall Scores...

Sweet new uploader lets the images show larger. Technology! You can still click on images to make them even larger.

Tim's a fuckin' cheater.
Steve makes another incremental gain on Dug.
Everyone has a win. Parity! I believe this is the first season where everyone has at least one win.

1. thermann - 685 points (1 win)
2. KBKer - 655 points (4 wins)
3. TheHQ - 645 points (2 wins)
4. dr336g - 640 points (3 wins)
5. MotoMax - 605 points (1 win)
5. MOrice - 605 points (1 win, Huzzah!)
6. JasonChief - 595 points (2 wins)
7. Star753 - 580 points (1 win)
8. Dougal - 575 points (3 wins)
9. Boxcar - 550 points (1 win)

So, yeah...

I'd expect to see this during the outdoors.

Although, Makita's gone I think. How about a Red Bull / Suzuki / JSE team for the Nationals or for SX 2013 maybe? Mookie Joining him in 2013?

New Orleams Track Map...

This is not good...

If you're a real sadist you might want to watch this full screen. This is from a couple weekends ago at Pala. Things go south around the 1:20 mark. What initially looks like five dudes crashing from landing on a downed bike is really five or six dudes crashing after landing on Bryce Vallee (the downed rider). Cacao!

Some random Houston Stuff...

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Dammit K-Dub!

This is Sean Hackley, things are not going so good here for Mr. Hackley.

Things are now going considerably worse for Mr. Hackley.

It would seem that Roczen is mashing Sean here but he's not, Roczen's jumping over Sean at this point. Nice riding by Roczen.

... and the little German is clear of the wreck. Well, with the exception of that large motorcycle flipping towards his shoulder. But other than that, things are tits.

You've been in a pretty good one, when you hit the ground hard enough to start ripping your pant patches off.

Judging by the position of the brake lever and brake reservoir I'd say this photo was taken shortly after the one above.

Meanwhile at the GPs...

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Ken's been wondering what Pourcel's been up to.

Whoa, take it easy Bro. Euro huck.

You might think this is a photo of Josh Hansen but no, it's Tommy Searle cruising around a Dutch sand track last weekend.

Not sure what's up with Maurie's buddies at KTM but for whatever reason they're running two different 450s in the GPs. Looks like Max Nagl (12) gets the same bike Dungey's racing, while Ken Dyjecker (9) get's a 2011/12 production based bike. Weird.

Apparently, I'm easily amused. What can I say, I like hand formed exhausts. Craftsmanship! However, I must say, the welds on this factory Honda's downtube (frame) look like the dog's dinner.

New Orleans rider list...

Blake Baggett. You know, just kickin' it Brah.

Stewart's out (personally, I don't think we'll see him again, indoors or out), Windham's out too. Short, Wey, Hill, Hansen and Tedesco are back though, so there's that. Also, this is the last 250 East round 'til Las Vegas.

450's -

The Contenders - Villopoto, Brayton, Weimer, Grant, Windham, M.Alessi, Hansen, Metcalfe,Milsaps, Hahn, Tedesco

The Challengers - Hill, Tickle, Faith, Albertson, Chisholm, Thomas, Goerke, Peick

The Injured - James 'Bubba' Stewart, broken wrist and butt hurt emotionally. Nick Wey, hernia (of all things). Ryan Dungey, broken collar bone. Kyle Partridge, smushed foot, broke neck. Andrew Short, jacked up shoulder. Chad Reed, torn ACL, busted back, busted ribs, busted tib/fib. Nico Izzi jacked wrist. Austin Stroupe, busted something or other. Canard, broken back. Morais, broken neck, broken jaw, broken ribs. Tedesco, broken finger. Blose, shoulder injury. T. Hahn, broken tibia. Byrne, broke neck and nose.

250's -

The Contenders - Barcia, Roczen, Canada, Baggett, Wharton, M.Stewart, Lemoine, Bogle, Durham, Cunningham

The Challengers - Martin, Smith, Vincent, Sewell, Weeck, Hewitt, Hackley, D. Tedder, Lipanovich, Rife, Nicoletti, Cantanzaro

The injured - Jimmy DeCotis, busted something or other. Gannon Audette, busted wrist.

Please pick your top five 450 riders plus who you think the 10th place 450 rider will be.
Also pick your top five 250 riders in the order you believe they will finish.

I want to go to New Orleans and I want to stay at the hotel owned by Greg Dulli and get shit-faced drunk on rye in the hotel bar and maybe make bad decisions with a lady who may or may not be a prostitute. God, that sounds like fun.

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Los totales de Houston, como no...

Zach Osborne is hurt but his bike still made it to the first GP of the year on Monday. Those Euro/Monster/Yamaha mechanics sure run some pretty provocative uniforms.

Bricks have been shat.

Now I'm concerned those dirty motherbitch Mayan's might have been on to something. Time to cultivate an intravenous drug problem and start having unprotected love makin' with ladies of loose moral fiber. We have nothing to lose. 'Cause really, I do believe the end is near my friends - Steven has won one and won with the same team he had for Toronto. Cacao!

Jesus.

1. Steven Michael Martinez - 50 points/ 3 exacts, 4 top fives.

2. Doog - 45 points/ 3 exacts, 3 top fives.

2. Jasohncheef - 45 points/ 2 exacts, 5 top fives.

3. HQ - 40 points/ 2 exacts, 4 top fives.

3. kaybeekay - 40 points/ 2 exacts, 4 top fives.

3. MOphandle - 40 points/ 1 exact, 6 top fives.

3. DON't336g - 40 points/ 1 exact, 6 top fives.

4. thermanns - 35 points/ 1 exact, 5 top fives.

4. Starvolta - 35 points/ 1 exact, 5 top five.

5. c'moncholula - 30 points/ 6 top fives.

Overall totals...

RV's 2012 Championship don't count (if you follow a certain someone's logic).

30 points now seperates 2nd from 1st and last from 2nd to last. Which is kinda close, really.

1. thermann - 640 points (1 win)

2. Smutfoot - 610 points (4 wins)

3. dr336g - 600 points (3 wins)

3. HQ - 600 points (2 wins)

4. MotoMax - 570 points (1 win)

5. JasonChef - 565 points (2 wins)

6. elMO - 555 points (bagel, goose egg, zilch, nada, zero, naught)

7. Starship75thrice - 550 points (1 win)

8. doogly - 540 points (3 wins)

9. Box - 510 points (1 win)