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Oct 30

Check out the lineup for 2011 SX from Steve Coxposted in Supercross on Oct 30th 2010 at 7:07am.

Yesterday, I was out at the Corona test tracks shooting for an upcoming feature and ended up at the Yamaha test track. While I can’t prove it empirically, Kyle Regal looks damned fast and smooth on the L&M Yamaha YZ450F. Sleeper, anyone? That’s exactly what we needed, more contenders in the 450 Class in 2011! Add him to the list that includes Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, Brett Metcalfe, Ryan Villopoto, Jake Weimer, Chad Reed (if he lands somewhere), Chris Pourcel (likewise), Trey Canard, Josh Grant, Davi Millsaps, Justin Brayton, Ivan Tedesco (at H&H Kawasaki), Tommy Hahn, Kyle Chisholm, Andrew Short, Mike Alessi, Kevin Windham, Austin Stroupe, Mitch Kumpstein, Michael Byrne, and LCQ champ Jason Thomas. That’s 22 guys right there, and that’s leaving out guys like Michael Blose, who is returning to H&H, and any other top privateers. Sure, injuries will come into play, but as it sits, being a privateer in the 450cc class just got a little less motivating. It used to be that privateers raced 450s because the higher purse money helped them get from round to round, and sometimes half the main-event field were privateers. Now, if people stay healthy, we’ll be lucky to see one privateer in a main event, and to finish in the top 10 might feel like a podium finish used to! It’s going to be gnarly, folks!
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