X GAMES 2009

XG15 (linky)


I wonder if Nicky will be there? (I know I know, but I'm thinking maybe he will be there as a spectator?...)

Anyway, I will be there. Anybody else? Who on here will at least watch it? Do you boys in Europe and Oz get any coverage? What event are you most interested in?


I noticed they had a best moments compilation, and the #1 is Tony Hawk's 900. Ok, that's a great accomplishment, but how in the hell does that trump Travis Pastrana's double backflip???? If you look at the video of Tony Hawk's attempt, he tries it over and over, until he gets it right. Anybody think a person attempting a double backflip would have that luxury? And talk about something never again attempted, because if you get it wrong, you die. That's it, no coming back from a bad attempt. RIP, Jeremy Lusk proved how dangerous Freestyle MotoX can be. It’s insane that this double backflip would not be head and shoulders above the rest. I thought about it and realized its a voting by the "fans" thing, so no wonder the skateboard trick would win; .... I can imagine a bunch of 13 year-olds voting all day long, that is while they have a moment in between changing the video game.

(rant over)

THE REAL GREATEST MOMENT IN X-GAMES HISTORY!
7450:TP_DB.jpg]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (L8Braker @ Jul 16 2009, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I know you'll take the camera so I'll be looking forward to some of your posts after the event.
Mos Def. Hey check this out, just read this:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>More than 200 of the best action sports athletes including motocross champion, James Stewart. It was announced in a press conference today that Stewart has signed on with Team San Manuel and, in addition, will compete in ESPN's X Games 15 (XG15 site)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>2009 Supercross champ James Stewart will be making his X Games debut this year, competing in Moto X Super X (that's what Moto X Racing is being called this year), but that's just the start of it. As of now, joining Stewart on the starting line will be last year's Moto X gold medalist Josh Hansen, Aussie stronghold Chad Reed, Jeremy McGrath (no introduction needed), Kevin Windham, Jason Lawrence, Broc Hepler — and the list keeps going.

Is it possible Stewart will try his had a some roadracing discipline? He's on the invited list for supermoto.

BTW, so is 250 GP rider, Steve Bonsey is also on the list for supermoto.

For anybody interested in a sore loser, Chad Reed is on the invited list for Moto X Super X (its a supercross style event). If I see him, I'm gonna tell him that ...... move he pull on James was like Tyson's ear bite (and you know I will do it).

Thats a badass vid Jon. Thanx.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (L8Braker @ Jul 17 2009, 04:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I was curious how he was doing in the dirt section as it was one of the more technical dirt sections

Great eye my friend. Actually the dirt sections were out of this world and really NOT proper to "supermoto". The problem is they used the MotoX SuperX track (its the event that is a short supercross race) which is not really correct for the "supermoto" set up. I think it was a big oversight and shows that the organizers did NOT know the sport well enough (or maybe were too lazy to make a more "supermotoesk" type dirt section). Consider this, 70% of a supermoto track is pavement, so the "dirtbike" is set up accordingly. Can you imagine how "soft" the suspensions needed to be to negotiate those monster jumps then go on to tarmac? It would be like taking a superCross bike and slapping slicks on it then going 70% of the time on pavement. Its just ........! That dirt section was WAAY to ....... aggressive and not appropriate. Add to this, as I hung around last year like some fly on the wall, I heard riders say as much. I hope this year they made it more like a proper supermoto track.

Take a look at the video again, when they are going over the dirt section, it looks more like a superCross race you are viewing rather than a superMoto.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ Jul 17 2009, 04:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> ......-EST-TRACK-EVER

ABSOLUTELY!!! YOU GOT THAT ...... RIGHT! (Only a supermoto guy or somebody with a knowledge of the sport would pick that up. The dirt section was a complete stupidity!)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (L8Braker @ Aug 3 2009, 06:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Well Jumkie...X-Games are over, got any good stories to tell?

I went Friday and Saturday. It was lots of fun. I got to see the best trick competition on Friday, just about everybody got hurt. Seriously, everybody crashed the first attempt, some didn't make it back out. Travis Pastrana tried a backflip 360 variation, his bike landed on it side with him still straddled to it. He laded on his ... and on foot under the bike. Ouch. He didn’t make it out for the second attempt. I was bummed, but happy to see the attempt. He said he lads the trip about one in every 10 attempts, so you can imagine just how narly and difficult it was. Everybody held their collective breath.

The dude that won the best trick was the same dude from last year. He did a backflip himself while the bike stayed upright on the jump. That’s just crazy I know, but he won it last year with the same trick.

The judges were a bit inconsistent I think. They also had a BMX competition at the same venue (Staples Center had the "big air" events, while the Home Depot Center had most everything else). Anyway, this kid does a 'double FRONT flip on the BMX bike and the dude didn't get scored enough to make the podium. Everybody was booing and stayed booing for a while. It was the first attempt and landing of this trick ever. So how it didn't get the first place was mind-boggling.

On Saturday they had the skateboard/bmx park & vert events, and the moto events in the stadium. Clarky rode up from San Diego and came with me. (Amazing, you gotta love a forum that not only makes fellow GP friends, but now other motorsports). Anyway, we saw the supermoto. They didn't use the supercross portion of the track this year, which I'm happy to report. Even though the jumps they did use were a bit too big. If you have a chance check out the videos. They were gettting some good air. But it was fine, no major incidents or crashes. The race heated up at the end. Wardy started off in second place but he faded back a bit.

Ok...I'm being summoned, will continue later. Will also post some pics . (Sorry for interruption)