Morning guys,

Well first things first i didn't expect a call out of this magnitude haha! This is epic and i have to say that i am loving Ryan Villopoto in his new retired life he is a man transformed. I mean he was the fastest man on a dirt bike for pretty much the majority of his career and in Supercross he was untouchable but he always had that look of a man on breaking point. There was no joy in his face and he was looked cold and emotionless. Fast forward to today and we see a man laughing and joking, riding for fun and basically a permanent smile on his face. That tells you a lot about the sacrifice these riders live with in order to compete at the highest levels.

So in a tweet that i never expected to see he has called out fellow namesake and Supercross/ Motocross champion Ryan Dungey in a head to head for the upcoming Red Bull Straight Rhythm.


Ryan Villopoto

"Yo Al Dungey!!!! ryandungey I know how it feels to be sitting on the couch waiting for something exciting to happen in life. Get your hand out of your pants, and off your floral print couch and come race us in October before your Married with Children .. can you make it 45 seconds? #straightrhythm"

haha that picture! Well i for one hope it works as this would be a match up ANY Supercross/ Motocross fan would be dribbling to see!

Team Switzerland - Forced changes.

So it's bad news for the Swiss MXoN team as they are forced to swap out Arnaud Tonus. The team was initially set as Valentin Guillod, Jeremy Seewer and Arnaud Tonus but it was unsure as to if Tonus would be able to make the trip to the US. As always in this sport you can have the best plans in place but with the riders dicing with disaster every weekend it's never set in stone. Unfortunately it has now been confirmed that he will not make the trip with the rest of the team and a replacement will be drafted in.

Arnaud Tonus

"I really wanted to race at RedBud. After all those months without lining up behind a gate, it was my goal to help the Team Switzerland to get a podium. Sadly I will only be at ninety percent of my strength and it will be way too dangerous at that level of riding. I wish the best to Jeremy, Valentin and Killian. I'm sure they will do good." 

Team Switzerland have decided to move Jeremy Seewer over to the Open category and bring in Killian Auberson fir the MX2 class. It's possible though that there will be more shuffling about as Seewer is much more suited to the MXGP class where he can really be on his A game. This would then move Valentin Guillod to the Open and i think bring a lot more balance to the team. That being said i am not the manager here haha, so perhaps they will settle with things as they are. Good luck Team Switzerland.