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    Sign of the (Lap) Times: Spring Creek
    Jason Weigandt

    Jason Weigandt

    Sign of the (Lap) Times Spring Creek

    July 25, 2018 10:40am
    by: Jason Weigandt
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    • Sign of the (Lap) Times: Spring Creek - Motocross
    Spring Creek MX Park Millville, MN Spring Creek (Millville) Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship

    Spring Creek at Millville is one of the most popular tracks on the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross circuit, as the track offers up a wide variety of terrain. Most of all, the riders think it's a fun layout, with plentiful sand and traction in spots. However, some riders felt it was more slippery than usual this year, probably due to the huge rain that came in leading up to race day.

    Still, riders are able to push the envelope safely at this track, and the challenges are numerous. From the famous sand whoops in the back to the massive ups and downs of Mount Martin, Spring Creek has it all.

    Eli Tomac and Aaron Plessinger also had it all on this day, each sweeping the motos in their respective classes. We can dive into the data here to see how the races were won and lost, first starting with the traditional fast lap times. 

    450 MOTO 1

    LAP RANKFINISHBEST LAPON LAPAVG LAP TIMERIDER
    112:12.69032:17.672Eli Tomac
    242:15.14952:21.232Marvin Musquin
    332:15.20132:19.109Blake Baggett
    422:15.42522:18.798Ken Roczen
    552:18.39052:21.198Justin Barcia
    662:18.52952:21.697Weston Peick
    782:18.79852:22.409Phil Nicoletti
    872:19.32962:21.539Cooper Webb
    9112:19.789122:24.715Benny Bloss
    10102:20.338122:22.040Justin Hill

    450 MOTO 2

    LAP RANKFINISHBEST LAPON LAPAVG LAP TIMERIDER
    112:14.44762:18.001Eli Tomac
    222:15.99352:18.810Marvin Musquin
    332:16.11242:20.736Ken Roczen
    442:16.64952:21.166Blake Baggett
    562:20.26842:23.286Weston Peick
    672:20.87372:22.964Justin Hill
    752:20.88732:22.559Justin Barcia
    882:21.16942:24.195Benny Bloss
    9102:21.59272:24.771Phil Nicoletti
    1092:22.19362:24.449Cooper Webb

    250 MOTO 1

    LAP RANKFINISHBEST LAPON LAPAVG LAP TIMERIDER
    112:15.59462:17.696Aaron Plessinger
    222:16.370102:18.243Austin Forkner
    332:16.42062:18.863Jordon Smith
    4102:16.976142:19.386Joey Savatgy
    572:17.08152:19.177Alex Martin
    652:17.15742:19.165Shane McElrath
    782:17.49742:19.505Chase Sexton
    842:17.47932:19.233Justin Cooper
    962:17.81072:19.189RJ Hampshire
    1092:17.68352:19.242Colt Nichols

    250 MOTO 2

    LAP RANKFINISHBEST LAPON LAPAVG LAP TIMERIDER
    112:16.91362:20.178Aaron Plessinger
    222:17.77442:20.528Alex Martin
    332:17.87672:21.158Justin Cooper
    4182:18.09882:22.478Austin Forkner
    542:18.48152:21.242Joey Savatgy
    672:18.58042:22.358Jordon Smith
    762:18.77862:21.793Michael Mosiman
    882:18.79762:21.469Dylan Ferrandis
    9332:18.87042:20.677Shane McElrath
    1052:18.98642:21.434Chase Sexton

    Tomac Down The Stretch

    Tomac's 1-1 didn't come without a fight from his competition, as Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin made the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider push hard. In moto one, Roczen led Tomac for ten laps. Once Eli finally made the pass (with some help from a lapped rider that slowed Roczen), he finally had the room to unleash his full fury. His lap times were crazy fast compared to everyone at that point. Check it out.

    Moto 1

    1213141516
    Eli Tomac2:17.6762:17.6562:18.2232:20.2612:22.345
    Ken Roczen2:18.8542:19.7642:19.9342:24.2162:24.952
    Blake Baggett2:21.4362:19.7882:20.7842:23.0692:23.314
    Marvin Musquin2:22.1142:24.7572:23.1372:23.7872:27.076
    Justin Barcia2:23.3392:22.6202:24.0602:23.9382:25.437

    Jason Thomas wrote about Eli's crazy laps in moto two yesterday. Lap 14 was all-time nuts. Check it out.

    Moto 2

    1213141516
    Eli Tomac2:19.9752:17.1712:16.1932:17.6732:20.700
    Marvin Musquin2:19.7512:19.9522:20.1172:19.7712:23.677
    Ken Roczen2:24.2152:23.9582:23.9602:26.7602:27.079
    Blake Baggett2:22.2692:21.4082:22.3772:23.2602:27.296
    Justin Barica2:22.8552:23.0902:23.7862:24.6602:26.782

    Plessinger vs. Martin

    After struggling in 250 moto one, Alex Martin grabbed the holeshot in 250 moto two and tried to hold Aaron Plessinger at bay. He couldn't—and Alex says it all came down to the largest downhill on the track. 

    “He was amazing—I was not up to that, at all," Alex said in our Best Post-Race Show Ever of Plessinger's downhill speed. "I actually was catching up to him in the sand rollers, which, I was blown away because his legs are so much longer than mine. I would catch him there and everything I would gain would be gone in that one section. I was trying different lines, but I almost died a couple times. I saw God a couple of times. I was like, 'It’s not worth it!' I tried my best, but AP was on it today.”

    The segment times of the laps illustrate Alex's story. Segment 3 contains the sand rollers. Segment 4 contains the rest of the track—including the downhill. Note that Martin's average time and his fastest (ideal) time in Segment 3 was faster than Plessinger. Plessinger was better in Segment 4, though.

    Aaron Plessinger Avg TimePlessinger Ideal TimeAlex Martin Avg TimeMartin Ideal Time
    Segment 110.93810.78810.91010.632
    Segment 213.95913.51613.89713.345
    Segment 329.61928.51829.45428.287
    Segment 41:25.5681:23.6961:26.2701:24.696

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