Sign of the (Lap) Times: Dallas
March 23, 2010 10:57am | by: Jason Weigandt
Dallas, Texas dirt presented Monster Energy Supercross riders with a tough track, as the hard, slippery clay made it difficult to log consistent laps. As a result, speed wasn't the only factor in winning the races over the weekend. For proof, check out this week's Sign of the (Lap) Times, presented by Motion Pro.
Supercross Class
It looked like an off night for Ryan Villopoto in all ways, except for the actual lap times! The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider actually logged the fastest lap of the race, which surely no one watching the race would have expected. Villopoto had a terrible first few laps and had to work up from tenth on his way to a fourth-place finish. Not what the title contender hoped for.
Even more impressive, Trey Canard's late race charge saw him log the second fastest time of the night (and as an additional note, his 50.568 on the last lap was the fastest final lap time of the night). And the race winner, Ryan Dungey? He rode in control all night and won with only the third fastest time. Consistency counts on a slick track like Dallas.
Supercross Lites
Justin Barcia had the speed again this weekend, but this time his Bam Bam ways caught up to him, when he bashed his front brake trying to pass Blake Baggett for second. Without it, he was powerless to mount another attack and had to settle for third. Baggett was second fastest and rode smart, waiting for his opportunity and taking full advantage to win his first pro race.
There are only 19 riders in this week's Lites chart since Levi Kilbarger crashed out of the race in that massive first-turn wreck and didn't complete a lap.
Supercross Class
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
1 | 4 | 48.992 | 8 | Ryan Villopoto |
2 | 3 | 49.218 | 8 | Trey Canard |
3 | 1 | 49.223 | 7 | Ryan Dungey |
4 | 2 | 49.579 | 4 | Davi Millsaps |
5 | 5 | 49.638 | 4 | Justin Brayton |
6 | 6 | 49.854 | 9 | Josh Hill |
7 | 7 | 49.936 | 7 | Kevin Windham |
8 | 13 | 50.384 | 7 | Ivan Tedesco |
9 | 8 | 50.612 | 7 | Kyle Chisholm |
10 | 10 | 50.681 | 8 | Tommy Hahn |
11 | 9 | 51.146 | 6 | Jason Lawrence |
12 | 11 | 51.209 | 8 | Michael Byrne |
13 | 12 | 51.735 | 13 | Nick Wey |
14 | 19 | 51.855 | 9 | Ryan Morias |
15 | 20 | 51.953 | 3 | Kyle Regal |
16 | 14 | 52.082 | 7 | Chris Blose |
17 | 18 | 52.434 | 18 | Heath Voss |
18 | 16 | 52.743 | 8 | Jason Thomas |
19 | 18 | 53.045 | 18 | Matt Boni |
20 | 17 | 53.328 | 5 | Ryan Clark |
It looked like an off night for Ryan Villopoto in all ways, except for the actual lap times! The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider actually logged the fastest lap of the race, which surely no one watching the race would have expected. Villopoto had a terrible first few laps and had to work up from tenth on his way to a fourth-place finish. Not what the title contender hoped for.
Villopoto didn't get the win this time, but he did have the speed.
Steve Cox photo
Steve Cox photo
Even more impressive, Trey Canard's late race charge saw him log the second fastest time of the night (and as an additional note, his 50.568 on the last lap was the fastest final lap time of the night). And the race winner, Ryan Dungey? He rode in control all night and won with only the third fastest time. Consistency counts on a slick track like Dallas.
Supercross Lites
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Rider |
1 | 3 | 50.252 | 6 | Justin Barcia |
2 | 1 | 50.329 | 9 | Blake Baggett |
3 | 2 | 50.594 | 9 | Ryan Sipes |
4 | 7 | 50.618 | 9 | Christophe Pourcel |
5 | 5 | 50.788 | 15 | Austin Stroupe |
6 | 6 | 51.655 | 11 | Matt Lemoine |
7 | 4 | 51.696 | 15 | Martin Davalos |
8 | 11 | 51.949 | 10 | Brett Metcalfe |
9 | 18 | 52.353 | 9 | Jake Moss |
10 | 8 | 52.434 | 11 | Michael Willard |
11 | 10 | 52.744 | 15 | Steven Clarke |
12 | 9 | 52.847 | 2 | Taylor Futrell |
13 | 17 | 52.955 | 2 | Troy Adams |
14 | 19 | 53.2 | 2 | Darryn Durham |
15 | 14 | 53.35 | 10 | Justin Sipes |
16 | 12 | 53.421 | 7 | Adam Chatfield |
17 | 13 | 53.647 | 11 | Tyler Wharton |
18 | 16 | 53.821 | 6 | James Decotis |
19 | 15 | 54.283 | 6 | Les Smith |
Justin Barcia had the speed again this weekend, but this time his Bam Bam ways caught up to him, when he bashed his front brake trying to pass Blake Baggett for second. Without it, he was powerless to mount another attack and had to settle for third. Baggett was second fastest and rode smart, waiting for his opportunity and taking full advantage to win his first pro race.
There are only 19 riders in this week's Lites chart since Levi Kilbarger crashed out of the race in that massive first-turn wreck and didn't complete a lap.
Barcia unleashed some more crazy scrubs and fast laps in Dallas.
Steve Cox photo
Steve Cox photo