Final 2009 GEICO AMA EnduroCross round

features all-star lineup of both U.S. & global top

off-road racers

The Nov. 21^st EnduroCross finals at Vegas’ Orleans may be the greatest indoor off-road field ever assembled – just making the main event will be a victory for some!

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 12, 2009) – You’d be hard-pressed to find a more impressive all-star off-road lineup that’s getting set here to boot up for the final round of the 2009 GEICO AMA EnduroCross, presented by E3 Spark Plugs, series at Vegas’ Orleans Arena (Nov. 21^st).

The list of riders scheduled to compete reads like a veritable who’s who of today’s top professional off-road motorcycle pilots. Descending on Vegas from all points of the globe – and led by newly crowned ’09 GEICO AMA EnduroCross champion, KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak – the Orleans Arena contest is just a week-and-a-half away in what should prove to be a thrilling test of man, machine and those insane obstacles set to separate man and machine!

AMA announces 2010 national numbers

for pro-licensed riders in SX and MX

In partnership with Feld Motor Sports and MX Sports Pro Racing, the AMA has announced the 2010 national numbers for pro-licensed riders in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, and the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship.

National numbers in the disciplines of Supercross and Motocross are assigned by the following process:

No. 1: The current series champion must run the No. 1 plate in that series.

Nos. 2-9: A champion from the previous competition year may choose a permanent single-digit number if available, with the exception of No. 4. The AMA has reserved No. 4 for exclusive use by Ricky Carmichael through 2011.

Nos. 10-999: Riders who finish in the top 10 in combined championship points in Supercross, Motocross 250 and Motocross 450 competition in the previous competition year have the option to choose a career national two-digit number, if available. These riders, by their option, may instead select a three-digit national number.

Riders who finish outside the top 10 but in the top 100 in combined championship points in Supercross, Motocross 250 and Motocross 450 competition in the previous year will be assigned consecutive two-digit numbers from the available supply until that supply is exhausted.

A comparison of riders' best moto finishes breaks a tie, unless one of those riders competed in only one discipline. In the case of a tie between a rider who rode one discipline (e.g., Supercross) and a rider who rode both disciplines, the tie is broken in favor of the rider who rode both series.

A rider who fails to earn at least one championship point during the season preceding the current season will lose his or her career number and be issued a new number based on current points. Special consideration is given to a rider if an injury impeded participation the previous year.

Note: Lower three-digit competition numbers (e.g., 100-125) are traditionally held for past or current champions from non-U.S. series who participate in a Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, or a Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross event.

San Manuel Yamaha's James Stewart  wins Saturday nights main event in convincing fashion. His double win at this years US Open wins him $100,000. Factory Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto takes second tonight, but his DNF on Friday kept him out of contention for the overall prize money. Davi Millsaps  and Dan Reardon were left to fight it out for the final podium positions. With Millsaps third place on Saturday he nailed down second overall and $35,000.Reardon took third for $20,000.

 

 

Stewart makes this win especially sweet doing it on the totally redesigned 2010 Yamaha YZF-450. The radical new design with the exhaust pointing rearward out of the cylinder and the intake in the front. All new fuel injection, moving the tank back and down and with the cylinder at a totally new angle. 

 

The only problem I see for Yamaha and their all new bike  is that Stewart was winning before. So the new motorcycle didn't help him any as he was already winning. Now if they gave someone like Chris Blose a new factory Yamaha and he started winning some Supercross races that would make the bike look good.

James Stewart on his 2010 San Manuel Yamaha takes a convincing win. Davi Millsaps takes second and Dan Reardon take third. With attendance at a low for many years is the US Open in danger of being canceled?

 

Saturday night is set up to be another exciting night of racing. If this year is like many of the previous years Saturday nights results could be completely different. Usually the races on Saturday are much more aggressive.

 

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