Sign of the (Lap) Times: Freestone

June 10, 2008 10:24am

It was total domination by the green team again in Texas, with both James Stewart and Ryan Villopoto setting the fastest lap times in their respective classes aboard their Monster Energy-backed Kawasakis. So, with no surprise at the top, let’s look behind them to see what was going on.

Bobby Kiniry was on the gas in Texas

In the Lites class, Austin Stroupe logged the second fastest time in moto one, followed by Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard, and Team Brawndo/Solitaire/MB1’s Bobby Kiniry, who recorded a 2:08.321 on his way to an eighth-place finish.

In the second Lites moto, it was again RV, Dungey, and Stroupe setting the fastest lap times, followed by Brett Metcalfe and MDK/KTM’s Ryan Sipes. Take a look at the rest of the top 20 below:

Pos.	Moto 1	Moto 2	Rider	Bike
1	02:05.176	02:04.510	Ryan Villopoto	Kawasaki
2	02:06.551	02:07.828	Ryan Dungey	Suzuki
3	02:06.316	02:08.618	Austin Stroupe	Kawasaki
4	02:08.382	02:10.468	Jake Weimer	Honda
5	02:08.376	02:10.171	Tommy Hahn	Kawasaki
6	02:10.352	02:10.706	Dan Reardon	Honda
7	02:10.233	02:12.355	Broc Tickle	Yamaha
8	02:08.730	02:09.476	Brett Metcalfe	Kawasaki
9	02:08.951	02:13.019	Andrew McFarlane	Kawasaki
10	02:10.712	02:11.531	Wil Hahn	Yamaha
11	02:08.321	02:15.858	Bobby Kiniry	Honda
12	02:08.350	02:13.503	Jason Lawrence	Yamaha
13	02:09.982	02:14.635	Kyle Chisholm	Kawasaki
14	02:09.192	02:12.058	Matt Lemoine	Yamaha
15	02:10.302	02:14.065	Jake Moss	Yamaha
16	02:11.830	02:13.311	Tucker Hibbert	Yamaha
17	02:10.988	02:10.888	Matt Goerke	KTM
18	02:08.924	02:14.411	Phil Nicoletti	Kawasaki
19	02:15.465	02:17.070	Adam Miller	KTM
20	02:16.242	02:17.429	Michael Willard	Yamaha

Biggest surprise? Motosport/Xtreme Kawasaki’s Tommy Hahn was a man on a mission in Texas, and in the first moto he was seventh fastest, and in the second moto he was sixth fastest en route to a fifth overall.

Jake Weimer had a solid showing at Freestone

AMA Motocross

James Stewart and Mike Alessi ran 1-2 both times out, and their lap times reflected that order as well. In moto one, Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short was third fastest, followed by Davi Millsaps and Timmy Ferry. The second moto saw Ferry step up his lap time as he was third fastest, followed by Millsaps and Yamaha’s Josh Hill. A rider continuing to impress is Suzuki City/OTSFF’s Cody Cooper, who was sixth fastest in the first moto, and tenth fastest in moto two. Tuf Powersports’ Sean Hamblin also had consistent lap times both times out, as he was 10th quickest in moto one, and 12th in moto two. Take a look at the rest of the top 20 below:

Pos.	Moto 1	Moto 2	Rider	Bike
1	02:03.994	02:04.828	James Stewart	Kawasaki
2	02:06.081	02:05.815	Mike Alessi	Suzuki
3	02:06.254	02:10.040	Andrew Short	Honda
4	02:07.963	02:07.186	Tim Ferry	Kawasaki
5	02:06.694	02:08.304	Davi Millsaps	Honda
6	02:10.256	02:10.520	Michael Byrne	Suzuki
7	02:11.623	02:10.892	Jeff Alessi	Honda
8	02:09.482	02:15.161	Josh Summey	Yamaha
9	02:12.558	02:12.600	Nick Wey	KTM
10	02:10.608	02:13.927	Antonio Balbi	Honda
11	02:08.038	02:11.509	Cody Cooper	Suzuki
12	02:11.397	02:15.502	Jimmy Albertson	Honda
13	02:12.879	02:13.895	Robbie Reynard	Suzuki
14	02:12.678	02:14.637	Shaun Skinner	Honda
15	02:09.109	02:08.981	Ivan Tedesco	Honda
16	02:09.566	02:12.324	Sean Hamblin	Yamaha
17	02:14.383	02:12.271	Matt Boni	Honda
18	02:13.202	02:14.829	Jason Thomas	Honda
19	02:13.260	02:16.046	Michael Blose	Honda
20	02:14.450	02:14.593	Chris Blose	Honda

Biggest surprise? Alpinestars, St.Lawrence Radiology-backed Honda built by Moto XXX Performance's Jeff Alessi turned some heads in the blazing heat in Texas, going 13-7 for an impressive seventh overall! Well done, Jeff!

Jeff Alessi finished seventh overall in the AMA Motocross class