Sign of the Lap Times: Toronto

 

 

 

 

 

450SX Class

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	3	57.695	5	59.567	Ryan Dungey
2	2	57.740	3	59.442	Davi Millsaps
3	1	57.746	5	59.220	Ryan Villopoto
4	4	58.168	8	59.788	Chad Reed
5	5	58.184	6	1:00.738	Justin Barcia
6	7	58.266	8	1:00.189	James Stewart
7	9	59.078	5	1:01.430	Andrew Short
8	10	59.279	4	1:01.344	Matt Goerke
9	11	59.351	7	1:01.708	Justin Brayton
10	8	59.698	6	1:01.276	Broc Tickle
11	6	58.945	7	1:00.995	Jake Weimer
12	12	59.998	3	1:03.299	Phil Nicoletti
13	18	1:00.439	4	1:04.200	Weston Peick
14	13	1:00.751	5	1:03.338	Josh Hill
15	17	1:01.202	4	1:04.973	Justin Sipes
16	19	1:01.228	5	1:05.482	Les Smith
17	15	1:01.321	5	1:04.905	Bobby Kiniry
18	14	1:01.526	7	1:03.955	Ben LaMay
19	20	1:02.102	3	1:02.370	Mike Alessi
20	16	1:02.345	3	1:04.974	Chris Blose

450SX

- Ryan Dungey is often thought of as Mr. Consistency, but his speed was on display in the Toronto main event. He didn't win the race, but he did log the fastest lap time with a 57.695.

- Race winner Ryan Villopoto was only third fastest, as his 57.746 was also topped, just barely, by Davi Millsaps' 57.740. This puts the three fastest within less than a tenth of a second in their fastest lap. That's close.

- They key was consistency, as Villopoto's 59.220 average lap time was three tenths faster than Dungey's average and two tenths quicker than Millsaps. His average lap time was faster than the fastest time of half the field.

- As the soft Toronto dirt broke down, lap times slowed, too. James Stewart turned in his fastest time on lap eight, and that was the latest any rider turned in a fast lap.

- Six of 20 riders turned in their best time on lap five; four of them turned in their best on lap three.

- Villopoto turned in only four laps over the one-minute mark. Dungey had five over one minute, and Millsaps had six.

- Chad Reed said post race that he got a good start and didn't know what to do with it, and also that he rode better once he settled in. The lap times reflect that. On laps two and three, CR22 turned in two laps of over a minute. He then jumped into the 58s on lap four, followed by a 59, and four more 58s. He wouldn't go back over the one-minute mark until lap 13.

Comparison:
Ryan Villopoto, Davi Millsaps, Ryan Dungey

The middle of the race was the pivotal point in Toronto. The race leader, Millsaps, was holding his own out front, actually going a little faster than Villopoto on laps eight and nine. Then Villopoto evened him up on lap 10. On lap 11, RV closed in and made the pass. Once he had a clear track at the beginning of lap 12, RV put the hammer down to try to sprint away. His 57.889 certainly did that, adding over two seconds on Millsaps in one lap.

Meanwhile, Ryan Dungey was making a push, going faster than Millsaps and Villopoto on lap 11. But he stalled his bike on lap 12 and couldn't jump a triple. The three seconds Dungey lost to Millsaps there would cost him any shot at second place.

Lap	Ryan Villopoto	Davi Millsaps	Ryan Dungey
11	1:00.216	1:00.535	59.682
12	57.889	1:00.344	1:03.021
13	59.371	1:00.486	59.6