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YOUR CONFIDENCE BACK.
DON'T SET YOURSELF UP IN A
HOLE AFTER THE FIRST RACE.
A SOLID RIDE.
CONSIDERING WHERE HE'S COME
FROM.
>> HE HAS BEEN OFF THE BIKE
FOR A LONG TIME AND HE HASN'T
BEEN BACKEN IT VERY LONG.
HE HAS TO BUILD THE
FOUNDATION.
IF HE FINISHES NINTH HERE IN
THIS MAIN EVENT, I'D SAY IT
WAS A VICTORY.
>> BEHIND HIM IS ANDREW IN THE
BRAND NEW KTM.
WE TALKED WITH ROGER DECOST A
TODAY AND HE WAS ANXIOUS TO
GET OUT HERE.
HE SAID IT'S GOOD WHEN WE KEEP
WORKING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
I WANT TO GO RACING SO WE CAN
SEE HOW WE STACK UP AGAINST
THE REST OF THE COMPETITION.
>> SEIS IN THE TOP TEN RIGHT
NOW.
>> HE IS GOING TO LEARN
SOMETHING HERE TONIGHT.
ROGER AND HIS TEAM, AND GET
TOGETHER WITH ANDREW.
AND SEE WHAT THEY NEED TO WORK
ON.
ONCE AGAIN, PUTTING 20 SOLID
LAPS ON THE MACHINE AND
THE
RIDER.
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT NASTY
WRECK THAT RYAN VILLOPOTO HAD
IN ST. LOUIS.
LAST YEAR WHILE HE WAS CHASING
DUNGEY.
TAKEING THE LEAD FROM DUNGEY.
WATCH THIS.
>> JUST A HORRENDOUS CRASH.
>> ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT
CRASHES I'VE SEEN.
BATTLING DUNGEY FOR THE RACE
WIN AND THEY WERE READLINING
THAT NIGHT.
HERE TONIGHT, VILLOPOTO HAS
GOT THE LEAD.
HE HAS WENT OUT AND EXECUTED
THE MAIN EVENT TO PERFECTION.
DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO TO GET
THE START.
NOW RIDING HIS OWN RACE.
>> AND DUNGEY IS WITHIN THREE
SECONDS OF HIM.
AND STEWART IS THREE SECONDS
FURTHER BACK BEHIND DUNGEY
WITH TWO TO GO.
>> I TELL YOU WHAT, A SOLID
RIDE FOR DUNGEY.
HE NEEDS TO KEEP IT IN SECOND
PLACE
IT LOOKS DOUBTFUL THAT STEWART
WILL HAVE SPECIFIC MAGIC TO
CATCH HIM AT THE PACE THAT
DUNGEY IS RUNNING, BUT A VERY
STRONG RIDE FOR THE TOP THREE.
THESE GUYS ARE IN IT FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> YEAH.
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> I THINK YOU ARE SEEING
RIGHT HERE TWO OF THE THREE
GUYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE, YOU
KNOW, AT LEAST TONIGHT, FOR
SURE, IT'S GOING TO BE
EXCITING, NO DOUBT.
>> STEWART COMING AROUND HIS
TEAMMATE, I BELIEVE THERE,
KYLE REGAL.
>> YEP.
>> TEAMMATES.
>> JAMES HAD TO DO A LOT OF
WORK AND RIDE HARD TO GET TO
WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW, BURIED
IN THE PACK OF THE PACK AFTER
THE START.
SO, HAD A COMMAND PERFORMANCE
TONIGHT FOR SURE.
OBVIOUSLY, NOT GOING TO BE THE
RESULT HE WANTS.
LOOK AT THE POSITIVE STUFF.
>> FINAL ROUTE.
VILLOPOTO.
THE CROWD IS ON THEIR FEET.
HERE IS DUNGEY BEHIND HIM.
YOU SAW AT THE TOP OF THE
SCREEN.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT A GOOD
FEELING.
>> OH, MAN!
>> OH, MAN!
>> YEAH.
>> VILLOPOTO IS GOING TO COME
BACK AFTER THE INJURY AND ALL
THAT TIME OFF AND WIN
ANAHEIM-1.
>> LOOKING PERFECT, TOO.
PERFECT EXECUTION.
JUST CHILLING RIGHT NOW.
>> THE CRASH, THE BROKEN LEG,
RYAN VILLOPOTO IS ON HIS WAY!
HE IS GOING TO CON TEPID FOR
THE TITLE.
THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
THE MONSTER ENERGY RIDER IS
READY TO GO!
NUMBER 2, LOOKING TO BE NUMBER
ONE HERE TONIGHT IN ANAHEIM.
HE HAS DONE IT.
RYAN VILLOPOTO WINS ANAHEIM-1!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
DUNGEY IS SECOND.
STEWART TAKES THIRD.
AND THE TOP THREE PRESEASON
FAVORITES COME BACK FOR THIS
CHAMPIONSHIP WILL FILL OUT THE
PODIUM AT ANAHEIM.
AND THE THREE TOP MECHANICS
SAID I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> WOW!
WHAT A STATEMENT BY THE
RIDERS.
>> LOOK AT THAT SHOT.
>> TREY CANARD IN THERE.
>> PRETTY SOLID RIGHT HERE.
>> THIS SETS US UP NICELY FOR
THE NEXT 16.
>> REALLY IMPRESSED WITH RYAN
VILLOPOTO.
AWESOME TO COME BACK THE WAY
HE HAS COME BACK.
>> GUESS WHO FINISHED IN THE
TOP FIVE?
CHAD REED.
>> WOW!
>> HE DUG DEEP.
VILLOPOTO, DUNGEY, STEWART,
CANARD AND REED IN THE TOP
FIVE.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT DINNER
AMONGST OURSELVES, WE SAID ALL
FIVE OF THESE GUYS NEED TO BE
IN THE TOP FIVE.
AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THEY'RE
READY.
THEY ALL DID IT.
AND VILLOPOTO, DUNGEY AND
STEWART WENT A LITTLE FURTHER
AND MADE THE PODIUM.
NOBODY WENT FURTHER THAN
VILLOPOTO.
WE'LL TALK TO THE ANAHEIM-1
WINNER WHEN WE COME BACK.
>>> IT'S DONE AND NOW IT'S
JUST GOT DOWN TO THE RACING
AND RYAN VILLOPOTO SAID HE IS
THE GUY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO GO FOR, IF YOU ARE GOING TO
BEAT ME HEADING TO PHOENIX.
VILLOPOTO TAKES THE BIGGEST
WIN OF THE YEAR, AND A
STATEMENT RACE GOES TO
VILLOPOTO.
TEDESCO IN THE TOP TEN.
METCALFE, GRANT AND SHORT ALL
IN THE TOP TEN.
TO ALL THE NAMES WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE
OFF-SEASON.
PRETTY MUCH, THEY WERE ALL IN
THE TOP TEN.
A LITTLE PRESSURE, I GOT TO
BELIEVE FOR JUSTIN AS HE LOOKS
SO GOOD IN THE HEAT RACE.
DAVID MILLSAPS AS WELL
IN THE TOP 20.
LET'S MEET THE MAN AT THE TOP
STEP OF THE PODIUM, ERIN.
>> THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE
SAYS IT ALL.
WHAT A NIGHT FOR RYAN
VILLOPOTO.
I LOOKS LIKE YOU PICKED UP
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF BEFORE YOUR
INJURY.
WITH ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT ON
THE COUCH HEALING, WHAT DOES
IT DO FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE
MOVING FORWARD?
>> LAST TIME I RACED I WENT TO
THE HOSPITAL AND HAD SURGERY.
NICE TO SHAKE THE COBWEBS OFF
AND HAVE A GREAT START LIKE
THAT, LEAD A BUNCH OF LAPS IN
THE RACE AND COME BACK THAT
WIN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO MAKE
IT EASIER THE REST OF THE
SEASON, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> WAY TO SHAKE OFF THE
NERVES.
CONGRATULATIONS ON OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE, LEAVING ANAHEIM
WITH THE VICTORY.
>> IT'S GREAT.
HIS GRANDFATHER WHO GOES TO
ALL THE RACES WITH HIM AND HAS
BEEN WITH HIM THROUGHOUT THE
CAREER, A BIG SUPPORTER OF
RYAN HERE TONIGHT.
TO SEE HIS GRANDSON WIN THE
BIGGEST RACE OF THE SEASON.
A LOOK AT THE POINTS
JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE,
STARTED 25 AND WORKED HIS WAY
BACK.
>> WE SHOWED THAT JAMES
STEWART WIN PERCENTAGE.
VILLOPOTO HAS A GOOD WIN
PERCENTAGE GOING HIMSELF.
>> YEAH.
HE HAS WON A LOT O OF RACES IN
THE PREMIER CLASS
NO DOUBT.
>> LET'S MEET THE REINING
CHAMP WHO WAS SECOND TONIGHT.
ERIN?
>> RYAN DUNGEY BATTLING
THROUGH THE PACK.
HE TOOK A CRASH AND RUNG YOUR
BELL.
DID YOU EXPECT THIS TO BE THE
OUTCOME OF THE NIGHT?
>> COPPING THROUGH THE
OFF-SEASON A BLUR.
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU GET HERE.
WE FEEL LIKE WE DID OUR
HOMEWORK.
GOT BEHIND ON THE START AND
PLAYED CATCH-UP.
BUT I THINK WE SETTLED IN
NICE, THE ROCKSTAR, SUZUKI, WE
HAD A GET OFF BUT THANKFULLY
WE'RE OKAY
THE REGROUP WAS GOOD.
PREPARE FOR NEXT WEEKEND.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON A
TERRIFIC PERFORMANCE.
>> LOOK AT THE PROGRESSIVE
PASS OF THE RACE
THIS IS FOR THIRD.
JAMES STEWART AROUND CANARD.
>> HAD MOMENTUM THERE, CAME
INSIDE WITH AUTHORITY.
DID NOT HESITATE
>> AND LET'S SEE, ERIN, THE
FASTEST MAN ON THE PLANET,
ALMOST GOT IT DONE TONIGHT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, HE WAS OFF TO
A ROUGH START AS WELL.
JAMES, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE KIND
OF SAYING ABOUT THE TRACK
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF FLOW BUT
IT LOOKS AS THOUGH YOU FOUND
FLOW.
TAKE US THROUGH WHAT WENT ON
IN THE START.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
I DIDN'T GET A GOOD START.
AND THE FIRST COUPLE OF LAPS,
GETTING BANGED AROUND
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M HAPPY.
I JUST THINK WE WAS RUNNING
GOOD ALL DAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M ON THE BOX AND THAT IS ALL
THAT MATTERED AND I FEEL GOOD
RUNNING NEXT WEEK.
BETTER START.
I FEEL LIKE I GOT IT RUNNING
AND THE STUFF OUT THERE.
HAPPY TO COME FROM THE BACK OF
THE PACK AND GET UP TO THIRD.
I WANT TO THANK MY SPONSORS,
YEAH MA WHAT, RED BULL,
OAKLEY, NIKE AND TOYOTA
ESCONDIDO.
>> GREAT TO SEE YOU ON THE
BOX.
CONGRATULATIONS.
JOB WELL DONE.
>> I'M SURE WE WILL SEE HIM A
FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE THE YEAR
IS OVER FOR SURE.
>> HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR
THE UPCOMING RACES.
WE'RE HEADED TO CHASE FIELD
NEXT WEEK, VALLEY OF THE SUN.
PHOENIX, WE ARE COMING FOR
SUPERCROSS.
YOU WILL SEE IT LIVE ON SPEED
THE BROADCAST PARTER IFS AT
CBS CRANK UP THEIR COVERAGE AT
DODGER STADIUM IN L.A.
TOUGH FOR ME AS A GIANTS FAN
TO STAY THAT BY THE WAY,
DODGERS STADIUM.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA STOP.
THEN RIGHT BACK HERE.
GOT THE PINK READY TO GO FOR
ANAHEIM-2?
>> I ALREADY ORDERED MY KURT
GIBSON V.I.P. TICKETS.
>> WHATEVER
WE'RE THE WORLD CHAMPS.
SUPERCROSSONLINE.COM IF YOU
WANT TICKETS FOR THE EVENTS.
WE'LL COME BACK AND WRAP IT UP
FROM ANAHEIM-1 AND TALK ABOUT
WHAT
>>> THERE IS OUR WINNER.
THE TROPHY HIGH ABOVE HIS HEAD
AND ALL THOSE PICTURES.
THOSE PICTURES WILL BE
EVERYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD AS
HE IS THE ANAHEIM-1 WINNER.
WELL, OUR POLL QUESTION, OUR
SECOND ONE OF THE NIGHT.
WHICH RIDER DO YOU THINK WILL
CAPTURE THE MONSTER ENERGY AMA
SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP THIS
YEAR?
A LOT OF FOLKS SEEM TO THINK
IT'S JAMES STEWART.
>> 22%, WERE RIGHT FOR TONIGHT
IF THEY CHOSE RYAN VILLOPOTO.
INCREDIBLE RIDE.
>> IT WAS A SOLID RIDE.
WHAT DO YOU TAKE OUT OF ALL OF
THIS, RICKY AS WE GET READY TO
MOVE TO PHOENIX IN THE NEXT
ROUND?
>> IT WAS AWESOME WHAT RYAN
VILLOPOTO DISPLAYED TO US
TONIGHT.
SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE GUYS,
THE OTHER COMPETITORS.
IT WILL GET THE OTHER GUYS TO
GO HOME AND WORK ON A FEW
THINGS.
TO SEE WHERE HE CAME BACK
FROM.
PRETTY AMAZING.
>> THE TOP FIVE DID A GREAT
JOB TONIGHT.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
DUNGEY HAD A COUPLE OF HICCUPS
EARLY IN THE DAY.
HE REGROUPED AND HE LOOKED
GREAT IN THE MAIN EVENT.
STEWARD, OF COURSE, FLYING.
CAME THROUGH THE PACK.
OKAY.
TREY CANARD HUNG IN THERE
AFTER THE LCQ TO COME OUT WITH
A FOURTH.
CHAD REED, TEAM 22 COMES BACK
WITH HIS OWN TEAM AND HIS OWN
EFFORT.
GETS A TOP FIVE.
HE HAD TO WORK FOR THE TOP
FIVE.
>> LET'S GETTER RIN'S FINAL
THOUGHTS AS WELL.
>> I THINK WE WITNESSED
EVERYBODY PLAYED PRETTY NICE
TONIGHT FOR THE MOST PART OVER
THAN THE USUAL BAR-BANGING
DURING THE RACING, BUT I GOT
TO ADMIT COMING IN THE SEASON,
IT SEEMS THAT THE TENSION IS
MORE THICK THAN EVER BEFORE
WITH THE STACKED GROUP OF
TALENT.
RYAN VILLOPOTO WON HERE
TONIGHT BUT MY PREDICTION IS
IT'S SUPERCROSS, EXPECT THE
UNEXPECTED.
WILL IT SET THE TONE FOR THE
SEASON?
WHO KNOWS?
WE'LL FIND OUT SOON AND WATCH
IT LIVE FROM PHOENIX ON SPEED.
>> WE WILL, ERIN.
NEXT SATURDAY, HOLD ON WITH
THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WITH
MORE LIVE SUPERCROSS ON SPEED.
RYAN DUNGEY, JAMES STEWART AND
THE LIGHTS LITE WEST RIDERS
AND THE WORLD'S GREATEST GOING
FOR AN ALL-OUT DUAL IN THE
DESERT.
DON'T MISS THE AMA SUPERCROSS
FROM PHOENIX, NEXT SATURDAY,
9:30 EASTERN, LIVE ON SPEED.
THE MOTOR SPORTS AUTHORITY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWAR TO
GETTING OUT THERE.
JAMES STEWART NOW, AND ALL THE
GUYS HAVE A BAR THAT HAS BEEN
SET TO GO BACK AND PRACTICE,
GET READY THIS WEEK.
GET AFTER IT AS WE GO TO
PHOENIX NEXT.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TILL NEXT
WEEK.
>> RC, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT TO GET ANOTHER ONE
UNDERWAY.
AND ERIN BATES, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US AS WELL.
MONSTER ENERGY, AMA SUPERCROSS
AND FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR
2011 IS OFF AND RACING
>> ANAHEIM-1 IS IN THE BOOKS