Supercross
JGR's Justin Brayton was the quickest rider around the track in St. Louis.
Muscle Milk/Toyota/JGR Racing’s Justin Brayton was the fastest rider this afternoon in qualifying practice for Round 14 of the AMA Supercross Series. The Iowa native banged out a 51.025-second lap during the first practice session. Current points leader, Ryan Dungey, grabbed the second slot with a 51.142 - four-tenths of a second ahead of his championship rival, Ryan Villopoto. Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps was fourth fastest around the rutted St. Louis track. Kevin Windham rounded out the top-five with a 51.931 second-lap on the GEICO Powersports Honda.
Honda’s Andrew Short spun a 52.609 to post the sixth-fastest time ahead of last week’s podium finisher, Ivan Tedesco. Kyle Chisholm had the eighth-fastest lap during his 30 minutes of practice with a 53.336. Rockstar Suzuki’s Tommy Hahn and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad Reed finished out the top-10, respectively.
Ryan Dungey was second-fastest in practice almost one half of a second ahead of Ryan Villopoto.
1. Justin Brayton 51.025
2. Ryan Dungey 51.142
3. Ryan Villopoto 51.578
4. Davi Millsaps 51.903
5. Kevin Windham 51.931
6. Andrew Short 52.609
7. Ivan Tedesco 52.828
8. Kyle Chisholm 53.336
9. Tommy Hahn 53.372
10. Chad Reed 53.489
East Coast Lites
Moto Concepts’ Ryan Sipes topped the East Coast Lites division with a lap time of 52.350 seconds. Dean Wilson put his Pro Circuit KX250F into the third slot behind a surprise second-fastest time from Tevin Tapia. Ecuadorian racer Martin Davalos clocked a 53.752 lap to give him fourth gate pick. 2010 East Coast champ, Christophe Pourcel, set the fifth-fastest time in the first practice and decided to take it easy in the second.
Moto Concepts' Ryan Sipes was fastest in the Lites practice. Can he keep the momentum gong into the main event?
1. Ryan Sipes 52.350
2. Tevin Tapia 53.147
3. Dean Wilson 53.492
4. Martin Davalos 53.752
5. Christophe Pourcel 53.994
6. Kyle Cunningham 54.075
7. Matt Lemoine 54.411
8. Justin Barcia 54.606
9. Brett Metcalfe 54.793
10. Blake Baggett 55.423
The awesome St. Louie dirt is already beginning to rut up in the corners and on the faces of the jumps. Everyone is going to need to stay focused when attacking the whoops, or some serious cross-rut swapping could put them on the ground in a hurry. There is only one triple jump in the middle of tonight’s track, but there is a sweet rhythm section that has more combinations than the menu at your favorite Mexican restaurant. Stay tuned for the results from tonight’s action.
