Sign of the (Lap) Times: Steel City
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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Riders
- Tyla Rattray
- Trey Canard
- Dean Wilson
- Chris Pourcel
- Ryan Dungey
- Blake Wharton
- Darryn Durham
- Kyle Chisholm
- Nico Izzi
- Mike Alessi
- Broc Tickle
- Michael Byrne
- Matt Goerke
- Wil Hahn
- Eli Tomac
- Justin Barcia
- Brett Metcalfe
- Andrew Short
- Ryan Sipes
- Cole Seely
- Kevin Windham
- Justin Brayton
Races
The FMF Steel City National is in the books, and our handy Motion Pro Sign of the (Lap) Times chart shows you who went fast, and when. Most notable are the 250 times, and how hard title contenders Christophe Pourcel and Trey Canard were charging late in the races. Check it out.
450 Moto 1
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 2.27.366 | 7 | Kevin Windham |
| 2 | 2 | 2:27.738 | 3 | Brett Metcalfe |
| 3 | 3 | 2:28.325 | 4 | Ben Townley |
| 4 | 4 | 2:28.575 | 3 | Andrew Short |
| 5 | 6 | 2:29.393 | 6 | Ryan Sipes |
| 6 | 5 | 2:29.624 | 2 | Justin Brayton |
| 7 | 10 | 2:29.909 | 11 | Nick Paluzzi |
| 8 | 7 | 2:29.950 | 13 | Mike Alessi |
| 9 | 14 | 2.30.757 | 5 | Kyle Chisholm |
| 10 | 8 | 2:31.199 | 9 | Michael Byrne |
450 Moto 2
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 2.27.474 | 5 | Ryan Dungey |
| 2 | 2 | 2:28.471 | 2 | Kevin Windham |
| 3 | 3 | 2:28.720 | 3 | Brett Metcalfe |
| 4 | 4 | 2:29.546 | 5 | Justin Brayton |
| 5 | 19 | 2:29.841 | 4 | Ryan Sipes |
| 6 | 6 | 2:30.008 | 3 | Kyle Chisholm |
| 7 | 8 | 2:30.303 | 7 | Nick Paluzzi |
| 8 | 9 | 2:30.639 | 3 | Matt Goerke |
| 9 | 5 | 2.30.690 | 4 | Andrew Short |
| 10 | 7 | 2:30.795 | 4 | Mike Alessi |
How is is that Kevin Windham can make even a routine jump look really cool?
Simon Cudby Photo
Ryan Dungey gave everyone a break with a moto one crash, which opened the door for Honda riders Kevin Windham and Brett Metcalfe to duke it out for the win. Windham barely won, and his lap time reflects how close the battle was.
Dungey was back for moto two and guess what happened? Yup. Fastest lap time and a moto win. The dude is good.
250 Moto 1
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
| 1 | 2 | 2:27.829 | 15 | Christophe Pourcel |
| 2 | 1 | 2:28.039 | 12 | Trey Canard |
| 3 | 4 | 2:29.621 | 4 | Eli Tomac |
| 4 | 3 | 2:29.734 | 8 | Tyla Rattray |
| 5 | 8 | 2:29.739 | 9 | Darryn Durham |
| 6 | 6 | 2:29.780 | 3 | Nico Izzi |
| 7 | 11 | 2:29.818 | 6 | Cole Seely |
| 8 | 7 | 2:29.901 | 5 | Broc Tickle |
| 9 | 5 | 2.30.086 | 4 | Wil Hahn |
| 10 | 9 | 2:30.301 | 10 | Blake Wharton |
250 Moto 2
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
| 1 | 2 | 2:29.227 | 5 | Christophe Pourcel |
| 2 | 1 | 2:30.056 | 14 | Trey Canard |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30.584 | 14 | Justin Barcia |
| 4 | 3 | 2:30.842 | 6 | Dean Wilson |
| 5 | 4 | 2:31.138 | 7 | Tyla Rattray |
| 6 | 5 | 2:31.221 | 6 | Eli Tomac |
| 7 | 7 | 2:31.604 | 6 | Blake Wharton |
| 8 | 36 | 2:31.878 | 3 | Nico Izzi |
| 9 | 8 | 2.32.603 | 6 | Broc Tickle |
| 10 | 10 | 2:32.701 | 3 | Darryn Durham |
Pourcel didn't win either moto but it wasn't from lack of trying.
Simon Cubdy photo
Christophe Pourcel may not have won the motos at Steel City, but he sure tried, logging the fastest 250 lap time of the races on the final lap of the first moto. What an effort! But clearly Trey Canard learned from that and logged his best lap of the second moto on the last lap! Unreal how hard these guys were pushing, as the chart shows.
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Holeshot....so now is CP gonna take another TC38 beating and go 2-2 and get the title....or try for the win, crash and loose the title...or go back to his Mr. First Moto habit and go 2-12 and loose the championship? I'm just saying...
Pourcels got it under wraps. Trey will do a dummy move like what he did to dean wilson and blow the championship. Way to go for Darryn durham and nick paluzzi. DD has been stepping it up hard, he must be ready for a good ride next year. Wonder what Roger thinks of paluzzi? Nicks been a suzuki guy for a looonnggg time now. definately had a better amatuer career than dungey. you know rogers thinking that
DPR57 - Lose**
@dpr57- you do realize even when it was hot and he was doing the whole 1 moto win a weekend thing he'd never gone 2-12 he would go 1-5 or 1-3 which is still good .aside from that dnf hes never even finished outside of the top 10 in a moto this summer. if ur gunna talk crap at least get it right.
pinned927,,, funny how you can say CP "has it under wraps," when he has lost his HUGE points lead, and he now has to make sure he does well,,,, BOTH MOTOS..
I agree Pourcel has this wrapped up. Even if he goes 2-2 at Pala he still wins. You all saw when it came down to it Pourcel really pushed it. There was no 2nd moto BS. Bottom line is Pourcel does what he needs to do and clearly Canard surprised me too at steel city but still CP will win it.
Rattray could be a spoiler at Pala. The guy literally lived there and trained there everyday for the nationals. If anything he should go 1-1.
It shows Pourcel winning moto 2. I thought Canard went 1-1. How can Canard surprise you Dgizzy? Have you not been watching all year? Canard has kicked butt except at Southwick. For the last month, except at Unadilla 2nd moto when Pourcel went down on the first lap in moto one, and ran moto 2 completely rested. Canard has ridden great and you say he surprised you. Thats just hilarious.
Will we see boards that say "let chis by" or "let Trey by" ?
Could it get any better than this for the 250 class????? I'm betting we see a bar banging, feet off the pegs, down to the last lap of the last moto of the season thriller!!!!! or maybe not.... lol
Man it's been an awesome season so far and this sure does have the potential to be a classic on live television. I'm hoping that they go 1-3 in favor of Canard 1st moto and then battle the entire 2nd moto, all the way to the finish. I'm hoping CP wins it, but I like Canard too so I won't be bummed out about either outcome.
Here's what might rear its ugly head that has been missing the last 3 rounds.......HEAT. Pala might be VERY hot which is what made Pourcel have those bad 2nd motos. Notice how the bad motos disappeared at Unadilla (low 80s), Southwick (mid 80s), and Steel City (sweatshirt weather). Guess we'll see.
There is no hot weather in California that is all back east. CP better get this title because when he gets to the 450's his sand bagging days are over. Good old Mitch would put an 18 year old midget in the 85 class if he could.
patpipes, I hate to break it to you, but it WAS hot in August, but the last 2 rounds have been very cool. The weather in Steel City is similar to what we get here where I live, and Saturday the high temp was around 80 degrees, that was the hottest of the whole day. So it has to be hotter out west, it is wonderful riding weather here now.
Each team (GEICO & PC) has three riders capable of running the lead pace in defense of their designated team lead. Wingman, gunner, Cunningham, Hannah, whatever you call them, this is gonna be a barn burner. Really excited to see a title going to the last event & possibly last moto / last lap. This is what we all hope for every season. Two biggest teams (in class), good 'ol U.S. boy vs. foreign invader, grit (TC) vs. grace (CP), etc. It's a good thing the 250's are the 2nd set of motos, THIS class is the draw. Wonder what the over/under is on this showdown?
Also can't wait to see Ping getting his A** mopped by the battalion of pissed off "MX strippers" he called upon w/ last weeks comments......if he's got the sand to show. That ought to be worth the price of admission, in a fun loving way of course. Just a thought Ping, maybe a helmet w/ full set of tear offs while you're mosey'ing 'round the pits.
weather will not be a factor, the forecast is for a high of 74 degrees. it will be perfect!
I didn't pay attention to where Pala even is, just heard people saying September there is hot. Which, apparently it isn't. Obviously, 74 is not hot...and that seems like that is average for Sept. according to the weather channel. Good, no excuses!