Sign of the (Lap) Times: RedBud
Motocross Lites
In the AMA Motocross Lites class, it was total domination by Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, who laid down the fastest lap times in each moto on his way to a perfect 1-1. His teammate, Ben Townley, was second fastest each time out, but he was a little under a second slower the first moto, and over two seconds slower in moto 2.
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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02:30.814
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02:31.242
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Kawasaki
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2
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02:31.525
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02:33.324
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Ben Townley
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Kawasaki
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3
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02:35.229
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02:38.300
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Honda
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4
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02:33.233
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02:37.843
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Yamaha
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5
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02:38.185
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02:38.683
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Honda
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6
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02:36.453
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02:39.346
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Honda
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7
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02:39.861
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02:41.296
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Yamaha
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8
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02:39.317
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02:39.443
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Andrew McFarlane
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Suzuki
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9
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02:38.061
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02:41.629
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Kawasaki
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10
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02:39.246
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02:41.148
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Kawasaki
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11
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02:39.464
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02:40.306
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Joaquim Rodrigues
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KTM
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12
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02:40.673
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02:40.658
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Kawasaki
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13
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02:37.435
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N/A
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Yamaha
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14
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02:41.024
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02:41.035
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Yamaha
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15
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02:40.005
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02:41.450
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Kawasaki
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16
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02:38.590
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N/A
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Honda
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17
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02:39.016
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02:39.771
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Yamaha
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18
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02:40.923
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02:41.530
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Daniel Sani
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Yamaha
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19
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02:40.815
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02:44.115
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Kelly Smith
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Suzuki
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20
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02:38.089
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02:39.348
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Yamaha
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But it’s interesting to note at how far out front these top two guys are. Check the fastest lap time of the third-place guy—he’s a few seconds off the pace every lap. And it shows, as Villopoto won the second moto by almost a minute and a half over third-place Josh Grant.
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Motocross class
In the first moto, James Stewart recorded the fastest MX lap time with a 02:29.532, just a few hundredths faster than RC. The third quickest was Red Bull KTM’s Mike Alessi, who had been fast all weekend long. In moto 2 RC took the honors of having the fastest time, and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry was third behind his teammate Stewart.
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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02:29.802
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02:30.924
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Suzuki
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2
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02:29.532
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02:31.688
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Kawasaki
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3
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02:33.311
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02:35.186
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KTM
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4
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02:33.887
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02:34.705
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Kawasaki
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5
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02:34.427
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02:36.786
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Honda
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6
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02:33.840
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02:38.610
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Yamaha
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7
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02:38.773
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02:38.265
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KTM
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8
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02:38.041
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02:37.609
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Honda
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9
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02:37.439
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02:39.916
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David Vuillemin
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Honda
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10
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02:40.190
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02:40.202
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Suzuki
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11
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02:38.917
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02:41.467
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Honda
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12
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02:39.051
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02:38.996
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Honda
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13
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02:39.360
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02:40.339
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Suzuki
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14
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02:40.291
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02:43.199
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Kyle Lewis
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Honda
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15
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02:39.706
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02:43.054
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Bobby Garrison
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Yamaha
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16
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02:41.644
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02:40.613
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Suzuki
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17
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02:39.600
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02:41.662
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Kawasaki
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18
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02:42.428
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02:41.731
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Ryan Mills
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Kawasaki
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19
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02:41.033
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N/A
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Honda
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20
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02:42.304
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02:42.679
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Shaun Skinner
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Honda
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The top five finishers have pretty consistent lap times from the first and second motos—until you come across Team Yamaha’s Grant Langston. GL’s fastest lap in the first moto was a 2:33; in the second moto it was a 2:38. One of the most consistent times came from Rockstar Suzuki’s Michael Byrne. His first moto he logged a 2:40.190; Moto 2 he had a 2:40.202.
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