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So the 2013 motocross season is in the books and even
though the championships were determined earlier at Salt Lake City it sure
didn’t diminish the excitement out at Lake Elsinore. I'd also like to congratulate Jeremy Martin for earning rookie of the year. He's been such a competitor all year and certainly deserves the recognition; congratulations Jeremy.
We must have all guessed that the champs wouldn’t let up
and they certainly didn’t as both Villopoto and Tomac finished in top form. The Motorcycle Superstore Holeshot award went
to James Stewart and most certainly the easiest prize money Stewart has ever
made while sitting at home watching from his couch. By the way, why should the 450’s earn more
than the 250’s? The challenge is the
same for both classes; I’m just saying. It
should be interesting to see how Tomac and Roczen shake up the 450 class next
year and after their performances this year they should be able to squeeze a
couple of vets out of the top 10.
Almost all season I have had to resort to watching the
replays thanks to Allisports, perhaps one day we’ll be able to catch motocross
and supercross at any sports bar. Out of
the 11 rounds in which I made predictions I was 29% overall for both classes. In the 250 class I was 28% over 11 rounds and
30% in the 450 class. My best was 40%
overall which happened twice; Washougal and Lake Elsinore. I have a formula I use that could work great;
I just need to keep working on the metric for dealing with crashes and
injuries. Then there is the lack of
access for timely news and rider updates; this perhaps is my greatest handicap.
My results for supercross are incomplete because I didn’t
start to include a handicap until close to mid-season but from the looks of
things I think I did much better once the handicap was implemented.
It’s been really fun making predictions and I have a few
months to perfect my methods. I’ve been
working my own scoring system for over a year now and it looks I should be able
to reveal some exciting news in the next few months. Till then, have a great summer and check back
often for Roost’r updates, or better yet subscribe and get updates sent
directly to your email inbox.
I thought about working the Motocross of Nations but I
just don’t know enough about most of the riders for it to work. So the next contest is the Monster Energy Cup
in October. I really like this race
because it brings out some unique competition and some interesting
matchups. Until then, check back, I may
have some updates before then or better yet subscribe using the g+1 button.
Have a great end of summer and see you soon.
The Roost’r
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