Ryan Villopoto
Seattle, WA 450 Champion
2x
450SX Champion
4x
MX LITES Champion
3x
- The Moment: San DiegoFebruary 20, 2011Ryan Villopoto may have been the fastest man in San Diego, but he never got the chance to show it.
- 5 Minutes With… Ryan VillopotoFebruary 18, 2011Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto has been a consistent front-runner in the past two years’ Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Championship. This year, he has gone back and forth atop the points leaderboard with former champ James Stewart, and after the Houston round – where he came from outside the top fifteen to finish third – Villopoto holds a nine-point lead in the championship with eleven rounds left to run.
- Racer X Open Mic: HoustonFebruary 14, 2011Stewart, Reed, Dungey, RV, Thomas and Metcalfe talk Houston SX.
- The List: Ten Best AMA Rookies EverFebruary 2, 2011Welcome to another new regular feature here on Racer X Online, Maxima's The List. Each week we’ll do a little bench-racing here at the office and at the racetrack to come up with a list of motocross things. It could involve racers, equipment, destinations, DNFs—if it involves motocross, there's bound to be something we can bench-race about!
- 450 Words: The BreakawayJanuary 30, 2011And no one else was even in the same second as those two. But that’s nothing new, because in every single main event this year, the blue man and gang green have had the top two fastest times in the main event.
- Redux: Los AngelesJanuary 28, 2011It was a good race in everyone's eyes--except those who didn't win it.
- One Industries Thursday Rev Up: OaklandJanuary 27, 2011As predicted, round three lived up to the expectations and perhaps a little further. Ah, but this is only the beginning. What we have here is a serious power struggle that will only become more voracious with each passing round. Ain’t it grand?
- Observations: Los AngelesJanuary 26, 2011Brand new venue on the SX tour and brand new thoughts as well! It’s amazing how that works, right? This week we were in Dodger Stadium and it was pretty cool.
- Villopoto Widens Points Lead Heading into OaklandJanuary 25, 2011Villopoto Widens Points Lead Heading into Oakland
- Sign Of The Lap Times: Los AngelesJanuary 25, 2011Sign Of The Lap Times Los Angeles
- LA SX Podcasts With Seely, Reed, RV, Stroupe and BraytonJanuary 24, 2011LA SX Podcasts With Seely, Reed, RV, Stroupe and Brayton
- Bench Racing Ammo: Streaking LitesJanuary 20, 2011So the PC team has five podium trophies from the first two races. That’s impressive, but it’s not rare.