Sign of the (Lap) Times: Budds Creek
Lites
If anyone doubted Ryan Villopoto’s 1-1 sweep at Budds Creek, he definitely backed it up with logging the fastest moto times of the Lites class each time out. In moto 1 his fastest time was over a second faster than Townley, and it was almost two seconds faster in Moto 2.
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A rider who was on the gas in the first moto was Lucas Oil/Star Racing Yamaha’s Daniel Sani, who went down in the first turn, crashed again midway through the moto, yet still made his way to 12th. His lap time reflected his hard charge, as it was the sixth fastest time (02:05.623) in the class. His teammate, Broc Tickle, wasn’t too far off of his pace, running a fast lap of 02:06.256.
Pos.
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Moto 1
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Moto 2
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Rider
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Bike
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1
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02:01.469
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02:02.696
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Kawasaki
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2
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02:02.682
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02:04.423
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Ben Townley
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Kawasaki
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3
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02:03.510
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02:05.835
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Yamaha
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4
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02:04.397
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02:06.285
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Suzuki
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5
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02:04.135
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02:06.132
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Honda
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6
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02:06.240
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02:06.815
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Yamaha
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7
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02:06.703
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02:09.587
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Honda
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8
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02:06.256
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02:07.826
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Yamaha
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9
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02:07.792
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02:08.407
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Kawasaki
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10
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02:07.531
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02:08.847
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Kawasaki
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11
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02:06.473
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02:08.214
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Kawasaki
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12
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02:06.379
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02:09.900
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Yamaha
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13
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02:06.954
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02:10.071
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Andrew McFarlane
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Suzuki
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14
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02:06.959
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02:08.068
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Kawasaki
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15
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02:06.287
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02:08.735
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Yamaha
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16
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02:07.212
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02:09.346
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Dusty Klatt
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Yamaha
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17
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02:05.623
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02:10.197
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Daniel Sani
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Yamaha
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18
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02:07.557
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02:11.341
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Joaquim Rodrigues
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KTM
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19
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02:08.016
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02:11.454
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Honda
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20
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02:07.806
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02:08.810
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Yamaha
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Motocross
Similar to the Lites class, the overall winner had the fastest lap time in both motos, although he didn’t have a 1-1 sweep. Both RC and James were the only two riders to dip below the two-minute mark with their lap times, and they were only able to do that in the first moto. The second moto they were both about three seconds off of their first moto times, turning in 2:01s.
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In the second moto, the third fastest lap time came from Red Bull KTM’s Mike Alessi, who clocked a 2:03.853 on his way to finishing fifth.
Pos.
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Moto 1
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Moto 2
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Rider
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Bike
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1
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01:58.785
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02:01.180
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Suzuki
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2
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01:59.401
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02:01.491
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Kawasaki
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3
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02:01.319
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02:04.163
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Yamaha
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4
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02:02.181
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02:05.106
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Honda
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5
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02:01.747
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02:05.325
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Kawasaki
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6
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02:02.825
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02:03.853
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KTM
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7
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02:03.085
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02:05.930
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Yamaha
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8
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02:01.827
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02:04.840
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Honda
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9
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02:04.409
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02:06.452
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Suzuki
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10
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02:04.707
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02:06.665
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Suzuki
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11
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02:04.393
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02:06.961
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David Vuillemin
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Honda
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12
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02:05.286
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02:07.729
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Shaun Skinner
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Honda
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13
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02:06.368
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02:07.338
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Honda
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14
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02:02.379
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02:04.624
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Honda
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15
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02:05.553
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02:05.940
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Honda
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16
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02:06.431
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02:08.777
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Suzuki
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17
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02:05.666
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02:08.453
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Ryan Mills
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Kawasaki
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18
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02:06.837
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02:09.042
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Honda
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19
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02:04.920
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02:09.760
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Honda
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20
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02:06.761
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02:08.769
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Honda
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