A Look Ahead With A Look Back - Seattle 2011

Part 1

Part 2

I know, I know I thought the Supercross was finished as well, but apparently they are hitting up Seattle tonight. So as always here's my look at last years grunge town race:

• The track looks like the pair of corduroy trousers your mum used to make you wear when you were a kid. Rutty as fuck.
• Tedesco holeshots but is soon put in his place by Reed and Stewart as they head to the front.
• RV and Dungey get caught up in a first turn scuffle with several other riders and one track worker. He is not scared.
• Dungey falls through the whoops/ruts.
• Alessi gets passed by Dunge for the second time and tries a new line on the concrete to get him back. Doesn't work.
• JT$ looks nervous as Stewart comes round to lap him. Houston flashbacks.
• Reed cross ruts and goes over the bars, the bike then delivers a Hulk Hogan style leg/wheel drop to his stomach. Gets up, finishes third. Solidude.
• RV goes down trying to pass Reed on the last lap. The crash is underwhelming.
• Stewart wins, Windham gets second for his first podium of the year. Sorry James, that's what people care about more. Kdub is the fuckin' man. 

This race was pretty dull until the last few laps then shit starts going off. Dungey and RV both go down, albeit in tame fashion, Reed shows them how to do it by going Stewart style over the bars, Villopoto then catches him and tries to punt him out the way. I kind of feel this could be reminiscent of tonight's race. It could be a total snoozefest but then Ryan Dungey is back tonight! Could he challenge RV? Probably not, it could add some excitement to have the #5 back out there but then its more likely just going to make who gets 2nd place a little more predictable. The thing I'm most pumped for tonight is that Ken Roczen will be pulling out the 350 to do battle with those guys. He had some good results on it last year so anything's possible. Do it Ken, get yourself down to the original Starbucks, order 10 shots of espresso, top it up with a red bull and let the caffeine do the talking. Seattle style.

Dungey makes his return to supercross and the 2nd step of the podium tonight.