Click the following link for a 45-photo gallery of motocross race action from Thunder Valley. You can also click the following link for a 28-photo gallery from Saturday's pre-race action in the pits, as well as timed qualifying. Don't forget, if you're a Vital MX member, you can comment on any of the photos in the gallery. Not a member? Join now! It's fast and free. |
The motocross action in Colorado this weekend was nothing short of stellar, with four different moto winners (Ryan Villopoto, Ben Townley, Davi Millsaps, and Tim Ferry) and multiple lead changes in both classes. There was also lots of drama over James Stewart's neck injury, following his crash the previous week in Unadilla. Oh, and did we mention that the day ended with a three-way tie for the overall win. Yep, James Stewart, Mike Alessi, and Andrew Short each had 40 points. And at the midway point of each Motocross-class moto, it was pretty much impossible to predict the winner.
This week's photo gallery is somewhat larger than what we've done in the past, but we think it reflects the great racing action. Take a look (the links are above), and check it out for yourself.
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AMA Motocross
1 | James Stewart | (Kawasaki) | 4-2 |
2 | Mike Alessi | (KTM) | 3-3 |
3 | Andrew Short | (Honda) | 4-2 |
4 | Davi Millsaps | (Honda) | 1-8 |
5 | Timmy Ferry | (Kawasaki) | 11-1 |
6 | David Vuillemin | (Honda) | 8-5 |
7 | Josh Summey | (Honda) | 7-7 |
8 | Gavin Gracyk | (Honda) | 6-10 |
9 | Kevin Windham | (Honda) | 5-11 |
10 | Grant Langston | (Yamaha) | 10-9 |
11 | Jason Thomas | (Honda) | 9-15 |
12 | Ryan Clark | (Honda) | 14-12 |
13 | Michael Byrne | (Suzuki) | 24-6 |
14 | Troy Adams | (Suzuki) | 16-14 |
15 | Bobby Garrison | (Yamaha) | 20-13 |
16 | Antonio Balbi | (Honda) | 12-37 |
17 | Ivan Tedesco | (Suzuki) | 13-27 |
18 | Kyle Lewis | (Honda) | 19-16 |
19 | Kyle Summers | (Kawasaki) | 18-18 |
20 | Shaun Skinner | (Honda) | 15-36 |
21 | Ricky Dietrich | (Kawasaki) | 39-17 |
22 | Kyle Mace | (Kawasaki) | 17-34 |
23 | Adam Chatfield | (Honda) | 22-19 |
24 | Doug Dehaan | (Honda) | 36-20 |
25 | Kevin Rookstool | (Honda) | 23-21 |
26 | Chris Whitcraft | (Honda) | 26-23 |
27 | Jimmy Hazel | (Honda) | 25-24 |
28 | Leighton Lillie | (Honda) | 28-25 |
29 | Jacob Morrison | (Kawasaki) | 27-26 |
30 | Cole Siebler | (Kawasaki) | 32-22 |
31 | Bryan Johnson | (Honda) | 21-39 |
32 | Vernon Mckiddie | (Yamaha) | 34-28 |
33 | Joe Oehlhof | (Kawasaki) | 35-29 |
34 | Jacob Marsack | (Yamaha) | 31-33 |
35 | Chris Blose | (Kawasaki) | 33-32 |
36 | Travis Sewell | (Suzuki) | 37-30 |
37 | Rbert Fitch | (Honda) | 30-38 |
38 | Travis Bannister | (Honda) | 40-35 |
39 | Jeff Alessi | (KTM) | 38-40 |
40 | Daryl Ecklund | (Honda) | 41-41 |
41 | Michael Sleeter | (KTM) | 29-DNS |
42 | Destry Abbott | (Kawasaki) | DNS-31 |
AMA Motocross Lites
1 | Ben Townley | (Kawasaki) | 2-1 |
2 | Ryan Villopoto | (Kawasaki) | 1-2 |
3 | Josh Grant | (Honda) | 3-4 |
4 | Jason Lawrence | (Yamaha) | 7-3 |
5 | Brett Metcalfe | (Kawasaki) | 5-5 |
6 | Martin Davalos | (KTM) | 6-6 |
7 | Chris Gosselaar | (Kawasaki) | 10-7 |
8 | Andrew McFarlane | (Suzuki) | 9-8 |
9 | Tommy Hahn | (Honda) | 8-9 |
10 | Broc Hepler | (Yamaha) | 11-12 |
11 | Ryan Dungey | (Suzuki) | 4-33 |
12 | Kyle Chisholm | (Kawasaki) | 12-13 |
13 | Matt Goerke | (Yamaha) | 38-10 |
14 | Jake Weimer | (Honda) | 37-11 |
15 | Robert Kiniry | (Kawasaki) | 16-16 |
16 | Brock Tickle | (Yamaha) | 13-21 |
17 | Steve Boniface | (Kawasaki) | 28-14 |
18 | Billy Laninovich | (Honda) | 14-23 |
19 | Daniel Sani | (Yamaha) | 24-15 |
20 | Dusty Klatt | (Yamaha) | 18-18 |
21 | Kyle Smith | (Suzuki) | 15-37 |
22 | Ryan Sipes | (Honda) | 17-20 |
23 | Branden Jesseman | (Yamaha) | 35-17 |
24 | Joaquim Rodrigues | (KTM) | 19-19 |
25 | Ricky Renner | (Honda) | 20-35 |
26 | Levi Kilbarger | (Honda) | 23-26 |
27 | Billy Ainsworth | (Kawasaki) | 22-30 |
28 | Danny Bajza | (Honda) | 30-24 |
29 | Hunter Meyer | (Honda) | 27-27 |
30 | Mitch Dougherty | (Honda) | 26-28 |
31 | Michael Lapaglia | (Yamaha) | 33-22 |
32 | Adam Miller | (KTM) | 21-34 |
33 | Shane Sewell | (Suzuki) | 25-31 |
34 | Kevin Hoge | (Suzuki) | 31-29 |
35 | Josh Hill | (Yamaha) | 32-32 |
36 | Dennis Jonon | (Honda) | 40-25 |
37 | Bruce Dehn | (Kawasaki) | 29-39 |
38 | Brad Kelly | (Yamaha) | 34-36 |
39 | Tony Sherman | (KTM) | 36-38 |
40 | Matt Lemoine | (Yamaha) | 39-41 |
41 | Drew Gosselaar | (Honda) | 41-40 |
42 | Ryan Morais | (Yamaha) | 42-42 |
AMA Motocross Point Standings
1 | James Stewart | 265 |
2 | Ricky Carmichael | 241 |
3 | Timmy Ferry | 239 |
4 | Andrew Short | 237 |
5 | Mike Alessi | 224 |
6 | Grant Langston | 213 |
7 | Kevin Windham | 203 |
8 | Davi Millsaps | 172 |
9 | David Vuillemin | 164 |
10 | Gavin Gracyk | 129 |
11 | Michael Byrne | 128 |
12 | Josh Summey | 95 |
13 | Ivan Tedesco | 83 |
14 | Jason Thomas | 73 |
15 | Jeff Alessi | 68 |
16 | Ryan Clark | 55 |
17 | Kyle Lewis | 52 |
18 | Troy Adams | 51 |
19 | Antonio Balbi | 51 |
AMA Motocross Lites Point Standings
1 | Ben Townley | 310 |
2 | Ryan Villopoto | 310 |
3 | Josh Grant | 253 |
4 | Jason Lawrence | 246 |
5 | Ryan Dungey | 212 |
6 | Jake Weimer | 141 |
7 | Tommy Hahn | 129 |
8 | Andrew McFarlane | 128 |
9 | Josh Hill | 121 |
10 | Kyle Chisholm | 111 |
11 | Matt Goerke | 105 |
12 | Brock Tickle | 104 |
13 | Robert Kiniry | 100 |
14 | Chris Gosselaar | 78 |
15 | Steve Boniface | 66 |
16 | Brett Metcalfe | 64 |
17 | Martin Davalos | 61 |
18 | Joaquim Rodrigues | 55 |
19 | Matt Lemoine | 55 |
20 | Billy Laninovich | 51 |