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>>> THEY MAY LOOK RELAXED NOW,
BUT THE SUPERSTARS OF MOTOCROSS
ARE FOCUSED ON A PRIZE.
HUGE MONEY AND PRIDE UP FOR
GRABS IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE
MONSTER ENERGY TRIPLE CROWN OF
MOTOCROSS.
AND IT ALL HAPPENS HERE AT HIGH
POINT, LIVE HERE ON NBC SPORTS.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY NBC-UNIVERSAL TELEVISION
♪♪
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>>> ROUND FOUR OF THE LUCAS OIL
AMA MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
STARTS RIGHT NOW.
PART OF ALLI, THE ALLIANCE OF
ACTION SPORTS.
>>> OH, HE MAKES IT!
UNBELIEVABLE!
>> FROM HISTORIC HIGH POINT
RACEWAY IN PENNSYLVANIA, IT'S
ROUND FOUR OF THE LUCAS OIL AMA
PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP.
HELLO, EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO NBC SPORTS, PART OF
ALLI, THE ALLIANCE OF ACTION
SPORTS.
WE'RE HERE AT HIGH POINT.
IT'S ROUND FOUR OF THE LUCAS OIL
AMA PRO MOTOCROSS TOUR AND ALSO
THE OPEN ROUND OF THE MONSTER
ENERGY TRIPLE CROWN OF
MOTOCROSS.
THEY CALL IT THE MONSTER ENERGY
PRO NATIONAL AT HIGH POINT
PRESENTED BY CENTRAL BANK.
AND A BIG SHAKE-UP IN THIS
SERIES ALREADY.
THE WINNER OF OUR LAST ROUND OF
THE TOUR AND OUR SERIES POINTS
LEADER IS ALREADY OUT WITH AN
INJURY.
LET'S GET TO THE SERIES POINTS.
YOU SEE MIKE ALESA, THE SUZUKI
RIDER, ON TOP.
BUT FOR HOW LONG?
HE HAS A BROKEN KNEECAP.
THAT LEAVES THE POINTS WIDE OPEN
FOR RIDERS BEHIND HIM, CHAD
REED, JOSH GRANT, ANDREW SHORT,
IVAN EDASCO AND THE REST.
WE TALKED TO MIKE ABOUT HIS
INJURIES.
>> WE DID SURGERY TUESDAY
MORNING.
SURGERY WENT GREAT.
THEY WIRED IT AND PUT TWO SCREWS
BACK IN.
AND IT'S STRONG.
IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR
IT TO GET THE MOBILITY BACK AND
GET STRONG AGAIN.
IT'S QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHEN I'M
GOING TO BE BACK, BUT I WILL BE
BACK BEFORE THE END OF THE
SEASON.
YOU WILL SEE MIKE ALESSI BACK ON
THE STARTING GATE, RACING TO DO
HIS BEST AND TO BE THERE FOR THE
FANS.
I FEEL LIKE I OWE IT TO THE FANS
TO BE THERE AND TO SHOW THEM
THAT I CAN STILL DO THIS.
WITH AN INJURY OR HEALTHY.
AND I STILL THINK THAT I HAVE A
LOT TO -- I STILL HAVE A LOT TO
GO.
>> MIKE ALESSI, PROMISING TO
MAKE A COMEBACK, BUT FOR RIGHT
NOW, CHAD REED STANDS AS THE
FRONT-RUNNER.
NOW, YOU HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITY HERE TODAY, BUT
THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN ABOUT
YOUR HEALTH.
HOW THAT HAS AFFECTED YOU
PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY?
>> MENTALLY, IT HURTS YOUR --
YOUR PRIDE MORE THAN ANYTHING
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GO OUT THERE
AND YOU WANT TO BATTLE THE BEST
GUYS AND YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW,
DO REAL WELL.
I THOUGHT WHEN I COMMITTED TO
THE SERIES THAT I WAS IN A GOOD
POSITION.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT, NO EXCUSES.
I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH IT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN, RIDING MY HEART OUT
AND GIVING IT ALL I'VE GOT.
I'VE BEEN CONSISTENT AND THAT'S
WHY I'M SECOND IN POINTS.
YOU KNOW, WHAT MY COMPETITORS DO
AWAY FROM THE RACE AND EVEN AT
THE RACE, I HAVE NO CONTROL OF
THAT.
I'VE GOT ENOUGH OF MY OWN
PROBLEMS AND I'M JUST WORKING ON
THAT.
ONCE I GET 100%, WE'LL BE GOOD.
>> THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS YOU
SET THE HIGHEST TIME FOR
PRACTICE.
THIS ROUND, NOT SO MUCH.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
>> YEAH, NOT SO MUCH THIS
WEEKEND.
BUT ACTUALLY, I KIND OF
STRUGGLED DURING PRACTICE A
LITTLE BIT, JUST, YOU KNOW, A
LITTLE BIT WITH THE FEELING OF
THE TRACK.
AND IN SUPERCROSS, EVERY TIME I
DID WELL ON TIMES, I SUCKED ON
THE NIGHT.
AND THEN EVERY TIME I WAS AROUND
FOURTH OR SO IN PRACTICE, I CAME
OUT AND WON OR DID REAL WELL.
SO I'M GOING TO TRY THAT AND SEE
IF THAT WILL WORK.
>> GOOD LUCK OUT THERE TO YOU
TODAY, CHAD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOW WE GO TO OUR FINAL MEMBER
OF OUR BROADCAST TIME.
THE BMX VERT CHAMPION.
HERE HE IS.
>> THANK YOU, TIFFANY.
I'M HERE WITH JOSH GRANT.
JOSH COME,ING OFF A FANTASTIC
SEASON SO FAR.
DONE SOME GREAT RIDING.
WHAT IS YOUR MINDSET GOING INTO
THIS WEEKEND HERE AT HIGH POINT?
WITH MIKE ALESSI OUT, GOT TO
CHANGE IT UP FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
WE KIND OF GOT A GIFT WITH MIKE
CRASHING OUT OF THE SEASON.
I ALWAYS PICTURED MYSELF IN IT
ANYWAY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
RACE.
I WON HERE BACK IN 2007.
SO IT'S BROUGHT A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE FOR ME TO COME
INTO -- YOU KNOW, INTO THIS
ROUND AND TRY TO WIN.
>> AWESOME.
AND BEING FASTEST ON TRACK THIS
MORNING, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE YOU
FEELING OUT THERE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE GOING TO
BE THE MAJOR DISRUPTIONS IN THE
TRACK FOR YOU TODAY?
>> TODAY WE JUST -- WE'RE
DEALING WITH THE UPHILLS AND
DOWNHILLS AND RUTS MAINLY.
THAT'S OUR FOCUS, TRY TO GET OUR
BIKE SET UP FOR, YOU KNOW, THAT.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH THE
OTHER RIDERS LIKE ANDREW AND,
YOU KNOW, CHAD, IT'S GOING TO BE
A TOUGH RACE STILL.
I THINK AS LONG AS WE STAY ON
TOP OF OUR GAME, WE'LL BE UP
THERE.
>> JOSH GRANT, LOOKING FOR THE
PODIUM WIN TODAY.
THE NUMBER 33 RIDER FROM THE
TOYOTA YAMAHA.
GUYS?
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, JAMIE.
WELCOME BACK UP TOP HERE AT HIGH
POINT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE REPORTS
FROM JAMIE AND TIFFANY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
LET'S GET INSIDE THE MINDS OF
TWO OF THE GREATEST THAT HAVE
EVER SADDLED A MOTOCROSS BIKE.
R
RICKY, TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS
MEANS.
>> THIS TRACK AND THESE FANS ARE
SO, SO SPECIAL.
IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE IT WAS A
HOME RACE FOR ME, AND I'M FROM
WAY DOWN IN FLORIDA.
VERY, VERY CORE FANS.
A LOT OF HISTORY HERE.
JUST A FUN RACE TO BE A PART OF,
NO DOUBT.
>> WE'RE PUMPED TO BE HERE.
DAVID, TALK ABOUT WITH MIKE
GILLESPIE OUT AND VILLOPOTO OUT,
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS
SERIES?
>> NO ONE WANTS THAT RED PLATE.
AS SOON AS THEY GET IT, THEY GET
RID OF IT.
WITH THE THREE GUYS CHASING MIKE
ALESSI, IT DIDN'T CHANGE THAT
MUCH.
THEY ALL FELT THEY HAD A CHANCE
AT THE TITLE ANYWAY.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO CATCH AND
PASS MIKE ANYMORE.
>> YEAH.
>> SO, YOU KNOW, THESE GREAT
FANS HERE ARE GOING TO GET A
REAL SHOW TODAY.
CHAD IS TRYING SOMETHING
DIFFERENT WITH HIS PRACTICE.
JOSH IS FAST.
HE WENT OUT IN BOTH SESSIONS
FIRST.
BUT ANDREW SHORT, STILL LOOKING
FOR THAT FIRST WIN.
EACH OF THE OTHER GUYS, REED AND
GRANT, THEY ONLY HAVE ONE
NATIONAL WIN.
IT CAME HERE.
SEE IF SHORT CAN ADD HIS NAME TO
THAT LIST.
>> NO ONE IN THE FIELD OF THE
450 CLASS TODAY HAS EVER WON IN
THIS PREMIER DIVISION.
THAT MEANS WE'LL HAVE A
FIRST-TIME WINNER TODAY.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH ACTION FROM
HIGH POINT.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO HIGH POINT
RACEWAY IN MOUNT MORRIS,
PENNSYLVANIA.
ROUND ONE OF THE MONSTER ENERGY
TRIPLE CROWN OF MOTOCROSS.
ROUND FOUR OF THE 2009 LUCAS OIL
AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP.
JASON HERE ALONGSIDE RICKY AND
DAVID.
WE HAD A PHENOMENAL FIRST MOTO
EARLIER TODAY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY
HOW THAT BROKE DOWN AS WE
PREPARE FOR MOTO 2.
THEY RUN TWO MOTOS HERE IN
MOTOCROSS.
THAT'S TWO 30-MINUTE RACES.
WE TAKE THE SCORES TOGETHER TO
TAKE AN OVERALL VICTORY FOR THE
DAY.
CHAD REED ON THE YELLOW BIKE.
REED HAS STRUGGLED WITH STARTS
ALL YEAR, BUT HE GOT ONE HERE.
BUT A CHALLENGE EARLY FROM
ANDREW SHORT, RICKY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ANDREW HAD A -- YOU KNOW, A LOT
OF FIRE IN HIM THAT FIRST MOTO.
AND I THINK CHAD WAS JUST KIND
OF PLAYING IT COOL.
BUT I THINK CHAD WAS HAPPY THAT
HE GOT THE START.
HE SAID THAT'S WHAT HE WANTED TO
DO AND NEEDED TO GET BACK TO THE
BASICS.
THAT'S WHAT HE DID.
FROM THE SECOND LAP ON, MAN, HE
JUST TOOK CONTROL OF IT, TOOK
THE LINES HE WANTED TO AND THE
REST WAS HISTORY.
>> JOSH GRANT WAS THE FAST GUY
IN PRACTICE.
HE HAD A BAD START, BUT HE CAME
THROUGH TRAFFIC, DAVID.
>> THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE WERE
THINKING, I DON'T KNOW.
JOSH IS OUT OF IT.
HE WAS SO FAST IN PRACTICE AND
THEN WHAT HAPPENED?
ALL OF A SUDDEN HE COMES ROARING
BACK.
HE HAD TO GET AROUND THESE GUYS
AND THAT WASN'T EASY TO DO.
SHORT AND TEDASCO WERE RIDING
WELL.
TEDASCO, TO HANG ON TO THOSE
GUYS, HE REALLY UPPED HIS GAME.
AND THEN CHAD REED WITH THAT
BEAUTIFUL MOVE.
THAT'S A 120-FOOT THING THERE UP
THE HILL.
>> UP HILL WITH ROLLERS BEFORE
IT.
VERY, VERY TOUGH.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE TRUE
COLORS OF CHAD REED CAME OUT.
THIS GUY CAME FROM BEHIND.
WHERE DID HE COME FROM?
>> YEAH.
SOLID PERFORMANCE BY BYRNE, BUT
NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD OFF
JOSH.
THEN HE STARTED GOING TO WORK ON
TEDASCO, WHO PUT UP A GREAT
FIGHT.
JOSH WAS JUST A LITTLE TOO
STRONG FOR HIM.
>> SETS HIM UP ON THE INSIDE
THERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, BEFORE
THE TRIPLE-UP.
NOT A LOT OF GUYS ARE DOING THIS
TRIPLE-UP THIS YEAR.
IN THE LAST YEARS, THEY HAVE
DONE THAT.
THEN HE'S GOING TO WORK ON
ANDREW SHORT HERE.
PUT A NICE JUST CLEAN PASS ON
HIM.
ANDREW SHORT WILL SURRENDER
RIGHT HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE.
COULD HAVE BEEN DIRTY.
WE THOUGHT HE HAD A SECOND PLACE
IN THE BAG, BUT WATCH THIS.
THIS HAPPENED.
>> A CRASH FOR JOSH.
LOOK AT THAT.
AMAZINGLY, HE IS ABLE TO GET UP,
GET BACK ON THE TRACK.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> OH, MAN.
>> HE GOT FORTUNATE ON THE
SECOND LITTLE -- THAT --
>> THAT TRUCK, BY THE WAY.
>> THERE'S A DOOR DING.
>> CHAD REED WINS THE MOTO.
GRANT CRASHES BACK FROM SECOND,
BUT HE WILL PICK THE BIKE UP AND
FINISH INSIDE THE TOP TEN.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE RESULTS HERE
FROM THAT MOTO.
SO IT'S THE FIRST MOTO VICTORY
OF THE SEASON FOR REED.
SHORT, TEDASCO, BYRNE, AND
COOPER.
AND GRANT AFTER THAT CRASH
DESTROYING THE MOTORCYCLE, PICKS
IT UP AND GETS SIXTH.
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> YEAH.
HE GOT LUCKY WITH THE WAY THE
BIKE BUCKED.
I'M SURE HE'S OKAY.
TO GET UP AND GET SIXTH, HIS
LIMBS ARE GOOD.
I JUST WONDER -- HE LOOKED A
LITTLE DINGHY THERE AT THE END
OF THE RACE.
>> CHAD REED HAD THE WIN.
LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO TIFFANY ON
THE PODIUM WITH OUR WINNER.
>> CHAD, CONGRATULATIONS.
TAKING YOUR FIRST MOTO WIN OF
THE SEASON.
HOW IMPORTANT WAS GETTING THE
START?
>> OH, MAN.
MY WEAKEST POINT ALL YEAR LONG,
EVEN THROUGH SUPERCROSS.
I'VEB BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF TIME
INTO IT.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY
COULD TO THROW IT AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST GOT TIGHT OUT FRONT.
BUT I'M HAPPY FOR THE SUZUKI.
HE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES TODAY.
I FEEL GOOD.
YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING FORWARD
TO SECOND MOTO.
I JUST WANT TO GET 100% SO I CAN
GO OUT THERE AND PUT MY BEST
FOOT FORWARD AND FEEL STRONG AND
ENJOY THE FANS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANKS A LOT.
>> THAT'S A MOTO WIN FOR CHAD
REED.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO DO IT TWICE TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN IN AMAX PRO
MOTOCROSS.
>>> SOME CALL MOTOCROSS RACING
THE ORIGINAL ACTION SPORT.
AFTER ITS INVENTION IN EUROPE,
MOTOCROSS IN AMERICA BEGAN
GAINING MOMENTUM IN THE1960s,
ESPECIALLY OUT IN CALIFORNIA.
IN 1971, THE FILM "ON ANY
SUNDAY" STARRING STEVE McQUEEN
HELPED PUSH MOTOCROSS INTO THE
MAINSTREAM.
THE SPORT REALLY TOOK OFF IN
1972, WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR
OF WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE
LUCAS OIL AMO PRO MOTOCROSS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS WON BY A
LONG-HAIR ED CALIFORNIA KID
NAMED CHAD LACKEY.
STADIUM RACING TOOK PLACE INSIDE
THE COLISEUM, RACING UNDER THE
LIGHTS.
THIS FORM OF RACING BECAME TO BE
KNOWN AS SUPERCROSS.
OVER THE YEARS, SUCH MOTOCROSS
LEGENDS LIKE BOB "HURRICANE"
HANNAH BECAME HOUSEHOLD NAMES,
ESPECIALLY AMONG THE ACTION
SPORTS SET.
AND TWO OF THE BEST AMERICAN
MOTOCROSSERS EVER, DAVID BAILEY
AND THE ONE WE LIKE TO CALL THE
GOAT, AS IN THE GREATEST OF ALL
TIME, ARE JOINING US RIGHT HERE
IN THE BOOTH FOR NBC'S
FIRST-EVER LIVE TELEVISION
COVERAGE OF THE LUCAS OIL PRO
MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
WELL, ITS RAR GRAND HISTORY FOR
THIS SPORT.
THIS IS A LANDMARK OCCASION.
DAVID, TALK ABOUT HOW FAR THIS
THING HAS COME SINCE YOUR RACING
DAYS.
>> I REMEMBER STANDING IN THE
DIRT, GETTING DRESSED AND FANS
ARE LOOKING AT ME IN MY
UNDERWEAR.
I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S A LOT
FANCIER NOW.
BIG RIGS.
IT'S LIKE A TWO-WHEELED VERSION
OF NASCAR.
THE FANS ARE COMING OUT.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S JUST PACKED OUT HERE.
THE TRACKS HAVE IMPROVED.
THE WAY THEY PREPARE THE TRACKS.
THE FACILITY IS NICER.
JUST EVERY ELEMENT HAS GOTTEN
GOOD.
BUT THE RACING IS THE SAME.
IT'S STILL JUST GOOD RACING AND,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S PLENTY TO
ANTICIPATE.
SOMETIMES IT MATERIALIZES.
SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.
BUT WE'VE GOT A GOOD ONE TODAY.
>> RICKY, THE THINGS THAT
HAVEN'T CHANGED, IT'S STILL
EXTREME, IT'S STILL TOUGH, IT'S
STILL GNARLY, WHETHER IT'S FANCY
OR NOT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHY THE FANS THAT ARE
HERE LIKE IT BECAUSE AT THE END
OF THE DAY, THE RIDER HAS
CONTROL IF HE'S GOING TO GET THE
JOB DONE.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS SPORT SO
SPECIAL.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RIDER AND
WHO'S BETTER.
>> YEAH.
THE RIDERS HAVE TO TUNE THEIR
EQUIPMENT.
THEY ARE THE ONES ULTIMATELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW THE BIKES
ARE SET UP.
LET'S LEARN ABOUT THE INSIDE OF
THESE MOTORCYCLES WITH THE TEAM
MANAGER OF THE JOE GIBBS RACING
YAMAHA TEAM, JEREMY.
>> WE HAVE THESE HEADSETS, BUT
WE CAN'T TALK TO THE RIDER.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN TALK TO THE
RIDERS IS WITH THIS PIT BOARD.
SO WHAT WE DO, WE HAVE PEOPLE
AROUND WITH THE HEADSETS AND WE
ALL TALK ABOUT THE BEST THINGS
FOR THE MECHANIC TO TELL THE
RIDER.
THERE'S ONE AREA ON THE CRACK
WHERE THEY CAN SHOW THIS BOARD,
THE PIT BOARD AREA.
WE WRITE WHATEVER IT IS TO KEEP
THE RIDER FOCUSED.
IF IT'S BREATHE, IF IT'S TAKE A
DIFFERENT LINE, IF IT'S PASS
NOW, IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS TO
TRY TO KEEP THE RIDER FOCUSED
WHEN HE GETS TIRED AND
OVERWHELMED OUT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO TO KEEP OUR
GUYS FOCUSED ON THE TRACK.
>> ALL RIGHT.
IT'S TIME TO GET FOCUSED.
MOTO NUMBER TWO IS AT THE GATE.
TIFFANY IS DOWN THERE WITH THE
TOP RIDERS.
CHAD REED WON THE MOTO, BUT
SECOND AND THIRD WENT TO A PAIR
OF HONDA RIDERS.
LET'S TALK TO THEM AND SEE WHAT
THEY'VE GOT ON THEIR MINDS
BEFORE MOTO TWO.
>> ANDREW, YOU HAD A CHANCE TO
RECOVER AFTER MOTO ONE WHERE YOU
PLACED SECOND.
YOU HAD TO EXERT A LOT OF ENERGY
DURING THAT RUN.
WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW
STAMINA-WISE?
>> I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
THIS TRACK IS PRODUCING GOOD
RACING.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO RIDE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH MOTO.
THIS SECOND ONE, THE SUN IS
COMING OUT.
IT'S HOTTER.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THE OUTCOME IS.
>> YOU HAVE A LITTLE UMBRELLA
THERE FOR YOU.
STAY NICE AND COOL.
GOOD LUCK.
IVAN, YOU HAD TO BATTLE IT OUT
THERE FOR THIRD PLACE IN MOTO
ONE.
THIS TRACK HAS CHANGED A LOT
SINCE WHEN YOU WERE ON IT LAST.
HOW BIG OF A CHALLENGE IS THAT
FOR YOU IN MOTO TWO?
>> FOR SURE IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR
EVERYBODY.
WE'LL GET -- HERE IN A SECOND
WE'LL CHECK IT OUT ON A HOT LAP
AND CHECK OUT THE LINES, WHERE
WE WANT TO GO ON THE TRACK.
YOU JUST HAVE TO ADAPT.
THE TRACK IS GOING TO CHANGE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THROUGHOUT
THE MOTO.
SHOULD BE GOOD.
SHOULD BE GOOD BATTLES.
>> DID YOU DO ADJUSTMENTS TO
YOUR BIKE?
>> YEAH, I MADE A FEW SUSPENSION
ADJUSTMENTS, TRYING TO PREDICT
WHAT THE TRACK IS GOING TO BE
LIKE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MORE
HARD-PACKED.
WE'LL SEE IF THE CHANGES WORK.
>> GOOD LUCK OUT THERE.
GUYS?
>> THANKS, TIFFA
>>> TOMORROW, THE WORLD'S BEST
ACTION SPORTS STARS RETURN AS
HIGH-FLYING SKATEBOARDING TAKES
PLACE.
THRILL TO CROWDS WITH THE CHINA
INVITATIONAL.
THAT'S TOMORROW AT 4:30 EASTERN
TIME ONLY ON NBC.
>>> WELL, IT WAS A WILD RIDE IN
THE FIRST MOTO FOR JOSH GRANT.
HE WAS THE FASTEST RIDER IN
PRACTICE.
THE NUMBER 33 HAD A BAD START,
CAME THROUGH TRAFFIC, FOUGHT HIS
WAY TO SECOND, BUT THEN A
VICIOUS CRASH.
THAT WAS WILD.
WE'LL GIVE YOU FOLK AS LOOK AT
IT HERE.
RICKY CARMICHAEL, TAKE US
THROUGH THIS.
>> HE HAD A COUPLE OF LAPS LEF,
YOU KNOW, TO COME BACK TOO, GET
SECOND.
GOT REALLY LUCKY.
HE WAS ABLE TO SLIP OVER ON HIS
BACK.
REALLY, REALLY WAS LUCKY.
AND JUST -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
CAN SEE RIGHT HERE.
SEE, HE GETS CAUGHT UP IN THOSE
RUTS.
AND THIS DIRT HERE IS SO STICKY.
WHEN IT'S STUCK, IT JUST SENT
HIM OVER, DAVID.
>> YOU KNOW, I WONDER IF -- I
MEAN, THIS IS SPECULATION, BUT
HE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT, COOL, I
GOT UP TO SECOND.
THAT'S PRETTY -- OH!
PROBABLY JUST MAYBE COUNTING HIS
CHICKENS TOO SOON AND DROPPED
HIS CONCENTRATION.
HE WAS CLIPPING THE TOP OF THAT.
MAN, THAT TIME WAS TOO MUCH.
>> WELL, WE WERE WONDERING IF
JOSH WOULD BE READY TO RACE.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO GIVE
IT A SHOT.
LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO JAMIE
BESTWICK WITH MORE.
>> WHAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING
TO BE AN AWESOME SECOND-PLACE
FINISH TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE
FOR JOSH GRANT.
I KIND OF WALKED IN THE PITS AND
I KIND OF FELT A LITTLE
DEFLATION AMONG THE TEAM.
BUT THEY FIXED HIS BIKE.
HE'S READY TO GO.
HE JUST SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'VE COME TO WIN.
I'M GOING TO WIN THIS MOTO AND
BRING THE FIRE.
SO GET READY, BOYS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CONCENTRATION
ON JOSH'S FACE, HE DEFINITELY
MEANS BUSINESS IN MOTO TWO.
GUYS?
>> ALL RIGHT, JAMIE.
YOU KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT
DIGGING DOWN DEEP TO WIN.
THAT MAN IS A FOUR-TIME BMX VERT
CHAMPION IN THE DEW TOUR.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO HIGH POINT
RACEWAY, MOUNT MORRIS,
PENNSYLVANIA.
ROUND FOUR OF THE LUCAS OIL AMA
PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP.
THESE FANS HERE ARE STILL
BUZZING ABOUT A GREAT FIRST MOTO
THAT'S ALREADY IN THE BOOKS HERE
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
REALLY IT'S BEEN GREAT RACING
ALL SEASON LONG.
THIS IS THE FOURTH ROUND OF OUR
CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR.
WE'LL GIVE YOU OUR LUCAS OIL
REPLAY, THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
SEASON THUS FAR.
RYAN VILLOPOTO, THREE-TIME CHAMP
ON THE GRAY BIKE PASSES LIKE
ALESSI.
DOMINATES THE OPENING ROUND IN
CALIFORNIA.
IT SURE LOOKED LIKE HE WOULD BE
THE MAN TO BEAT FOR THIS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
BUT AMAZINGLY AT HANGTOWN, HE
INJURED HIMSELF IN PRACTICE.
HE TRIED TO RACE WITH AN INJURED
KNEE.
HE DECIDED HE'S CALLING IT A
SEASON.
READY TO PICK UP THE SLACK, MIKE
ALESSI?
NO.
ALESSI FALLS ON THE FIRST LAP OF
RACING AT HANGTOWN IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
HE HAS TO FIGHT JOSH GRANT TO
TAKE THE OVERALL VICTORY ON THE
DAY.
IT WAS QUITE A BATTLE AT
HANGTOWN.
MIKE ALESSI COMES OUT ON TOP AND
WITH THE MOMENTUM FROM THAT
VICTORY, WE ROLLED INTO TEXAS
LAST WEEKEND.
MIKE ALESSI ROLLED TO A DOMINANT
VICTORY.
HE WINS THE FIRST AND SECOND
TOS.
IT SURE LOOKED LIKE MIKE ALESSI
WAS GOING TO TAKE THE
CHAMPIONSHIP BY THE THROAT.
BUT THEN HE GOT HURT PRACTICING
FOR HIGH POINT.
THAT LED CHAD REED TO LEAD EARLY
TODAY.
HE HAD A STRONG CHALLENGE FROM
ANDREW SHORT IN THE OPENING
MOMENTS OF THIS MOTO.
THOSE TWO WENT AT IT.
REED, THE DETERMINED AUSTRALIAN
GOING AFTER THE MAN FROM TEXAS,
FORMERLY OF COLORADO.
THAT'S ANDREW SHORT.
REED MAKES THE PASS.
HE PUT HIS HEAD DOWN, HE PUT IN
A COUPLE OF SOLID LAPS AND PULLS
AWAY.
JOSH GRANT, STRONG CHARGE FROM
THE BACK OF THE PACK.
HE'D EVENTUALLY GET UP THERE.
THEY DUKE IT OUT FOR SECOND.
NICE MOVE BY GRANT TO TAKE
SECOND.
BUT THEN THIS CRASH WITH ONLY A
FEW LAPS TO GO.
KNOCKS GRANT OUT OF THE NUMBER
TWO SPOT.
AMAZINGLY, HE GETS UP AND
FINISHES SIXTH.
CHAD REED TAKES THE FIRST WIN OF
THE YEAR.
HE'S MIKE ALESSI'S TEAMMATE, SO
THAT SUZUKI TEAM CONTINUES TO
ROLL.
MIKE ALESSI IS OUT.
GOOD JOB BY CHAD REED TO TAKE
CONTROL OF THIS SERIES.
TIFFANY IS NOW WITH COACH JOE
GIBBS WHO IS PART OF THIS JOE
GIBBS RACING TEAM.
THE COACH, HE'S A MOTOCROSS FAN.
LET'S GET TO KNOW HIM AND HIS
TEAM.
>> COACH, THIS IS YOUR FIRST
TIME MAKING IT OUT TO AN OUTDOOR
RACE, HIGH POINT, LOTS OF PEOPLE
HERE.
TELL US YOUR THOUGHTS SO FAR.
>> WELL, I LOVE IT.
I LOVE ALL OF MOTOCROSS.
SUPERCROSS.
WE HAD AN OUTSTANDING YEAR.
THE ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT, THE
VENUE WAS GREAT, THE RACING WAS
GREAT.
IT'S FUN BEING OUTDOORS, TOO.
I DID COME TO SOME OUTDOORS LAST
YEAR.
>> JOSH GRANT TOOK A HARD FALL.
I ASKED IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO SPEAK TO HIM.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
>> IT WAS A HARD FALL IN THAT
FIRST MOTO.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF HIM.
HE CAME TO SECOND AND THEN TOOK
A BIG TUMBLE.
BUT HE SEEMS LIKE HE'S OKAY.
HE'S A TOUGH, TOUGH KID.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF HIM AND
CODY COOPER.
CODY FINISHED FIFTH IN THE FIRST
MOTO, TOO.
SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF OUR
GUYS AND EVERYBODY THAT SUPPORTS
US.
IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR US.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OUR -- ALL OF
OUR SPONSORS THERE, WE'RE REALLY
PROUD OF TOYOTA, OBVIOUSLY, AND
YAMAHA.
NO FEAR, FARM BUREAU, SNICKERS.
WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
HERE.
INTERSTATE BATTERIES.
ALL THESE PEOPLE REALLY ARE
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THEM.
>> WELL, IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU
OUT HERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING TO
US.
ENJOY YOUR TIME, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> HE DOES IT ALL.
THE MAN HAS WON SUPER BOWL
CHAMPIONSHIPS, NASCAR CUP
CHAMPIONSHIPS AND NOW HE WANTS
ONE IN THE MOTOCROSS TOUR.
THE RIDERS ARE OUT ON THEIR
SIGHT LAP.
THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE TO
LOOK AT THIS FACILITY.
JOSH GRANT IS READY TO GO.
WE'LL BE RACING WHEN WE RETURN.
>>> TIME TO GO RACING ONCE AGAIN
HERE AT HIGH POINT.
ONE GREAT RACE IS ALREADY
COMPLETE, AND ANOTHER ONE IS
COMING UP.
RICKY CARMICHAEL IS GOING TO
HELP US WITH THE CALL IN THE
BOOTH.
LET'S CHECK OUT HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE CAREER OF RICKY CARMICHAEL.
HE NEVER LOOKED THE PART OF A
DOMINANT ATHLETE.
THE RED-HEADED KID FROM FLORIDA
SEEMED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL,
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP UNTIL
SUDDENLY HE WASN'T.
RICKY CARMICHAEL OUTWORKED,
OUTTHOUGHT, AND OUTRACED THE
COMPETITION OVER A TEN-YEAR
CAREER THAT SAW HIM WIN 150 AMA
RACES AND 15 CHAMPIONSHIPS.
IN HIS CAREER, HE RACED FOR
THREE TEAMS, EARNING TITLES FOR
EACH ALONG THE WAY.
RICKY CARMICHAEL DIDN'T START
OUT AS THE FASTEST OR THE
FITTEST, BUT IN THE END HE IS
THE STANDARD BY WHICH ALL
MOTOCROSS RACERS ARE JUDGED.
HE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.
>> FROM THE BEGINBEGINNING, HE
ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT WANTED TO
WIN.
IN THE BEGINNING, HE HAD TO FIND
HIS IMAGE.
HE JUST DROVE FASTER AND FASTER
UNTIL HE CRASHED.
HE ADJUSTED AND WAS ABLE TO STAY
ON THE BIKE.
HE ALWAYS ADJUSTED HIS SPEED TO
WHATEVER WAS NECESSARY.
>> HE RODE ON THE EDGE AND HE
KNEW WHERE THE EDGE WAS.
HE DIDN'T PUSH IT OVER.
BUT HE ALWAYS HAD SOME IN
RESERVE, TOO.
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, HE JUST
HAD TO -- YOU KNOW THAT THAT
NEXT LAP WAS GOING TO BE A
BLISTERING LAP.
EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKED OUT OF
CONTROL, HE COULD ALWAYS TURN IT
UP SOMEWHAT, TOO.
HE JUST -- IT WAS A LOT OF WORK
FOR HIM DURING THE WEEK.
A LOT OF WORK.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT HE WOULD
COME OUT AND NOT BE PREPARED.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT HELPED HIM
THE MOST.
>> WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY A
PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU WITH US,
RICKY.
15 CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THAT'S A RECORD THAT PROBABLY
WILL NEVER BE BROKEN.
YOU'RE STILL SUCH A FAN OF THE
SPORT.
YOU STILL COME TO THE RACES AND
HELP US OUT.
>> MAN, I LOVE THIS SPORT.
THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE I
APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW, RECORDS WERE MADE TO
BE BROKEN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, I KNEW I
GAVE IT MY ALL.
I GAINED A LOT OF FANS OUT
THERE.
I HAD A GREAT TIME DOING IT.
AND I'M HAPPY WITH WHAT I
ACCOMPLISHED, NO MATTER WHO
BEATS IT OR WHATEVER HAPPENS.
I HAD A GREAT TIME DOING IT.
MET SOME GREAT PEOPLE.
JUST GLAD TO BE HERE AMONGST A
GREAT SPORT.
>> YOU KNOW, THIS TRACK HAS BEEN
ESPECIALLY GOOD TO YOU,
ESPECIALLY IN THE PREMIER
DIVISION, THE 450 CLASS HERE.
YOU WON A LOT OF RACES.
TALK ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS
HERE AT HIGH POINT.
>> THIS TRACK IS REALLY
DIFFICULT.
IT'S VERY STICKY.
THE BIKE REACTS TO A LOT OF -- A
LOT OF THE RUTS.
YOU GUYS CAN SEE IT THERE.
A LOT UPHILLS, A LOT OF
DOWNHILLS.
VERY ABRUPT BREAKING BUMPS.
THEY WATER THE TRACK IN BETWEEN
MOTOS, BEFORE YOUR MOTOS.
SO IT'S VERY SLICK AT THE
BEGINNING.
IT'S A VERY UNIQUE TRACK.
IT CAN BITE YOU.
IT CAN REALLY BITE YOU, AS WE'VE
SEEN THE RIDERS IN THE FIRST
MOTO.
SO THAT MADE IT UNIQUE.
AND THE FANS ARE UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY REALLY ARE.
THEY'RE HARD-CORE FANS.
THEY LOVE THIS SPORT.
THEY MAKE A HUGE WEEKEND OF IT.
AND IT'S JUST -- IT'S SO MUCH
FUN.
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A BRUTAL
TRACK, AND IT CAN BITE YOU.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT CAN BE
VERY FUN.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS
TRACK, DAVID?
>> JUST LOOK AT IT.
THAT'S SPECTACULAR.
THE WAY IT WINDS THROUGH THE
VALLEY, THE WAY THEY MODIFY IT
FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND ADD
THINGS, TAKE THINGS AWAY TO MAKE
IT GOOD.
BEING FROM VIRGINIA, THIS WAS
THE CLOSEST THING I HAD TO A
HOME RACE.
ONE OF THE FIRST NATIONALS I
EVER COMPETED IN IN 1979.
THAT'S HOW OLD I AM.
BUT THIS WAS MY FAVORITE TRACK
BESIDES MY OWN.
IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO COME
BACK HERE AND SEE WHAT THEY'VE
DONE TO THE PROPERTY.
IT GET BETTER ALL THE TIME.
LOOAT THE PEOPLE.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
>> THAT'S SO COOL, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT I MISS ABOUT RACING,
THE FANS.
WHEN YOU'D GO AND HAVE A GOOD
CHANCE TO WIN AND THEY'RE ALL
CHEERING FOR YOU.
>> IF IT WAS POURING RAIN RIGHT
NOW, THEY WOULD ALL BE THERE.
YOU WOULD JUST SEE MORE
UMBRELLAS IS ALL.
THAT'S WHAT I LIVE.
>> FOR THOSE OF YOU NEW TO THE
SPORT, HERE'S THE 411.
YOU RACE TWO MOTOS WITH 40
RIDERS EACH.
THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE
HIGHEST POINT TOTAL FROM BOTH
MOTOS WINS THE OVERALL AND TIES
ARE BROKEN BY THE HIGHEST FINISH
IN MOTO TWO.
THE ALL-TIME WINNER HERE AT HIGH
POINT, SITTING NEXT TO ME, RICKY
CARMICHAEL.
HE HAS SIX WINS HERE.
THAT'S THE 411 ON MOTOCROSS.
IT'S SPECTACULAR.
YOU'LL ENJOY IT.
THIS IS ALSO THE OPENING ROUND
OF THE MONSTER ENERGY TRIPLE
CROWN OF MOTOCROSS.
A SERIES WITHIN A SERIES.
THIS IS A 12-ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP
TOUR.
THESE ARE THREE EVENTS WITHIN
IT.
TODAY AND JULY WILL BE AT RED
BUD IN MICHIGAN AND THEN IN
BUDDS CREEK LATER IN THE SEASON.
IF A RIDER IS ABLE TO SWEEP ALL
THREE EVENTS, THEY GET A $25,000
BONUS.
RICKY, YOU DID THAT TWICE.
JAMES STEWART DID IT LAST YEAR.
AND I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME,
THERE WAS A HURRICANE THAT SWEPT
THROUGH, YOU KNOW, SOME MONEY
WAS DONATED TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
RIZ GOOD TO HAVE MONEY, BUT I
KNOW YOU RACE FOR PRIDE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE WERE TALKING WITH IVAN
TEDASCO AND HE SAID HE'D USE
THAT HOT LAP TO CHECK OUT THE
TRACK, SEE HOW MUCH IT'S CHANGED
FROM MOTO ONE.
HE TOLD ME THEY PUT WATER ON THE
DIRT, SO IT'S MADE IT VERY
SLICK.
I SAID, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
HANDLE THAT?
HE SAID, YOU HAVE TO HAVE
PATIENCE.
RICKY, I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL US
HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THAT TYPE OF SITUATION, AS
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
HE SAID IT'S VERY SLICK OUT
THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY SLICK.
SO GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
>> GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GO FOR IT,
TOO.
>>> WELCOME BACK, FOLKS.
HIGH POINT RACEWAY IN MOUNT
MORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA.
JUST SOUTH OF PITTSBURGH IS THE
HOST SITE OF THIS, THE OPENING
ROUND OF THE MONSTER ENERGY
TRIPLE CROWN OF MOTOCROSS.
IF ANY RIDER IS ABLE TO WIN
HERE, OUR NEXT RACE IN MICHIGAN
AND THEN OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON,
D.C., THEY WILL BE $25,000
RICHER.
BUT FOR THESE GUYS, IT'S ABOUT
PRIDE.
THESE ARE ATHLETES.
THEY TRAIN, THEY RIDE, THEY
PRACTICE.
THESE TRACKS ARE GNARLY.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, JAMIE
BESTWICK, THE VERT CHAMP OF THE
DEW TOUR, HE IS HERE AND GIVE US
UPERSPECTIVE.
>> JUST TAKING A LAP WITH DAVID
COOMBS THE OTHER DAY, I NOTICED
THE ELEVATION CHANGES AND
THEY'RE VERY GNARLY, ESPECIALLY
TURNS 18 TO 20 WHERE THE
DROP-OFF IS.
THAT IS PHENOMENAL.
I'VE NEV SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
COMING UP THAT LAST HILL, YOU'RE
JUMPING INTO A BLIND HAIRPIN AT
THE TOP.
IT'S A PRETTY WILD TRACK.
JUST SPEAKING WITH ANDREW SHORT,
HE SAID THAT THE TRACK HAS BEEN
WATERED A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A
LOT OF THE RIDERS WOULD LIKE.
SO IT'S GOING TO MAKE A QUITE
TRICKY ON THE FIRST LAP.
HE'S GOING TO GET OFF TO A GOOD
START IN THIS SECOND MOTO.
SO A LOT AT PLAY TODAY.
BUT THIS IS A PHYSICAL TRACK.
I'M PRETTY GLAD I'M BEHIND THE
MIKE TODAY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, INSTEAD OF ON
THE BARS LIKE YOU'LL BE ON THE
BMX BIKE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
TONY DEE TOOK THE FIRST WIN.
AND THE TRACK IS JUST OVER A
MILE IN LENGTH AND IT'S
PREDOMINANTLY CLAY, BUT THEY'VE
PUT IN A LOT OF SAWDUST AND SAND
OVER THE YEARS.
AND THERE ARE ALSO FIVE
OFF-CAMBER TURNS.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE A
LOT.
>> YEAH.
GROWING UP, I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF
THESE.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THE GUYS SITTING NEXT TO ME,
DAVID BAILEY, WAS THE KING OF
THAT STUFF.
>> WELL, I WENT TO MY DAD'S
SCHOOL FROM THE TIME I WAS TEN,
SO, YOU KNOW, I WORKED ON STUFF.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T JUST GO OUT
AND DO MOTOS A LOT.
I DID A LOT OF WHAT YOU DID,
RICKY.
I GOT REAL SPECIFIC AND WORKED
ON STUFF.
JUST LIKE BASEBALL PLAYERS AND
BASKETBALL PLAYERS, THEY WORK ON
PLAYS AND FUNDAMENTALS RATHER
THAN JUST PLAYING GAMES.
I GOT GOOD AT OFF CAMBERS.
>> EXACTLY.
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES.
BY OFF-CAMBER TURNS, WE MEAN
YOU'RE TURNING ON A DOWNHILL,
WHICH MEANS THE GROUND IS
LEANING AWAY FROM YOU.
THE GROUND IS LEANING TO THE
LEFT, SO IT'S EASYTO FALL OVER.
THE RIDERS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
DAVID?
>> RICKY AND I WERE NOTICING
THIS, CHAD IS OUT TO HIS RIGHT.
IT SHOWS A BIT OF CONFIDENCE.
>> HE GOT THE START IN MOTO ONE.
HERE WE GO WITH MOTO TWO, FOLKS.
IVAN EDASCO MAKES IT HAPPEN.
HERE'S THE FIRST OF THE
OFF-CAMBER CORNERS.
THE TRACK LEADS AWAY FROM THE
RIDERS.
IT'S TEDASCO WHO'S GOT IT.
SHORT IS UP FRONT AS WELL.
REED COMING THROUGH AT ABOUT
FIFTH.
RIGHT NOW IT'S TEDASCO.
MIKE ALESSI IS OUT WITH AN
INJURY.
HERE COMES REED.
THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO TRIPLE
DOWNHILL.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
VERY CAREFUL THE FIRST COUPLE OF
LAPS.
THE TRACK AND OVERWATERED.
VERY, VERY HARD.
YOU WANT TO GO FAST, BUT YOU
CAN'T.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE MISTAKE-FREE,
MAN, AND NOT CRASH AND LOSE A
LOT OF POSITION.
>> WELL, THIS TIME, AGAIN, WE'VE
GOT TEDASCO AND SHORT, REED UP
THERE.
THEY'VE ALL GOT TO LOOK AT EACH
OTHER UP FRONT.
BYRNE IS UP THERE IN THE YELLOW
BIKE BEHIND CHAD REED.
HE HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM.
HE DID IT IN MOTO ONE.
NO REASON WHY HE CAN'T DO IT
AGAIN.
>> SHORT ON THE 29, ABLE TO GET
AROUND.
SHORT IS SECOND.
THE RED BIKES ARE UP FRONT.
HERE COME THE YELLOW MACHINES.
THE SUZUKIS.
CHAD REED WORKING THE INSIDE.
HE WON THE FIRST MOTO.
>> WORKING INSIDE.
IS HE GOING TO WORK OUTSIDE?
SURE DOES.
>> MICHAEL BYRNE IS IN FIFTH.
WE SEE THESE HONDA GUYS OUT
FRONT.
TEDASCO AND SHORT BATTLED A LOT
THIS YEAR.
THERE IS A LOT OF PRIDE AT
STAKE.
THEY WANT TO BE THE TOP HONDA
MAN.
MAYBE THE TOP MAN OF EVERYONE
TODAY.
HERE'S REED.
A LITTLE MISTAKE THERE, RICKY.
>> YEAH.
CAME INTO THE BERM REALLY HARD.
SOMETIMES YOU GET PUSHED OUT,
PUSHED OUT AS THE RIDERS GET
GOING.
HE JUST HIT IT AT THE WRONG TIME
AND IT BLEW OUT.
HE HIT IT TOO HARD.
>> BYRNE IS PUTTING ALESSI UNDER
THE ATTACK.
ALESSI IS GOING TO HAVE THE
INSIDE.
BYRNE WILL GO AROUND TH
OUTSIDE.
GETS A GOOD RUNNING START.
A BIG JUMP.
HERE IT COMES.
CAN BYRNE OUTJUMP ALESSI?
YES, HE DOES.
>> HE'S GOT A LITTLE MORE HORSE
POWER.
JEFF IS RIDING A PRIVATEER BIKE.
ALL OF THE GUYS AHEAD OF HIM --
>> JIMMY JOHNSON, THE BEST
EQUIPMENT YOU CAN GET.
JEFF IS LACKING A LITTLE BIT IN
THAT AREA.
IT SHOWS UP THAT HILL.
HE'S A GREAT RIDER WITH THE
SKILL.
BYRNE JUST HAS A LITTLE BETTER
EQUIPMENT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
DOWNHILL.
THIS IS TURN NUMBER TWO, THAT
OFF-CAMBER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE HAVING A
RABBIT OUT THERE.
YOU LEARN THE LINES.
MAYBE THE GUY IN FRONT OF YOU IS
A LOT FASTER.
THE TRACK IS WATERED SO YOU
DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW TOO CLOSE.
YOU'LL RUIN YOUR GOGGLES.
BUT IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE
YOU WANT ON THAT TRACK.
USE ALL OF THAT 20 FEET OR
HOWEVER WIDE THE TRACK IS TO
MAKE THE PASS IF YOU NEED TO.
>> THIS IS A CLASSIC BATTLE AS
YOU WATCH ALESSI ON THE RED BIKE
AND BYRNE ON THE YELLOW.
BYRNE, WHATEVER HE WANTS IS
PROVIDED.
HE AND CHAD REED TRAIN IN
FLORIDA TODAY.
THEY'VE GOT GREAT MECHANICS JUST
TO WORK WITH THEM DURING THE
WEEK.
>> THEY'VE GOT PEOPLE TO HELP
PREPARE THEIR TRACKS IN SOME
CASES.
KIND OF IN THE -- WHATEVER YOU
CALL IT WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO --
ABLE TO FLY WHEN YOU WANT TO
FLY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH
AIRPORTS AND STUFF.
>> THAT TAKES A LOT OUT OF YOU.
THE TRACK WEARS ON YOU.
THESE GUYS HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THEIR WEEK TRAINING AND
PRACTICING AND STAYING IN TOP
HEALTH.
IT'S A LOT TO DO.
>> THEY'VE ALREADY HIT IT 17
TIMES THIS YEAR.
THESE GUYS ARE RIDIN DURING THE
WEEK.
LIKE NASCAR, YOU CAN'T -- I
MEAN, THIS, IT'S LONG WEEKS.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO THE RACE
AND YOU'RE LIKE, MAN -- IT'S
ALMOST LIKE A RELAXING DAY,
ESPECIALLY THE FRIDAY BEFORE.
BUT REED IN HERE, I THINK HE'S
JUST GOING TO HANG LOW, TRY TO
GET BY THESE GUYS.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU POINTED OUT
WE'RE WATCHING THE STARTING
LINE, TOOK A LITTLE BREAK RIGHT
BEFORE THE MOTO GOT UNDER WAY,
AND HE --
>> OH, BEAUTIFUL LINE UP THE
HILL.
HE'S GOT SO MUCH MOMENTUM.
HE CAN CLEAR THE TOP OF THE JUMP
AND THAT SWELL AFTER.
>> HERE'S JOSH GRANT.
DEFINITELY NOT MAKING THAT
CRASH, YOU KNOW, SEEM NOT AS
BAD.
THIS IS MOTOCROSS.
IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND YOU'VE GOT
TO GET UP THERE, MAN.
>> IT'S THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.
WE'LL RACE 12 ROUNDS THROUGHOUT
THE SUMMER.
GRANT IS RIGHT IN THE THICK OF
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP RUN.
SO HE NEEDS TO MOVE UP FOR AS
MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE.
EVEN IF HE CAN'T WIN THE RACE
TODAY, THE FACT THAT HE OVERCAME
THAT HUGE CRASH IN THE FIRST
RACE, HE'S GOING TO TRY TO
REPEAT THAT IN THE SECOND RACE.
THAT'S HUGE POINTS FOR HIM.
ALBERTSON JUST GOT ROOSTED.
EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS.
>> THAT'S WHEN THE GUY IN FRONT
OF YOU, HIS TIRES ARE KICKING UP
A LITTLE DIRT, BALLS THE SIZE OF
HALF-DOLLARS.
IT'S RIGHT INTO YOUR FACE.
IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T FEEL GOOD.
>> NO.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO DOWNHILL FOR
ONE OF THOSE OFF-CAMBER TURNS.
THEY MAKE A RIGHT AND THEN THEY
LEAN LEFT.
AFTER THAT, YOU'VE STILL GOT TO
JUMP ABOUT 80 FEET OVER A TRIPLE
JUMP.
THAT'S THREE JUMPS IN ONE STEP.
IT'S THE DOUBLE JUMP.
TWO BIG JUMPS.
JOSH GRANT, HE'S TRYING TO SLICE
HIS WAY THROUGH, DAVID.
>> NICE.
I'M THINKING THAT LEFT LINE,
IT'S COMING IN.
IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER.
THE THING FOR JOSH, THE WAY HE'S
ABLE TO SLICE THROUGH THE PACK
RIGHT NOW AND FIND THE LINES TO
MAKE MOVES, IF HE CAN GET UP
WITH THESE LEADERS LIKE HE DID
IN MOTO ONE, THAT WILL SERVE HIM
WELL.
HE'LL HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS AND
WEAPONS OF WHERE HE CAN GO.
>> GRANT IN THE 33, HOW TOUCH IS
THIS KID?
THAT CRASH THAT YOU SAW EARLIER
ON THE SHOW.
WE THOUGHT FOR SURE HE WAS DONE
FOR THE DAY.
HE FINISHED THAT FIRST RACE.
NOW HE'S BACK HERE WITH AN ICE
PACK ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND
HIS NECK TO RECOVER FOR THIS
MOTO.
HE WONDERED IF HE COULD EVEN SEE
STRAIGHT.
WHETHER HE CAN OR HE CAN'T, HE
KNOWS ONE THING.
THAT'S MAKE THE MOTORCYCLE GO AS
FAST AS IT CAN.
HE'S INTO ABOUT 15th PLACE RIGHT
NOW.
>> YOU LOOK AT THE COUNTDOWN
CLOCK.
WE RACE 30 MINUTES PLUS TWO
LAPS.
PLENTY OF TIME FOR GRANT TO GET
THROUGH.
>> NOT TRIPLING THAT.
>> NO.
>> HE'S GOT TO BE CAREFUL AT
THIS POINT.
MEANWHILE, YOU'RE WATCHING SHORT
AND REED.
LOOKS LIKE REED IS BEGINNING TO
BEAR DOWN ON THE 29.
REED, THE AUSTRALIAN, REALLY A
SPECIALIST IN SUPERCROSS, WHICH
IS INDOOR RACING.
HE HAS NOT RACED THIS OUTDOOR
MOTOCROSS TOUR SINCE 2006.
SO HE'S STILL TRYING TO GET HIS
OUTDOOR MOJO BACK.
HE WON THE FIRST MOTO HERE.
THAT WAS A GOOD START.
BUT HE'S NOT EATING UP ANDREW
SHORT LIKE WE SAW HIM DO IN THE
STADIUM TOUR.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
HE'S A GREAT RIDER, BUT THE ONE
THING THAT'S BLOWING MY MIND IS
TEDASCO.
HE'S KIND OF CHECKING OUT A
LITTLE BIT.
>> HE IS.
HE IS.
>> BUT IT'S STILL EARLY IN THE
RACING HERE AT HIGH POINT.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
YOU'RE WATCHING THE BEST
MOTOCROSS RIDERS IN THE WORLD
TAKE ON ONE OF THE TOUGHEST
TRACKS IN THE WORLD.
HERE IS YOUR LEADER, IVAN
TEDASCO.
NOW HE'S UP IN CALIFORNIA.
ALSO HANGS OUT WITH YOU, RICKY
CARMICHAEL, IN FLORIDA.
ALL OF THAT TRAINING PAYING OFF
FOR THE MAN THEY CALL HOT SAUCE
RIGHT NOW.
HE'S OUT FRONT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, ALL
OF THAT OVERTRAINING YOU THINK
YOU DO, THIS IS WHY YOU DO IT,
RIGHT HERE.
BECAUSE IT PAYS OFF IN THE LONG
RUN.
HE'S LOOKING GOOD.
HE'S GOT A COUPLE OF GUYS BEHIND
HIM.
JOHNNY 'MEARA HELPS HIM A LOT.
HE HELPED ME OUT A LOT.
REALLY GOOD TO SEE.
HE NEEDS THIS KIND OF CONFIDENCE
TO GET HIM GOING.
I'M HAPPY FOR HIM, BUT I EXPECT
HIM TO WIN.
YOU KNOW, I SEE IT.
I'M NOT LIKE, WOW,MAN, HE DID
SUCH A GREAT JOB.
THIS IS WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE.
>> YEAH.
HE'S HAD THE ABILITY TO DO THIS
THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
BUT SOME INJURIES AND AWKWARD
TIMES AND SWITCHING TEAMS AND
THEN GETTING A LOUSY START.
THAT'S THE BATTLE FOR THE TOP
PRIVATEER RIGHT THERE.
BUT, YEAH, TEDASCO HAS HAD SOME
BAD LUCK.
>> YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY.
HE'S HAD SOME SETBACKS.
AT THIS LEVEL, SETBACKS ARE NOT
GOOD.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE HIM OUT
THERE RIDING GOOD.
THE LAST FEW WEEKS, HE'S BEEN
REALLY, REALLY SOLID.
>> TOMMY HAHN, THIS IS HIS FIRST
YEAR IN THE 450 CLASS.
THEY RUN 450 CC FOUR-STROKE
MOTORCYCLES.
LAST YEAR IN THE 250 CLASS A
SUPPORT DIVISION, BUT SMALLER
BACKS.
HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB HERE AS A
ROOKIE IN THE BIG DIVISION.
IT NORMALLY TAKE AS COUPLE OF
YEARS FOR RIDERS TO GET THEIR
LEGS UNDERNEATH THEM.
YOU'VE GOT JEFF ALESSI.
HOW ABOUT GREYSON OUT OF OHIO?
HE'S HOT PROPERTY AS AN AMATEUR
AND THEN HAD A COUPLE OF ROUGH
YEARS.
HAD A COMEBACK A FEW YEARS AGO.
HIS FATHER PASSED AWAY DUE TO AN
ILLNESS.
HE REALLY MADE A NAME FOR
HIMSELF, MADE A LOT OF FANS.
INJURIES AFFECTED HIS RESULTS.
NOW HE'S BACK ON HIS OWN IN 2009
AND ON A TRACK HE GREW UP HERE
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
THAT'S GRACYK ON THE GREEN BIKE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HE CHALLENGES JEFF ALESSI ON THE
RED.
THERE'S THAT MONSTER DROP-OFF WE
TALKED ABOUT, AND IT IS A
MONSTER.
>> THE WHOLE TIME YOU'RE COMING
DOWN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS
CORNER GOING, HOW AM I SUPPOSED
TO MAKE THIS?
THEN YOU GO RIGHT BACK UP.
YOU'RE JUST GOING BLIND INTO A
CORNER.
THERE'S THREE OR FOUR LINES
THERE.
THESE GUYS HAVE TO HIT THEM ALL
RIGHT.
NUMBER 21 BACK THERE, THAT'S JOE
GIBBS RACING, EQUIPMENT.
HE'S GOT TO GET AROUND THESE
GUYS.
>> GRACYK HAS THE SPEED TO GET
AROUND ALESSI AND COOPER IS
GOING TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF WELL.
ANOTHER OFF-CAMBER LEFT-HAND
TURN.
HERE COMES CODY COOPER.
COOPER OUT OF NEW ZEALAND.
HE'S PICKED UP THE RIDE THAT
GRACYK HAD LAST YEAR.
CAN HE SQUEEZE ALESSI OFF?
ALESSI IS GOING TO FIGHT HIM.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU BACK
BY, HE SAYS.
NICE JOB BY COOPER TO FINISH
OFF.
HERE WE GO TOWARD THE FINISH
LINE.
OH!
THIS IS THE TYPE OF BATTLE
MOTOCROSS IS KNOWN FOR.
THEY'LL MAKE CONTACT IF THEY
HAVE TO.
WHO'S GOT THE GUTS IN THIS
LEFT-HAND TURN?
IT'S COOPER.
>> MAKES IT STICK.
ALESSI IS LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO
GET PASSED UP.
>> YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH
ALESSI.
GOT A GOOD START AND THEN HE
JUST KIND OF FADED BACK A LITTLE
BIT THERE.
>> THIS BATTLE FOR SECOND.
CHAD REED IS HANGING BACK THERE.
REMEMBER, IT'S A LONG RACE.
THAT'S A LITTLE STRATEGY.
HOPE FOR THE BEST OR DO YOU
WAIT?
CHAD, AS WE MENTIONED, HAS BEEN
DEALING WITH AN ILLNESS.
HE'S NOT REALLY SURE WHAT IT IS,
BUT HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH IT
FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
HE'S LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT, HAD
SOME TROUBLE KEEPING FOOD DOWN.
THAT'S HARD WHEN YOU'VE GOT TO
REPLENISH ALL OF THE ENERGY YOU
BURNED IN MOTO ONE.
REED IS ALL ABOUT HEART AND GUTS
RIGHT NOW.
>> HE'S GOT THAT.
HE'S BEEN IN SITUATIONS WITH HIS
SHOULDER INJURY AND OTHER
INJURIES.
JUST BEING BEAT UP.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE HE NEEDS THAT
STUFF TO REALLY GET FOCUSED AND
GET THE BEST THAT HE'S GOT, YOU
KNOW.
WHEN THINGS ARE GOING RIGHT,
SOMETIMES YOU GET TOO
COMFORTABLE.
REED HAS HAD HIS TOUGH TIMES.
HE'S SHINED THROUGH THEM ALL.
HERE HE GOES AGAIN WITH AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WIN ON THE DAY.
HE'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
>> YEAH.
AND WE'RE NOT EVEN HALFWAY
THROUGH THIS RACE.
IT'S SO HARD TO PICK UP.
THE LINES WE MENTIONED, THAT'S
WHERE YOU GO ON THE TRACK.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE IT THROUGH
WITH SPEED.
>> SOMETIMES YOU JUST GO WHERE
YOU END UP.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU JUST END UP -- YOU JUST --
LUCKILY, YOU END UP GOING
STRAIGHT.
>> THAT ENDS UP BEING ABOUT A
70-FOOT-LONG BALANCE BEAM.
>> YEAH.
>> AND IF YOU GET MESSED UP IN
THAT RUT, YOU'RE GOING TO CRASH.
>> THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO,
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THE GAS ON.
THE FASTER -- IF YOU START TO
SLOW UP AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO --
IT MAKES MATTERS EVEN WORSE.
>> THIS IS WHERE -- HERE WE GO,
DAVID.
>> HERE HE IS.
HE'S SIDE BY SIDE.
HE STILL MAKES THE PASS ANYWAY.
SHORT IS GOING TO TRY TO BEAT
HIM TO THE INSIDE.
NOW, THEY OVERJUMP THAT.
IT'S A HARD LANDING, BUT REED
KNEW HE DIDN'T NEED TO --
>> NOPE.
DIDN'T NEED TO.
AND CHAD REED THAT TIME HAD A
221.
THAT'S A SECOND AND A HALF
FASTER THAN ANYBODY ON THE
TRACK.
>> TEDASCO IS THE NEXT MAN IN
CHAD REED'S SIGHT.
HE IS TRYING TO BUILD TOWARD HIS
FIRST OVERALL VICTORY OF THE
YEAR AND THE FIRST VICTORY EVER
FOR HIM IN THIS PREMIER 450 CC
CLASS.
ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2002, CHAD
REED WON IN THE 125 CLASS.
NOW IT'S CALLED THE 250.
THAT WAS THE SUPPORT CLASS.
THAT IS CHAD REED'S ONLY VICTORY
EVER AT AMERICAN MOTOCROSS.
LOOKING FOR WIN NUMBER TWO
TODAY.
TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING
THERE, RICKY.
>> WHEN HE WAS BEHIND ANDREW
SHORT THERE, WE GOT THIS
TEAR-OFFS.
WHEN THEY GET DIRT ON THEM, YOU
CAN -- I THINK TODAY THEY PUT
LIKE 14 ON THERE.
SO YOU -- YOU USE AS MANY -- AS
LESS AS YOU CAN, BUT AS THEY GET
FILLED UP, THEY GET FILLED UP SO
BAD.
>> YOU'RE DOING SOME MATH ALONG
THE WAY.
>> YEAH.
>> NOT READY TO MAKE A MOVE, SO
HANG BACK.
IT CAN HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE.
>> YEAH.
YOU KNOW, IN CAR RACING THEY
TALK ABOUT DIRTY AIR.
YOU GET BEHIND A GUY AND THE
DIRTY AIR FROM HIS CAR UPSETS
YOUR CAR.
LITERALLY, IT'S DIRTY AIR.
>> YEAH.
I LIKE THIS INSIDE THAT REED
TAKES.
A COUPLE OF -- EVERYBODY ELSE IS
TAKING THE OUTSIDE.
I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
I LIKE THAT INSIDE.
>> SUCH A GREAT RIDER.
GOOD SKILL.
HE CAN GO OUT AND JUST -- I LOVE
GOING OUT TO THE TRACKS AND JUST
WATCHING HIM PRACTICE AND
MESS
AROUND, MAN.
THAT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE, WHAT
HE'S DOING THERE.
SOMETIMES EVEN MORE INTENSE
DURING THE PRACTICES THAN HERE.
>> JOSH GRANT STILL WORKING HIS
WAY THROUGH TRAFFIC.
HE STARTED WELL OUTSIDE THE TOP
20.
HE'S PUT TEN RIDERS BEHIND HIM.
HE'S IN 13th.
I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY GRANT
IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WIN
THE RACE TODAY.
HOWEVER, HE'S STILL IN THE HUNT
FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP.
LET'S GO DOWN TO JAMIE BESTWICK
FOR MORE.
>> JOSH GRANT IS SLOWER THAN IN
MOTO ONE.
HE WAS LAPPING ABOUT 223 TIME
OUT, BUT NOW HE'S TACKED ON
ANOTHER THREE SECONDS.
HE HAD ALL AMBITIONS OF WINNING
THIS RACE AND BEING THE STAR OF
THE SHOW.
THAT'S TOUGH TO BACK UP,
ESPECIALLY AFTER THAT FIRST
CRASH.
BUT HE'S RIDING WITH HIS HEART
AND SOUL AND HE'S PUTTING IT
DOWN OUT THERE, GUY.
>> YEAH, JOSH IS A TOUGH CIDE.
EVENTUALLY THAT CRASH IS GOING
TO TAKE ITS TOLL.
>> YEAH.
HE HAD ICE ON THE BACK OF HIS
NECK.
WE POINTED OUT, YOU GET SOME ICE
BACK THERE TO TRY TO GET YOUR
VISION GOING.
SITTING AROUND, WAITING FOR THIS
RACE, HE'S FEELING GOOD LIKE,
I'VE GOT IT.
I'M GOING TO GO WIN THIS THING.
THEN THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF THINGS
CATCHES UP WITH YOU RIGHT ABOUT
WHERE WE ARE NOW.
I THINK HE'S REALLY FEELING IT.
HE'S PROBABLY STARTED TO DO SOME
DEALS WITH HIMSELF HERE.
>> YOU SEE HOW MUCH HE'S SLOWING
DOWN.
LOOK -- I MEAN, HE'S JUST
SITTING EVERYWHERE.
>> YEAH.
HERE'S WHY HE'S FEELING SO BAD.
TAKE US THROUGH THIS, DAVID.
THIS IS A VICIOUS CRASH.
>> HE TRIES A TRIPLE.
LANDS RIGHT IN THE RUT.
FORTUNATELY STRAIGHT.
THEN THE BIKE JUST BOUNCES HIM
AWAY FROM IT.
HE LANDED ON HIS HANDS AND
KNEES.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, BUT
STILL, UGLY.
>> HE'S READY TO GO, MAN.
THE BIKE SAYS, HOP ON ME, MAN.
>> THE BIKE WAS SAVED.
IT COULD HAVE ROLLED ON FOREVER.
BUT IT RAN INTO A TRUCK THAT WAS
PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACK
FOR SAFETY.
>> THERE'S HIS MECHANIC, ALEX.
I THINK HE'S HAVING A REALLY
TOUGH TIME MENTALLY.
HE'S FEELING THE TITLE IS
SLIPPING AAY AT A BAD MOTO.
HE LOOKED SIMILAR LAST WEEK IN
TEXAS.
HE WAS RIDING AROUND A LITTLE
BIT.
HERE HE'S GOT EVERY REASON TO.
WE SAW THAT CRASH.
THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYONE
BACK DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
HE'LL LOSE A LOT OF POINTS NOW,
THOUGH.
>> TEDASCO MAINTAINS THE LEAD.
LET'S SEE HOW CLOSE REED.
REED IS GOING TO HAVE TO DIG
DOWN DEEP HERE.
WE'RE 20 MINUTES INTO THIS MOTO.
AT THE PACE THEY'RE RUNNING,
EVENTUALLY FATIGUE IS GOING TO
BE A FACTOR AND AFTER 20
MINUTES, THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO
SEE WHO CAN DIG DOWN AND DEAL
WITH THE MOST PAIN, RICKY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND IVAN -- I KNOW HE'S REALLY,
REALLY GOOD.
AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T GET HURT
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, HE LOOKS
REALLY COMFORTABLE TODAY.
I THINK HE CAN BAG A VICTORY.
>> THEY COUNT THE POINTS FROM
BOTH MOTOS.
REED HAS A FIRST IN THE FIRST
MOTO.
TEDASCO WAS THIRD IN MOTO ONE.
THIS IS WHY YOU CAN'T EVER GIVE
UP.
TEDASCO BATTLED IN MOTO ONE,
LOST THAT BATTLE.
HAD HE HAVE GOTTEN THAT SECOND,
HE'D BE ABLE TO BEAT REED FOR
THE OVERALL ON THE DAY.
YOU CAN NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR
GRANTED IN THIS GAME.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAR SHORT
HAS FALLEN BACK.
I REALLY CAN'T.
THE STRONG SHOWING HE HAD THE
FIRST MOTO, HE'S JUST -- HE'S
EIGHT SECONDS BEHIND THE LEADER
RIGHT NOW.
BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT REED NOW.
I DON'T THINK REED IS IN A
HURRY.
I REALLY DON'T.
I THINK HE'S JUST DOING HIS
THING.
>> YEAH.
HE DOES HAVE THAT LOOK ABOUT
HIM, THE WAY HE'S RIDING.
REED IS LIKE, I'M GOING TO GET
HIM.
THERE'S ENOUGH TIME.
I MEAN, ANYONE THAT'S NEW TO
MOTOCROSS, THEY'RE THINKING
MOTO, MOTO ONE, THEY CAN WIN THE
SECOND HALF.
WE'RE DEEP INTO IT.
PHYSICALLY, THESE GUYS HAVE GOT
TO REACH PRETTY DEEP TO COME UP
WITH THE PHYSICAL EFFORT AND GO
AHEAD AND TAKE IT.
THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BIKE.
THIS IS WHERE ALL THE TRAINING
DURING THE WEEK STARTS TO PAY
OFF HERE.
>> YOU PUT THESE GUYS THROUGH
TORTURE, WE SAW WITH TEDASCO IN
THE HEAT.
>> HE DOES A LOT OF TRAINING.
OBVIOUSLY, I TRY TO GIVE SOME
DECENT ADVICE AND HE'S GOT
PLENTY OF ADVICE FROM A LOT OF
GOOD PEOPLE.
AND EACH GUY IS DIFFERENT.
FOR ME, YOU KNOW, WHAT WORKS FOR
ME DOESN'T WORK FOR HIM.
YOU KNOW?
SO HE'S DEFINITELY -- HE ISN'T
SCARED TO PUT IN THE TIME.
IT'S JUST FINDING THE RIGHT
MIXTURE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
WHEN IT COMES TO RACING, THAT
EXTRA INTENSITY, SOMETIMES THAT
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THERE'S CHAD REED THERE.
HE'S RIDING FOR THE TEAM THAT
RICKY USED TO RIDE FOR.
WE KIDDED WITH CHAD ABOUT THAT
HE HAS TO RACE WITH RICKY
WATCHING HIM TODAY.
LET'S HEAR FROM CHAD.
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, RICKY IS A
RACER AT HEART.
YOU KNOW, IF I GET A GOOD START
IN, I'M DING WELL, I'M SURE IT
WILL GO WELL.
GET A GOOD START AND PICK IT UP,
YOU KNOW?
THAT'S THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER.
I WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN GOOD
POSITION.
SO, YOU KNOW, STARTING WITH A
GOOD START, WE'LL BE FINE.
TRY TO GIVE RICKY SOMETHING TO
BE PROUD OF.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THE GUY IS IN CONTROL RIGHT NOW.
>> HE'S IN CONTROL.
THERE'S NO DOUBT.
YOU KNOW WHAT, HEY, I CALL IT
LIKE IT IS.
I -- HE IS THE BEST GUY IN THIS
SERIES.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE.
AND THE REASON I SAY IT IS
BECAUSE HE HAS CHAMPIONSHIP
EXPERIENCE.
I'M GOING TO BE *** HIM.
I KNOW HE'S SICK AND EVERYTHING,
BUT HE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THE
SERIES IF HE DIDN'T THINK HE WAS
GOING TO BE ABLE TO WIN.
I'M GOING TO TELL HIM, HEY,
DUDE, YOU CAME HERE TO WIN THIS.
>> HE'S GOING AFTER IT RIGHT
NOW.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE
SICKNESS THAT REED IS DEALING
WITH, IN SOME OF THE SECOND
MOTOS, DAVID, YOU SAID THERE
HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN HE'S FELT
SO BAD, HE'S ACTUALLY THROWN UP
INSIDE THAT HELMET AND NEVER
SLOWED DOWN.
AND THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.
THAT'S HOW BAD THESE GUYS WANT
IT.
AND DON'T THINK TEDASCO IS GOING
TO BE A PUSHOVER OUT THERE.
HE HASN'T WON A MOTO EVER IN
THIS PREMIER 450 DIVISION AND HE
CAN SEE IT.
BUT REED CAN SEE IT, TOO.
HERE HE GOES.
TEDASCO ON THE OUTSIDE.
TEDASCO ABLE TO HOLD HIM OFF.
YOU SEE THE FANS THERE WAVING
THE TOWELS AS REED GOES BY.
>> OH, COME ON.
THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MOVE BY
REED TO GO AROUND THE OUTSIDE
AND TRY TO GET IN.
IT JUST MESSED UP TEDASCO RIGHT
THERE.
IT PINCHED HIM AND HE HAD LESS
ROOM.
STALLED IT AS A RESULT.
>> CHAD REED, HE MIGHT HAVE
NEEDED THAT BREAK.
WE KNOW HOW TOUGH IT HAS BEEN
DOWN THE STRETCH FOR HIM.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
>> REED IS ON THE OUTSIDE AND
JUST BASICALLY JUST STRONG-ARMS
HIM AND LEANS INTO HIM AND I
DON'T KNOW IF IVAN TRIED TO GET
INTO THE TURN TOO HOT BUT DIDN'T
HAVE THE CLUTCH IN AND THAT
STALLED HIM.
>> HE WAS THINKING ABOUT CHAD,
NOT ABOUT HIS OWN DEAL.
>> YEAH.
SO CHAD REED NOW IN CONTROL.
CAN HE PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON IT?
TEDASCO IS BACK WITH A
VENGEANCE.
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REALLY, WE SHOULD SAY THE WORLD.
OH!
CHAD REED OUT FRONT, BUT HE FELL
DOWN!
I BELIEVE THAT WAS -- WAS THAT
TEDASCO?
OH!
THAT WAS THE BREAK TEDASCO
NEEDED.
THAT WAS THE BREAK TEDASCO
NEEDED.
>> IT WAS.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED RIGHT NOW?
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
>> REED FELL AND TEDASCO CAME IN
THERE.
WE'RE BACK WHERE WE WERE.
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
AND WE WERE JUST TALKING.
WE WERE AT BREAK, TALKING ABOUT
WHEN IT LOOKS EASY AT THIS POINT
HOW HARD IT IS TO GET INTO THIS
SITUATION, HOW HARD REED HAS TO
WORK DURING THE WEEK AND DURING
THIS RACE TO MAKE IT EASY LIKE
THIS.
AND IT'S STILL TOUGH AT THAT
LEVEL.
>> YOU WORK SO HARD TO GET IN
THE POSITION THAT REED IS IN
RIGHT NOW.
THE CHANCES YOU TAKE, YOU KNOW,
YOUR FEET ARE HANGING OFF THE
PEGS JUST TO GET BY INTO THE
FIRST POSITION TO WHERE YOU CAN
GET A CLEAN TRACK WHERE NO ONE
IS IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'RE NOT
EATING ROOST.
THEN YOU GO AND MAKE AN
UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE LIKE THAT.
ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID, MAKES
IT TOUGH.
>> AND YOU SEE HIM LOOKING BACK
GOING, OKAY, WHAT HAPPENED?
WHO IS IN SECOND NOW?
>> HE'S GOING TO GET THE SIGNAL
RIGHT NOW FROM MIKE.
AS YOUR MECHANIC -- HE'S A
MOTIVATOR.
>> HE'S ONE OF THE BEST GUYS IN
THE BUSINESS.
VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM
TUNING ON MY BIKE.
HOPEFULLY FOR HIM, HE'LL GET THE
WIN.
THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL.
BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
THAT WAS THE BREAK THAT TEDASCO
NEEDED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I WISH WE'D HAD IT ON FILM
THERE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
>> ON A MOTOCROSS TRACK, YOU'VE
GOT TO HIT YOUR MARKS PERFECTLY.
GET THE BIKE INSIDE THOSE RUTS.
THE OFF-CAMBERS, THE TRACK LEANS
AWAY FROM YOU.
THE BUMPS ARE BIGGER THAN
THEY'VE BEEN ALL DAY.
REED HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH
PHYSICAL ILLNESS ISSUES.
MAYBE EVEN LOSING FOCUS.
THERE ARE THE HONDA GUYS.
THEY'RE STILL CLOSE.
SHORT AND TEDASCO.
REED IS NOT OUT OF IT YET.
THERE'S A CHALLENGE.
>> AND WE DO HAVE A REPLAY HERE
OF WHAT HAPPENED TO REED, OUR
LEADER.
TAKE US THROUGH IT, DAVID.
>> REED IS GOING TO GET INTO THE
TURN, DUCK IT INTO THE STEEP RUT
RIGHT HERE.
OH!
THERE'S A ROCK THAT POPS OUT.
THERE'S A ROCK IN THE RUT.
BOOM!
>> UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY BOTH HIT THE SAME ROCK.
THEY DID NOT TOUCH EACH OTHER.
THE RESET IS SHORT.
WHO DID NOT FALL HITTING THAT
ROCK, SHORT IS IN SECOND PLACE.
IF SHORT WERE TO PASS REED, HE
WOULD WIN THE RACE FOR THE DAY.
SOREED STRUGGLING A BIT
PHYSICALLY.
CAN HE HANG ON?
WHEN YOU CRASH LIKE THAT, IT'S
HARD RHYTHM BACK.
>> I STILL THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH
THE EXPERIENCE REED HAS, I THINK
STILL HE'S IN THE BEST SEAT NOW.
I'M LOOKING FOR A CHARGE FROM
TEDASCO TO TRY TO GET BACK INTO
THE NUMBER TWO SPOT.
>> WOW.
WE TALKED ABOUT ROCKS, WE TALKED
ABOUT JUMPS, FATIGUE, SETTING UP
YOUR BIKES AND THEN THERE'S
ROCKS TO DEAL WITH OUT HERE,
TOO.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
DUDE, THIS PLACE IS JUST BRUTAL
RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S THAT JUMP NOW.
THESE GUYS SEEM TO HAVE IT
PRETTY SMOOTH RIGHT NOW.
>> ANDREW GOT OFF THAT
OFF-CAMBER REALLY NICE.
>> YEAH.
HE NEEDS TO PICK IT UP RIGHT NOW
AND PUT IT TOGETHER.
IN THE FIRST MOTO, HE WAS
LOOKING GOOD.
FELL OFF A BIT.
AND THEN JOSH GRANT ACTUALLY
WOKE HIM UP SOME.
I THINK THE -- HE'S RUNNING OUT
OF TIME.
HE STILL HAS A CHANCE TO WIN
THIS RACE AND THE OVERALL.
YOU CAN SEE CHAD.
>> HIS MECHANIC, JAY, THERE
HANGS THE SIGN BOARD OUT.
WE SHOWED THOSE EARLIER.
DIG DEEP.
LOOK AT THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK.
THE CLOCK WILL EXPIRE AND THE
TWO-LAP BOARD WILL COME OUT.
THREE LAPS HERE LEFT TO
DETERMINE OUR WINNER AT HIGH
POINT.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHO WANTS
IT, WHO CAN HANG IT OUT.
WE'VE SEEN TIME AND TIME AGAIN
IN THIS GAME WHEN YOU'RE TIRED
AND THE TRACK IS ROUGH, A LOT OF
MISTAKES HAPPEN.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO REED AND
TEDASCO.
DON'T THINK IT CAN'T HAPPEN
AGAIN.
UNTIL THAT CHECKERED FLAG IS OUT
IN MOTOCROSS, IT'S NOT OVER.
HOW ABOUT TOMMY HAHN?
THIS WOULD BE A CAREER BEST FOR
HIM.
THIS KID WORKS HARD.
>> YEAH, YEAH, HE'S A GOOD GUY.
TOMMY IS FEELING GOOD.
HE SHOWED ME A LOT THIS OUTDOOR
SEASON.
HE'S GOT GREAT STYLE.
HE CAN RIDE.
HE RODE A HONDA LAST YEAR, THE
YEAR BEFORE, SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
IT'S NEAT TO SEE HIM, YOU KNOW,
RIDING GOOD.
HE'S TAKEN BASICALLY A STEP
BACK.
I THINK THEY'VE GOT GOOD STUFF.
HE'S DOING GOOD.
>> I TALKED TO THE TEAM MANAGER,
BILL.
HE SAID -- I SAID, WHAT DO YOU
WANT OUT OF THIS?
HSAID WE WANT TO BE THE TOP
NON-FACTORY-BACKED BIKE AND HIGH
ACCOMPLISHED THAT.
HE'S BACKING IT UP TODAY.
>> MICHAEL BYRNE ON THAT FACTORY
SUZUKI BEHIND HIM.
BYRNE WAS INJURED DURING OUR
SUPERCROSS TOUR.
THAT'S THE STADIUM SERIES THEY
RUN FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY.
BYRNE, THE AUSTRALIAN, BACK IN
MARCH CRASHED IN A BIG ACCIDENT
IN THE FIRST TURN.
SEPARATED HIS SHOULDER.
THE BACK OF HIS SHOULDER
ACTUALLY CAME OUT THROUGH THE
BACK.
IN MOTOCROSS, THERE ARE
INJURIES.
SEPARATED SHULDERS, IT WENT
THROUGH THE BACK AND HE COULDN'T
RIDE FOR MONTHS.
HE'S RIDING WITH PROBABLY A 60
HORSE POWER MACHINE THAT ONLY
WEIGHS OVER 200 POUNDS, SO THAT
THING CAN GET AWAY FROM YOU
QUICK IF THE UPPER BODY STRENGTH
ISN'T THERE.
SO BYRNE, RACING IS DIFFICULT
FOR HIM AT THIS LEVEL.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
LIKE I SAY, WHEN THESE GUYS HAVE
BEEN RACING ALL YEAR AND YOU'VE
MISSED OUT, IT'S TOUGH.
I THINK HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD.
>> HE'S MADE GREAT COMEBACKS
EACH TIME HE'S HAD AN INJURY.
HE COMES BACK RIGHT AWAY.
THE FIRST COUPLE OF RACES -- THE
RIDING ABILITY AND THE TECHNICAL
SKILL HE HAS IS GOOD ENOUGH TO
PUT HIM UP IN THE TOP FIVE.
>> CODY COOPER HERE, ALSO WITH
THE JOE GIBBS RACING TEAM.
A COUPLE OF RIDES INSIDE THE TOP
TEN FOR THE NEW ZEALANDER.
HE COMES THROUGH NEXT IN
SEVENTH.
AND THEN IT SHOULD BE GRACYK WHO
IS IN EIGHTH.
BRAYTON OUT OF IOWA, A CLOSE
STARTER IN THIS START.
RACED ARENACROSS, WHICH IS WHERE
THEY RACE IN HOCKEY RINKS.
TO TRANSITION THOSE SKILLS TO
THE HIGH-SPEED OUTDOORS, IT'S
TAKEN HIM A COUPLE OF YEARS TO
GET IT TOGETHER, BUT HE'S TURNED
IT INTO RESULTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
HE'S GOT GOOD STYLE, TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> I KNOW HIS TRAINER AND A
COUPLE OF THE OTHER GUYS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN THIS MOTO.
BUT BRAYTON HAS PUT IN A WORKOUT
TO WARM UP FOR THESE RACES.
IT'S AS GOOD OF A WORKOUT AS --
>> YEAH.
RIGHT.
SO THERE'S BRAYTON HOPING THAT
FITNESS PAYS OFF.
HE BEARS DOWN ON THE BLUE NUMBER
21 OF COOPER.
THEY'VE GOT TO FIND PLACES TO
RIGHT INDOORS.
CHAD REED FROM AUSTRALIA, HE IS
YOUR LEADER.
HE HAS JUST GOT TO TRY TO
SURVIVE.
YOU SEE AS HE PULLS ANOTHER
TEAR-OFF, ANOTHER FRESH LENS ON
THE GOGGLES, HE'S BACK A PACE
DOWN.
HE'S JUST TRYING TO BRING IT
HOME.
HE KNOWS HOW DIFFICULT THIS
TRACK IS.
>> A LITTLE TRIPLE THERE.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO SET THAT UP,
THOUGH.
IF YOU TOOK THE CORNER, THEN YOU
END UP OUT THERE IN THOSE RUTS.
>> THE SLOWER YOU SET UP FOR IT,
THE BETTER IT IS.
>> THESE 450s, THOUGH, I NEVER
GOT A CHANCE TO RIDE ONE OF
THESE THINGS.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
THE TWO-STROKE AND THESE, IS IT
A HEAVIER BIKE?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THESE THINGS?
>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY THE POWER.
THEY HAVE SO MUCH TORQUE
COMPARED TO THE TWO-STROKE.
SO IT'S JUST -- LOOK AT THERE.
ENJOY IT.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THEY JUST HAVE SO MUCH
POWER.
BASICALLY IT WOULD BE LIKE WHEN
YOU USED TO RIDE THE 500s.
JUST SO MUCH POWER.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE MANUFACTURERS
ARE MAKING THE BIKES SO GOOD
NOW.
THEY'RE SO NIMBLE.
YOU CAN ALMOST RIDE THEM LIKE A
TWO-STROKE.
>> WE'VE GOT TIFFANY WITH AN
UPDATE ON CHAD REED.
>> CHAD MADE THAT STATEMENT OF I
WANT RICKY TO SAY SOMETHING NICE
ABOUT ME.
I TOLD HIM, HEY, IN MOTO ONE
RICKY WAS SAYING THAT YOU WERE A
FIGHTER OUT THERE.
YOU WERE DETERMINED.
HIS REACTION WAS, IT'S REALLY
NICE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TOUGH.
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH RUN FOR HIM.
AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS SUCH A
RELIEF TO GET THAT FIRST WIN IN.
HE SAID, I KNEW I COULD DO IT
ALL ALONG.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF WINNING.
HOPEFULLY HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GET TWO WINS IN TODAY.
>> IT SURE LOOKS GOOD.
GOOD JOB, TIFFANY.
YOU PUMPED HIM UP FOR THIS ONE.
>> I'M CRITICAL OF HIM BECAUSE I
KNOW HE SHOULD BE OUT THERE
DOING THAT.
I WOULD EXPECT HIM TO DO THE
SAME THING FOR ME.
I KNOW -- I'VE RACED HIM.
I'VE GOTTEN BEAT BY HIM MANY
TIMES.
I KNOW HIS POTENTIAL.
>> WE ARE ON THE LAST LAP.
REED LOOKING AT ONE OF THE
PHOTOGRAPHERS THERE.
HE'S ENJOYING IT.
HIS EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH.
I THINK HE EXPECTED TO WIN RIGHT
OFF THE BAT.
IT TOOK FOUR RACES TO GET THIS.
BUT HE'S PEAKING AT THE RIGHT
TIME BECAUSE HE'LL BE THE POINTS
LEADER WHEN THIS IS OVER THANKS
TO THE INJURY TO MIKE ALESSI.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER
TASK THAN I THOUGHT.
VILLPOTI, THE WAY HE CAME BACK
TO CATCH ALESSI WAS POWERFUL.
AND THEN THE WAY ALESSI TOOK
OVER AFTER VILLOPOTO GOT HURT,
WHEN THOSE GUYS WERE FINDING
THEIR SPEED AND JUST FEELING IT,
HE WAS'T FEELING IT.
IT HELPED HIM, BUT I DON'T
THINK -- I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH SAYING HE WAS GOING TO MAKE
UP THE DIFFERENCE AND CATCH
THOSE GUYS ANYWAY AND MAKE A
SERIES OF THIS, DON'T YOU THINK,
RICKY?
>> YEAH.
HE'S SO PROVEN.
YOU KNOW, AND HE HAS THE
CREDENTIALS.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.
>> HE KEEPS LOOKING BACK.
HE'S LIKE, MAN, THAT'S THE FIRST
TIME I'VE WON OVERALL IN A
WHILE.
>> ONE MORE TO GO FOR CHAD REED.
HE'S GOT TO NEGOTIATE UPHILL
WITH A BUNCH OF JUMPS, BUT
THAT'S EASY FOR THIS GUY.
BUST THIS OUT.
LET'S SEE IF CHAD DOES IT.
FOLKS, HE'S GOING TO GO ONE-ONE.
HE WINS BOTH MOTOS.
CHAD REED IS BACK ON TOP.
HE WINS HIGH POINT, THE FIRST
LEG OF THE MONSTER ENERGY TRIPLE
CROWN.
AND JOSH GRANT STILL DIGGING.
AND THE KID IS IN 11th PLACE.
HE KEEPS GOING.
HE WOULD LIKE TO GET IN THE TOP
TEN.
THAT WILL BE A PHENOMENAL RIDE.
THE WORD IS GNARLY.
THE KID DOESN'T CARE.
DURING THE WEEK, HE TRAINS HARD.
HE JUST HAS FUN ON THE BIKE.
WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO, HE
DOES.
THAT KIND OF, HEY, MAN, I'M JUST
GOING TO DO WHATEVER ATTITUDE
PAYS OFF WHEN YOU HAVE TROUBLE
LIKE HE HAD TODAY.
HE'S ABLE TO BRUSH THAT ASIDE
WHEN THINGS AREN'T PERFECT.
>> I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S UP.
>> OH, MAN.
>> THESE GUYS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
JUST GLAD TO SEE HIM OUT THERE
AND ACTUALLY RACING.
>> HE WAS STILL TUMBLING, THE
FIRST THING THAT WENT THROUGH MY
MIND IS HE'S GOING TO BE
INJURED, SOMETHING THAT'S GOING
TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE SERIES.
SO SUPER HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK
IN THERE.
HE'S LOST A LOT OF POINTS TODAY,
BUT HE'LL COME FIGHTING BACK.
>> HE'S GOING TO RACE HIM.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR IN
MOTOCROSS.
JOSH GRANT HAS TO DIG DOWN ALL
THE WAY TO THE FINAL INCH.
>> WOW.
>> OF THE FINAL MOTO TODAY.
JOSH GRANT TAKES IT.
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>>> WELCOME BACK TO HIGH POINT.
GREAT RACING TODAY IN THE PRO
MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND
ONE OF THE MONSTER ENERGY TRIPLE
CROWN.
CHAD REED WINS BOTH MOS TODAY.
THAT MAKES THE MATH VERY EASY
FOR US.
SHORT AND TEDASCO, THEY BATTLED
IN MOTO TWO.
THEY END UP SECOND AND THIRD.
TOMMY HAHN OUT OF TEXAS IN
FOURTH.
MICHAEL BYRNE, THE AUSTRALIAN,
HOLDS OFF THE NEW ZEALANDER,
CODY COOPER, FIFTH AND SIXTH.
JOSH GRANT, THE RIDE OF THE DAY
AFTER A RUGGED, RUGGED CRASH IN
RACE ONE.
COMING BACK TO TAKE 11th TO
SCORE VALUABLE CHAMPIONSHIP
POINTS.
CHAD REED SCORES THE MOST.
HE WINS BOTH RACES.
LET'S SEND IT DOWN TO TIFFANY
WITH OUR WINNER.
>> CHAD, YOUR FIRST NATIONAL WIN
IN SEVEN YEARS.
YOU'RE THE OVERALL POINTS
LEADER.
ARE THERE WORDS THAT CAN
DESCRIBE THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S -- IT FEELS
GOOD.
I FELT LIKE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
HERE A LONG TIME AGO.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN -- MY
LAST WITHIN WAS THE ONE HERE IN
'02.
YOU KNOW, WE CAME BACK AND WON
MY FIRST 450 HERE.
SO JUST TRYING TO GET TO 100%.
JUST SO I CAN GO OUT THERE AND
HAVE FUN.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, MAN.
IT WAS AN 11th-HOUR DEAL.
I'M HAVING A BLAST OUT HERE.
>> YOU'RE IN THE LEAD, YOU HIT A
ROCK IN THE RUT AND YOU GO DOWN.
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND?
>> YEAH, ACTUALLY IT WAS A BIG
STICK.
I GOT INTO THE RUT AND IT WAS --
IT WAS RIGHT ACROSS AND MY FRONT
WHEEL JUST HIT IT, DEFLECTED AND
I WENT DOWN.
YOU KNOW, JUST TRIED TO PICK IT
UP.
THIS FUEL INJECTION, YOU CAN TIP
THIS THING UPSIDE DOWN AND IT
DOESN'T STALL.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE QUICK TO GET
THE THROTTLE, YOU'RE GOOD.
LUCKY, I THINK.
I DIDN'T RIDE AS GOOD THAT ONE,
BUT WE JUST RODE SMOOTH AND
CONSISTENT.
THE TWO HONDA GUYS ARE RIDING
AWESOME, TOO.
>> TAKE THE LUCK WHEN YOU CAN
GET IT.
>> THANKS.
THANKS TO MY WIFE, ALICE.
SHE'S BEEN WORKING HER BUTT OFF
TRYING TO GET ME WELL.
>> BACK TO YOU GUY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAD REED.
HE'S
>>> WELCOME BACK TO HIGH POINT.
LUCAOIL AMA CHAMPIONSHIP.
CHAD REED WINS BOTH RACES TODAY.
TEDASCO, SOLID.
AND JAUSS GRANT, DIGGING DEEP
FOR EIGHTH OVERALL TODAY.
AND JAMIE IS DOWN WITH JOSH.
JAMIE?
>> OKAY.
SO WE'RE HERE WITH NUMBER 33,
JOSH GRANT, AND WHAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE AN ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING DAY FOR THE YAMAHA
TOYOTA TEAM TURNED OUT TO BE A
DISASTER.
CRASH IN RACE ONE.
CRASH IN RACE TWO.
BUT CAME BACK WITH A STRONG 11th
PLACE.
JOSH, WHAT WAS GOING ON OUT
THERE TODAY?
>> JUST STRUGGLED.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST SO FRUSTRATING.
I WAS RIDING SO GOOD RE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST GOT CAUGHT UP ON THE
START.
IT RUINED MY RACE.
I WENT DOWN.
MY SHOCK ENDED UP GOING OUT
WITH, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY LIKE
SIX, SEVEN LAPS TO GO.
IT JUST RUINED MY RACE.
SO I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE JUST GOT TO FOCUS ON TWO
WEEKS FROM NOW IN COLORADO AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING
THERE.
JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S A BUMMER, BUT WE'VE GOT TO
MOVE FORWARD.
OH, WELL.
>> TOUGH BREAK FOR NUMBER 33,
JOSH GRANT, BUT HE'LL BE BACK IN
COLORADO, GUYS.
>> THANKS, JAMIE.
CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
HERE IN THIS TOUR.
THE CHINA INVITATIONAL IS COMING
UP SOON.
THEN YOU'VE GOT THE NIKE 6.0 BNX
OPEN.
THE TRIPLE DOWN ON JULY 4th AND
THE MALOOF MONEY CUP.
HIGH POINT HISTORY, WHAT DID YOU
THINK, RICKY?
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT,
GREAT DAY OF RACING.
NO CRASHES, NO POINTS CHANGES.
GREAT RACE.
JUST A GREAT DAY.
IT WAS AWESOME.
>> SOME INTENSE STUFF.
SOME SURPRISING STUFF.
SOME SCARY TOUGH.
AND, YOU KNOW, MOUNT MORRIS HAS
ALWAYS DELIVERED ON THAT BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MUCH VARIETY OUT
HERE.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SHARP.
>> CHAD REED WAS THE SHARPEST.
HE WINS.
THE HONDA BOYS SECOND AND THIRD.
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