Anaheim I - Curveballs, Crashes and Last Lap Passes

So there we have it folks, it appears Anaheim 1 just wanted to bend me over a barrel and do me pulp fiction style. In my look at the contenders earlier this week I said that Villopoto would most likely win and that we wouldn't be thrown the curve ball that the openers often throw out. How wrong was I? The ball didn't just curve in the air it zig zagged back and forth before I hitting us square in the happy sacks. But hey, i'm not bitter. Here's my take on it all;


250SX

• Jesse nelson grabs a thumb-less fist full of throttle and grabs the holeshot before endo-ing and face planting into the first rhythm section.
• Tomac moves into the lead and shows everyone that the #1 plate he has is not just a clever ruse to get chicks. Dude kills it for the win.
• Ken Roczen follows Tomac in second  for the entire race. Steady and efficient. I know, i know, German jokes are so 1939-45.
• Christian Craig battles with Rattray before sliding out like a morning turd after curry night, way to easy.
• The battle of year takes place (premature? Maybe, but that's my style)  for 6th with Rattray, Cunningham, Sipes, Baker, Anstie and Leib all trying to break the record for the number of motorcycles within an 8ft area.
• In his first outing for the Geico Honda Team, Zach Osbourne gets bumped off the start, goes down in the first corner and then proceeds to pass every one outside the top 6 including Leib, Anstie, and Rattray on the last few laps. Anyone would think Mike Larocco was his team manager.
• Seely has a quiet 3rd, it's all good though, dude is gonna pick up a win or two this year, plus a few ratchets along the way. You can stamp that.
• Davalos wins his heat but then doesn't place in the main. Shocker! Mitch regrets the signing already
• Malcolm is the highest placing Stewart in the mains with a 5th.
• Baggett has a nightmare. Gets caught up in Nelson's crash, and then proceeds to remind everyone that his OUTDOOR skills are the reason he has a Pro Circuit ride on route to 14th?! Ouch!

1. Eli Tomac
2. Ken Roczen
3. Cole Seely
4. Jason Anderson
5. Malcolm Stewart
6. Ryan Sipes
7. Zach Osbourne
8. Tyla Rattray
9. Max Anstie
10. Michael Leib

450SX

• Millsaps Wins!? Hang on wait a minute I have to check the results again.......No he did, seriously! Holeshot, got passed, then got the lead back on the last lap! Fuckin' stellar ride by the #18.
• Somebody took a shit on Villopoto's salad. RV had a McGrath '97 opener style ride. Crashed three times and ended up way down the standings (16th) Could be the curse of the fashion haircut. Concentrate on the riding Ryan not you're looks, Chicks dig trophies.
• Where were Stewart and Reed? I watched the TV broadcast and still had to check if they finished. Looks like you used up all your TV time on bubba's world hey James?
• Wiemer and Short end up in 5th and 6th and get even less coverage.
• Alessi gets block passed by a tuff block and goes out.
• Canard is the fucking man and almost wins it (god damn you Davi and sorry  for my blasphemy Trey). Look out for a proper title challenge from Canard! #Reviv41
• Dungey and Barcia both go down (like your mum!) in the closing stages of the race. The Dunge still manages to get on the podium just because he can.

1. Davi Millsaps
2. Trey Canard
3. Ryan Dungey
4. Chad Reed
5. Jake Weimer
6. Andrew Short
7. Justin Barcia
8. James Stewart
9. Justin Brayton
10. Kevin Windham

Done and done!