Sign of the (Lap) Times: Hangtown
Chad Reed and Eli Tomac won the Rockstar Energy Drink Hangtown National, the opening round of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. But the results only tell part of the story--and our Motion Pro lap chart tells a tale, too.
For the AMA Pro MX tour, we'll list the ten fastest riders in each moto, along with their best lap time, the lap they did it in, and their moto finish in that moto. Enjoy!
450 Class
Moto 1
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
1 | 1 | 2:14.591 | 5 | Chad Reed |
2 | 3 | 2:14.806 | 6 | Davi Millsaps |
3 | 2 | 2:15.479 | 2 | Josh Grant |
4 | 5 | 2:15.827 | 7 | Brett Metcalfe |
5 | 6 | 2:16.116 | 9 | Ben Townley |
6 | 4 | 2:16.148 | 10 | Mike Alessi |
7 | 8 | 2:16.535 | 9 | Ken DeDycker |
8 | 10 | 2:16.887 | 16 | Ryan Dungey |
9 | 7 | 2.17.027 | 9 | Ryan Sipes |
10 | 9 | 2:17.897 | 9 | Tommy Hahn |
Moto 2
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
1 | 1 | 2:15.130 | 3 | Mike Alessi |
2 | 3 | 2:16.832 | 6 | Chad Reed |
3 | 2 | 2:16.876 | 3 | Davi Millsaps |
4 | 7 | 2:17.108 | 6 | Ben Townley |
5 | 4 | 2:17.340 | 4 | Brett Metcalfe |
6 | 6 | 2:17.552 | 10 | Ryan Dungey |
7 | 10 | 2:17.657 | 4 | Josh Grant |
8 | 9 | 2:17.750 | 4 | Kyle Regal |
9 | 5 | 2.17.802 | 6 | Andrew Short |
10 | 8 | 2:18.110 | 3 | Ryan Sipes |
Chad Reed clocked the fastest lap of the afternoon with a 2:14.5 in moto one.
Steve Cox photo
Chad Reed had the speed in moto one, but Mike Alessi definitely turned things around in moto two--as evidenced by their moto wins. And Davi Millsaps was the only other rider to hit the 2:14s all day.
Check out Ryan Dungey's best lap of the first moto--it took place on the last lap!
250 Class
Moto 1
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
1 | 1 | 2:15.992 | 6 | Christophe Pourcel |
2 | 5 | 2:15.798 | 5 | Justin Barcia |
3 | 3 | 2:15.785 | 13 | Eli Tomac |
4 | 11 | 2:16.292 | 6 | Broc Tickle |
5 | 9 | 2:16.686 | 10 | Blake Wharton |
6 | 6 | 2:16.993 | 6 | Blake Baggett |
7 | 8 | 2:17.067 | 5 | Tyla Rattray |
8 | 2 | 2:17.235 | 11 | Tommy Searle |
9 | 4 | 2.17.536 | 5 | Jake Weimer |
10 | 10 | 2:17.598 | 7 | Dean Wilson |
Moto 2
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
1 | 1 | 2:15.490 | 4 | Eli Tomac |
2 | 2 | 2:16.211 | 4 | Trey Canard |
3 | 6 | 2:16.598 | 9 | Wil Hahn |
4 | 5 | 2:16.624 | 9 | Broc Tickle |
5 | 8 | 2:16.952 | 8 | Jake Weimer |
6 | 3 | 2:17.029 | 9 | Christophe Pourcel |
7 | 4 | 2:17.155 | 9 | Dean Wilson |
8 | 7 | 2:17.367 | 8 | Justin Barcia |
9 | 9 | 2.17.676 | 8 | Darryn Durham |
10 | 31 | 2:17.782 | 7 | Tommy Searle |
Eli Tomac's speed was legit. He had the fastest lap of any 250 rider all day! Beyond that, this class is so closely matched that starts meant as much as lap times. On paper, for example, it looked like a dissapointing day for Justin Barcia, but on the stopwatch, he was right in the hunt.
Also a bummer for Tommy Searle, who was just as fast in moto two than he was in moto one, but he crashed out.
The kid was flying!
Steve Cox photo