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Sign of the (Lap) Times: MX of Nations

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 | 11:30 AM

It's a special edition of Sign of the Lap Times presented by Motion Pro, as we break down the fastest laps from each of the three motos at the weekend's Red Bull Motocross of Nations. Here, it's class versus class and bike versus bike in the same moto, which leads to interesting results. Check it out.

 

Moto 1

 

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Rider
1 1 2:13.074 7 Ryan Dungey
2 2 2:13.552 3 Antonio Cairoli
3 6 2:14.276 8 Ken Roczen
4 3 2:14.358 4 Brett Metcalfe
5 4 2:14.664 6 Jonathan Barragan
6 5 2:16.005 6 Gautier Paulin
7 7 2:16.387 8 Steve Ramon
8 8 2:16.827 2 Dean Wilson
9 39 2.17.414 4 Marvin Musquin
10 9 2:17.476 3 Rui Goncalves

 

Fastest lap in both of his motos. Pretty impressive.
Simon Cudby

 

Moto one witness the much-anticipated showdown of AMA 450 MX Champ Ryan Dungey and FIM MX1 Champ Antonio Cairoli, and they brought it, pushing each other for a few laps early in the first moto. But later in the moto, Dungey turned it on as Cairoli began to struggle in the altitude, and his best lap, on the seventh of the race, was nearly a half second faster than anyone.

 

And check out Ken Roczen taking the third fastest time, over two seconds faster than any other 250-mounted rider. His GP nemesis, Marvin Musquin, wasn't able to show what he had when he went out with mechanical troubles, but still nailed a top-ten lap time before he went out. But Roczen was going to do even more damage in mot

 

 

Moto 2

 

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Rider
1 1 2:13.540 4 Ben Townley
2 3 2:14.318 4 Ken Roczen
3 4 2:15.604 8 Clement Desalle
4 2 2:15.716 8 Kyle Regal
5 5 2:16.302 6 Maximilian Nagl
6 6 2:17.094 5 Dean Wilson
7 7 2:17.537 7 Trey Canard
8 13 2:17.673 2 Andrew Short
9 11 2.17.989 5 Xavier Boog
10 18 2:18.071 5 Jay Marmont

 

 

Roczen was rockin'. Remember that nickname!
Simon Cudby

Roczen was really hauling moto two, taking third in the moto with the second fastest time, and he was again nearly three seconds fastest than any other 250 rider. It helped that he got out front and got to race the fast guys instead of fighting his way through the pack. But he was still really hauling!

 

 

Moto 3

 

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Rider
1 1 2:15.644 5 Ryan Dungey
2 35 2:16.085 2 Ben Townley
3 4 2:16.272 4 Antonio Cairoli
4 2 2:16.273 2 Andrew Short
5 36 2:16.323 4 Kyle Regal
6 5 2:17.124 3 Brett Metcalfe
7 3 2:17.143 7 Clement Desalle
8 6 2:17.963 3 Steve Ramon
9 7 2.17.982 2 Xavier Boog
10 8 2:18.463 5 Arnaud Tonus

 

 

BT33 was fast in both of his motos but didn't get the finish in moto three.
Simon Cudby photo

 

 

Ben Townley brought some speed to Colorado for sure, but he was involved with some controversey when he ran into Andrew Short in moto two. He was running second in moto three, getting around Short, before he crashed and tweaked his ankle. Kyle Regal also crashed out, so you ended up with two fast guys back in the 30s in the results.

 

 

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grdi39 wrote: 5:43am October 1, 2010

Whether they are AMA factory guys or GP factory guys, it's awesome to see them all. Forget the B.S. of who's faster. The top guys are all pretty darn quick on any given track. I think it's kool just to see all the factory bikes and gear. The Euro guys got to take a chill pill and quit worrying about either Cairolli or Roczen being their one savior to beat the U.S.

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