Welcome to the East Region of Monster Energy Supercross, and with the big cross-country move comes a dramatic championship battle in the Supercross Class and a start to the East Region Lites campaign.
On the 450s, things are really close and riders were trading in and out of the top qualifying spot all day. At the end, Kevin Windham had the best time with a 51.345, over Davi Millsaps with a 51.753, Ryan Dungey with a 51.842, Ryan Villopoto with a 52.073 and Justin Brayton with a 52.525. Josh Hill was sixth with a 52.584.
Dungey and his old rival Jason Lawrence got into it in practice, as Lawrence appeared to slow up in a few sections when Dungey was behind him. They collided at one point and exchanged words, leading the FIM race officials to give Lawrence a black flag at the tail end of that first timed session.
In Lites, Christophe Pourcel put his number-one plate shod Kawasaki to the top spot, logging a 51.877 at the very tail end of the second timed practice. Austin Stroupe sat on top of the board most of the way, his 51.976 ended up a very close second. Could his be a rematch of last year’s East Title fight, only now with the riders on different brands of bikes?
Ryan Sipes was third fastest with a 52.648 and Justin Barcia with a 53.658 and Dean Wilson with a 53.804. Nico Izzi (53.815), Kyle Regal (53.959), Brett Metcalfe (54.159), Martin Davalos (54.228) and Darryn Durham (54.357) rounded out the top ten.
Tonight’s racing airs live on SPEED starting at 7 p.m. EST, and the live Webcast show begins at the same time on supercrossonline.com
On the 450s, things are really close and riders were trading in and out of the top qualifying spot all day. At the end, Kevin Windham had the best time with a 51.345, over Davi Millsaps with a 51.753, Ryan Dungey with a 51.842, Ryan Villopoto with a 52.073 and Justin Brayton with a 52.525. Josh Hill was sixth with a 52.584.
Dungey and his old rival Jason Lawrence got into it in practice, as Lawrence appeared to slow up in a few sections when Dungey was behind him. They collided at one point and exchanged words, leading the FIM race officials to give Lawrence a black flag at the tail end of that first timed session.
In Lites, Christophe Pourcel put his number-one plate shod Kawasaki to the top spot, logging a 51.877 at the very tail end of the second timed practice. Austin Stroupe sat on top of the board most of the way, his 51.976 ended up a very close second. Could his be a rematch of last year’s East Title fight, only now with the riders on different brands of bikes?
Ryan Sipes was third fastest with a 52.648 and Justin Barcia with a 53.658 and Dean Wilson with a 53.804. Nico Izzi (53.815), Kyle Regal (53.959), Brett Metcalfe (54.159), Martin Davalos (54.228) and Darryn Durham (54.357) rounded out the top ten.
Tonight’s racing airs live on SPEED starting at 7 p.m. EST, and the live Webcast show begins at the same time on supercrossonline.com
