2013 Motocross | Budds Creek Predictions

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Your humble correspondent has reason to cheer a bit this week.  For those who have been following closely, you will have noticed that I had my best week ever.  I've employed a 1 handicap since mid-way through the Supercross season and last week I was either off by more than 1 or I nailed the call.  In the 450 class I called 30% perfectly and in the 250 class I did even better with 4 perfect calls.  It's been difficult to make exact calls so I'm stoked about the results.

This week the series head to Budds Creek, MD.  Villopoto is unstoppable and this week should look familiar.  Dungey is hanging in there far better than I had predicted and Barcia is keeping both of them honest.  Mike Alessi is proving once again that he is more comfortable outdoors and his consistency is matched only by Villopoto through the first 4 rounds.  James Stewart and Chad Reed continue to struggle while Tyla Rattray and Broc Tickle are making progress.  It seems like just a matter of time before Trey Canard breaks the top 3 but it may take a bad day by one of our leaders to make that happen.

The 250 class is a bit more in flux.  Musquin, I've felt, is growing stronger week by week and I should have given him more consideration for the top spot last week.  The race between Tomac and Roczen is like trading the USD/EUR, tight.  Zach Osborne and Blake Baggett are also riding inspired; they should be able to keep up the intensity as the series rolls on.  Justin Bogle is creeping up like a Trojan Horse while the rookie Cooper Webb continues to surprise them all.  Still too much racing to determine the clear favorite but I like Marvin Musquin's momentum going into Budds Creek.

Alright, so on with the show; behold, Budds Creek picks of the week.

450 Class

1. Ryan Villopoto (- 1)
2. Justin Barcia (- 1)
3. Ryan Dungey (+ 1)
4. James Stewart (+ 1)
5. Trey Canard (- 1)
6. Mike Alessi (+ 1)
7. Tyla Rattray (+ 1)
8. Broc Tickle (- 1)
9. Jake Weimer (- 1)
10. Josh Grant (- 1)

250 Class

1. Ken Roczen (- 1)
2. Marvin Musquin (+ 1)
3. Eli Tomac (+ 1)
4. Blake Baggett (- 1)
5. Zach Osborne (+ 1)
6. Jason Anderson (- 1)
7. Justin Bogle (+ 1)
8. Jeremy Martin (+ 1)
9. Kyle Cunningham (- 1)
10. Cooper Webb (+ 1)

Enjoy the races and see you next week.

The Roost'r