PulpMX San Diego 1 Photo Report

The house that Pingree hates. I personally love this new downtown venue but tastes vary I suppose. Especially on dog food.

Wil may not have had the best two weekends of his career but the guy is still smiling. It’s tough to not be a Wil fan… unless you bring his Caribou coffee.

Donk sharing a quiet, personal moment with Cole Thompson’s front wheel. Those cold Canadian winters can spark romance with even a dirtbike.

The fact that Bud Racing was not around supercross in the two-smoke era is a tragedy.

Ladies and gentleman, Sebastien Tortelli.

This photo was remarkably close to how attendance looked during the night program.

The past couple of years have been trying for JS7 to say the least. Ten years deep in the big boy class, I wonder how much he has left in the tank?

Bam Bam is out for a while with a bum thumb. Crippling blow to the JGR boys who had such high hopes for 2016.

Weston Peick’s San Diego be like…

Eli Tomac’s air forks getting warmed up for the night’s racing. Those Kawi guys sure are full of hot air. KYB bringing the heat this year to most of the teams. That Eli Tomac is so hot right now. Ok, I’ll stop.

Steve and AC talking all things Pookie.

The flags above the starting line are a cool addition to a series always vying for a global footprint.

Christian Craig has been nailing his starts but then nailing the ground shortly after. He will figure it out soon and be spraying champagne.

Mitchell Oldenburg had a strong qualifying performance, landing in third overall. He crashes far too often, though, keeping him out of contention.

Zach came into the season beneath most people’s radar. I’m not quite sure as to why, although I was one of the guilty parties underestimating Wacko’s odds. 

Matthes would just loooooove to throw a net up in the background.

The hunter and the hunted. Beating Cooper Webb is going to take a Herculean effort but Joey Savatgy might be up to the task before this season’s over.

This is no time for flexing, Coop.

A Frenchy, an Australian, a German, and two Americans walk into a bar… 

We can work with speed.

Run, Trey, run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Poor Chiz. For one of the nicest guys in the sport, Chiz just can’t seem to find any luck. 

These two are taking the whole Red Bull versus Monster thing way too far.

Oh hey, buddy… See you at the truck after this?  Ok, sweet. 

That is a pretty intense riding position, no? Eli is coming, just give it a minute.

There is no one in our sport more mysterious than Christophe Pourcel.

Operation Punt Block: Engaged. 

This was about as close as Reedy would get to the defending champ. They were clearly better than everyone else for 20 solid laps, though.

Two of the best in our history. Dungey may be one of the most underrated riders ever.

All of these years later and that feeling of success is still worth the sacrifices made.