Sometimes we forget things that happened right before our nose and this is one of those things. As an Aussie living in The Netherlands, I remember the 2002 rounds of the World Supercross Championship, run in Arnhem, Geneva and Valence, but this 2003 version, had completely left my memory bank.

Now, I am 64, so part could be that, but I do remember that the 2002 WSX rounds being pretty poor, despite names like Chad Reed, David Vuillemin, Jeremy McGrath, Grant Langston and Mike Larocco being involved. The 2002 series though, took it to an all-time low for WSX races.

I recently moved to the city of Arnhem and my apartment a five minute cycle to the Geldredome stadium. I was taking a bicycle ride past the stadium last week and came across on old motocross photographer.

We stopped and chatted and he mentioned the two years they raced at the stadium and I was confused, "two years" I said, I only remember one.

I decided to go through my files and low and behold, here is a race report and some images from that night. What this also reminded me of, is how hard it is to run supercross races outside of USA or Australia.

Sure, Paris SX is legendary and runs brilliant events, but so many have failed as Feld, Infront, and so many others have tried, only to find empty stadiums and a lack of support from the industry. It is probably a good lesson for Feld, who are again considering racing outside of America. It just isn't that easy and the current promoters of the WSX are finding that out in 2025.

Honda's Ernesto Fonseca, of Canyon Lake, Calif., won his first THQ World Supercross GP at the Gelredome in Arnhem, leading all 20 laps in the main event. Damon Huffman, of Canyon Country, Calif., finished second and Andrew Short, of Colorado Springs, Colo., third.

"I was a little tight tonight," said Fonseca. "I know that when I race the first few races of a series, I am always nervous, so I am glad I have that out of my system before we start in the U.S.," said Fonseca. "These races are very important to me because I need to take my racing to the next level. Last year, I was third to Carmichael and Reed; this year, I need to be the top guy."

Australian Jay Marmont earned the $1,500 holeshot award in the 250cc main event with Fonseca and Yamaha's Mike Brown in tow. Both Fonseca and Voss passed Marmont, who rides for KTM, to take over first and second respectively.

Suzuki's Tyler Evans, of Canyon Lake Calif., rallied his way through the field to fourth place by mid-race. Evans passed Short but the two tangled shortly after in a corner, causing Evans to crash and lose valuable places.

Huffman, a 13-year veteran of the sport, passed Brown for second and gained valuable time on Fonseca.

"I told Ernesto on the starting line that if I was in second place around lap 16 or 17, he better watch out," said Huffman. "The more racing I do the better I get. These races have helped me so much, and I expect to be fast when we return to America."

Short, who will race the THQ AMA 125cc Western Regional Supercross Series in the U.S., is getting used to racing in tight situations.

"I don't like being knocked to ground, so I need to start getting tough," said Short on the incident with Evans. "I apologize to Tyler, but this is racing and that happens. I've always been Mr. Nice guy, and that is going to stop when I am on the track. Every spot you lose is very valuable, and you can't win championships if you are on the ground."

The next time Short will race in the 250cc class will be Houston. "I feel like I am way ahead of my competitors who stayed at home. I feel great on the 250cc bike, but it's the actual racing that helped me. This trip has been great."

THQ World Supercross GP Event Results

Main Event: 1. Ernesto Fonseca, Honda 2. Andrew Short, Suzuki 3. Damon Huffman, Honda 4. Grant Langston, KTM 5. Keith Johnson, Yamaha 6. Jay Marmont, KTM 7. Tyler Evans, Suzuki 8. Heath Voss, Yamaha 9. Greg Schnell, Yamaha 10. Doug DeHaan, Honda

THQ World Supercross GP Season Standing: 1. Grant Langston, KTM, 40, points 2. Tyler Evans, Suzuki, 34 points 3. Daryl Hurley, Suzuki, 33 points 4. Andrew Short, Suzuki, 33 points 5. Heath Voss, Yamaha, 31 points 6. Damon Huffman, Honda, 27 points 7. Ernesto Fonseca, Honda, 25 8. Steve Boniface, Suzuki, 25 points 9. Greg Schnell, Yamaha, 19 points 10. Mike Brown, Yamaha, 18 points

125cc Main Event 1. Steve Sernoval, Honda 2. Ken De Dijcker, Honda 3. Rob Van Vijfeijken, Yamaha 4. Jurgen Van Nooten, Yamaha 5. Lukas Weis, Honda 6. Marco Stallmann, Yamaha 7. Vincent Collet, Kawasaki 8. Cedrick Jurion, Yamaha 9. Adriaam Van Dijck, KTM 10. Eduward Hermsen, Honda