Those wacky Italians. While shipping their bikes over to the event, they stuffed the crates with wine and pasta! Now the bikes are detained in customs and the Italian champ won't ride unless he's got his official race bike. What, they couldn't get a good bottle of vino and some pasta over here?

And gotta love our trials guy Shan Moore, who's doing the reporting for Cycle News this weekend. He hunts down the juiciest stories.

TFS is reporting problme fixed this afternoon (maybe it was lunchtime in DC) - http://sxweekendwindow.blogspot.com/

caroli will win MX2 IMHO, but the US are in for the overall. NZ and RSA for 3rd and 4th

I was there. Nobody had an answer for Ryan Vilopotto's speed. He creamed everyone!

2.07 to 2.11 on the lap times.

some great video over at live.motocross.com fromt he RacerXIll guys

GB idn't do bad for a 5th, lot of injuries all around going into the event spoiled it for most teams but the US put on a cracking show - well done.

what do you think the corwd was, i hear 40,000 to 80,000

I heard there were 60.000 there for Saturday qualifying. 80,000+ was a definate possibility for Sunday's race. It was packed!

Hmmm, looks like Rabies predictions cursed everyone he mentioned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Apart from the USA

Did you put money on Josh Coppins to win the World Championship half way through the season too?

Joking aside, watched it on Eurosport 2 and RV has set a new bench mark, a sure successor to RC's throne. Would have liked to see him go head to head with Carioli but looks like his front wheels were built up by the Marx brothers using spaghetti instead of spokes, an easy mistake to make when rushing to build up the bikes from a crate full of pasta.

Unfortunately Paul Malin and Roger Harvey in the commentry box.............poleeeeeez.

Bring back Jack Burnicle or in fact anyone else but those two. Great riders in their day but Jack is the man for the microphone.

Edited September 26, 200718 yr by jezza