Track conditions were perfect as the 2012 AMA Motocross Championship rolled into Steel City, Delmont at the weekend. With Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Ryan Dungey of KTM Red Bull USA having already won the 450 Championship the main events were undoubtedly the fiercely competitive 250 Lites Class races which is still very much hanging in the balance with Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Ken Roczen, Eli Tomac and Justin Barcia all in with a chance clinching the title.
250 Lites
The fastest man of the weekend was undoubtedly our sponsored rider Eli Tomac on the CRF250F machine powering to the fastest qualifying lap by almost two seconds quicker than fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider, KTM Red Bull USA man Ken Roczen.
In the first race it was championship leader Blake Baggett of the Pro Circuit Kawasaki squad who took the holeshot, but looked to be riding safe and soon surrendered the lead to Justin Barcia. Roczen sat in third but soon relinquished that spot to a rampant Eli Tomac who showed the class he had in qualifying by storming right up to the back wheel of Barcia to make for a spectacular last few laps as the two Geico Honda men battled for the lead, the quicker Tomac edging out his team-mate to take the first moto win. Barcia settled for 2nd ahead of Roczen in 3rd. Baggett seemed content with 4th to keep himself at the top of the points.
The second race saw an utterly dominant performance from Tomac who rounded the first corner behind rookie Jeremy Martin who he soon dispatched with ease and led the entire race from there. Nobody else got a look in as he completed the 1-1 result to take himself second in the overall championship points table, just 14 behind Baggett with one round to go which will set up some compelling racing for next week's season climax at Lake Elsinore.
250 Lites Results
1. Eli Tomac 1/1 HON
2. Ken Roczen 3/2 KTM
3. Justin Barcia 2/3 HON
4. Blake Baggett 4/4 KAW
5. Marvin Musquin 5/5 KTM
6. Wil Hahn 9/6 HON
7. Alex Martin 8/9 YAM
8. Blake Wharton 7/11 SUZ
9. Malcolm Stewart 6/12 KTM
10. Jake Canada 11/10 HON
11. J Martin HON
12. Kyle Cunningham YAM
13. Jason Anderson SUZ
14. Jessy Nelson HON
15. Justin Bogle HON
16. Cole Thompson YAM
17. Baker HON
18. Kyle Peters YAM
19. Martin Davalos SUZ
20. Ryan Sipes YAM
450 Motocross Class
It was all about Raptor Titanium sponsored man Mike Alessi of Motoconcepts Suzuki in qualifying as he set a blistering fast lap time ahead of fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored riders Nico Izzi of Star Valli Yamaha second fastest and Josh Grant of Jeff Ward Racing Kawasaki fourth fastest.
Despite a poor qualifying performance Ryan Dungey continued his winning ways, grabbing the holeshot in the first race and not surrendering the lead all race ahead of Andrew Short in 2nd and Mike Alessi in 3rd.
Things weren't as straight forward in the second race for the KTM Red Bull USA man with Mike Alessi getting a much better start, leading almost the entire race with Josh Grant in second. Dungey soon fired into action and tore his way up through the field to eventually close down Alessi and take yet another 1-1 result this year.
Motocross Results
1. Ryan Dungey 1/1 KTM
2. Mike Alessi 3/2 SUZ
3. Josh Grant 4/4 KAW
4. Jake Weimer 7/3 KAW
5. Tyla Rattray 6/9 KAW
6. Nico Izzi 8/8 YAM
7. Davi Millsaps 5/11 YAM
8. Phil Nicoletti 11/6 HON
9. Andrew Short 2/32 HON
10. Justin Brayton 12/10 HON
11. LaMay YAM
12. Broc Tickle KAW
13. Kyle Chisholm KAW
14. Kiniry YAM
15. Larson KTM
16. Craig HON
17. Howell SUZ
18. Friese SUZ
19. Noren HON
20. Jimmy Albertson SUZ
250 Lites Points
Blake Baggett 472
Eli Tomac 458
Justin Barcia 454
Ken Roczen 427
Marvin Musquin 368
Wil Hahn 282
Blake Wharton 239
Jason Anderson 222
Jessy Nelson 205
Travis Baker 177
Jake Canada 170
Malcolm Stewart 161
Alex Martin 144
Justin Bogle 126
Kyle Cunningham 113
Gareth Swanepoel 106
Ivan Tedesco 105
Martin Davalos 85
Kyle Peters 78
Ryan Sipes 58
Motocross Points
Ryan Dungey 530
Mike Alessi 409
Andrew Short 333
Jake Weimer 327
Broc Tickle 309
Josh Grant 262
Justin Brayton 222
Kyle Chisholm 198
Davi Millsaps 176
Jame Stewart 163
Nico Izzi 149
Brett Metcalfe 142
Michael Byrne 138
Tyla Rattray 136
Tommy Hahn 101
Ryan Sipes 94
Robert Kiniri 87
Ben LaMay 85
Vince Friese 82
Christian Craig 74
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