Sign Of The Lap Times: High Point - Motocross

Mt. Morris, PA High Point RacewayAMA Pro Motocross Championship

Through two rounds of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, no one's performance was dissected through a microscope more than Ryan Villopoto's. Coming off his first career AMA Supercross title, expectations were high for the "outdoor specialist." Battling sickness, Villopoto fought through the first four motos and salvaged valuable championship points. On the other side of the coin, Blake Baggett came out of the gate running, and running hard. He took the overall at Hangtown and was looking ripe for a championshp run. But disaster struck at Freestone and many were doubting if he could bounce back. Well, it took all of two weeks (we had an off-week) for Baggett to show he is a legitimate championship threat. You will read plenty more about the racing throughout the week, so let's get to the lap charts, brought to you by Motion Pro.

450 Class
Moto 1

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:08.490	4	2:12.437	Ryan Villopoto
2	2	2:09.673	6	2:12.754	Ryan Dungey
3	6	2:13.080	4	2:16.776	Kevin Windham
4	4	2:13.387	2	2:15.280	Mike Alessi
5	3	2:13.438	7	2:15.057	Davi Millsaps
6	5	2:13.907	7	2:15.861	Chad Reed
7	7	2:13.981	4	2:16.651	Jake Weimer
8	9	2:14.523	2	2:17.430	Christian Craig
9	10	2:14.560	6	2:18.026	Tommy Hahn
10	8	2:14.900	6	2:16.790	Brett Metcalfe

Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	4	2:33.155	2	2:43.959	Mike Alessi
2	1	2:34.524	11	2:39.226	Chad Reed
3	2	2:34.773	12	2:39.190	Ryan Villopoto
4	3	2:35.174	10	2:40.499	Ryan Dungey
5	9	2:39.521	2	2:51.656	Davi Millsaps
6	5	2:42.000	2	2:44.800	Kevin Windham
7	7	2:42.947	2	2:49.400	Tommy Hahn
8	11	2:43.249	9	2:49.502	Jake Weimer
9	10	2:43.883	13	2:49.659	Brett Metcalfe
10	16	2:46.586	13	2:54.374	Michael Byrne

We mentioned Villopoto's run in-depth in the opening paragraph, so this will be short and sweet. Villopoto set the fastest lap in the first moto with a 2:08.490, which was a full second faster than Ryan Dungey's 2:09.673.

Red Bull KTM's Mike Alessi was back in action at High Point after missing the first two rounds with a concussion. Alessi didn't seem to miss a beat, finishing fourth overall and taking home the fastest lap honors in moto 2 with a 2:33.155.

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Villopoto set the fastest lap in moto 1 en route to the win.
Photo: Simon Cudby

250 Class
Moto 1

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:13.814	10	2:15.600	Blake Baggett
2	4	2:14.079	3	2:17.606	Darryn Durham
3	33	2:14.827	2	2:16.356	Ryan Sipes
4	2	2:14.928	10	2:16.597	Dean Wilson
5	3	2:15.094	5	2:16.980	Tyla Rattray
6	7	2:15.215	5	2:19.372	Nico Izzi
7	5	2:16.341	8	2:17.804	Kyle Cunningham
8	6	2:16.368	5	2:18.281	Eli Tomac
9	8	2:17.148	2	2:19.383	Justin Barcia
10	10	2:17.276	3	2:19.310	Broc Tickle

Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:24.065	12	2:27.566	Blake Baggett
2	7	2:25.007	15	2:30.702	Justin Barcia
3	8	2:25.101	15	2:30.129	Dean Wilson
4	2	2:25.354	8	2:28.428	Tyla Rattray
5	3	2:26.006	14	2:29.097	Eli Tomac
6	4	2:26.666	15	2:29.628	Broc Tickle
7	6	2:27.211	13	2:30.132	Alex Martin
8	5	2:28.578	4	2:30.431	Cole Seely
9	14	2:29.316	14	2:34.019	Darryn Durham
10	11	2:29.934	13	2:33.288	Kyle Cunningham

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett put in a man-sized performance at High Point. He set the fastest laps in both motos and quickly proved he is ready to make this championship run a Pro Circuit trio.

Eli Tomac had his best performance of the year, finishing third overall on the day. Tomac has struggled a bit through two rounds but looks to have fine-tuned some things, and looks ready to challenge the Pro Circuit boys for podiums the rest of the year.

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Baggett set the fastest lap in both motos.
Photo: Simon Cudby