MXS: On the Clock - Daytona

[Ddavis]

MXS: On the Clock - Daytona 450s
1. 6th - Jones - 1:14.289 (8) BARRY Honda
2. 1st - Tysen - 1:14.742 (4) BARRY Honda
3. 15th - Juan - 1:14.820 (10) Motorsport Honda
4. 11th - Jaden Yuki - 1:15.390 (8) Yamaha
5. 16th - Jeremy - 1:15.500 (14) Motorsport Honda
6. 2nd - Pinned - 1:15.914 (16) MotoOption/Race Tech Yamaha
7. 9th - Brina - 1:16.468 (7) Motorsport Honda
8. 7th - DeRoco - 1:16.515 (4) Project9 KTM
9. 8th - Shack - 1:16.609 (8) MotoOption/Race Tech Yamaha
10. 5th - DuDu - 1:16.671 (8) Motorsport Honda 250f
11. 4th - Hegge - 1:16.781 (3) Limited Decal Honda
12. 18th - Bornhorst - 1:17.054 (2) dxb Honda
13. 10th - E95K - 1:17.117 (15) Project9 KTM
14. 3rd - Frederick - 1:17.187 (4) Limited Decal Honda
15. 12th - Mxs4crf - 1:17.242 (13) Valli Motorsports Yamaha
16. 14th - Wheels - 1:18.070 (13) rF Honda
17. 13th - Motox161 - 1:18.281 (5) AEO Powersports Yamaha
18. 19th - ZtReactzz-133 - 1:21.718 (3) Unknown
19. 17th - Taylor - 1:25.609 (14) BARRY Honda
20. 20th - Fjeldberg - 0:00.000 (DNS) Motorsport Honda

Conclusion
MotoOption/Race Tech Yamaha's outdoor specialist Pinned looked to have been the upset of the series as he lead the first 13 laps of the grueling Daytona Supercross with ease, and after some late race mistakes, got back into his groove and even challenged the questionably unstoppable force we call Tysen. When all was said and done, Pinned finished .7 tenths behind BARRY Honda's Tysen. Tysen wasn't the fastest in Daytona though, nor was Pinned, your 2011 MXS Outdoor National Champion Jones was! Pulling off an incredible 1:14.289, nearly half a second quicker than points leader and race winner Tysen. Motorsport Honda's Juan had a rough go, after a convincing heat race win he was fast in the main event but could only manage a 15th place finish. 2011 Daytona SX winner, Taylor Barry, also had a rough go in the main, finishing 17th. Hats off to Brazilian rider DuDu pulling off a top 5 in the main using consistent lap times. MotoOption/RaceTech Yamaha hot shot Mikey was never able to pull off a top 5 in the premier class on his underpowered 250f, so a big pat on the back to Motorsport Honda's rider. This will be a big confidence booster when the season heads back West in April, as he sits 36 points back in the points. It's a long shot, but anything is possible on MXS (Jeremy's power going out in Dallas). Speaking of Jeremy, the Motorsport Honda title hopeful could only manage 16th as he pulled off the 5th quickest lap of the main event. Don't know what happened to him but he had a rough heat race along with the main event, he now sits 41 points behind the Utah native Tysen. Last weeks winner Shack, looked to be having suspension issues, as he finished back in 8th place. Frederick got his 1st podium of the year after starting the first lap in 12th. He now sits 12th in points, 20 behind Markham, who did not race. I'm guessing Markham couldn't race, due to work, which is a shame because he's always a force when he's out there. Fjeldberg had a strong 2nd in the heat race on his 250f, but his Mom is in a coma, so it is very understandable if he missed the main due to his Mothers health.


Top 10 in Points after Round 10 Daytona
1. Tysen - 207 - BARRY Honda (3 wins)
2. Jeremy - 166 - Motorsport Honda (3 wins)
3. Shack - 158 - MotoOption/RaceTech Yamaha (1 win)
4. Siemenlinko - 156 - System Decal Suzuki (3 wins)
5. Jones - 141 - BARRY Honda
6. Brina - 125 - Motorsport Honda
7. Hegge - 124 - Limited Decal Honda
8. Taylor - 110 - BARRY Honda
9. Pinned - 101 - MotoOption/Race Tech Yamaha
10. Markham - 101 - rF Honda

What to expect in Indy
I think the obvious question here is, can anyone stop Tysen!? I hate to say it's over, but he wants this championship so bad and his confidence is through the roof. Secondly, where was Siemenlinko!? I didn't mention him in the conclusion, but he failed to show up for Daytona! What happened? Nobody knows, will he be back next week? Nobody knows! The Pourcel of MXS, maybe? Can Jeremy get back into his early season groove, or can Shack get back on pace on a traditional supercross track. Will someone get their first win of the season next week? Particularly Jones, Brina, or Hegge? We'll have to wait and see. Until then, enjoy Daytona SX this Saturday and get on the gas as qualifying starts for Indy Monday night.


MXS: On the Clock - Daytona Lites
1. 15th - Evans - 1:16.570 (12)
2. 4th - T-Crain - 1:18.132 (5) System Decal Suzuki
3. 2nd - Phathry25 - 1:18.242 (12)
4. 1st - Rica - 1:18.296 (8)
5. 3rd - McNeil - 1:18.429 (10) MXSP Honda
6. 6th - Peter - 1:18.500 (9) Motorsport Honda
7. 5th - Nicke - 1:18.835 (6) Limited Decal Honda
8. 7th - Robert - 1:19.273 (3) AEO Powersports
9. 9th - DARR327 - 1:19.312 (6) BARRY Honda
10. 8th - yzmxer608 - 1:19.507 (13) MotoOption/Race Tech Yamaha
11. 16th - Ddavis - 1:19.515 (4) Aflac Honda
12. 10th - John Wells - 1:20.031 (7)
13. 13th - SquirrelyNutz - 1:20.265 (9)
14. 11th - beaz#318 - 1:20.398 (5)
15. 17th - Zach Tucker - 1:20.578 (4)
16. 19th - blake94mx - 1:21.195 (3)
17. 12th - Insignia - 1:21.476 (8) TEC Designs
18. 18th - Ryan345 - 1:22.093 (4) Tagger Designs Honda
19. 14th - SocMonki - 1:22.632 (12) JDR/JStar Motors KTM
20. 20th - Mclaud211 - 1:23.718 (12) Project 9 KTM

Conclusion
Who is Rica!? Rumors are saying it's Siemenlinko, but nobody knows. Whoever he was, rode amazing en route to winning the main event over title contenders Phathry and McNeil. Evans, by the way, had the fastest lap time of the main event by far but finished way back in 15th. T.Crain followed him up with a 1:18.1, but could only finish in 4th place. Phathry holds down a solid 12 point lead in the points now over T.Crain after once again proving he is the fastest and most consistent lites rider on the East region championship. Peter broke the top 10 for the first time this year with a 6th, good job to him. The championship may be long gone for him though, along with BARRY Honda's only East coast hopeful, Cody Darr, who finished 9th. Yzmxer806 showed great speed on his 125, but may have been a little underpowered in the main event, finishing 8th. Next up there's me, who is very bummed on tonight. I had the 11th quickest lap time but finished way back in 16th.


Top 10 in Points after Round 4 Daytona
1. Phathry - 82 (1 win)
2. TCrain - 70 - System Decal (1 win)
3. Nicke - 60 - Limited Decal
4. McNeil - 58 - MXSP Honda (1 win)
5. Robert - 58 - AEO Powersports
6. Darr - 57 - BARRY Honda
7. Yzmxer - 50 - MotoOption/Race Tech Yamaha
8. Peter - 41 - Motorsport Honda
9. Insignia - 37 - TEC Designs
10. Justin - 32

What to expect in Indy
Expect the unexpected! Will Rica return? Will Phathry continue to build his points lead? Will I avoid Ryan345? Will the pre-season favorites Peter, Yzmxer, Darr, or Robert rise above the rest and finish on the top step of the podium? Will the ever so consistent Limited Decal rider Nicke break the podium (He's gone 9-5-5-5), and will Sweendoggy get his revenge next week in Indy!? The East coast is far from over and there's over a handful of riders who can win. 4 rounds, 4 different winners, who's going to win next? Or will McNeil, Phathry, T.Crain, or Rica become the first two time winner of the East coast? Time will tell, I can't wait!

[Ddavis]

I'd like to add, no disrespect to Shack on the suspension comment. I just watched him twice through the whoops where he was swapping the back end pretty bad whereas nobody else was as bad as he was. It was just an observation, which is basically what the conclusion is. Sorry before this gets out of hand. Also, praying for Fjeldberg's Mother.

[JNaz642]

Did anybody watch Rica's whip toward the end of the race? It totally was almost identical to Simons

[die996]

Did anybody watch Rica's whip toward the end of the race? It totally was almost identical to Simons

Do you mean Siemen's?? Btw, the whole Rica thing looks like a WWE thing, LoL

[Ddavis]

I'm watching his lines on the demo, his calmness and confidence running up front is way smoother than anyone elses. Reminds me of a 450 class rider. Who knows.

Maybe it was opposite day in Finland (Isn't that where he's from?)

#991 vs #100 (Looks alike, but backwards)
Siemen is really aggressive and whips it a lot, and Rica was smooth as can be with almost no style in the air.. Interesting to say the least. And the way he moves forward back on the bike looks a lot like Siemen, really fast to move back then forward.. Let Sween look into it later in the week

[ShackAttack12]

I'd like to add, no disrespect to Shack on the suspension comment. I just watched him twice through the whoops where he was swapping the back end pretty bad whereas nobody else was as bad as he was. It was just an observation, which is basically what the conclusion is. Sorry before this gets out of hand. Also, praying for Fjeldberg's Mother.

It wasn't really a suspension issue to be honest. I did soften things up a bit compared to my normal sx suspension setup, but it wasn't much different.

I did, however, mess with my advanced stability settings to try to gain some more stability.

I think 3 reasons lead to my sketchiness this week:

1) I moved last weekend and have not been on the computer much all week to practice. Really my only good practice time was 2 hours or so before the race.
2) Messing with my advanced stability about an hour or so before the race and i just couldn't really get used to it. My Sx setup is really sensitive and it was hurting me on the outdoor style Daytona track.
3) The fact that i was half asleep during the main. Just a busy as hell week.

[Ddavis]

Like I said, maybe next week you'll find your groove at Indy on a more traditional supercross track. Good luck next week.

Oh yeah, RYAN DUNGEY IS OUT

[Ddavis]

Did anybody watch Rica's whip toward the end of the race? It totally was almost identical to Simons

I finally saw it on the demo. I had to go to school, his boner air/hump looked exactly like Siemens and his whip totally was just as fat as Siemens (which is hard to compare with his whips)


I'm going out on a limb and saying its Siemen.

[JNaz642]

Exactly DDavis what im thinking is he didnt want people knowing so he didnt whip really at all through the whole race but he was hauling ass and had to over the one triple and is was a full resemblance of Siemen

[Brina927]

Why would you throw away third place in series of the premier class just to get a win in the lites class?

[Ddavis]

I'm 99% sure that Rica was running the same kind of helmet as Siemenlinko does too

[Jones221]

Nah, Rica is Dudu.

[Phathry25]

Why would you throw away third place in series of the premier class just to get a win in the lites class?

Why would you and Dudu be talking about him buying another key so he could secretly run Lites East?...

Honestly Brina, over the past year you've had really gained my respect. When I saw all these people bad mouthing you I would have your back, as I just didn't see what their issue was, other than jealousy. When I heard that, all down the drain.

[Brina927]

Listening to rumors I see Phat. Complete BS as usual. I've done nothing wrong here. But as always, haters gonna hate. Rica is clearly Siemen, same exact riding style.

[wheels1758]

Listening to rumors I see Phat. Complete BS as usual. I've done nothing wrong here. But as always, haters gonna hate. Rica is clearly Siemen, same exact riding style.

Siemenlinko riding from Brazil?