BT wins again

[paturoa]

GUTTED !!!!

BT and RV both out.

BT on lap 1 and RV on lap 3

WTF?????

[denill]

GUTTED !!!!

BT and RV both out.

BT on lap 1 and RV on lap 3

WTF?????

BT broke his chain lap 2 in 2nd place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[denill]

BT broke his chain lap 2 in 2nd place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chain derailed.......................

[snarldom]

what happened to RV?

[Danger]

He was way back, lost the front end and quit.

[Katoomer]

BT did get the 1000 bucks for his holeshot before the chain came off

[Storm]

That'll pay for a decent chain guide for next race then eh?

[Danger]

I cannot understand how a professionally maintained bike can throw a chain during the first lap of a SX race when there has been no crash or contact. A stone should be a remote possibility.

[denill]

Date: 5 May 2007.

Press release:

Townley’s Vegas Supercross shootout short-lived.

The Las Vegas East vs West Supercross Lites shootout has ended in an anti climax as one of the main protagonists and newly crowned East Coast champion, Ben Townley of the Monster Energy/ Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki team suffered a technical mishap in the main event.


Townley’s road to the main was flawless as he qualified fastest in the East coast group and then went on to win his qualifying race, setting the stage for a thrilling 15 lap final.

As the gate dropped for the much awaited duel, Townley’s number 1E Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki grabbed the Progressive hole-shot. Moments later the New Zealander came to a standstill with a derailed chain putting the kiwi out of contention much to the dismay of the sellout Vegas crowd.

“I really enjoyed riding in Las Vegas,” commented Townley. “The hype surrounding this race is unbelievable. I liked the track and the hard dirt and this has been my first heat win so I was really pumped for the final. I ripped the hole-shot and was looking forward to a battle with Dungey and Villopoto but I guess it didn’t happen. I have had a great Supercross season but it’s now time to focus on the outdoors. My fitness is great and I really can’t wait to pound out those 30 minute moto’s.”

Townley will head to Sacramento, CA in two weeks time for the opening round of the AMA Motocross National championship in Hangtown. As a former MX2 World champion, ‘BT’ is tipped as one of the favourites for the outdoor series.

Race results:

Qualifying heat East coast:

1 Ben Townley Tallahassee, FL Kawasaki KX250F

2 Matthew C Goerke Lake Helen, FL Yamaha YZ250F

3 Ryan M Dungey Belle Plaine, MN Suzuki RM-Z250

4 Ryan Morais Temecula, CA Yamaha YZ250F

5 Branden L Jesseman New Brighton, PA Yamaha YZ250F

6 Darcy G Lange Hemet, CA Kawasaki KX250F

7 Thomas K Hahn Decatur, TX Honda CRF250R

8 Robert S Kiniry La Fayette, NY Kawasaki KX250F

9 Justin D Brayton Fort Dodge, IA Yamaha YZ250F

10 Broc Oneal Tickle Cary, NC Yamaha YZ250F


Qualifying heat West coast:

1 Ryan D Villopoto Poulsbo, WA Kawasaki KX250F

2 Joshua R Hill Yoncalla, OR Yamaha YZ250F

3 Jake T Weimer Rupert, ID Honda CRF250R

4 Christopher Gosselaar Victorville, CA Kawasaki KX250F

5 Joshua Hansen Lake Elsinore, CA KTM 250SXF

6 Joshua M Grant Riverside, CA Honda CRF250R

7 Kyle Partridge Las Vegas, NV Honda CRF250R

8 Troy K Adams Homosassa, FL Suzuki RM-Z250

9 Steve Boniface Corona, CA Kawasaki KX250F

10 Martin Davalos Cairo, GA KTM 250SXF


Final East vs West:

1 Ryan M Dungey Belle Plaine, MN Suzuki RM-Z250

2 Jake T Weimer Rupert, ID Honda CRF250R

3 Martin Davalos Cairo, GA KTM 250SXF

4 Jason D Lawrence Carlsbad, CA Yamaha YZ250F

5 Thomas K Hahn Decatur, TX Honda CRF250R

6 Joshua M Grant Riverside, CA Honda CRF250R

7 Christopher Gosselaar Victorville, CA Kawasaki KX250F

8 Ryan Morais Temecula, CA Yamaha YZ250F

9 Darcy G Lange Hemet, CA Kawasaki KX250F

10 Justin D Brayton Fort Dodge, IA Yamaha YZ250F

11 Billy R Laninovich Lake Elsinore, CA Honda CRF250R

12 Branden L Jesseman New Brighton, PA Yamaha YZ250F

13 Steve Boniface Corona, CA Kawasaki KX250F

14 Jeff Alessi Victorville, CA KTM 250SXF

15 Troy K Adams Homosassa, FL Suzuki RM-Z250

16 Robert S Kiniry La Fayette, NY Kawasaki KX250F

17 Joshua Hansen Lake Elsinore, CA KTM 250SXF

18 Kyle Partridge Las Vegas, NV Honda CRF250R

19 Matthew C Goerke Lake Helen, FL Yamaha YZ250F

20 Joshua R Hill Yoncalla, OR Yamaha YZ250F

21 Ryan D Villopoto Poulsbo, WA Kawasaki KX250F

22 Ben Townley Tallahassee, FL Kawasaki KX250F

[merv]

Bugger!!!!

[paturoa]

Hangtown this weekend!

"In AMA Motocross Lites Ryan Villopoto begins his title defense. Villopoto is looking to add his name to the esteemed list of winners at the event. Last year the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider finished fifth. Teammate Ben Townley, of New Zealand, may prove to be the biggest challenger to Villopoto’s crown. Townley has the background – he won the MX2 World Motocross Championship in 2004."

edit: more

"Racer X Illustrated magazine will be providing web coverage including audio and streaming video at www.racerxill.com. Additional live timing and scoring will be available on www.amamotocross.com.

WHAT: 39th Annual Honda Hangtown Motocross Classic, the opening round of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF.
WHERE: Prairie City SVRA, located off Highway 50, about 20 miles east of downtown Sacramento.
WHEN: May 19-20.
COURSE: 1.5 miles (approx), hard pack dirt and sand.
2006 WINNERS: AMA Motocross: James Stewart (Kawasaki). AMA Motocross Lites: Mike Alessi (KTM).
SCHEDULE: Saturday — Pro timed qualifying, 1:00-4:35 pm., Lites Consolation Race 4:45 pm; Sunday — Pro Motocross Consolation Race 9:15 am. Qualifying 10:00 am. Opening Ceremonies begin at 12:30 pm with final events beginning at 1 pm.

Edit 2: Google earth is a stunner; just type hangtown into the seach and scroll down the results, the first that says Hangtown MX is the one!

[paturoa]

BT 4th fastest in Sat practice rounds

1 338 02:18.845 Practice 2 Jason D Lawrence Carlsbad, CA Yamaha YZ250F
2 1 02:19.599 Practice 2 Ryan D Villopoto Poulsbo, WA Kawasaki KX250F
3 123 02:20.226 Practice 2 Brett Metcalfe Murrieta, CA Kawasaki KX250F
4 101 02:20.438 Practice 2 Ben Townley Tallahassee, FL Kawasaki KX250F
5 62 02:21.175 Practice 2 Ryan M Dungey Belle Plaine, MN Suzuki RM-Z250

Races will be tomrrow morning our time / sun arvo there.

[Danger]

Lawrence and Villopoto got into fisticuffs on the track! Sounds like lawrence was messin' with Villo all day and Villo stopped him at the start/finish line on a turn going into some whoops and the fists started flyin'!
They were rammin heads during that lap quite alot, then during the turn lawrence ran into him, immediatly they were rolling and officials ran after them to break it up. Villamoto jumped on his bike and rode off while lawrence walked off to the pits.

I have pics but for some reason they won't upload to the site.

From the AMA website:
Maybe by now you’ve heard about the fireworks between Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopto. It actually began in the first Lite’s practice, which later saw a meeting between AMA Race Manager Steve Whitelock, Lawrence, Villopoto, and Ryan’s teammate Ben Townley. Later in practice session number two, Lawrence and Villopoto would continue their own “take out” race until they stopped just before the finish line and Villopoto “ghost rode” his bike into Lawrence. A fight broke out and both were later fined.

Word has it that Ben Townley is going to be on Honda's next year.

[paturoa]

Race start times are 8:00 and 10:30. Live laptime thing may be my background at work this morning!

[Danger]

No results yet, but further to the above:

Per cycle news:

The following is from the AMA...

AMA Racing announced today that Jason Lawrence and Ryan Villopoto have been penalized at the Honda Hangtown Motocross Classic from Sacramento, Calif., the opening round of the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF.

According to AMA Racing SX/MX Director Steve Whitelock, for actions detrimental to the sport, Lawrence has been fined $7,500 and placed on probation for one year beginning May 18, 2007. Additionally, as part of the penalty, Lawrence loses his earned gate pick for both motos of Sunday’s Motocross Lites event and will now pick 40th out of the 40-rider field.

Villopoto has been fined $2,500.

The penalties stem from a series of instances that occurred during Saturday’s two practice sessions which culminated in a scuffle between the two riders late in session two.

According to Whitelock the severity of the penalties is relative to each riders’ actions. “Jason Lawrence and Ryan Villopoto both share in the blame for what happened today,” said Whitelock. “However, the penalty is harsher for Lawrence because he was the instigator and has demonstrated a pattern of questionable behavior.”

Whitelock confirmed that Lawrence had received a verbal warning regarding his actions after the first practice session.

The final decision on the penalties was reached Saturday evening after meeting with both riders and their teams, reviewing photos and considering the reports of AMA race officials.