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San Diego SX | Photo Gallery | Presented by Leatt

San Diego SX | Photo Gallery | Presented by Leatt By Billy Rainford To quote Steve Miller, “Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future…” In case you still crave more coverage from Round 2 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross in San Diego, here are a bunch of photos from the event.      

Faces at the Races | San Diego SX | Leatt | MX101

Faces at the Races | San Diego SX | Leatt | MX101 Photos and Captions by Billy Rainford It felt great to be at a Monster Energy AMA Supercross race again this past weekend in San Diego. Actually, it would have felt great to be anywhere in San Diego last weekend after leaving the ice and snow storm behind us back in Canada! After a 40-hour drive across the continent,

McThoughts | San Diego SX | 450 Class

McThoughts | San Diego SX | 450 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave   Saturday night’s 450 main had 2 riders destroy the field. Usually, races like that are boring — not his one. We got to see the best 2 racers in the world go at it for 20 minutes plus one lap. That doesn’t normally happen, but I’m thinking this is going to be the routine for

McThoughts | Sand Diego SX | 250 Class

McThoughts | Sand Diego SX | 250 Class By Jeff McConkey Photos by Bigwave Round 2 of the 250 West Coast was pretty darn exciting. Most of the frontrunners have been up front and battling and that makes for good racing. Although #38 Shane McElrath has won the first 2 races, I don’t feel he’s really dominating or that he is the fastest. Not taking away from Shane, he’s doing everything

McThoughts: San Diego 2 SX | 450 Class

McThoughts: San Diego 2 SX | 450 Class By Jeff McConkey Six rounds down and the racing has been very solid every week. Yes, it is pretty much a given that Ryan Dungey will always be on the podium, but there are some really good battles going on throughout the pack. The class is so stacked, we have some serious heavy hitters outside of the top 10 every week. We

McThoughts: San Diego 2 SX|250 West

McThoughts: San Diego 2 SX|250 West By Jeff McConkey After 6 rounds of Monster Energy 250 West Supercross, we actually have a very exciting championship battle brewing. Early on in the season, it was ‘The Cooper Webb Show.’ Cooper was so dominate, there was actually a lot of talk about a possible perfect season. Well, fast forward a few weeks and Cooper has lost his points lead to the always-improving

McThoughts: 450 SX – San Diego Round 2

McThoughts: 450 SX – San Diego Round 2 By Jeff McConkey Photos by Billy Rainford Round 2 of the 450 class lined up Saturday night in San Diego. The 450 class is extremely stacked this season, and top 10’s don’t come easy. Former champ #7 James Stewart gave it a go early in practice after receiving clearance to race. James took a very hard hit to the head last week,