Montreal Supercross Photo Report

Oct 4 2010 - 12:46pm - James Lissimore

Always a highlight on the Canadian motocross calendar, the 2010 edition of the long running Montreal Supercross took place this past weekend and as always it was a good time for everyone who made it out to Olympic Stadium to catch the action. With Canada's best riders and a solid contingent of American contenders, the stage was set for an epic battle and it didn't dissapoint with a 4-way battle for the lead in the MX1 final. Throw in the emergence of a local hero in the MX2 class and this race is definitely one that will be talked about for a long time to come.

Here's a few shots from the night at Montreal....

As always, click on any of the images to view as a slideshow.

The home of the Monster Energy Montreal Supermotocross: Montreal's Olympic Stadium.

Eventual winner, Nick Wey(L) talks shop between practice sessions with Daniel Blair and Chris Blose(who came all the way to Montreal to race but someone forgot to bring him a bike!)

I know I've already ran a shot of Dusty Klatt's bike but it's so cool I'm running another one.

KTM had a sweet display in the pits to show off their new line of motorcycles.

It's been a tough year for our Canadian Champ, Colton Facciotti. In his first race back from his summer injuries, Colt went down in practice and banged his head and cut his nose. It was enough to make him decide to sit out for the night.

The Montreal track incorporates both the supercross and the endurocross circuits.

Returning again after last year's successful debut, the Direct Motocross.com webcast was back again for 2010 with our own Steve Matthes calling the shots along with Todd Kuli.

Bobby Kiniry poses for a fan.

Two of the night's biggest favorites, Dusty Klatt and Nick Wey line up for the first heat.

Bobby Kiniry grabbed the holeshot in his heat race. Unfortunately it was all downhill from there as he crashed in both his heat and the main event, leaving him with only a 12th place and a cut up back to show for his night.

Simon Homans was back in action this weekend and he raced both classes. His best finish was 7th in the MX2 main.

A little DMX love on Spencer Knowles' Monster Energy Leading Edge Kawasaki.

Klatt talks about the track with JSR before the main.

Freestyle is always a big part of the Montreal program. Beau Bamburg came this year and threw some huge whips.

Brody Wilson gets the crowd fired up with a big no handed flip.

The Montreal promoters also brought in American freestyler to perform his patented double backflip....

...which he didn't quite land.

The crowd was still pumped either way.

The track crew did a little customizing to their shirts with a stencil.

As usual, Spencer Knowles grabbed the holeshot in the MX2 main event.

Kyle Beaton was in the mix during the early going before dropping back to 5th.

After getting to race as a member of Team Canada last weekend at the Des Nations, Kaven Benoit carried his momentum into Montreal with a dominant win in the MX2 main.

Tim Tremblay also had a strong ride at Montreal, hitting the podium with third place in the final.

After setting the fastest time in all the practice sessions, Tyler Medaglia had to work his way up after a bad start to grab 2nd by the finish.

The Benoit family celebrates Kaven's breakout win.

Your MX2 podium.

Mike Brown dominated the Endurocross race, winning both his qualifier and the main event.

The tire section wreaked havoc on the field, with carnage ensuing on every lap.

Husqvarna brought in Polish rider, Oblucki Bartosz to race the Endurocross and he finished third in the final.

Last year's Endurocross winner, Kornel Nemeth finished second behind his fellow KTM rider, Brown.

It was all Suzuki's out front for the start of the MX1 main event, with Jason Thomas(62), Dave Ginolfi(8), Freddy Karrle(552) leading the pack.

Phillip Nicoletti(175), Nick Wey(27) and Jason Thomas were out front early.

Last year's winner, Jason Thomas worked his way into the lead before dropping back to 4th by the finish.

Matt Goerke was strong in the qualifiers, winning his heat race but unfortunately a fall early in the main relegated him to 14th in the main.

There was great racing for the lead in the main event, with Teddy Maier(11), Jason Thomas, Nick Wey and Josh Demuth(not shown) all fighting to take the win.

Demuth looked to have the race won before falling twice on the last lap. What a heartbreak for the Monster Energy Cernic's Kawasaki pilot.

After dominating all three practice sessions, Dusty Klatt looked like a solid choice to take his second Montreal Supercross win but unfortunately a bad start and then a crash in the main left him only able to work his way to 9th by the checkered flag.