Vital MX Pit Bits: Budds Creek 2007

Vital MX Pit Bits: Budds Creek 2007


Saturday at Budds Creek (site of this year's Motocross of Nations) had an interesting mix of who's in, who's out (even if only temporarily), and who's fast.


In: Chad Reed, who's making his first appearance of the outdoor season aboard his L&M Racing San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Yamaha. Also in is Makita Suzuki's Ivan Tedesco, who missed the first three rounds of the outdoor season after crashing and suffering a concussion during training. Also in is a foreign dignitary, Yoshitaka Atsuta, who brought over his Factory Honda.

Out: Well, it was just for the afternoon, but James Stewart sat out Saturday's practice sessions, but will be in for Sunday's racing action.

As for Saturday's timed practices, Makita Suzuki's Rick Carmichael set a blistering pace for the rest of the Motocross-class competitors to try and match, with nearly four seconds over Kevin Windham and Chad Reed.

On the Lites side, it was series points leader Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto atop the charts, just over a half-second ahead of Boost Mobile Yamaha of Troy's Jason Lawrence, and Josh Grant's Sobe No Fear Samsung Honda.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for complete coverage of the day's racing. Below you'll find the top ten in each class, courtesy of the gang at AMA Pro Racing.

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Saturday Practice Results
AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, presented by FMF
Monster Energy Budds Creek National, presented by Yamaha

AMA Motocross


  1. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 1:57.753
  2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Ms., Kawasaki, 2:01.304
  3. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 2:01.478
  4. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 2:01.560
  5. Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 2:01.642
  6. Grant Langston, Clermont, Fla., Yamaha, 2:01.880
  7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 2:02.239
  8. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 2:02.269
  9. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 2:02.458
  10. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 2:02.537

AMA Motocross Lites


  1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 2:00.521
  2. Jason Lawrence, Murrieta, Ga., Yamaha, 2:01.121
  3. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 2:01.503
  4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 2:01.990
  5. Ben Townley, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 2:02.015
  6. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 2:02.641
  7. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Id., Honda, 2:02.743
  8. Robert Kiniry, La Fayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 2:02.800
  9. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 2:02.800
  10. Matthew Lemoine, Pilot Point, Texas, Yamaha, 2:03.184
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