Sign of the (Lap) Times: Anaheim 2

For this week’s Motion Pro Sign of the (Lap) Times, we introduce an updated, expanded, and improved lap chart. Our Sign of the (Lap) Times customer service reps put together an aggressive campaign to find what you need, and it resulted in this letter:
 
I always enjoy reviewing these results…the only thing I would add is what lap their fastest lap was logged.
 
Thanks!
Brian Colegrove
 
So this week, we are adding that stat. Now on to the data!
 
Supercross Lites

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Rider
1	1	59.109	2	Jake Weimer
2	3	59.240	7	Trey Canard
3	4	59.540	5	Josh Hansen
4	5	59.628	5	Cole Seely
5	10	59.638	3	Broc Tickle
6	2	59.749	6	Wil Hahn
7	7	59.913	11	Max Anstie
8	8	59.917	11	Blake Wharton
9	6	59.839	6	Gautier Paulin
10	16	1.01.093	2	Chris Gosselaar
11	9	1.01.146	6	Travis Baker
12	11	1.01.941	8	Robert Kiniry
13	14	1.02.299	5	Sean Borkenhagen
14	12	1.02.328	5	Jeff Alessi
15	13	1.02.381	6	Antonio Balbi
16	15	1.02.476	3	Ryan Clark
17	20	1.02.645	5	Jake Canada
18	17	1.02.676	7	Hunter Hewitt
19	18	1.03.534	7	Tanner Reidman
20	19	1.03.850	2	Jeff Mann

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Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer was exceptionally strong at Anaheim 2, even more dominant there than he was with wins at Anaheim 1 and Phoenix. That’s reflected in the lap times, to a degree, as he did log the fastest lap. But note that Trey Canard was not far off, just over a tenth. The difference was that Weimer sprinted early and logged fast laps right from the start, while it took Canard a few laps to figure out the tricky second whoop section and drop his times. By then Weimer had a good lead and most likely could have turned it up more if he had to.

But the most startiling stat comes courtesy of runner-up finisher Wil Hahn. Last week in Phoenic, Hahn logged the second-fastest time but only finished fourth in the main. This time Hahn’s time was only sixth-best, but he finished second! Credit a better start and consistent riding.

And Star Racing/DNA Shred Stix’s Broc Tickle continues to be mired in the back each week. This time he crashed on lap one and fought back to tenth, with help from the fifth-fastest lap time.


Supercross Class

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Rider
1	2	58.514	5	Josh Hill
2	1	58.620	14	Ryan Dungey
3	3	58.656	5	James Stewart
4	4	58.675	6	Andrew Short
5	8	59.125	5	Davi Millsaps
6	7	59.144	9	Ryan Villopoto
7	5	59.183	13	Kevin Windham
8	20	59.555	2	Austin Stroupe
9	6	59.580	14	Justin Brayton
10	10	59.671	6	Ivan Tedesco
11	11	59.744	6	Kyle Chisholm
12	9	59.925	5	Michael Byrne
13	12	1.00.021	5	Tommy Hahn
14	16	1.00.878	2	Grant Langston
15	14	1.00.982	4	Jason Thomas
16	13	1.01.194	4	Nick Wey
17	18	1.01.215	3	Manuel Rivas
18	17	1.01.198	3	Fabien Iziord
19	19	1.01.288	3	Justin Keeney
20	15	1.01.306	5	Chris Blose

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San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill admitted the pace was so high early in the Anaheim main that he was riding above his comfort zone. But he hung with that pace well, in fact, he logged the fastest lap of anyone! Ryan Dungey eventually won the race by maintaining that fast pace longer, as you’ll notice his best lap came on lap 14. But Hill knows he has the speed.

If you watched the A2 race, you noted how close the racing was. Check the lap times for proof.  Dungey, Stewart and Short were all on the same tenth of a second on their best laps. That’s close!