Sign of the (Lap) Times: San Francisco
February 3, 2009 9:40am
There were a total of five riders out of both classes that were able to dip into the 49-second range at this past weekend’s San Francisco supercross, with San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart topping them all with a 49.420. However, the big surprise was who was second-fastest in the AMA Supercross class. All season it’s been James Stewart or Chad Reed flip-flopping for one and two, but at San Fran it was Anaheim 1 winner Josh Grant scoring the second-best time aboard his JGRMX/Toyota Yamaha. His 49.815 came on lap seven on his way to a fourth-place finish, helping him to maintain third in the series standings. Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Chad Reed rounded out the top three in the AMA Supercross class, following by Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Mike Alessi. Check out fourth through tenth, as they were all within .7 seconds of each other. Check out the rest of the top 20 below:
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Finish
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Best Lap
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Rider
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Bike
|
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1
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49.420
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Yamaha
|
|
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4
|
49.815
|
Yamaha
|
|
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2
|
49.962
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Suzuki
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|
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3
|
50.014
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Kawasaki
|
|
|
9
|
50.133
|
Suzuki
|
|
|
6
|
50.307
|
Honda
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|
|
10
|
50.488
|
Honda
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|
|
8
|
50.661
|
Honda
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|
|
7
|
50.700
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Yamaha
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|
|
5
|
50.703
|
Honda
|
|
|
12
|
51.370
|
Honda
|
|
|
14
|
51.869
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Yamaha
|
|
|
19
|
52.006
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Kawasaki
|
|
|
18
|
52.026
|
Honda
|
|
|
11
|
52.040
|
Honda
|
|
|
13
|
52.104
|
Honda
|
|
|
16
|
52.152
|
Honda
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|
|
15
|
52.285
|
Daniel McCoy
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Honda
|
|
20
|
52.504
|
Honda
|
|
|
17
|
52.519
|
Honda
|
Josh Grant
photo: Simon Cudby
AMA Supercross Lites
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey continues his impressive run toward the Western Regional Lites Supercross Championship, and again he was the fastest rider on a 250cc machine, recording a 49.592 to top the field. San Francisco winner Jake Weimer was only a few clicks behind, and he was followed by a pair of Hondas; GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard and Troy Lee Designs Honda’s Chris Blose. A big surprise was Justin Brayton’s lackluster lap times on his Muscle Milk/MDK KTM. Brayton, who came into the season a true title contender, could only muster the eighth-fastest time in SF on his way to a fourth-place finish. Brayton also sits fourth in the standings.
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Finish
|
Best Lap
|
Rider
|
Bike
|
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2
|
49.592
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Suzuki
|
|
|
1
|
49.977
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Kawasaki
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|
|
3
|
50.191
|
Honda
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|
|
15
|
50.448
|
Honda
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|
|
6
|
50.696
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KTM
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|
|
5
|
50.728
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Kawasaki
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|
|
9
|
50.798
|
P.J. Larsen
|
Kawasaki
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|
4
|
50.893
|
KTM
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|
|
8
|
51.136
|
Kawasaki
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|
|
7
|
51.310
|
Honda
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|
|
11
|
51.471
|
Suzuki
|
|
|
13
|
51.586
|
Honda
|
|
|
12
|
51.901
|
Justin Keeney
|
KTM
|
|
10
|
52.047
|
Eric McCrummen
|
Honda
|
|
14
|
52.385
|
Honda
|
|
|
16
|
52.784
|
Yamaha
|
|
|
19
|
52.908
|
Sean Collier
|
Yamaha
|
|
17
|
53.007
|
KTM
|
|
|
18
|
53.687
|
Brady Sheren
|
Suzuki
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