Glen Helen US Grand Prix

[Gravel911]

Can't wiat to see this race.

SATURDAY TIMETABLE: Veterans Free Practice 9:25 am; MX2 Free Practice 10:00 am; MX1 Free Practice 10:45 am; Veterans Time Practice 1:00 pm; MX2 Pre Qualifying Practice 1:35 pm; MX1 Pre Qualifying Practice 2:20 pm; Veterans Race first moto 3:15 pm; MX2 Qualifying Race 4:05 pm; MX1 Qualifying Race 4:55 om.

SUNDAY TIMETABLE: Veterans warm up 8:30 am; MX2 warm up 9:00 am; MX1 warm up 9:30 am; Veterans Race second moto 11:15 am; MX2 Grand Prix moto one 12:10 pm; MX1 Grand Prix moto one 1:10 pm; MX2 Grand Prix moto two 3:03 pm; MX1 Grand Prix moto two 4:03 pm.


The Glen Helen Grand Prix track will feature all of Glen Helen’s famous features, including Mt. Saint Helen, the Saddleback hump, Mt. Whitney and the Triple-Step-Up. There are also a lot of new wrinkles, including a fly-away jump over Yamaha Hill (made famous at a local practice session when a local rider stopped at the top and Ben Townley jumped over him) and tighter and steeper Talladega first turn (which will be used on every lap).

Riders list

MX1 (450)
2.....Max Nagl (D) Red Bull KTM
4.....Kevin Strijbos (B) Beursfoon Suzuki
6.....Josh Coppins (NZ) Aprilia
8.....Gareth Swanepoel (SA) CAS Monster Honda
9.....Ken De Dycker (B) Monster Ricci Yamaha
10.....Anthony Boissiere (F) TM
11.....Steve Ramon (B) Rockstar Teka Suzuki
12.....Bobby Garrison (US) Zip-Ty Husqvarna
14.....Marc de Reuver (NL) Beursfoon Suzuki
19.....David Philippaerts (I) Monster Rinaldi Yamaha
22.....Rui Goncalves (P) Red Bull KTM
25.....Clement Desalle (B) Rockstar Teka Suzuki
34.....Trent Pugmire (US) Kawasaki
35.....Matt Goerke (US) Motoconcepts Yamaha
38.....Yentel Martens (B) JM Nestaan KTM
39.....Davide Guarneri (I) LS Honda
40.....Tanel Leok (EW) LS Honda
46.....Ryan Sipes (US) Motoconcepts Yamaha
52.....Matthias Walkner (A) Hillinger KTM
55.....Kyle Chisholm (US) Motoconcepts Yamaha
58.....Weston Peick (US) Rock River Yamaha
74.....Ivo Steinbergs (LV) Latvia Elksni Honda
75.....Kevin Wouts (B) Sturm Kawasaki
90.....Sebastien Pourcel (F) KRT Kawasaki
101.....Ben Townley (NZ) TLD Lucas Oils Honda
105.....Ryan Hughes (US) Ryno Organics Honda
120.....Cedric Soubeyras (F) Sarholz KTM
121.....Xavier Boog (F) KRT Kawasaki
139.....Ricky Dietrich (US) Monster Energy Kawasaki
152.....Antonio Balbi (BR) Tilube Brown Kawasaki
184.....Dennis Stapleton (US) MXA Honda
204.....David Gassin (US) Mach1 Yamaha
222.....Antonio Cairoli (I) Red Bull KTM
331.....Nico Aubin (F) Rockstar Bud Kawasaki
616.....Kyle Phenix (US) Yamaha
702.....Jimmy Albertson (US) Martin Honda
762.....Justin Soule (US) Monster Energy Kawasaki
771.....Devin Watson (US) Kawasaki
777.....Evgeny Bobryshev (Rus) CAS Monster Honda
800.....Mike Alessi (US) Jägermeister KTM
???.....Grant Langston (SoA) Yamaha


MX2 (250)
1.......Marvin Musquin (F) Red Bull KTM
11.....Shaun Simpson (GB) Red Bull KTM
19.....Petr Smitka (CZ) Sarholz KTM
21.....Gautier Paulin (F) Monster Rinaldi Yamaha
23.....Arnaud Tonus (CH) Teka Suzuki
29.....Michael Thacker (US) Latvia Elksni Honda
31.....Henry Huang (Puerto Rico) Honda
34.....Joel Roelants (B) JM Nestaan KTM
37.....Valentin Teillet (F) HDI KTM
39.....Josh Greco (US) Suzuki
45.....Jake Nicholls (GB) HM Plant Red Bull KTM UK
61.....Vince Friese (US) Motoconcepts Yamaha
77.....Alessandro Lupino (I) Monster Ricci Yamaha
89.....Jeremy Van Horebeek (B) Pro Circuit Kawasaki
91.....Matiss Karro (LV) MVR-D Suzuki
92.....Alex Battig (I) Martin Honda
94.....Ken Roczen (D) Teka Suzuki
111.....Jeff Herlings (NL) Red Bull KTM
119.....Mel Pocock (GB) Bike It Cosworth Yamaha
133.....Myles Tedder (US) Tedder Kawasaki
148.....Max Anstie (GB) DNA Shred Stix Star Yamaha
151.....Harri Kullas (SF) Monster Gariboldi Yamaha
160.....Dakota Tedder (US) Tedder Kawasaki
170.....Michael Leib (US) Rockstar Bud Kawasaki
183.....Steven Frossard (F) CLS Pro Circuit Kawasaki
191.....Tommy Searle (GB) FMF KTM
200.....Broc Tickle (US) DNA Shred Stix Star Yamaha
202.....Loic Larrieu (F) Monster Ricci Yamaha
335.....Dennis Verbruggen (B) JM Nestaan KTM
338.....Zach Osborne (US) Bike It Cosworth Yamaha
577.....Martin Davalos (Ecu) DNA Shred Stix Star Yamaha
585.....Travis Baker (US) Motoconcepts Yamaha
824.....Nick Kouwenberg (NL) Jumbo TvE Yamaha
871.....Jared Minor (US) Honda

VET CUP (OVER-40)
1. Matts Nilsson (Yam)...Swe
7. Pete Murray (Yam)...USA
8. Kurt Nicoll (KYM)...GB
9. Darryll King (Yam)...NZL
15. Doug Dubach (Yam)...USA
16. John Dowd (Kaw)...USA
17. Joaquim Sunol (Kaw)...Spa
19. Pascal Bal (Suz)...Bel
20. Manilo Giache (Kaw)...Ita
28. Phil Lewis (Suz)...GB
32. Christophe Lheriteau (Kaw)...Fra
40. Rich Taylor (Suz)...USA
41. Roman Heinrich (TM)...Cze
44. Mehrdad Moradi (Hon)...Iran
49. Scott Sargent (Suz)...USA
50. Jeff Matiasevich (Kaw)...USA
51. Terry Fowler (Suz)...USA
52. Tim Hickerson (Kaw)...USA
58. Drey Dircks (Hon)...USA
59. Ty Davis (Hus)...USA
60. Fred Hatch (KTM)...USA
61. Clark Jones (Yam)...USA
62. Roberto Meroli (KTM)...Ita
63. Chuck Sun (KTM)...USA
65. Erwin Hendrickx (Hon)...Hol
66. Xavier Costa Agusti (KTM)...Spa
67. Gordon Ward (Kaw)...USA
78. Joe Root (Kaw)...USA
199. Matt Tedder (Kaw)...USA
227. David Fontes (Hon)...USA
326. Ed Foedish (Kaw)...USA
449. Koos Dykstra (Hon)...Hol
611. Shawn Wynne (Hon)...USA
835. Paul Krause (KTM)...USA
951. Greg Lafave (Yam)...USA

[paturoa]

I didn't know DK was racing the vets!

[Gravel911]

I had heard during the week that DK was going to be racing in the vets.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/3745772/King-back-to-US-tracks-seeking-motocross-glory


Interesting article on the USGP Vets:

In addition to hosting the best modern day motocross racers in the world, the U.S. Grand Prix at Glen Helen is bringing back legendary heroes from the past.

The third round of the FIM Veterans Cup series will be held in conjunction with the USGP in Southern California on May 29-30th.

Headlining the list or racing heroes that will be competing is former 125 SX champion Jeff "Chicken" Matiasevich.

Always a fan favorite and winner of the 1988 and 1989 AMA 125 SX titles, Chicken finished runner up to Jean-Michel Bayle's incredible sweep of the last 500cc USGP to be contested at Glen Helen in 1992.

"I was oh-for-three against JMB that day," jokes Jeff of the old three moto format for the GPs. "You could say I have some unfinished business to settle at Glen Helen."

After a successful Supercross and motocross career in the U.S., Matiasevich went on to win three consecutive Japanese National Motocross titles in 1995-97. More recently he has raced the U.S. Open and other events.

Joining the ageless Matiasevich at Glen Helen on May 30th will be a host of heroes, including former USGP and Motocross des Nations winner Chuck Sun; multi-time World Vet champ (and San Jose SX winner) Doug Dubach; former Honda and Suzuki factory test rider Rich Taylor, Monster Energy/Team Green Vet racer Matt Tedder; Arizona hotshoes Drey Dirks and Ed Foedish and Noleen/J6 racer Clark Jones.

In addition to the MX greats, off-road legends like Team Husqvarna's Ty Davis and KTM's Paul Krause are signed up to face the European "regulars" like defending champ Mats Nilsson from Sweden.

The Swede has been perfect in VMX competition this year, sweeping both motos at the Veterans Cup rounds in Italy and The Netherlands.

Former full-time GP racers Kurt Nicoll from Great Britain (who has been tearing it up in Supermoto competition the past couple years) and Kiwi legend Darryll King are coming out to show the world they still have the speed that made them threats to win every time they lined up.

Watch for King to give Mats Nilsson are run for his money considering he is the 30-time! New Zealand MX champ, 4-time Australian champ, ranked in the top five in World GP 6-times (including vice championships in 1997 and 1998) and the outright winner of the Belgian, French and German GP's in 1997.

[paturoa]

And .........

......race one, DK 2nd behind Doug Dubach, with the fastest lap time of the race.
Edit: he was actually leading on lap 8

[Gravel911]

Information so far.........

NOTE: SPOILERS...............for Vets class race 1


250 HEAT RACE:
Marvin Musquin easily won the 250 (MX2) heat race. Jeremy van Horebeek made a couple moves to get into second place, while Max Anstie was sizzling as he worked his way up to third. Americans Zach Osborne (6th), Vince Friese (13th), Dakota Tedder (18th), Michael Leib (19th) and Myles Tedder (20th) rounded out the top 20.

450 HEAT RACE:
Mike Alessi won the 450 qualifying race and took the pole position for Sunday’s USGP. Ben Townley chased him home in Saturday’s 450 heat race. Two KTM’s rounded out the top four with Max Nagl and Tony Cairoli finishing third and fourth. Ryan Hughes, who has already retired from racing twice and is pushing 40, finished seventh in the 450 heat race in front of GP stars Clement Desalle, Xavier Boog, Anthony Boissiere (10th), Gareth Swanepoel, Josh Coppins, Kevin Stribos (14th), Tanek Leok and Sebastien Pourcel (16th). Grant Langston was 17th, Ricky Dietrich 22nd, Justin Soule 24th, Bobby Garrison 26th, Dennis Stapleton 27th, Kyle Phenix 31st, Jimmy Albertson 32nd and Kyle Chisholm 33rd (although Kyle was in the top five for most of the race).

Great result for Townley, 3 KTM's in the top 4, 2 350's and a 450 pretty unreal.




FIM VETERANS CUP MOTO ONE:
The Vet riders raced one moto on Saturday and will race their second moto on Sunday. In Saturday’s first moto, Doug Dubach (USA) and Darryll King (NZ) traded position back and forth as they lapped 20 of the 31 riders in the first moto (several Vet riders were excluded because they did not show up in parc ferme at the appointed time—although the FIM should have been more lenient since they changed the schedule constantly during the day because they waited for the famous Glen Helen wind to die down). The excluded riders will be allowed to start the second moto on Sunday.
Doug Dubach and Darryl King were the only Over-40 riders to consistently jump the triple step-up (most of the Vet elected to take a bailout level that was between the big jump...and some couldn’t make it to that level). Notable riders in the Veteran Cup included third place finisher Mats Nilsson (who could run the pace, but fell on the first lap and had to come from midpack), fourth placer Kurt Nicoll (who showed lots of speed, but a little ring rust), fifth place Ty Davis (giving Husqvarna a top five score), Sixth place Drey Dircks (the former Honda test rider is still a good racer), seventh went to Jet Ski legend Victor Sheldon who not only fought off the attentions of Jeff “Chicken” Matiasevich (9th), but moved his way past Terry Fowler (8th), Erwin Hendrickx (10th) and Pascal Bal (11th). The Vet race their second moto on Sunday and the Dubach/King/ Nilsson showdown looks good.

[andy 101]

There is a whole bunch of famous names in the vet class.

[CHOPPA]

DK an BT yeah boys!!

[scott411]

BT fastest in the morning warmup,

DK 2nd in the 2nd Vets moto

[snarldom]

BT passses Alessi for second (behind Cairoli) then gets his front wheel taken out. Fuck you Alessi!

[CHOPPA]

No finish to Moto1?? Fastest lap though...

[Shorty_925]

MX1 - Grand Prix Race 1 - Classification
Pos Nr Rider Nat. Fed. Bike Time laps Diff. First Diff. Prev. Bestlaptime in lap Speed
1 222 Cairoli, Antonio ITA FMI KTM 40:08.080 16 0:00.000 0:00.000 2:20.460 3 45.365
2 800 Alessi, Mike USA AMA KTM 40:08.748 16 0:00.668 0:00.668 2:19.928 2 45.538
3 2 Nagl, Maximilian GER DMSB KTM 40:16.513 16 0:08.433 0:07.765 2:20.281 8 45.423
4 9 de Dycker, Ken BEL FMB Yamaha 40:25.527 16 0:17.447 0:09.014 2:21.091 6 45.162
5 25 Desalle, Clement BEL FMB Suzuki 40:38.170 16 0:30.090 0:12.643 2:20.087 2 45.486
6 121 Boog, Xavier FRA FFM Kawasaki 40:44.268 16 0:36.188 0:06.098 2:22.158 6 44.823
7 11 Ramon, Steve BEL FMB Suzuki 40:48.975 16 0:40.895 0:04.707 2:21.019 2 45.185
8 39 Guarneri, Davide ITA FMI Honda 40:56.131 16 0:48.051 0:07.156 2:22.170 6 44.82
9 88 Langston, Grant RSA AMA Yamaha 41:05.039 16 0:56.959 0:08.908 2:20.683 2 45.293
10 55 Chisolm, Kyle USA AMA Yamaha 41:06.396 16 0:58.316 0:01.357 2:23.643 2 44.36
11 19 Philippaerts, David ITA FMI Yamaha 41:12.035 16 1:03.955 0:05.639 2:23.171 2 44.506
12 777 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS MFR Honda 41:13.468 16 1:05.388 0:01.433 2:23.031 8 44.55
13 4 Strijbos, Kevin BEL FMB Suzuki 41:14.294 16 1:06.214 0:00.826 2:23.517 7 44.399
14 8 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA ACU Honda 41:27.065 16 1:18.985 0:12.771 2:23.648 7 44.358
15 331 Aubin, Nicolas FRA FFM Kawasaki 41:31.302 16 1:23.222 0:04.237 2:23.442 2 44.422
16 22 Goncalves, Rui POR FMP KTM 41:48.161 16 1:40.081 0:16.859 2:25.325 6 43.847
17 105 Hughes, Ryan USA AMA Honda 41:58.737 16 1:50.657 0:10.576 2:25.149 2 43.9
18 52 Walkner, Matthias AUT OeAMTC KTM 42:22.873 16 2:14.793 0:24.136 2:28.170 2 43.005
19 152 Balbi, Antonio BRA AMA Kawasaki 42:36.196 16 2:28.116 0:13.323 2:28.396 2 42.939
20 120 Soubeyras, Cedric FRA FFM KTM 40:26.252 15 1 lap 1 lap 2:27.341 2 43.247
21 928 Garrison, Bobby USA AMA Husqvarna 40:26.574 15 1 lap 0:00.322 2:27.341 2 43.247
22 75 Wouts, Kevin BEL FMB Kawasaki 40:34.955 15 1 lap 0:08.381 2:28.098 3 43.026
23 762 Soule, Justin USA AMA Kawasaki 41:25.077 15 1 lap 0:50.122 2:32.517 6 41.779
24 184 Stapleton, Dennis USA AMA Honda 41:49.364 15 1 lap 0:24.287 2:32.218 4 41.861
25 14 de Reuver, Marc NED MUL Suzuki 42:00.215 15 1 lap 0:10.851 2:25.638 2 43.752
26 38 Martens, Yentel BEL MUL KTM 42:11.149 15 1 lap 0:10.934 2:33.368 5 41.547
27 74 Steinbergs, Ivo LAT LAMSF Honda 42:28.121 15 1 lap 0:16.972 2:34.055 6 41.362
28 46 Sipes, Ryan USA AMA Yamaha 34:09.755 13 3 laps 2 laps 2:24.108 6 44.217
29 616 Phenix, Kyle USA AMA Yamaha 40:56.873 13 3 laps 6:47.118 2:45.496 1 38.502
30 90 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA FFM Kawasaki 31:49.693 11 5 laps 2 laps 2:23.125 2 44.521
31 139 Dietrich, Richard USA AMA Kawasaki 27:29.934 10 6 laps 1 lap 2:27.792 1 43.115
32 40 Leok, Tanel EST EMF Honda 27:42.112 10 6 laps 0:12.178 2:23.363 6 44.447
33 101 Townley, Ben NZL MNZ Honda 21:51.382 8 8 laps 2 laps 2:19.799 2 45.58
34 10 Boissiere, Anthony FRA FFM TM 29:45.874 8 8 laps 7:54.492 2:23.563 6 44.385
35 6 Coppins, Joshua NZL MNZ Aprilia 19:29.696 7 9 laps 1 lap 2:25.397 2 43.825
36 204 Gassin, David USA AMA Yamaha 15:37.316 5 11 laps 2 laps 2:35.956 4 40.858

[Shorty_925]

MX1 - Grand Prix Race 1 - Classification
Pos Nr Rider Nat. Fed. Bike Time laps Diff. First Diff. Prev. Bestlaptime in lap Speed
1 222 Cairoli, Antonio ITA FMI KTM 40:08.080 16 0:00.000 0:00.000 2:20.460 3 45.365
2 800 Alessi, Mike USA AMA KTM 40:08.748 16 0:00.668 0:00.668 2:19.928 2 45.538
3 2 Nagl, Maximilian GER DMSB KTM 40:16.513 16 0:08.433 0:07.765 2:20.281 8 45.423
4 9 de Dycker, Ken BEL FMB Yamaha 40:25.527 16 0:17.447 0:09.014 2:21.091 6 45.162
5 25 Desalle, Clement BEL FMB Suzuki 40:38.170 16 0:30.090 0:12.643 2:20.087 2 45.486
6 121 Boog, Xavier FRA FFM Kawasaki 40:44.268 16 0:36.188 0:06.098 2:22.158 6 44.823
7 11 Ramon, Steve BEL FMB Suzuki 40:48.975 16 0:40.895 0:04.707 2:21.019 2 45.185
8 39 Guarneri, Davide ITA FMI Honda 40:56.131 16 0:48.051 0:07.156 2:22.170 6 44.82
9 88 Langston, Grant RSA AMA Yamaha 41:05.039 16 0:56.959 0:08.908 2:20.683 2 45.293
10 55 Chisolm, Kyle USA AMA Yamaha 41:06.396 16 0:58.316 0:01.357 2:23.643 2 44.36
11 19 Philippaerts, David ITA FMI Yamaha 41:12.035 16 1:03.955 0:05.639 2:23.171 2 44.506
12 777 Bobryshev, Evgeny RUS MFR Honda 41:13.468 16 1:05.388 0:01.433 2:23.031 8 44.55
13 4 Strijbos, Kevin BEL FMB Suzuki 41:14.294 16 1:06.214 0:00.826 2:23.517 7 44.399
14 8 Swanepoel, Gareth RSA ACU Honda 41:27.065 16 1:18.985 0:12.771 2:23.648 7 44.358
15 331 Aubin, Nicolas FRA FFM Kawasaki 41:31.302 16 1:23.222 0:04.237 2:23.442 2 44.422
16 22 Goncalves, Rui POR FMP KTM 41:48.161 16 1:40.081 0:16.859 2:25.325 6 43.847
17 105 Hughes, Ryan USA AMA Honda 41:58.737 16 1:50.657 0:10.576 2:25.149 2 43.9
18 52 Walkner, Matthias AUT OeAMTC KTM 42:22.873 16 2:14.793 0:24.136 2:28.170 2 43.005
19 152 Balbi, Antonio BRA AMA Kawasaki 42:36.196 16 2:28.116 0:13.323 2:28.396 2 42.939
20 120 Soubeyras, Cedric FRA FFM KTM 40:26.252 15 1 lap 1 lap 2:27.341 2 43.247
21 928 Garrison, Bobby USA AMA Husqvarna 40:26.574 15 1 lap 0:00.322 2:27.341 2 43.247
22 75 Wouts, Kevin BEL FMB Kawasaki 40:34.955 15 1 lap 0:08.381 2:28.098 3 43.026
23 762 Soule, Justin USA AMA Kawasaki 41:25.077 15 1 lap 0:50.122 2:32.517 6 41.779
24 184 Stapleton, Dennis USA AMA Honda 41:49.364 15 1 lap 0:24.287 2:32.218 4 41.861
25 14 de Reuver, Marc NED MUL Suzuki 42:00.215 15 1 lap 0:10.851 2:25.638 2 43.752
26 38 Martens, Yentel BEL MUL KTM 42:11.149 15 1 lap 0:10.934 2:33.368 5 41.547
27 74 Steinbergs, Ivo LAT LAMSF Honda 42:28.121 15 1 lap 0:16.972 2:34.055 6 41.362
28 46 Sipes, Ryan USA AMA Yamaha 34:09.755 13 3 laps 2 laps 2:24.108 6 44.217
29 616 Phenix, Kyle USA AMA Yamaha 40:56.873 13 3 laps 6:47.118 2:45.496 1 38.502
30 90 Pourcel, Sebastien FRA FFM Kawasaki 31:49.693 11 5 laps 2 laps 2:23.125 2 44.521
31 139 Dietrich, Richard USA AMA Kawasaki 27:29.934 10 6 laps 1 lap 2:27.792 1 43.115
32 40 Leok, Tanel EST EMF Honda 27:42.112 10 6 laps 0:12.178 2:23.363 6 44.447
33 101 Townley, Ben NZL MNZ Honda 21:51.382 8 8 laps 2 laps 2:19.799 2 45.58
34 10 Boissiere, Anthony FRA FFM TM 29:45.874 8 8 laps 7:54.492 2:23.563 6 44.385
35 6 Coppins, Joshua NZL MNZ Aprilia 19:29.696 7 9 laps 1 lap 2:25.397 2 43.825
36 204 Gassin, David USA AMA Yamaha 15:37.316 5 11 laps 2 laps 2:35.956 4 40.858

For easier reading:
http://www.motocrossmx1.com/reslists.aspx

[Ktmboy]

Jeez, are the gods against us Kiwis when it comes to MX. What hapeened to Coppins?

[peadub]

Not sure what happened to Josh He pulled out about the same time as Ben Lets hope it was Bens bike that was damaged and not him!!!

[Teava]

BT passses Alessi for second (behind Cairoli) then gets his front wheel taken out. Fuck you Alessi!

Yeah but hey that's racing, im sure MA feel's like an ass now that he know's that AC222 was stuck in 3rd gear.

[Gravel911]

Vets results:

Doug Dubach upheld the American’s old-guy contingent with a victory in the Veterans’ World Cup at Round 6 of the FIM World Motocross Championship. Dubach, who regularly uses Glen Helen to test his DRD exhaust systems, has spun countless laps around the windy circuit in San Bernardino, California. That familiarity helped him best New Zealand’s Darryl King by two seconds in the opening 10-lap race and over three seconds in the second moto.

Sweden’s Mats Nilsson worked his way onto the podium after a fifth-place start in the opening moto. The Yamaha rider sprinted out to the lead in Moto 2 but was quickly passed by Dubach who ran out front for the remainder of the day to close out his sweep. Nilsson held onto second until the halfway point when King worked his way past. The overall podium was draped in blue as all three riders were aboard Yamaha YZ-F machines.


Kurt Nicoll picked up fourth in both motos and came up one position short of the overall podium.Kurt Nicoll went 4-4-4 but had to struggle past a determined Ty Davis in Moto 2. The American off-road hero finished fifth overall courtesy of 5-6 moto scores – not bad for a WORCS and desert racer. Victor Sheldon managed sixth ahead of fellow American Drey Dircks. Shawn Wynne was 10th on his Honda, but can claim to have beaten Jeff Matiasevich who scored 11th (9-14) and Chuck Sun, 16th OA. Sun started near the top-10 in both motos but dropped a few positions in each outing on his KTM.

Dubach’s 50-point tally this weekend bumped him into a tie for ninth place in the championship standings, but Nilsson continues to lead the title hunt with 140 points.


Veteran’s World Cup Overall Results:
1. Doug Dubach, USA, Yamaha (1-1)
2. Darryl King, NZL, Yamaha (2-2)
3. Nilsson, Mats Nilsson, SWE, Yamaha (3-3)
4. Kurt Nicoll, GBR, KTM (4-4)
5. Ty Davis, USA, Husqvarna (5-6)
6. Victor Sheldon, USA, Kawasaki (7-7)
7. Drey Dircks, USA, Honda (6-8)
8. Pascal Bal, BEL, KTM (11- 5)
9. Erwin Hendrickx, NED, Honda (10-9)
10. Shawn Wynne, USA, Honda (12-11)
11. Jeff Matiasevich, USA, Kawasaki (9- 14)
12. Roger Jakobsson, SWE, Yamaha (14- 12)
13. Manlio Giaché, ITA, Honda (13-13)
14. Terry Fowler, USA, Suzuki (8-33)
15. Christophe LherIteau, FRA, Kawasaki (23-10)

[Shorty_925]

Marvin Musquin has gone 1-1 in MX2.

[Teava]

woohoo!! GO BT your back buddy!

[raglanash]

Woooohooooo, checked out!!

[denill]

woohoo!! GO BT your back buddy!

And with Coppins 9th in Race 2 - not a bad race for the Kiwis, yee haa..............:clap: :clap:

[scott411]

that was unreal, only a month back on the bike since the bowel rupture, and wins in that fashion, so unreal,

[Crasherfromwayback]

Awesome effort!

[CRF119]

Is there any video footage of this online yet?

[Shorty_925]

Give it a day for freecaster to bring up highlights.

Awesome result for moto 2. What could have been in moto 1....

[Big Dave]

Vege said that R1 retirement was due to tangle for lead and ripped expansion chamber off.

[scott411]

Vege said that R1 retirement was due to tangle for lead and ripped expansion chamber off.


tell Vege to get off it at this time of day, he tangled with Alessi for 2nd (more like Alessi took him out from what the message boards are saying in the US), then fell twice more before retiring, and he is riding a four stroke so it did not have a expansion chamber,

he set the fastest laptimes in both motos, its great to have him back challanging for wins

[denill]

31 May 2010

Ben Townley on top

Ben Townley is firmly back on top as he surprised many by winning Moto 2 of the USGP this past weekend at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino. Making his come-back from injury with Troy Lee Lucas Oil Honda at Round 1 of the AMA Nationals in Sacramento last weekend, Townley wanted to use the Glen Helen Grand Prix to continue to improve his race fitness.

In the Saturday qualifying race BT101 grabbed a decent start and rode a smooth race to qualify in 2nd position.

As the gate dropped for MX1 moto 1 the number 101 Honda powered through the first turn in 3rd position, hot on the tail of Alessi and Cairoli. Townley proved to all he still has the shear speed that he is known for as he hunted down Alessi for the opening few laps. Making the pass on Alessi, Townley turned in at the bottom of a long hill and was hit by the KTM of Alessi, sending a frustrated Townley to the floor. Re-mounting and setting chase Townley then had a further fall which damaged his exhaust pipe beyond repair, forcing the New Zealander out of the race.

Lining up on the gate for moto 2 it was clear from his body language that Townley was on a mission. The gate dropped and as the charging field headed into the long first turn BT101 was up in the leading pack, which he quickly worked his way to the front of. Once out front the Kiwi was untouchable, pulling out a large gap on the field. Riding his own smooth race up front Townley was cheered on to what was a very momentous victory for him.

“It is such a great feeling to be back winning. I still feel I am not at the level I am capable of, and really I am still the under-dog for this year’s AMA Championship. We needed this race to work on some new bike settings and also my fitness in race conditions. I think winning the 2nd moto today showed that we are moving in the right direction which makes me happy and boosts my confidence ahead of next week.” Commented Townley.

Townley now heads to round 2 of the AMA Nationals, which is to be held in Texas next Saturday.

Results

Moto 1

1 CAIROLI, Antonio
2 ALESSI, Mike
3 NAGL, Maximilian
4 DE DYCKER, Ken
5 DESALLE, Clement
6 BOOG, Xavier
7 RAMON, Steve
8 GUARNERI, Davide
9 LANGSTON, Grant
10 CHISOLM, Kyle

Moto 2

1 TOWNLEY, Ben
2 DESALLE, Clement
3 CAIROLI, Antonio
4 ALESSI, Mike
5 BOOG, Xavier
6 RAMON, Steve
7 GUARNERI, Davide
8 BOISSIERE, Anthony
9 COPPINS, Joshua
10 DE DYCKER, Ken

GP Overall

1 CAIROLI, Antonio 25 20 45
2 ALESSI, Mike 22 18 40
3 DESALLE, Clement 16 22 38
4 BOOG, Xavier 15 16 31
5 RAMON, Steve 14 15 29
6 DE DYCKER, Ken 18 11 29
7 GUARNERI, Davide 13 14 27
8 TOWNLEY, Ben - 25 25
9 CHISOLM, Kyle 11 9 20
10 NAGL, Maximilian 20 - 20

World Championship Standings

1 CAIROLI, Antonio 259
2 NAGL, Maximilian 218
3 DESALLE, Clement 196
4 PHILIPPAERTS, David 184
5 DE DYCKER, Ken 174
6 RAMON, Steve 173
7 BOOG, Xavier 167
8 LEOK, Tanel 135
9 BOBRYSHEV, Evgeny 115
10 GUARNERI, Davide 111

[Reckless]

and the offers start rolling in LOL!!!

Man to see his name there above the other!! good aye!

[denill]

tell Vege to get off it at this time of day, he tangled with Alessi for 2nd (more like Alessi took him out from what the message boards are saying in the US), then fell twice more before retiring, and he is riding a four stroke so it did not have a expansion chamber,

Well spotted Scott. Not too bright from Vege tho. :mellow: :mellow:

[vazza]

WOOHOO! That gives me butterflies..

I'm so stoked for my mate who went with his brother especially to see these races in the states.. Geez he will be amping!

WD BT.. keep it up!!!

[Big Dave]

Well spotted Scott. Not too bright from Vege tho. :mellow: :mellow:

He probably said muffler or exhaust pipe or somethin'. One of seven things we talked about.
A misquote is more indicative of my interest in the sport. (Fantastic photography subjects :-P)
'twas good news worth passing on though.

[NECRO]

Is there any video footage of this online yet?

http://freecaster.tv/live/mx/1010873/mx-gp-of-usa-mx1-race-2-replay

[FlangMasterJ]

Is old SlickNick uploading a torrent this week?

I'm trying to dodge spoilers at the moment guys.

[raglanash]

Heres the move.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT7nXEP-v4w

[Katoomer]

Shame that happened,looks like he didn't get out of Allessi's range soon enough . I'm waiting for a torrent too, but it's too hard to stay unspoilt .

[scott411]

the replays are available off freecaster

[CRF119]

Cheers for the freecaster link they had good footage and have lots of other cool things to.

[telliman]

dont think there was anything dirty in that, will be interesting to see how bt go's in the next few rounds on tracks he has'nt riden for a while, having done heaps of testing at glen hallen would have been an advantage, now the real test will come,does anyone have a list of the the rounds and where they are?

[raglanash]

http://www.mxsportsproracing.com/pages/schedule/2010-lucas-oil-ama-pro-motocross-championship-schedule

[oldguy]

F**Ked if I can get that freecaster to work, only plays AC add and then just goes round and round and round and round and round Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Have to admit BT is looking fast, I say he's a serious contender for that #1 plate.


go BT101

[raglanash]

Check this out, BT vs Coppins vs chisolm on the GH downhill speed trap. BT is charging!!
http://motocross.transworld.net/1000096792/videos/transworld-speed-trap-usgp/

[CRF119]

That speed trap thing was interesting townley was hitting the outside berm tho so i dont think it counts for to much. He is deffinitly on pace with the best cant wait to see how the AMA plays out this year!

[denill]

Glen Helen was an amazing result for Ben.

He beat the rest of the World in race 2 and set the fastest lap in race 1. The competition have had a few rounds under their belt and they should be well up to speed now. - but Ben thrashed them.

He beat the best in the World - now - how will he fare against the best in the States?

It's gonna be good.................. :clap: :clap:

[FlangMasterJ]

Awesome result!

Can't wait for this weekend!

Found a torrent for the US GP: http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrents/5687566/FIM-Motocross-2010-RD6-Grand-Prix-of-USA-Glen-Helen

I'm not sure what the quality is like. I'm guessing it wasn't aired in the States?

[FlangMasterJ]

This is an awesome shot!

[Reckless]

its amazing how far back their body positions are you'd think the front would be coming up??

[FlangMasterJ]

Some rad wallpapers!

[FlangMasterJ]

They're probably up in the higher gears sitting back that far and moving at a fair rate of knots.

[vr4king]

Its the start so the holeshot device would keep the front down abit plus they are trying to get as much traction so weight over back wheel is the key....................Next time your riding try hanging your ass past the seat over the guard it actually doesnt feel that wierd and i find it helps alot with traction and stability im so short people think im sitting to much where in actual fact im just off the seat