AMA Supercross San Diego
The pits were open until 6pm, so we had a couple of hours to wander around and take in all of the various displays and things going on. We got in free to the pits with a couple of Monster Energy drink cans. Otherwise it was $10 each! Alex bought a T-shirt and we took our time checking everything out. We ran into a couple of our friends from Ramona. Alex's friend Jason from Boy Scouts and school was there to take his induction oath for the Air Force as a new recruit. The AF is one of the Supercross sponsors and the swearing in ceremony was down on the track right after the National Anthem was sung.
We had good seats and were down low near the track. Real close to where we were 2 years ago when we attended. The track layout was different, and the start was on the other side of the stadium from where we were seated. The weather earlier in the week predicted rain, but we had clear skies during the event, although it was pretty cold out.
The event starts out with several qualifying heat races for both the 250 (Lites class) and the regular 450 motorcycles. The second heat race for the 450's had the 2 favorites, James Stewart and Chad Reed. Stewart got the holeshot and was gone. It was pretty much the same story for the main race. Stewart was able to get around Reed on the first lap and he was extending his lead by several seconds a lap until the end. On the back section of the track by where we were sitting, Stewart was going more or less flat across some tabletop jumps, where everyone else was making a traditional jump. This gave him a lot more speed into the flat track portion by the starting line and as a result he picked up time on everyone else. Unless Stewart crashes, no one can beat him. It is pretty amazing to see someone like him be so much better than the rest of the field, and these other guys comprise the best in the USA.
I put together a gallery of pictures here.
