Dirt Shark At Anaheim 1

Round 2 of the Monster Energy Supercross at Phoenix may be tomorrow but there is still time to get one last fix from Anaheim. And what better way than with this awesome video from Dirt Shark.

These guys get the sort of access to the riders than most of us could only dream of and a rapport with the Monster Energy Girls that few can match.

If you didnt get the chance to go to see the opening race in person, this is going to give you a taste of the atmosphere and buzz before a race than none of the more corporate videos can seem to get close to capturing.

Did we mention Monster Girls? Pretty sure we mentioned the Monster Girls.

Supercross Anaheim 3 Animated Track

we might just be the little people. But we have a voice! Green arrow has learned to whip! After four races without properly getting into it, ol Green has finally decided to turn on the style...

This weekend, the Supercross returns to Anaheim in California for the third time and fingers crossed, all the riders will be able to make it past the first corner without a massive bundle. Letss also hope that someone like Barcia or Millsaps will be able to nip another Villopoto whitewash at the bud.

Anaheim III takes place on 2nd February. Be sure to tune in*

*watch on Youtube like us

Ryan Dungey Wins Round 5 Of 2013 Supercross At Anaheim III

Photo: Speed TV

People have been comparing this years Supercross to the 2012 F1 season and its easy to see why: after five rounds there have been four different riders standing at the top spot of the podium. Back-to-back wins from Ryan Villopoto had us fearing the start of another RV whitewash Anheim III saw Ryan Dungey emerge as the winner.

Dungey had an appalling time in the qualifying heat races, but the main event looked like a walk in the park. Even with Justin Brayton picking up the Holeshot and Mike Alessi leading the first lap, Dungey had established a place out front by lap 2, made easier thanks to Alessi falling on a corner sortly after he was overtaken. It was a lead that he carried through to the checkered flag without much in the way of a threat from the riders behind him.

While Dungey will be pleased with his solid performance, Chad Reed seems to be continuing his run of back luck, thanks to another multi-rider accident on the third corner of the first lap that took both Brayton and Ryan Villopoto out of contention. Reed managed to salvage 16 points by the end of the race but Villopoto had to settle with an 8th place.

Fans of James Stewart finally had something to cheer about with his best performance of the championship so far, who was riding in 2nd place until lap 13 when he had to give up places to a determined Davi Millsaps (who keeps the red plate and now boasts a 14 point lead) and Justin Barcia who snatched a place back on the podium after a couple of races sat out thanks to accidents.

Were just under a third of the way through the 2013 championship and we still dont think anyone could confidently pick who will be champion. Roll on San Diego!

Rumour James Stewart Injured ACL At Anaheim

This might sound like another bad Bubba injury joke but is there more the James Stewarts knee tweak at Anaheim than he is letting on?

Although this is entirely speculation at the moment, if the guys from the PulpMX podcast are to be believed (listen around the 19 minute mark) , Stewart hurt his knee prior to the opening race and he aggravated an existing injury at some point during qualifying.

Although Stewart makes little reference to an injury in the video above (apart from a suspicious "hope to see you at Phoenix") and we didnt see him have any sort of accident in the race footage, the fact that he has still admitted to hurting he knee has led many to jump to the conclusion that it might actually be a damaged ligament - perhaps even a torn ACL. If thats the case, then thats pretty much game over for JS7 for the remainder of the 2013 season.

Of course, without any X-rays or scans - no one but Stewart, his team and his doctor are going to know the truth at this stage. But the fact that all his social media channels have gone quiet rather than deny the rumours isnt the most positive of signs.

We really hope that this isnt the case because, love him or loathe him, everybody wants to see what James Stewart does next. If we get any official updates, well add them to this post to keep you guys in the loop.

UPDATE  9th January:

Stewart tweets this:

Lets hope that he means on the back of a bike rather than on crutches...

Villopoto Wins Anaheim II Supercross

Pic: MotoX Addicts

With all the unpredictability in the Supercross of late, Ryan Villopoto delivered a dose of the familiar with a confident win for round 3 of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Championship at Anaheim II.

The race started with a holeshot from Jake Weimer, chased by last weekends winner, Justin Barcia. However, an uncomfortable landing in the rhythm section sees Barcia taking fall back through the field. His fate was sealed in lap 4 after casing the triple and smashing his face badly on the handlebars. A face filled covered in blood means a very understandable trip to the medical unit.

Before the end of lap 4, Trey Canard is leading the race, followed by Millsaps who is clearly trying to prove that his performance at the very start of the season was no fluke.

By lap 5, a hard-charging Poto storms past Millsaps with an aggressive pass and has hunted down Canard by lap 6. Even though RV steams into the lead, everyone is still got huge respect for Canard, who, this time last year, broke him back in an accident that still turns our stomach when we watch it. If he could finish on the podium then that would still be an incredible achievement.

By lap 12, Villopoto has extended his lead to nearly 7 seconds, with Millsaps and Reed duking it out for 3rd. Although Reed snatches the position on lap 15, Millsaps quickly reclaims it back only to slide out on a corner before the end of lap 17, gifting a podium place Chad Reed.

While this is going on, the much-maligned James Stewart falls on a corner where he cant put his busted knee out for support. He will eventually finish down in 12th.

There are no last minute changes over the final few laps. Canard stops RV from extend his lead any further to keep second and Chad Reed finishes 3rd in front of Millsaps who will still hang onto the red plate in Oakland thanks to a slender 3 point lead on the championship table.

Supercoss Anaheim 2 Animated Track

This weekend, Supercross returns to California for the Anaheim II. So, for the sake of consistency, here is the animated map for the course.

Plenty of triples for Stewart to leap, Tuffblocks for Poto to crash into and were sure there is some death-defying point where Windham can launch his traditional pre-race transfer jump from...

Anyone got any predictions for Race 3, then? Another win from Barcia, perhaps? Maybe we can see something more from Stewart and Reed? Will Canard finally have some good luck? Perhaps its time for Dungey to pick up his game too. Place your bets!