ign of the (Lap) Times: Minneapolis
March 18, 2008, 2:01pm
After the insanely wet conditions in Daytona, Monster Energy AMA Supercross riders were ready and raring to get back to racing on dry conditions, as the series returned to Minneapolis’ Metrodome for Round 11. Let's begin by showing you the lap times from the AMA Supercross Lites class:
It took four rounds, but Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto finally got his KX250F on top of the box, and he did so by only leading one lap, but it was the one that counted. In doing so, RV also set the fastest Lites lap time of the night with a 47.491, narrowly topping Torco Racing Fuels Honda teammates Josh Grant (47.865) and Trey Canard (48.230).
Star Racing Yamaha’s Jake Moss was the fourth fastest, followed by MDK KTM teammates Martin Davalos and Ryan Sipes. Following them on the lap charts was Yamaha of Troy’s Tyler Bowers and Branden Jesseman. Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ben Coisy was a bit off the pace in Minnesota, as he could only muster the ninth-fastest lap time in the 15-lap main event.
Biggest surprise: Although he’s only 13th in points, Australian Jake Moss has been turning some heads this season, evidenced by his fourth-fastest lap time in Minnesota. He opened up the season with a fourth in Atlanta, but a string of bad luck and crashes have kept him out of the hunt for a podium finish or win, and his bad luck continued this past weekend. His friend Mark Rodgers gave us an update: “Jake was running in the top five in Minneapolis, and he kept Canard honest and even made up some ground on him at times, but unfortunately a crash in the latter stages of the main knocked him out of the race. He is sore, but they think nothing is broken. His hip is sore, so he is on crutches just to be safe.”
AMA Supercross
For the second race in a row, San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed was the fastest rider on the track, yet finished seventh in the main event. Reed laid down a 46.707 on lap five, but four laps later he crashed after working his way up in to second. He remounted and came across the line with a 1:14 lap time in ninth place.
The second fastest AMA Supercross class rider in Minneapolis was native son Ryan Dungey, who grew up in nearby Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Dungey logged a 47.068 on his Rockstar/Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 on his way to his first career podium finish in the premier class in only his third attempt. His fastest lap topped that of main event winner Josh Hill, who had a 47.069 on his Factory Yamaha. Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham was fourth fastest, followed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short.
Biggest surprise: In his maiden voyage in the AMA Supercross class, Motosport Xtreme Team Green’s Tommy Hahn logged the sixth fastest lap time (48.103) on his way to a very impressive fifth-place finish.
AMA Supercross Lites
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Finish
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Best Lap Time
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Rider
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Bike
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1
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47.491 |
Kawasaki
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2
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47.865 |
Honda
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4
|
48.230 |
Honda
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|
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21
|
48.235 |
Yamaha
|
|
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3
|
48.513 |
KTM
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|
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5
|
48.951 |
KTM
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6
|
49.378 |
Yamaha
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|
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12
|
49.408 |
Branden Jesseman
|
Kawasaki
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15
|
49.410 |
Honda
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|
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8
|
49.665 |
Honda
|
|
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7
|
49.809 |
Yamaha
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|
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10
|
49.996 |
Honda
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|
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9
|
50.076 |
Suzuki
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|
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18
|
50.148 |
Phillip Nicoletti
|
Kawasaki
|
|
11
|
50.286 |
Kawasaki
|
|
|
13
|
50.734 |
Travis Sewell
|
Suzuki
|
|
14
|
51.136 |
Kawasaki
|
|
|
20
|
51.634 |
Nathan Skaggs
|
Honda
|
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16
|
51.658 |
Zach Ames
|
Honda
|
|
22
|
52.599 |
Ryan Mills
|
Honda
|
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19
|
53.619 |
Kawasaki
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|
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17
|
53.754 |
Tyler Medaglia
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Suzuki
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Star Racing Yamaha’s Jake Moss was the fourth fastest, followed by MDK KTM teammates Martin Davalos and Ryan Sipes. Following them on the lap charts was Yamaha of Troy’s Tyler Bowers and Branden Jesseman. Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ben Coisy was a bit off the pace in Minnesota, as he could only muster the ninth-fastest lap time in the 15-lap main event.
Biggest surprise: Although he’s only 13th in points, Australian Jake Moss has been turning some heads this season, evidenced by his fourth-fastest lap time in Minnesota. He opened up the season with a fourth in Atlanta, but a string of bad luck and crashes have kept him out of the hunt for a podium finish or win, and his bad luck continued this past weekend. His friend Mark Rodgers gave us an update: “Jake was running in the top five in Minneapolis, and he kept Canard honest and even made up some ground on him at times, but unfortunately a crash in the latter stages of the main knocked him out of the race. He is sore, but they think nothing is broken. His hip is sore, so he is on crutches just to be safe.”
AMA Supercross
For the second race in a row, San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed was the fastest rider on the track, yet finished seventh in the main event. Reed laid down a 46.707 on lap five, but four laps later he crashed after working his way up in to second. He remounted and came across the line with a 1:14 lap time in ninth place.
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Finish
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Best Lap Time
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Rider
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Bike
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7
|
46.707 |
Yamaha
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|
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2
|
47.068 |
Suzuki
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|
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1
|
47.069 |
Yamaha
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|
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3
|
47.242 |
Honda
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|
|
4
|
47.686 |
Honda
|
|
|
5
|
48.103 |
Kawasaki
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|
|
10
|
48.136 |
Yamaha
|
|
|
6
|
48.198 |
Honda
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|
|
9
|
48.244 |
Kawasaki
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|
|
8
|
48.570 |
David Vuillemin
|
Suzuki
|
|
14
|
48.934 |
Honda
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|
|
12
|
49.087 |
Yamaha
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|
|
11
|
49.399 |
Honda
|
|
|
15
|
49.451 |
KTM
|
|
|
19
|
49.533 |
Honda
|
|
|
20
|
49.738 |
Manuel Rivas
|
Kawasaki
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|
17
|
49.832 |
Kawasaki
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|
|
13
|
49.928 |
Eric Sorby
|
Honda
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|
18
|
50.055 |
Dusty Klatt
|
Kawasaki
|
|
16
|
50.917 |
Tyler Bright
|
Honda
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The second fastest AMA Supercross class rider in Minneapolis was native son Ryan Dungey, who grew up in nearby Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Dungey logged a 47.068 on his Rockstar/Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 on his way to his first career podium finish in the premier class in only his third attempt. His fastest lap topped that of main event winner Josh Hill, who had a 47.069 on his Factory Yamaha. Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham was fourth fastest, followed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short.
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