2009 SUPERCROSS ROUND 1: ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA
BRING IT ON
Story By Breck Bonnell - Photos By Chris Hultner
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nticipation, frustration and chaos are usually
the norm at the first round of the supercross
series, and this year was no different. In a sport
as predictable as Supercross has been in the past, Anaheim
One has always been the least predictable race of the series.
With James Stewart switching teams, from Factory Kawasaki
to L&M Yamaha, and Chad Reed moving from L&M over to
Factory Suzuki it was a big mystery if either rider had made a
wise choice. Plus, you just never know which of the other 38
riders on the gate have stepped up their program and turned
into contenders.
In the past dozen years there have been some surprise
winners at the season opener. For instance, Greg Albertyn’s
win at the Coliseum in 1997. And a year later Sebastien
Tortelli won the opener there too, followed by Ezra Lusk
taking the win when the opener returned to Anaheim. Then
in 2002 David Vuillemin took the first Supercross win of the
season. And finally it was Kevin Windham who scored the
surprise opener win in 2005. While I wouldn’t call any of
those victories a fluke, they were unexpected and none of
them resulted in taking the series championship. The point
is, the Supercross season opener has traditionally been known
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