by Chase Stallo
Sign Of The Lap Times: St. Louis
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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PrintRound 14 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross from St. Louis was surprisingly tame, considering the gigantic points battle we have on our hands and St. Louis' flare for providing the excitement. But aside from a suicidal tuff block that decided to jump right in front of Chad Reed, St. Louis provided little drama as James Stewart jumped out front early and cruised to his first win in over a month. Now onto the lap charts, brought to you by Motion Pro.
AMA Supercross
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 |
47.425 |
3 |
48.810 |
James Stewart |
| 2 |
2 |
47.914 |
8 |
48.954 |
Ryan Dungey |
| 3 | 3 |
48.273 |
7 |
49.298 |
Ryan Villopoto |
| 4 | 4 |
48.465 |
3 |
49.695 |
Chad Reed |
| 5 | 5 |
48.630 |
5 |
49.618 |
Trey Canard |
| 6 | 6 |
49.352 |
5 |
50.606 |
Kevin Windham |
| 7 | 9 |
49.746 |
10 |
51.080 |
Austin Stroupe |
| 8 |
7 |
49.827 |
3 |
50.852 |
Davi Millsaps |
| 9 | 11 |
49.845 |
8 |
51.564 |
Tommy Hahn |
| 10 | 10 |
49.913 |
9 |
51.250 |
Andrew Short |
| 11 | 8 |
50.023 |
5 |
51.093 |
Ivan Tedesco |
| 12 | 12 |
50.410 |
4 |
52.164 |
Chris Blose |
| 13 | 14 |
50.744 |
8 |
52.746 |
Kyle Regal |
| 14 | 15 |
50.951 |
4 |
52.620 |
Michael Byrne |
| 15 | 13 |
51.017 |
8 |
52.349 |
Nick Wey |
| 16 | 19 |
51.337 |
3 |
1:00.658 |
Fabien Izoird |
| 17 |
16 |
51.691 |
3 |
53.530 |
Robert Kiniry |
| 18 | 20 |
51.753 |
6 |
56.811 |
Weston Peick |
| 19 | 18 |
51.841 |
7 |
59.942 |
Tye Simmonds |
| 20 | 17 |
51.944 |
5 |
54.564 |
Mike Alessi |
James Stewart once again laid claim to his throne atop the top of the lap charts with a blistering 47.425 on lap three. But unlike weeks past where Stewart would set a blazing fast lap and then proceed to throw it away with costly mistakes, Stewart was finally able to put twenty solid laps together and take home his first victory since Anaheim 2.
This was a long time coming for Stewart.
Photo: Garth Milan
AMA Supercross Lites
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 2 |
48.106 |
2 |
49.576 |
Ryan Sipes |
| 2 | 1 |
48.356 |
3 |
49.303 |
Justin Barcia |
| 3 | 3 |
48.502 |
5 |
49.810 |
Blake Baggett |
| 4 | 4 |
49.354 |
10 |
50.273 |
Dean Wilson |
| 5 |
5 |
49.621 |
3 |
51.309 |
Blake Wharton |
| 6 | 12 |
50.685 |
3 |
53.490 |
Matt Lemoine |
| 7 | 11 |
50.885 |
5 |
52.551 |
Darryn Durham |
| 8 | 20 |
51.046 |
7 |
55.024 |
Jason Anderson |
| 9 | 6 |
51.052 |
12 | 52.267 |
Gannon Audette |
| 10 | 7 |
51.246 |
6 |
52.215 |
Hunter Hewitt |
| 11 | 9 |
51.310 |
6 |
52.546 |
Les Smith |
| 12 | 8 |
51.578 |
10 |
52.510 | Lance Vincent |
| 13 | 10 |
51.718 |
4 |
52.359 |
Taylor Futrell |
| 14 | 16 |
51.785 |
3 |
58.485 |
Justin Sipes |
| 15 | 14 |
51.962 |
11 |
54.355 |
Tyler Bright |
| 16 | 15 |
52.198 |
3 |
55.331 |
Levi Kilbarger |
| 17 | 13 |
52.372 |
4 |
53.977 |
Bradley Ripple |
| 18 | 18 |
53.860 |
3 |
1:00.157 |
Kurtis Mccabe |
| 19 | 17 |
54.771 |
3 |
1:00.094 |
Hunter Clements |
| 20 | 19 |
55.250 |
7 |
1:02.935 |
Nick Meyers |
DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing Yamaha's Ryan Sipes continues to set the track ablaze with his lap times. For the second straight week Sipes put down the fastest lap of the night with a 48.107 on lap two aboard his YZ250F.
Barcia took the win in St. Louis.
Photo: Garth Milan
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Mike Alessi better hope he's in the championship hunt come the outdoors.. If he's not in the top 6 or so, I think he's going to be riding for Team Bultaco next year ...
Alessi should get one of those Motocross only contracts. You know, Break your arm or knee in the first few rounds and wait till hangtown. Canard with not even a top three best lap? Did someone go Tanya Harting on him after practice? Check out Dunge besting Poto!
lol @ Team Bultaco. I heard there was a 3 way bidding war between Bultaco, Cagiva, and Husaberg.
hahahahah... don't forget about Maico..
Like many aging motocrossers, he may head offroad and hook up with Team Penton.
On the Alessi disaster situation, anyone watch The Moto on fuel? I just laugh every time Mike and his father refer to Mike in the third person. Mike Alessi is a fighter. Mike Alessi's career is not over. Mike Alessi can win an outdoor title. Geesh! Here's some more for the Alessi crew...Mike Alessi sucks at whoops. Mike Alessi used to crush Villopoto. Mike Alessi has been humbled slightly since turning pro, which basically means he's still egotistical, narcissistic, delusional, etc.
Sounds like Alessi raced fast with the boys, but can't hang with the men. Everyone hits a plateau somewhere and Mike hit his sooner than these other guys. Obviously still a great rider, but not 1st Tier.
3rd person speak sounds like someone that put their legacy ahead of their skill set.
Yea you guys are right. Mike Alessi is just terrible. He should quit cause he didnt win lately. What a jerk for not winning! Meanwhile I have a desk job where I process insurance claims.. well actually I only do part of a process.. I have to wear a tie and slacks but on Friday I get to wear jeans and the fat lady that sits in the cubicle next to me always organizes a pot luck... My life is awesome. Alessi sucks!
Its not that mike alessi straight up sucks, he obviously is a good rider its just the way the family carries themselves and mikes ego. They refer to and treat him as one of the sports elites and he clearly is not. Time to back it down a notch??
Cracking up at "Bored atWorks" comment! So true, even though Allessis dad is a little bit of the overbearing Little League type dad. It takes some of that to get kids to this level, but he's a little overboard. Ok now I gotta get back to work at my computer :-).
I think Mike has backed it down, He even told RV during a track walk a few weeks back that he is riding great. The old Mike would have never done that.
As for the lap times this is getting good, RD the last 5 weeks has been MUCH better, I said after Indianapolis that he was starting to look much better. Now Reed and RD both smell a title and JS still has a shot too. Man this is going to be a WAR to the end!!! Please no mud baths!! Let the fight it out on a real track not one where luck could play a big roll.
Sipes time was faster than Villopoto and Reed... cant wait to see him on a 450
Bored at work- HAHA way too true!!! I can be totally guilty of that! Ragging on people more successful than me is just one of the insignificant pleasures of being a fan and not a pro. I also rag on Sheen, Woods, Lohan, Jersey shore. All douche bags, all stupidly successful.
does anyone know how the tuff block got onto the track, and why the green clad track worker only took it away after Reed ran into it?
@ Bored at Work... Hey stand up! I think I sit near you. Debbie does organize some great potlucks and how great is casual Friday? You described my job perfectly. If I were Mike I would also think about hanging it up and working a mundane job for the rest of my life. Cause being one of the top 20 riders in the country is just failing at Life.
He is not my favorite rider, but I respect him as a rider and would love to be in his shoes. Go Reed!
Sipes was 3rd fastest of the night on a 250, thats gnar
I was thinking the same thing. You could make a drinking game out of them talking about Mike in third person and get drunk as hell! How many races has Alessi won as a 450 pro in 4 years? I think 2 maybe 3 races on the Suzuki outdoors. Its funny that Roger didn't like working with him and his dad and here he is again dealing with the crazy dad again. Roger said they couldn't teach Mike anything because Tony won't let Mike listen to anyone but him. IMO Tony is a great example of when a dad can ruin a young riders career.
Alessi isn't nearly as big of a retard as Barcia! At least Alessi doesn't hit every rider he passes and endangers everyone on the track with his dirty passes. I can't wait for someone to clean him out!
Barcia rode very clean in Dallas and St. Louis, so I cant see why anybody is still crying about that. And he was very clean with Sipes in the heat races even. He is just very fast, thats all.
Picone - Only problem with your statement is you mentioned "passing"....Alessi doesnt "pass" anyone...he gets "passed"....well he did almost take out Dungey last week for about 10 feet...but very rare to see alessi move forward in SX....If you notice, Poppa Alessi isnt in the picture with direct contact with Mike as much at the races as he used too.....Roger D I am sure told him to beat it....
Don't know why but I think Barcia is awesome! Oh wait I know why, he is! He flicks people off with a big shit eating grin on his face which is a little different than Hanny who races kinda angry, like he's been passed up. BTW Barcia will own Hanny.
Picone, you have to realise Alessi doesnt pass riders, riders pass him
dang trendsetter beat me to it, shoulda refreshed before
@bd200 your a idiot! So Barcia's pass on Vincent in the heat was clean and safe? Every single pass he makes he hits someone! Wake up!
ha ha 2010 unadilla 2nd moto..i was standing on the fence as tony alessi walked by and i made the remark "whats your lame ass excuse for not winning today dude" he was pissed ....
barcia is not a dirty rider..he goes for it.. period !! ..why.. cuz thats what a real motocross racer effin does !!!
@ mike mike...Awesome! I would have gone with "How's that 350 workin for you?"
@ Bored...Obviously I have an office, not a cube. And it's equity analyst, not insurance claims. Duh!
Team Bultaco, friggin Sunkist came through my nose on that one. While not a Dungey fan, gotta give him credit for stepping it up, I can tell a big difference just in his stance on the bike, seems more aggresive which is a direct result of confidence. Sipes showing the same thing this year, hope he stays healthy and carries it to the 450 class.
stosh it was efiin priceless...the whole crowd was laughin at him ...he was beyond pissed !
not too sure why everyone thinks barcia is such a dirty rider. josh hanson punts at least one rider off the track at every race and nobody seems to care about that
@Picone... It's OK for Barcia to ride that way but BD200 hates when JS rides that way.....
Am i the only one that saw the episode of The Moto where Barcia purposely kicked a privateer? Thats just bullshit and completly dirty. lost ALL respect for him after seeing that
Bored at work...dude..A wise man once said "Find a career that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life" ....You need to "A"..get a job in the industry...or "B" get a prescription to Viagra and hook up with the potluck lady
Barcia is fast but rides like a jerk. What Hanny does is also BS. I think that at LEAST 50% of Barcia's passes require hard contact. I really hope Wilson and friends relegate him to around 4th place outdoors. Let's see, Musquin, Wilson, Baggett, Rattray.....he'll have lots of people to piss off this year. No doubt he will. Is Sipes riding 450s again?
Love how the Stewart camp is so out of control that his beloved Frenchie is wearing an Alpinestar hat in the picture above and they aren't even sponsored by Astar! Love him or hate him Larry Brooks would have never let that happen......wonder how much Nike is paying him and his team to support Astar!!!!!
Though JB17 rode clean at dallas, but it is his characteristic to whack in front of him if he wants to...
I can't wait to see him going in the big boys class, and get a taste of his own medicine.
Pourcel gave that to him last year...
But one thing is certain... Barcia has the speed, and the talent is there to compete with the big boys...
If there is such a thing as luck we all know rd5 has it and hes really close stays clear of all the drama i think hes prity smart with his program a good role modle i would put mony on hem
I could not stand the c*ckiness of the Alessi camp when he first turned pro, and was waiting to see him stomped into the ground. As with all younger riders moving up, I'm glad to see he has matured. I really hope he can step it up outdoors this year (he better be on a 450) so there is one more title contender in the fray. He has the speed, just a few years ago he was the only one who could keep Stewie in sight. Hopefully he can bring that back.
I like Barcia. Aggressive? Definately. Too aggressive? Sometimes. But I think he will calm it down and mature as a rider here soon. He will definately have to before he moves up becasue the big boys will not play that game. But to be fair with him there has been a lot of banging going on in the Lites class all year, and not just him.
Throughout the year I have been 100% neutral on who I want to win the 450 title. But as we get closer, I find myself deep down rooting for Dungy. Main reason, just to have everyone eat crow who was bashing him for last years title. He must be really thinking about that chain derailment earlier in the season now.
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