Ryan Villapoto (1) chases Bret Metcalfe (123) in Motocross Lites Action
Everything is all tied up at Thunder Valley!
Motocross and Motocross Lites classes decided by tiebreakers
Lakewood, CO July22nd, 2007 - A three way tie in the Motocross Class and a two way tie in the Lites Class were decided by the second moto place tiebreaker Sunday at the Thunder Valley Motocross Track. Clear skies, 98 degree temperatures, and an enthusiastic Colorado motocross crowed greeted round 7 of the AMA National Motocross Championship series as it visited Colorado.
Motocross Class - Kawasaki mounted James Stewart went
from taking an ambulance ride last week to winning the overall victory this
week. After a strong showing for the first 15 minutes of the first moto Stewart
faded and ended up with a fourth. Stewart's second moto went much better with
him being able to
put
his KX450F into the second slot at the end of the moto, good enough for the
overall victory. Second overall went to KTM's Mike Allesi with moto finishes of
3-3. Colorado Native Andrew Short took his Honda CRF450R to the final podium
spot via 2-4 finishes. All three riders were tied on points after the two races
and the second moto tiebreaker was used to determine the overall finishing
order. The rider with the best finish in the second moto gets the advantage so
Stewarts second was good enough to take the overall honors. Allesi's third put
him ahead of Andrew Short who rounded out the podium. First moto winner Davi
Millsaps fell victim to a bad fuel gremlin in the second moto, falling to 8th
which gave him a fourth overall for the day on his Honda CRF450R. Second moto
winner Tim Ferry took fifth overall with moto finishes of 11-1.
Stewart now leads the series championship with Ricky Carmichael in second and Tim Ferry in third.
Motocross Lites Class - The Lites
class was once again a battle between Kawasaki stars Ryan Villopoto and Ben
Townley, who came into the event tied in the points standings. Villopoto won
moto one as Townley fell early and worked his way back up into second by the end
of the moto. In moto
two
Townley was second to Villopoto in the early going before Villopoto fell over in
a turn and handed the lead to Townley. Villopoto crashed in the same turn the
next lap, and that was all Townley needed, as he rode off to an easy victory and
Villopoto settled for second. Third overall went to Honda's Josh Grant with 3-4
moto finishes. Jason Lawrence followed in fourth on his Yamaha YZ250F placing
7th in the first moto and 3rd in the final moto. Fifth overall went to Brett
Metcalfe on a Honda CRF250R with moto tallies of 5-5.
Townley and Villapoto came into and left Colorado tied for the series points lead.
