Photos by Dan Stenning 

Rockstar Energy drink definitely made an impression at the U.S. Open, and it left everyone leaving the MGM Grand Arena shouting, "Let's party like a Rockstar!" 

To keep things fresh for the riders, and interesting for the fans, the U.S. Open track layout was changed from Friday to Saturday night. 

 Xyience sports supplements, UFC fighter, Chuck Liddel, and the MDK boys teamed up in Vegas.

The super-stylish MDK Motorsport/ Xyience Honda's went with a white-theme, similar to the colour I would turn if I was told to jump into the octagon with Liddel! 

Canada's adopted son, Michael Willard, parked with the Factory KTM squad. 

Willard pulled one of his classic holeshots, and just missed the main event on both nights. 

Factory Connection/ Sobe/ Samsung's Josh Grant practices his freestyle game before sweeping the Lites class main events.

After a brief stint as a privateer, Timmy Ferry is back under a factory awning. Red Dog enjoyed his first race with Team Kawasaki in Vegas. 

Kevin Windham set the fastest lap time in the Super Poll Qualifying competition on Saturday, ruining James Stewart's chances of winning the Toyota Trifecta and earning himself a cool $10, 000. 

Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael's RM-Z450 was pimped out for Vegas. 

As cool as it will be watching RC behind the wheel, I still wish the G.O.A.T would stick around full-time in the two-wheel world for a few more years. 

Screw the Bubba scrub, that's old. The DV straight back/ chest up/ arms down jumping style is the wave of the future--or the wave of something! 

The real wave of the future: James Stewart, the rider formerly known as Bubba. 

 The only Canadian content from the U.S. Open came in the KTM Junior SX Challenge, where CMX's Tom Beaton's (Left) son, Ricky, finished second on Friday night.

Whoo! See you at the races!