Here's a quick blast of photos from the MX2 and Open free practices on Saturday morning. (Sorry, traffic caused us to miss the MX1 practice…though with the soft morning conditions, it was the slowest of the practices.
James Stewart topped the MX1 crowd ahead of Sebastien Pourcel, and Tanel Leok. Stefan Everts was 1.8 seconds off James' pace.
MX1
- James Stewart (USA) 2:09.499
- Sebastien Pourcel (France) 2:10.327
- Tanel Leok (Estonia) 2:10.675
- Stefan Everts (Belgium) 2:11.309
- Jonathan Barragan (Spain) 2:11.796
Former World Champ Antionio Cairoli topped the MX2 practice, with the current MX2 World Champ, Christophe Pourcel, close behind. Team USA's Ryan Villopoto was fourth, behind Norway's Kenneth Gundersen.
MX2
- Antonio Cairoli (Italy) 2:08.295
- Christophe Pourcel (France) 2:08.356
- Kenneth Gundersen (Norway) 2:08.878
- Ryan Villopoto (USA) 2:09.036
- Ben Townley (New Zealand) 2:09.037
In the any-size-bike class, Steve Ramon rode his 2007 Suzuki RM-Z450 to the top spot ahead of British favorite, Carl Nunn. South African Avis Wyatt was third. Team USA's Ivan Tedesco was sixth.
Open
- Steve Ramon (Belgium) 2:07.379
- Carl Nunn (Great Britain) 2:07.422
- Avis Wyatt (South Africa) 2:08.683
- Jussi Vehlvilainen (Finland) 2:09.913
- Yves DeMaria (France) 2:10.008
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