250 Lites East Main Event
Both Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Justin Barcia from Geico Honda and Ken Roczen from KTM Red Bull USA were battling from the first corner as Barcia got the holeshot but was quickly edged out by Roczen before the second turn. Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Darryn Durham was in third, with Raptor Titanium sponsored rider and the previous weekend's winner Blake Wharton having a good start in fourth place.
Barcia pressured Roczen into a mistake on lap three and took the lead, with Wharton battling with Darryn Durham for the third place spot. However the intense dicing led to a coming together of the two riders and they were passed by Honda's Alex Martin, before regrouping and overtaking him again after a few corners.
Barcia was uncatchable in the end with a return to the frightening form we have seen him in all season and took the victory comfortably, with Roczen in second, Wharton in third and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jake Canada of Motoconcepts in fourth.
250 Lites East Results
1. J. Barcia HON
2. K. Roczen KTM
3. B. Wharton SUZ
4. J. Canada HON
5. D. Durham KAW
6. A. Martin HON
7. T. Weeck HON
8. J. Bogle HON
9. M. Lemoine KAW
10. J. Gibson HON
11. A. Catanzaro KTM
12. S. Sewell KTM
13. M. Stewart KTM
14. T. Bowers KAW
15. B. Baggett KAW
16. D. Tedder KAW
17. L. Vincent KTM
18. K. Peters YAM
19. S. Rife HON
20. P. Nicoletti HON
Ken Roczen
Justin Barcia, Ken Roczen and Blake Wharton make up the second all Raptor Titanium sponsored rider podium of the 2012 season in the 250 Lites Class
450 Supercross Main Event
With Raptor Titanium's Ryan Dungey out, as well as next points contender James Stewart sidelined, it was a golden opportunity for the the 2011 double champion Ryan Villopoto to extend his points lead, and one that he didn't pass up.
It was the factory Honda of Justin Brayton that sprinted into the lead in the opening lap, but Villopoto had soon passed him and from there, despite a near crash which he managed to recover, never looked like losing.
It was, however, another fantastic ride for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kevin Windham of Geico Honda, who capitalized on mistakes by some of the others in the mix and managed a truly impressive third place. KTM Red Bull USA and Raptor Titanium's Marvin Musquin seems to be well and truly settling into the main class now as he took another very good result with a sixth in the Supercross Main Event!
Villopoto now extends his points lead to an almost unassailable 79 points, however with five rounds still to go, anything can and usually does happen in Supercross!
Marvin Musquin
Kevin Windham
450 Supercross Results
1. R. Villopoto KAW
2. J. Brayton HON
3. K. Windham HON
4. D. Millsaps YAM
5. J. Weimer KAW
6. M. Musquin KTM
7. K. Chisholm KAW
8. B. Tickle KAW
9. R. Kiniry YAM
10. W. Hahn HON
11. J. Sipes KAW
12. J. Grant KAW
13. M. Alessi SUZ
14. M. Goerke SUZ
15. J. Albertson SUZ
16. J. Alessi SUZ
17. K. Regal KAW
18. B. Metcalfe SUZ
19. N. Izzi YAM
20. G. Fatih HON
250 Lites East Points
Justin Barcia 145
Blake Wharton 117
Darryn Durham 114
Ken Roczen 102
Jake Canada 90
Blake Baggett 86
Justin Bogle 74
Malcom Stewart 50
Alex Martin 50
Matt Lemoine 46
Kyle Cunningham 43
PJ Larsen 38
Shane Sewell 37
Les Smith 34
Cole Thompson 32
Hunter Hewitt 31
Tommy Weeck 29
Tyler Bowers 28
Lance Vincent 25
Phil Nicoletti 20
Supercross Points
Ryan Villopoto 271
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 177
Davi Millsaps 169
Kevin Windham 166
Justin Brayton 165
Jake Weimer 150
Brett Metcalfe 145
Mike Alessi 136
Chad Reed 128
Broc Tickle 108
Kyle Chisholm 106
Josh Hansen 87
Nick Wey 76
Marvin Musquin 59
Andrew Short 59
Matt Goerke 52
Bobby Kiniry 52
Weston Peick 39
Cole Seely 37
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Monday, 19 March 2012
Blake Wharton storms to victory after 250 restart in Round 11 of the 2012 AMA SX in the 250 East Lites Class at Indianapolis
250 East Lites Main Event
It was Raptor Titanium's Ken Roczen who nearly had the holeshot in the first 250 race before the restart but was overtaken by Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett. The duo were followed closely by Rockstar Energy Suzuki and Raptor Titanium's Blake Wharton, Darryn Durham, and Tyler Bowers.
Dominant series leader and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Justin Barcia did not have the best start and rounded the first turn around 10th place. Out front, Baggett was pushing to stay in the lead, but Roczen seemed to have the edge. On the second lap, the KTM Red Bull USA rider was able to force his way past Baggett just before the finishline. Roczen looked to be on his way to his first win of the season before the race was red flagged due to Star Valli Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kyle Cunningham crashing badly at the end of the whoop section.
250 East Lites Main Event (Restart)
In a unique move, the race was restarted in the order that riders were in at the drop of the red flag. They began in a staggered formation and were not allow to pass each other until passing an improvised white line. This rule is within the AMA rulebook, but had never been used before in a supercross race until Saturday night. The race was started with the wave of a green flag as opposed to the standard gate drop. The order of the top eight was Roczen, Baggett, Wharton, Durham, Bowers, Bogle, Lemoine, and Barcia.
At the wave of the green flag, Roczen was the only rider with clear track, and soon had the lead. Barcia, who was all the way back in eighth at the restart came alive in the first few laps, passing rider after rider and made his way up to fourth. But out front, Roczen fell on the back side of the double that led onto the start straight, handing the lead to Wharton and bumping Durham and Barcia up to second and third.
As the laps wound down, Barcia was slowly closing in on Durham while Baggett rode in fourth and Bogle made a pass on Bowers to take over fifth. At the finish it was Wharton with his first win since St. Louis in 2009. Durham and Barcia completed the podium with Baggett in fourth. It was also a great ride for Motoconcepts and Raptor Titanium's Jake Canada finished out the top five.
Raptor Titanium's Blake Wharton winning his first Main Event for over 2 years.
250 Lites East Results
1. B. Wharton SUZ
2. D. Durham KAW
3. J. Barcia HON
4. B. Baggett KAW
5. J. Canada HON
6. J. Bogle HON
7. M. Lemoine KAW
8. T. Bowers KAW
9. L. Smith KTM
10. S. Rife HON
11. A. Pellegrini SUZ
12. K. Peters YAM
13. S. Sewell KTM
14. P. J. Larsen KTM
15. A. Martin HON
16. K. Roczen KTM
17. T. Weeck HON
18. K. Smith KTM
19. B. Ripple HON
20. K. Cunningham
450 Supercross Main Event
It was Motoconcepts and Raptor Titanium's Mike Alessi who took the holeshot followed by Justin Brayton, Brett Metcalfe, and a great start for KTM Red Bull USA and Raptor Titanium's Marvin Musquin. Kevin Windham and Ryan Villopoto sat back in fifth and sixth. Out front, Alessi was riding his best race of the year while Brayton stalked him several laps. Finally on lap five, Brayton was able to make a text book block pass on the number 800 rider. Soon both Metcalfe and Villopoto were able to make their way around Alessi and soon had a battle of their own.
Villopoto tried a few inside outside maneuvers on Metcalfe but at each instance the defending champ was denied. For a few laps the Kawasaki ace hounded Metcalfe before making the pass in the bowl turn just after the whoops. From there, Villopoto went onto his inevitable mission of tracking down Brayton in the lead.
By lap 14, Villopoto had cut his lead down to less than one second and was setting himself up to make the pass which he finally did one lap later in the same place that he passed Metcalfe.
At the finish it was Ryan Villopoto with his sixth win of the season, with Justin Brayton having his best Supercross finish ever in the USA, and Davi Millsaps rounding out the podium. Brett Metcalfe and Cole Seely completed the top five.
Raptor Titanium riders Mike Alessi took an impressive sixth place, with an incredible seventh place for newcomer to the Supercross class Marvin Musquin.
Supercross Results
1. R. Villopoto KAW
2. J. Brayton HON
3. D. Millsaps YAM
4. B. Metcalfe SUZ
5. C. Seely HON
6. M. Alessi SUZ
7. M. Musquin KTM
8. B. Tickle KAW
9. W. Peick KAW
10. N. Izzi YAM
11. J. Grant KAW
12. J. Sipes KAW
13. R. Kiniry YAM
14. M. Goerke SUZ
15. J. Alessi SUZ
16. K. Regal KAW
17. R. Clark KAW
18. K. Windham HON
19. G. Faith HON
20. K. Chisholm KAW
250 Lites East Points
J. Barcia 120
D Durham 98
B. Wharton 97
B. Baggett 80
K. Roczen 80
Jake Canada 72
Justin Bogle 61
K. Cunningham 43
M. Stewart 42
P. J. Larsen 38
A. Martin 35
M. Lemoine 34
L. Smith 34
C. Thompson 32
H. Hewitt 31
S Sewell 28
T. Bowers 21
L. Vincent 21
P. Nicoletti 19
S. Rife 17
Supercross Points
Ryan Villopoto 246
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 177
Davi Millsaps 151
Kevin Windham 146
Justin Brayton 143
Brett Metcalfe 142
Jake Weimer 134
Chad Reed 128
Mike Alessi 128
Broc Tickle 95
Kyle Chisholm 92
Josh Hansen 87
Nick Wey 76
Andrew Short 59
Matt Goerke 45
Marvin Musquin 44
Bobby Kiniry 40
Weston Peick 39
Cole Seely 37
It was Raptor Titanium's Ken Roczen who nearly had the holeshot in the first 250 race before the restart but was overtaken by Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett. The duo were followed closely by Rockstar Energy Suzuki and Raptor Titanium's Blake Wharton, Darryn Durham, and Tyler Bowers.
Dominant series leader and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Justin Barcia did not have the best start and rounded the first turn around 10th place. Out front, Baggett was pushing to stay in the lead, but Roczen seemed to have the edge. On the second lap, the KTM Red Bull USA rider was able to force his way past Baggett just before the finishline. Roczen looked to be on his way to his first win of the season before the race was red flagged due to Star Valli Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kyle Cunningham crashing badly at the end of the whoop section.
250 East Lites Main Event (Restart)
In a unique move, the race was restarted in the order that riders were in at the drop of the red flag. They began in a staggered formation and were not allow to pass each other until passing an improvised white line. This rule is within the AMA rulebook, but had never been used before in a supercross race until Saturday night. The race was started with the wave of a green flag as opposed to the standard gate drop. The order of the top eight was Roczen, Baggett, Wharton, Durham, Bowers, Bogle, Lemoine, and Barcia.
At the wave of the green flag, Roczen was the only rider with clear track, and soon had the lead. Barcia, who was all the way back in eighth at the restart came alive in the first few laps, passing rider after rider and made his way up to fourth. But out front, Roczen fell on the back side of the double that led onto the start straight, handing the lead to Wharton and bumping Durham and Barcia up to second and third.
As the laps wound down, Barcia was slowly closing in on Durham while Baggett rode in fourth and Bogle made a pass on Bowers to take over fifth. At the finish it was Wharton with his first win since St. Louis in 2009. Durham and Barcia completed the podium with Baggett in fourth. It was also a great ride for Motoconcepts and Raptor Titanium's Jake Canada finished out the top five.
Raptor Titanium's Blake Wharton winning his first Main Event for over 2 years.
250 Lites East Results
1. B. Wharton SUZ
2. D. Durham KAW
3. J. Barcia HON
4. B. Baggett KAW
5. J. Canada HON
6. J. Bogle HON
7. M. Lemoine KAW
8. T. Bowers KAW
9. L. Smith KTM
10. S. Rife HON
11. A. Pellegrini SUZ
12. K. Peters YAM
13. S. Sewell KTM
14. P. J. Larsen KTM
15. A. Martin HON
16. K. Roczen KTM
17. T. Weeck HON
18. K. Smith KTM
19. B. Ripple HON
20. K. Cunningham
450 Supercross Main Event
It was Motoconcepts and Raptor Titanium's Mike Alessi who took the holeshot followed by Justin Brayton, Brett Metcalfe, and a great start for KTM Red Bull USA and Raptor Titanium's Marvin Musquin. Kevin Windham and Ryan Villopoto sat back in fifth and sixth. Out front, Alessi was riding his best race of the year while Brayton stalked him several laps. Finally on lap five, Brayton was able to make a text book block pass on the number 800 rider. Soon both Metcalfe and Villopoto were able to make their way around Alessi and soon had a battle of their own.
Villopoto tried a few inside outside maneuvers on Metcalfe but at each instance the defending champ was denied. For a few laps the Kawasaki ace hounded Metcalfe before making the pass in the bowl turn just after the whoops. From there, Villopoto went onto his inevitable mission of tracking down Brayton in the lead.
By lap 14, Villopoto had cut his lead down to less than one second and was setting himself up to make the pass which he finally did one lap later in the same place that he passed Metcalfe.
At the finish it was Ryan Villopoto with his sixth win of the season, with Justin Brayton having his best Supercross finish ever in the USA, and Davi Millsaps rounding out the podium. Brett Metcalfe and Cole Seely completed the top five.
Raptor Titanium riders Mike Alessi took an impressive sixth place, with an incredible seventh place for newcomer to the Supercross class Marvin Musquin.
Supercross Results
1. R. Villopoto KAW
2. J. Brayton HON
3. D. Millsaps YAM
4. B. Metcalfe SUZ
5. C. Seely HON
6. M. Alessi SUZ
7. M. Musquin KTM
8. B. Tickle KAW
9. W. Peick KAW
10. N. Izzi YAM
11. J. Grant KAW
12. J. Sipes KAW
13. R. Kiniry YAM
14. M. Goerke SUZ
15. J. Alessi SUZ
16. K. Regal KAW
17. R. Clark KAW
18. K. Windham HON
19. G. Faith HON
20. K. Chisholm KAW
250 Lites East Points
J. Barcia 120
D Durham 98
B. Wharton 97
B. Baggett 80
K. Roczen 80
Jake Canada 72
Justin Bogle 61
K. Cunningham 43
M. Stewart 42
P. J. Larsen 38
A. Martin 35
M. Lemoine 34
L. Smith 34
C. Thompson 32
H. Hewitt 31
S Sewell 28
T. Bowers 21
L. Vincent 21
P. Nicoletti 19
S. Rife 17
Supercross Points
Ryan Villopoto 246
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 177
Davi Millsaps 151
Kevin Windham 146
Justin Brayton 143
Brett Metcalfe 142
Jake Weimer 134
Chad Reed 128
Mike Alessi 128
Broc Tickle 95
Kyle Chisholm 92
Josh Hansen 87
Nick Wey 76
Andrew Short 59
Matt Goerke 45
Marvin Musquin 44
Bobby Kiniry 40
Weston Peick 39
Cole Seely 37
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Perfect start for Raptor Titanium sponsored teams at Fat Cats, Doncaster as 2012 British MX Championship kicks off
It was stunningly beautiful weather that greeted motocross enthusiasts on Sunday morning as the clear skies and warm temperatures brought the fans out in droves for Round 1 of the 2012 British Motocross Championship at Fat Cats Motoparc, Doncaster.
MX2
There were few surprises as the first MX2 race got underway when the two Bike It Cosworth Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Arnaud Tonus and Zach Osborne sprinted into the lead, dicing throughout the race until the very end when Tonus used his effortless smooth style to edge out Osborne, who looked equally as impressive on the sand having completed the opening five rounds of the AMA Supercross Championship with astonishing success.
The second race wasn't so close as Tonus got a bad start, handing the advantage, and inevitably the race, to Osborne who's prowess over the whoops sections and ability to muscle the bike through the rough sand saw him uncatchable in race 2. Tonus eventually had a tumble and was forced to retire from the race with a DNF.
The final race culminated in a classic, as the two Cosworth Yamaha and Raptor Titanium frontrunners battled feverishly to gain the upper hand, regularly overtaking one another and leaving the rest of the field for dead. Tonus eventually managed to pull a slight lead in the last lap and won the final MX2 race by the smallest of margins.
There was some great racing further down the field as well as HM Plant KTM UK and Raptor Titanium's Elliot Banks-Browne secured a third and fourth place, unfortunately missing out on a podium spot due to mechanical problems. Raptor Titanium's and fellow team-mate at the Cosworth Bike It Yamaha team Mel Pocock secured a fantastic second place on the podium.
MX2 Race 1
1) Arnaud Tonus
2) Zach Osborne
3) Elliot Banks-Browne
4) Graeme Irwin
5) Mel pocock
6) Neville Bradshaw
7) Stewart Edmonds
8. Nathan Watson
9) Jordan Booker
10) James Cottrell
MX2 Race 2
1) Zach Osborne
2) Mel Pocock
3) Graeme Irwin
4) Neville Bradshaw
5) Jordan Booker
6) Steven Lenoir
7) James Cottrell
8. Nicolas Aubin
9) Bradley Pocock
10)Stuart Edmonds
MX2 Race 3
1) Arnaud Tonus
2) Zach Osborne
3) Mel pocock
4) Elliott Banks-Browne
5) Steven Lenoir
6) Neville Bradshaw
7) Bryan MacKenzie
8. Graeme Irwin
9) Jordan Booker
10)Stuart Edmonds
MX 2 Podium
1st place – Zach Osborne
2nd place – Mel Pocock
3rd place – Graeme Irwin
Elliot Banks-Browne with Raptor Titanium footpegs
MX1
HM Plant KTM UK and Raptor Titanium's Kevin Strijbos made it all look too easy in the MX1 class, despite real challenges from Team KTM STR and Raptor Titanium rider Mattis Karro battling with him early, the experience and superb bike of Strijbos's was unbeatable on the day and Strijbos goes into round 2 with a very comfortable lead. Route 77 MVR-D Honda and Raptor Titanium's Gert Krestinov and Mattis Karro of KTM STR got Raptor Titanium riders off to a fantastic start with a clean sweep of the MX1 podium.
MX1 Race 1
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Shaun Simpson
3) Gert Krestinov
4) Jason Dougan
5) Marc De Reuver
6) Stephen Sword
7) Martin Barr
8. Mattis Karro
9) Jamie Law
10)Maarten Cremers
MX1 Race 2
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Mattis Karro
3) Gert Krestinov
4) Shaun Simpson
5) Martin Barr
6) Stephen Sword
7) Marc De Reuver
8. Nathan Parker
9) Jason dougan
10)Jamie Law
MX1 Race 3
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Mattis Karro
3) Martin Barr
4) Gert Krestinov
5) Shaun Simpson
6) Jason Dougan
7) Dorren Coutts
8. Stephen Sword
9) Jamie Law
10)Nathan Parker
MX1 Podium
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Gert Krestinov
3) Mattis Karro
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MX2
There were few surprises as the first MX2 race got underway when the two Bike It Cosworth Yamaha and Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Arnaud Tonus and Zach Osborne sprinted into the lead, dicing throughout the race until the very end when Tonus used his effortless smooth style to edge out Osborne, who looked equally as impressive on the sand having completed the opening five rounds of the AMA Supercross Championship with astonishing success.
The second race wasn't so close as Tonus got a bad start, handing the advantage, and inevitably the race, to Osborne who's prowess over the whoops sections and ability to muscle the bike through the rough sand saw him uncatchable in race 2. Tonus eventually had a tumble and was forced to retire from the race with a DNF.
The final race culminated in a classic, as the two Cosworth Yamaha and Raptor Titanium frontrunners battled feverishly to gain the upper hand, regularly overtaking one another and leaving the rest of the field for dead. Tonus eventually managed to pull a slight lead in the last lap and won the final MX2 race by the smallest of margins.
There was some great racing further down the field as well as HM Plant KTM UK and Raptor Titanium's Elliot Banks-Browne secured a third and fourth place, unfortunately missing out on a podium spot due to mechanical problems. Raptor Titanium's and fellow team-mate at the Cosworth Bike It Yamaha team Mel Pocock secured a fantastic second place on the podium.
MX2 Race 1
1) Arnaud Tonus
2) Zach Osborne
3) Elliot Banks-Browne
4) Graeme Irwin
5) Mel pocock
6) Neville Bradshaw
7) Stewart Edmonds
8. Nathan Watson
9) Jordan Booker
10) James Cottrell
MX2 Race 2
1) Zach Osborne
2) Mel Pocock
3) Graeme Irwin
4) Neville Bradshaw
5) Jordan Booker
6) Steven Lenoir
7) James Cottrell
8. Nicolas Aubin
9) Bradley Pocock
10)Stuart Edmonds
MX2 Race 3
1) Arnaud Tonus
2) Zach Osborne
3) Mel pocock
4) Elliott Banks-Browne
5) Steven Lenoir
6) Neville Bradshaw
7) Bryan MacKenzie
8. Graeme Irwin
9) Jordan Booker
10)Stuart Edmonds
MX 2 Podium
1st place – Zach Osborne
2nd place – Mel Pocock
3rd place – Graeme Irwin
Elliot Banks-Browne with Raptor Titanium footpegs
MX1
HM Plant KTM UK and Raptor Titanium's Kevin Strijbos made it all look too easy in the MX1 class, despite real challenges from Team KTM STR and Raptor Titanium rider Mattis Karro battling with him early, the experience and superb bike of Strijbos's was unbeatable on the day and Strijbos goes into round 2 with a very comfortable lead. Route 77 MVR-D Honda and Raptor Titanium's Gert Krestinov and Mattis Karro of KTM STR got Raptor Titanium riders off to a fantastic start with a clean sweep of the MX1 podium.
MX1 Race 1
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Shaun Simpson
3) Gert Krestinov
4) Jason Dougan
5) Marc De Reuver
6) Stephen Sword
7) Martin Barr
8. Mattis Karro
9) Jamie Law
10)Maarten Cremers
MX1 Race 2
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Mattis Karro
3) Gert Krestinov
4) Shaun Simpson
5) Martin Barr
6) Stephen Sword
7) Marc De Reuver
8. Nathan Parker
9) Jason dougan
10)Jamie Law
MX1 Race 3
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Mattis Karro
3) Martin Barr
4) Gert Krestinov
5) Shaun Simpson
6) Jason Dougan
7) Dorren Coutts
8. Stephen Sword
9) Jamie Law
10)Nathan Parker
MX1 Podium
1) Kevin Stribos
2) Gert Krestinov
3) Mattis Karro
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Monday, 12 March 2012
Barcia unstoppable as takes four out of four races and maximum points in the 2012 250 SX East Lites Class
250 East Lites Class Main Event
It was all about Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium's 2011 250 Lites East Supercross Champion Justin Barcia, current leader of the 2012 series, who took yet another holeshot in the Daytona Lites Class Main Event. Speaking after of the conditions, Barcia described it as 'brutal', and he wasn't wrong as the rain poured down on the Florida track. Because of this, it wasn't as plain sailing as he's been accustomed to of late, and Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett pushed him right up to the finish line as Barcia fought with the bike and muddy conditions to stay ahead.
With Justin Barcia out front, and Blake Baggett four seconds behind in second place, the battle for third was just as intense as Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Ken Roczen tried to seize the initiative, moving into third position early in the race, utilizing the skills that rocketed him to being the youngest MX2 World Champion in history last season, but it wasn't enough as the young champion was passed on lap nine by Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Darryn Durham. Raptor Titanium and Rockstar Energy Suzuki's Blake Wharton stayed with Roczen throughout the race, and made him work for his fourth place.
Barcia's team mate and Raptor Titanium rider Justin Bogle had a torrid time of it out there as his bike became lodged in the mud after he came off on lap six, and was unable to pull it out, eventually finishing 18th.
Motoconcepts and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jake Canada put in another solid performance, finishing sixth place ahead of fellow Raptor Titanium rider Kyle Cunningham, also grabbing that sixth position in the points race.
250 Lites East Results
1. Justin Barcia HON
2. Blake Baggett KAW
3. D Durham KAW
4. Ken Roczen KTM
5. Blake Wharton SUZ
6. Jake Canada HON
7. K Cunningham YAM
8. M. Stewart KTM
9. C Thompson HON
10. T Weeck SUZ
11. L Smith KTM
12. S Sewell KTM
13. Alex Martin HON
14. T Bowers KAW
15. J Starling KTM
16. PJ Larsen KTM
17. K Peters YAM
18. Justin Bogle HON
19. J Gibson HON
20. P Nicoletti HON
Supercross Main Event
It was all about the JGR Yamaha team on Saturday night in the Supercross Main Event as Davi Millsaps took the holeshot at Daytona, with his team-mate and championship threat James Stewart in close second. With Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Ryan Dungey sidelined Saturday night with collarbone surgery and the defending champion Ryan Villopoto struggling in the muddy conditions, the Yamaha team dominated the race.
By lap three James Stewart had moved into the lead and it was a reasonably comfortable victory for him from then on. It was great to see crowd favourite Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored superstar Kevin Windham having the race of his season so far in third place, and Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Marvin Musquin having an incredible ride in fourth place, his second race ever in the Supercross Class. Raptor Titanium and Motoconcept's Mike Alessi also put in an excellent performance coming in sixth place.
Kevin Windham
Supercross Results
1. James Stewart YAM
2. Davi Millsaps YAM
3. K Windham HON
4. M Musquin KTM
5. R Villopoto KAW
6. M Alessi SUZ
7. Jake Weimer KAW
8. Broc Tickle KAW
9. Matt Goerke SUZ
10. Brett Metcalfe SUZ
11. Nick Wey KAW
12. Kyle Chisholm KAW
13. Kyle Regal HON
14. G Faith HON
15. J Sipes KAW
16. Justin Brayton HON
17. Cole Seely HON
18. Ryan Clark KAW
19. W Peick KAW
20. R Kiniry YAM
250 Lites East Points
J. Barcia 100
D Durham 76
Ken Roczen 75
B. Wharton 72
Blake Baggett 62
Jake Canada 56
Justin Bogle 46
M. Stewart 42
K Cunningham 42
C Thompson 32
Hunter Hewitt 31
PJ Larsen 31
Alex Martin 29
Les Smith 22
Lance Vincent 21
S Sewell 20
Matt Lemoine 20
P Nicoletti 19
A Politelli 15
Tommy Week 11
Supercross Points
Ryan Villopoto 221
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 177
Kevin Windham 143
Jake Weimer 134
Davi Millsaps 131
Chad Reed 128
Brett Metcalfe 124
Justin Brayton 121
Mike Alessi 113
Kyle Chisholm 91
Josh Hansen 87
Broc Tickle 82
Nick Wey 76
Andrew Short 59
Matt Goerke 38
R Kiniry 32
Marvin Musquin 30
Kyle Partridge 29
W Peick 27
It was all about Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium's 2011 250 Lites East Supercross Champion Justin Barcia, current leader of the 2012 series, who took yet another holeshot in the Daytona Lites Class Main Event. Speaking after of the conditions, Barcia described it as 'brutal', and he wasn't wrong as the rain poured down on the Florida track. Because of this, it wasn't as plain sailing as he's been accustomed to of late, and Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett pushed him right up to the finish line as Barcia fought with the bike and muddy conditions to stay ahead.
With Justin Barcia out front, and Blake Baggett four seconds behind in second place, the battle for third was just as intense as Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Ken Roczen tried to seize the initiative, moving into third position early in the race, utilizing the skills that rocketed him to being the youngest MX2 World Champion in history last season, but it wasn't enough as the young champion was passed on lap nine by Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Darryn Durham. Raptor Titanium and Rockstar Energy Suzuki's Blake Wharton stayed with Roczen throughout the race, and made him work for his fourth place.
Barcia's team mate and Raptor Titanium rider Justin Bogle had a torrid time of it out there as his bike became lodged in the mud after he came off on lap six, and was unable to pull it out, eventually finishing 18th.
Motoconcepts and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Jake Canada put in another solid performance, finishing sixth place ahead of fellow Raptor Titanium rider Kyle Cunningham, also grabbing that sixth position in the points race.
250 Lites East Results
1. Justin Barcia HON
2. Blake Baggett KAW
3. D Durham KAW
4. Ken Roczen KTM
5. Blake Wharton SUZ
6. Jake Canada HON
7. K Cunningham YAM
8. M. Stewart KTM
9. C Thompson HON
10. T Weeck SUZ
11. L Smith KTM
12. S Sewell KTM
13. Alex Martin HON
14. T Bowers KAW
15. J Starling KTM
16. PJ Larsen KTM
17. K Peters YAM
18. Justin Bogle HON
19. J Gibson HON
20. P Nicoletti HON
Supercross Main Event
It was all about the JGR Yamaha team on Saturday night in the Supercross Main Event as Davi Millsaps took the holeshot at Daytona, with his team-mate and championship threat James Stewart in close second. With Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Ryan Dungey sidelined Saturday night with collarbone surgery and the defending champion Ryan Villopoto struggling in the muddy conditions, the Yamaha team dominated the race.
By lap three James Stewart had moved into the lead and it was a reasonably comfortable victory for him from then on. It was great to see crowd favourite Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored superstar Kevin Windham having the race of his season so far in third place, and Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Marvin Musquin having an incredible ride in fourth place, his second race ever in the Supercross Class. Raptor Titanium and Motoconcept's Mike Alessi also put in an excellent performance coming in sixth place.
Kevin Windham
Supercross Results
1. James Stewart YAM
2. Davi Millsaps YAM
3. K Windham HON
4. M Musquin KTM
5. R Villopoto KAW
6. M Alessi SUZ
7. Jake Weimer KAW
8. Broc Tickle KAW
9. Matt Goerke SUZ
10. Brett Metcalfe SUZ
11. Nick Wey KAW
12. Kyle Chisholm KAW
13. Kyle Regal HON
14. G Faith HON
15. J Sipes KAW
16. Justin Brayton HON
17. Cole Seely HON
18. Ryan Clark KAW
19. W Peick KAW
20. R Kiniry YAM
250 Lites East Points
J. Barcia 100
D Durham 76
Ken Roczen 75
B. Wharton 72
Blake Baggett 62
Jake Canada 56
Justin Bogle 46
M. Stewart 42
K Cunningham 42
C Thompson 32
Hunter Hewitt 31
PJ Larsen 31
Alex Martin 29
Les Smith 22
Lance Vincent 21
S Sewell 20
Matt Lemoine 20
P Nicoletti 19
A Politelli 15
Tommy Week 11
Supercross Points
Ryan Villopoto 221
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 177
Kevin Windham 143
Jake Weimer 134
Davi Millsaps 131
Chad Reed 128
Brett Metcalfe 124
Justin Brayton 121
Mike Alessi 113
Kyle Chisholm 91
Josh Hansen 87
Broc Tickle 82
Nick Wey 76
Andrew Short 59
Matt Goerke 38
R Kiniry 32
Marvin Musquin 30
Kyle Partridge 29
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Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Raptor Titanium Riders Whitewash the Lites Class in St Louis with all three of our sponsored riders on the podium, while Villopoto edges his lead on Dungey.
AMA Supercross 2012, St Louis - 250 Lites East Class Main Event
It was a Raptor Titanium rider domination on Saturday night as Justin Barcia took yet another blistering holeshot followed closely by Ken Roczen and Justin Bogle. With clear track ahead of him, Barcia was able to open up a three second lead within the first three laps. Roczen began to lose ground on Barcia as the experienced Geico Honda rider edge out a lead on him, with Bogle began pressuring the Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA rider for the number two position.
Further back, Raptor Titanium and Motoconcepts sponsored rider Jake Canada was having his best ride of the season, and possibly of his career, while running in fourth ahead of Blake Wharton and Darryn Durham. As the laps wore on, Wharton was slowly able to close on Canada and by lap 11, made the pass to take over fourth place.
Back out front, Barcia continued to extend his lead and by the last lap had an eight second lead on Roczen. Bogle continued to pressure Roczen until the last lap, when the Honda rider made a mistake just before the step-over jump, falling in the tight right hander. Upon trying to remount, he dropped his bike again, getting passed by Wharton in the process before getting going again. At the finish Justin Barcia took his third win in a row. Roczen, Wharton, Durham, and Bogle completed the top five.
250 Lites East Results
1. J. Barcia HON
2. K. Roczen KTM
3. B. Wharton SUZ
4. D. Durham KAW
5. J. Bogle HON
6. J. Canada HON
7. M. Stewart KTM
8. K. Cunningham YAM
9. B. Baggett KAW
10. A. Martin HON
11. M. Lemoine KAW
12. H. Hewitt SUZ
13. C. Thompson HON
14. A. Catanzaro KTM
15. J. Gibson HON
16. A. Politelli HON
17. P. Larsen KTM
18. B. Ripple HON
19. P. Nicoletti HON
20. T. Bowers KAW
Blake Wharton
Justin Barcia
2012 AMA Supercross, St Louis - Supercross Class Main Event
JGR Yamaha's Davi Millsaps grabbed the holeshot just ahead of Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kevin Windham, Justin Brayton, and Ryan Villopoto. On the opening lap, just before the first triple, James Stewart went down, dropping all the way to last place.
Millsaps was able to hold Villopoto off for the first two laps before succumbing to the defending champ's speed. Behind Millsaps were Brayton and Ryan Dungey, who had worked his way up from a mid-pack start.
Again in the battle for second Brayton and Dungey both managed to make their way around Millsaps just before the step over jump. Brayton put in some excellent laps, but Dungey seemed to have a bit more speed in certain sections of the track. Soon enough, Millsaps had dropped several positions, being displace by Windham as well and was suddenly being pressured by his own teammate, Stewart who had worked his way into sixth place. In the closing laps, Stewart was finally able to make the pass on Millsaps, moving up to fifth place.
Out front, Villopoto slowed significantly in the closing laps, allowing Dungey to get well within striking distance had Villopoto made a mistake. But the mistake never came, and Villopoto took his fifth win of the season. Dungey finished a close second, with Brayton, Windham, and Stewart rounding out the top five. Barring any disastrous results or injuries, it's now a two-horse race between Dungey and Villopoto for the Supercross title in 2012. Good luck to Dungey on Raptor Titanium footpegs!
Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Marvin Musquin also put in an astonishing 9th place in his first ever Supercross Main Event start aboard the 350SX-F KTM.
Supercross Results
1. R. Villopoto KAW
2. R. Dungey KTM
3. J. Brayton HON
4. K. Windham HON
5. J. Stewart YAM
6. D. Millsaps YAM
7. J. Weimer KAW
8. B. Metcalfe SUZ
9. M. Musquin KTM
10. N. Wey KAW
11. B. Tickle KAW
12. M. Goerke SUZ
13. M. Alessi SUZ
14. R. Kiniry YAM
15. J. Sipes KAW
16. K. Chisholm KAW
17. G. Faith HON
18. J. Albertson SUZ
19. C. Seely HON
20. J. Hansen KAW
Ryan Dungey
Standings after St Louis, Round 9
250 Lites East
J. Barcia 75
Ken Roczen 57
D. Durham 56
B. Wharton 56
Justin Bogle 43
Jake Canada 41
Blake Baggett 40
Hunter Hewitt 31
M. Stewart 29
K. Cunningham 28
PJ Larsen 26
Alex Martin 21
Lance Vincent 21
Cole Thompson 20
Matt Lemoine 20
P. Nicoletti 18
A. Politelli 15
Les Smith 12
Shane Sewell 11
Catanzaro,Pellegrini 7
Supercross Class
Ryan Villopoto 205
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 152
Chad Reed 128
Kevin Windham 123
Jake Weimer 120
Justin Brayton 116
Brett Metcalfe 113
Davi Millsaps 109
Mike Alessi 98
Josh Hansen 87
Kyle Chisholm 82
Broc Tickle 69
Nick Wey 66
Andrew Short 59
Robert Kiniry 31
Kyle Partridge 29
Matt Goerke 26
Weston Peick 25
Ivan Tedesco 21
It was a Raptor Titanium rider domination on Saturday night as Justin Barcia took yet another blistering holeshot followed closely by Ken Roczen and Justin Bogle. With clear track ahead of him, Barcia was able to open up a three second lead within the first three laps. Roczen began to lose ground on Barcia as the experienced Geico Honda rider edge out a lead on him, with Bogle began pressuring the Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA rider for the number two position.
Further back, Raptor Titanium and Motoconcepts sponsored rider Jake Canada was having his best ride of the season, and possibly of his career, while running in fourth ahead of Blake Wharton and Darryn Durham. As the laps wore on, Wharton was slowly able to close on Canada and by lap 11, made the pass to take over fourth place.
Back out front, Barcia continued to extend his lead and by the last lap had an eight second lead on Roczen. Bogle continued to pressure Roczen until the last lap, when the Honda rider made a mistake just before the step-over jump, falling in the tight right hander. Upon trying to remount, he dropped his bike again, getting passed by Wharton in the process before getting going again. At the finish Justin Barcia took his third win in a row. Roczen, Wharton, Durham, and Bogle completed the top five.
250 Lites East Results
1. J. Barcia HON
2. K. Roczen KTM
3. B. Wharton SUZ
4. D. Durham KAW
5. J. Bogle HON
6. J. Canada HON
7. M. Stewart KTM
8. K. Cunningham YAM
9. B. Baggett KAW
10. A. Martin HON
11. M. Lemoine KAW
12. H. Hewitt SUZ
13. C. Thompson HON
14. A. Catanzaro KTM
15. J. Gibson HON
16. A. Politelli HON
17. P. Larsen KTM
18. B. Ripple HON
19. P. Nicoletti HON
20. T. Bowers KAW
Blake Wharton
Justin Barcia
2012 AMA Supercross, St Louis - Supercross Class Main Event
JGR Yamaha's Davi Millsaps grabbed the holeshot just ahead of Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kevin Windham, Justin Brayton, and Ryan Villopoto. On the opening lap, just before the first triple, James Stewart went down, dropping all the way to last place.
Millsaps was able to hold Villopoto off for the first two laps before succumbing to the defending champ's speed. Behind Millsaps were Brayton and Ryan Dungey, who had worked his way up from a mid-pack start.
Again in the battle for second Brayton and Dungey both managed to make their way around Millsaps just before the step over jump. Brayton put in some excellent laps, but Dungey seemed to have a bit more speed in certain sections of the track. Soon enough, Millsaps had dropped several positions, being displace by Windham as well and was suddenly being pressured by his own teammate, Stewart who had worked his way into sixth place. In the closing laps, Stewart was finally able to make the pass on Millsaps, moving up to fifth place.
Out front, Villopoto slowed significantly in the closing laps, allowing Dungey to get well within striking distance had Villopoto made a mistake. But the mistake never came, and Villopoto took his fifth win of the season. Dungey finished a close second, with Brayton, Windham, and Stewart rounding out the top five. Barring any disastrous results or injuries, it's now a two-horse race between Dungey and Villopoto for the Supercross title in 2012. Good luck to Dungey on Raptor Titanium footpegs!
Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Marvin Musquin also put in an astonishing 9th place in his first ever Supercross Main Event start aboard the 350SX-F KTM.
Supercross Results
1. R. Villopoto KAW
2. R. Dungey KTM
3. J. Brayton HON
4. K. Windham HON
5. J. Stewart YAM
6. D. Millsaps YAM
7. J. Weimer KAW
8. B. Metcalfe SUZ
9. M. Musquin KTM
10. N. Wey KAW
11. B. Tickle KAW
12. M. Goerke SUZ
13. M. Alessi SUZ
14. R. Kiniry YAM
15. J. Sipes KAW
16. K. Chisholm KAW
17. G. Faith HON
18. J. Albertson SUZ
19. C. Seely HON
20. J. Hansen KAW
Ryan Dungey
Standings after St Louis, Round 9
250 Lites East
J. Barcia 75
Ken Roczen 57
D. Durham 56
B. Wharton 56
Justin Bogle 43
Jake Canada 41
Blake Baggett 40
Hunter Hewitt 31
M. Stewart 29
K. Cunningham 28
PJ Larsen 26
Alex Martin 21
Lance Vincent 21
Cole Thompson 20
Matt Lemoine 20
P. Nicoletti 18
A. Politelli 15
Les Smith 12
Shane Sewell 11
Catanzaro,Pellegrini 7
Supercross Class
Ryan Villopoto 205
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 152
Chad Reed 128
Kevin Windham 123
Jake Weimer 120
Justin Brayton 116
Brett Metcalfe 113
Davi Millsaps 109
Mike Alessi 98
Josh Hansen 87
Kyle Chisholm 82
Broc Tickle 69
Nick Wey 66
Andrew Short 59
Robert Kiniry 31
Kyle Partridge 29
Matt Goerke 26
Weston Peick 25
Ivan Tedesco 21
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