Sign Of The Lap Times: Thunder Valley

Storylines were plentiful at round five of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championships at Thunder Valley. Ryan Dungey got his long overdue first overall of the season, while the Pro Circuit team continued to be a step above the rest.  But you will read plenty about the racing throughout the week, so let's get to the lap charts, brought to you by Motion Pro.

Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:12.250	6	2:14.739	Ryan Dungey
2	2	2:12.829	7	2:14.923	Ryan Villopoto
3	3	2:15.239	5	2:19.052	Chad Reed
4	7	2:17.269	6	2:19.084	Brett Metcalfe
5	5	2:17.294	4	2:19.174	Tommy Hahn
6	6	2:17.651	6	2:19.309	Davi Millsaps
7	4	2:17.685	3	2:19.130	Kevin Windham
8	17	2:18.731	5	2:26.003	Ricky Dietrich
9	8	2:19.204	4	2:21.986	Andrew Short
10	10	2:19.917	4	2:23.315	Justin Brayton

Monster Energy Kawasakis Ryan Villopoto continued to show his first moto dominance. Blasting the field en route to his third consecutive moto one victory, Villopoto also set the fastest lap of the moto with a blistering 2:10.044 a little over two full seconds faster than Ryan Dungey's best lap.

Dungey and Villopoto not only swapped moto victories but they also traded the top spot on the lap charts. Dungey, en route to his first overall win of the season, would set the fastest time in moto two with a 2:12.250 on lap 6.

Dungey set the fastest lap in moto 2.
Photo: Garth Milan

250 Class
Moto 1

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:16.804	4	2:18.638	Blake Baggett
2	2	2:16.906	4	2:19.570	Dean Wilson
3	40	2:17.672	3	2:40.430	Kyle Cunningham
4	9	2:17.800	3	2:22.827	Justin Barcia
5	3	2:18.086	11	2:20.032	Eli Tomac
6	7	2:18.553	6	2:21.235	Broc Tickle
7	6	2:18.769	5	2:21.394	Gareth Swanepoel
8	5	2:19.192	5	2:20.853	Tyla Rattray
9	4	2:19.263	6	2:21.069	Darryn Durham
10	8	2:19.397	3	2:22.121	Cole Seely

Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:17.306	5	2:20.257	Blake Baggett
2	3	2:18.236	7	2:21.802	Eli Tomac
3	2	2:18.582	7	2:20.372	Dean Wilson
4	21	2:19.575	3	2:23.281	Gareth Swanepoel
5	4	2:20.464	4	2:23.078	Ryan Sipes
6	5	2:20.728	7	2:23.471	Tyla Rattray
7	6	2:21.171	4	2:23.890	Darryn Durham
8	8	2:21.210	10	2:24.418	Kyle Cunningham
9	36	2:21.476	3	2:22.309	Lance Vincent
10	7	2:21.576	5	2:24.446	Malcolm Stewart

Monter Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett continued his up and down season at Thunder Valley. Baggett has dominated three of five races thus far in the season (Hangtown, High Point, and Thunder Valley) only to follow up with sub-par efforts a week later (Freestone and Budds Creek). Will the trend continue next week at RedBud? Only time will tell, but in the meantime we can't fail to mention that he set the fastest laps in both motos at Thunder Valley.

No longer referred to as the other South African, Star Racing's Gareth Swanepoel continues to improve as the races tick off in his first full season on the American circuit. After finishing an impressive sixth in moto one, Swanepoel would fall early on in moto two before rebounding to grab 21st overall. But if proof is what you seek, just give his lap times a look and you will see that Swanepoel is slowly starting to adjust to the pace and may be a podium threat sooner rather than later.

Baggett set the fastest lap in both motos.
Photo: Garth Milan

And finally, check out the WMX lap charts below. JP$ may still be digging out of a points hole after a crash at Freestone, but with moto wins and lap times like she logged in Colorado, she may be fighting for that red plate again before long.

WMX Class
Moto 1

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:30.830	4	2:32.849	Jessica Patterson
2	2	2:32.819	3	2:36.819	Ashley Fiolek
3	5	2:35.188	3	2:41.759	Tara Gieger
4	3	2:36.602	6	2:38.306	Vicki Golden
5	4	2:39.500	3	2:41.784	Sara Price

WMX Class
Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:32.391	4	2:35.623	Jessica Patterson
2	2	2:34.102	4	2:38.616	Ashley Fiolek
3	3	2:38.550	4	2:41.076	Tara Gieger
4	19	2:40.166	4	3:14.166	Vicki Golden
5	4	2:43.593	3	2:45.772	Sara Price