Indy SX Super Spoiler Report
Saturday, March 12, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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Tonight, there were no gifts for Ryan Villopoto—he took the win by just going out and getting it. Chad Reed grabbed the holeshot, but RV made a pass on the second lap and simply motored away on a very difficult, rough and rutted track in Indianapolis. With it, his points lead is up to 26 points.
The rest of the Big Five duked it out hard behind him. Trey Canard and Ryan Dungey collided on the first lap, and Canard stalled his bike and went to last. This left Reed and Dungey to battle for second, while James Stewart clawed back from a bad start. Stewart made a ton of mistakes and lost time, but Reed and Dungey kept battling until Dungey clipped Reed’s rear wheel and went down. Stewart took third and made short work of Reed over a triple to get to second, but there was no catching RV on this night.
Dungey put in one more run and caught Reed again, they battled right to the finish for third, but Reed held him off. Brayton rounded out the top five.
In Lites, Ryan Sipes finally took his first career win, holding off Justin Barcia after early leader Blake Baggett crashed.
Stay tuned for more later tonight.
The rest of the Big Five duked it out hard behind him. Trey Canard and Ryan Dungey collided on the first lap, and Canard stalled his bike and went to last. This left Reed and Dungey to battle for second, while James Stewart clawed back from a bad start. Stewart made a ton of mistakes and lost time, but Reed and Dungey kept battling until Dungey clipped Reed’s rear wheel and went down. Stewart took third and made short work of Reed over a triple to get to second, but there was no catching RV on this night.
Dungey put in one more run and caught Reed again, they battled right to the finish for third, but Reed held him off. Brayton rounded out the top five.
In Lites, Ryan Sipes finally took his first career win, holding off Justin Barcia after early leader Blake Baggett crashed.
Stay tuned for more later tonight.
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YES! Ryan Sipes!!!
Go RV
Good job Sipes, I was glad to see him win. And heck of a ride by Barcia,with his injury and to ride like that, I thought he might dive bomb in and take it but he didnt. I feel bad for Bagget though and you could tell he was totally pissed, but I didnt get the whole looking back while he was racing. Dont they tell you to race forward at Pro Circuit?
But my man RD5 has to stop riding like such a nice guy bang bars a little bit. He had Reed I dont know how many times but he is trying to be all nice and super clean. Put a wheel in on him and get a move on. RV2 is running away with the championship and riding cautious is out of the cards now. Time to hang it out.
RV2 was super strong tonight though, laying down laps reminded me of the GOAT. Just go to work and never look back.
RV2 deff dose not remind me of the goat in any way. But he did ride good tonight, I'm glad to see James start riding some what smarter. RD5 looked pissed an he should be there's no way at the start of this session he thought he was going to keep that number 1 plate with all the top guys back, he has alot to learn he works hard but rides too safe an nice, (i'm not a fan at all of the 5) But I would like to see him stop being so nice an start throwing some elbows. I love it when they interview him he looks an talks like a robot lol funny stuff.
poto is a punk, reminds me of jeff gordon, when he wins he thanks god, when he gets smoked or handed a win, he rode smart, he is good, but he really need attitude adjustment, there making so much cash, they should always be happy.
ronnie your a joke rd5 is a class act, do you want a punk, making tons of money, more than youll ever make, saying he is smart when the top two crash and he is handed a race. or the one who rides so fast, but doesnt know when to slow down? or the aussie who if he doesnt win he is pissed. this is a whole series not one race. dont gotta win them all. rd5 is always consistent, meet him a couple of times and i respect him alot, the others dont think so, dungey is a true blue guy having a rough year, and he might never win another title, so might not the fastest guy on the planet, so say what you will, dungey is a good person and great for the sport.
Although they do make a great deal of money nothing can substitute a victory. If you really raced a bike like most of us here on this site do you would know how ignorant your remark was. Get a bike practice as much as you can when you can, then go out and not run to your potential and then you tell me it was ok "because you made alot of money". Most of these guys have raced and will race for free, so please keep your unmoto like comments to yourself!
Stewart took third and made short work of Reed over a triple to get to second, but there was no catching RV on this night.
WTF, does this mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO catching POTO!!!!!!!!!! He was clearly faster and caught back up to 3 seconds back. He was dead last at the start and made a ton of mistakes. This race was again a GIFT and POTO knows it. Lets see the head to head as see who is the BEST!!!!!!!! POTO knows thats why he thanks God in his interviews!!!!!
I agree a victory is great, you must be a kid, there is there bread and butter, ive raced since 1981, so keep your unmoto comments to yourself.
Stewy is the cream of the crop. Just wish he would keep it on two wheels. Take a second if you have too. Dont need a chump like rv.
@rmz450 I think you just might be in love with RD5 lol the only true thing you said in all that BLAH BLAH was "and he might never win another title, so might not the fastest guy on the planet" ant that the truth hahaha all those guys you just talk bad about just beat you guy RD5 an have many of race's this year. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
what's up with Dungey and his inability to pass other top riders? Thoughout the series he has come up short when trying to pass others. Guess he will have to get used to being called the "former" champ, cuz he is not going to get it done again if he doesnt get better at passing.....
Its all good ronnie. what does hahaha mean, I just love motocross. supercross is ok, id like to see the tracks get faster though. make the whoops smaller, it would make the racing better.
Is it just me or do the tracks this year seem smaller than years before....Lap times are getting shorter every year. Lets get back to the big long tracks so us the fans get to see more racing
Plain and simple....the bad start screwed Stewart tonight.
Ok posers pay attention.
RV got to the front early and laid down some fast laps to get a small lead. He then settled into a pace that was very comfortable and that RD nor CR could better to make up time.
That is very much a smart strategy. That now forces the guys who are down 23+ points to have to "Make it happen" That scenario forces mistakes as you saw all night.
As for the 3 sec gap at the end, of course???!! Lappers and of course RV did not have to push as it was apparent that he had the win and just needed to be smart.
If only JS had been using a similar strategy, he may not be down 23, I mean 26, points.
That race played out text book and was ran perfectly by the kawasaki team and RV. Put yourself in a position to make the other riders have to take chances. He has them down and only needs to ride what is a comfortable pace that seems to be no match for anyon other than JS...if he does not make a mistake. AND it seem this pace causes JS to make mistakes.
So posers, grab another beer shut up...every time you post you show your ignorance.
Hats off to Aldon Baker! That guy clearly has a good program.
Reed is the dirtiest rider on the planet! Anyone who comes up on him he blocks and brake checks them until they crash or give up. The AMA might as well give him a bat and let him throw it in the spokes of anyone who tries to pass him. To think that the AMA fined Chisolm 10,000 and gave him a one race suspention for no contact and it didn't slow Reed a 1/2 bike length and they let Reed race dirtier than anyone since Bradshaw.
"A Fan of the Sport" you are clearly not, or perhaps just not to sharp.
This is a championship battle, not a cage match or a 1 on 1 pick up game. Being there week in and week out is what it is about.
You clearly do not understand this sport. What a...
where is jlaw???? does anyone know? He could beat rv.
Open Class, nice to see a fellow vet (or in my case, a "old timer") on here.
The kids here will understand whats going on in the series if their nuts ever drop.
RV@ is what screwed Stewie tonite, just got back from Indy. Good times. Guys will get mad at me for saying this but Stewie was making all kinds of excuses as to why he lost in his interview at the track(not the one with Erin Bates), he was saying he didnt get to ride all week and blah blah blah. I really hate that, just man up and say RV ran a great race and I got beat tonite. He would get alot more respect if he did. He got beat "STRAIGHT UP " .., He rode well, moved through the pack good, but RV was turing good lap times. So he couldnt make alot of time on him. It happens when guys are all close to the same speed. And glad to see Sipes get his win too. He was really fast all day too. He looked good, and alot of his family was there since he is from Kentucky. He wanted this win bad. Its the 4th different winner in the 250 class East so far. And Wilson struggled all day, he went down in the sand section at practice hard. It had to bother him during the race.
@ fan of Stewie(thesport), A Gift?? are you high?? Stewie can out of the first turn in fifth, not last, and couldnt catch RV2, he made up about 2 seconds on the last 2 laps because RV went into cruise mode. I was there and saw it, so dont make it sound like he got a gift just because you are a Stewie die hard, it makes you sound bad. Stewie rode great, he just couldnt catch the leader, it happens in this sport.
How come every time Bubba rides over his head and crashes, the guy who beats him was "lucky" or given a "gift"? Why can't some fans admit that he just got beat. The points don't lie.
fan of the sport?
More like fan of JS7, I don't think you understand the sport.
If it was all about lap times or even one on one your guy would probably do better.
This is SX with 20 riders on the gate!
Whats a straight up win? If RV2 gets a bad start, comes through the pack and pass Stewart for the win? Or is it getting a good start, putting down solid laps, no mistakes out front consistency. To me thats a straight up win.
where's don ripplestow? he would beat everyone. same with rick fondue. o and bill clinton...hes a pimp
I recall a from many years ago a quote and this might not be verbatim this is close,
"why is it that the guy that trains the hardest practises the most and wants it more than anybody LUCKY" M.Doohan
and what's up with this sport... its getting soo boring....i wanna see the mechanics lined up with down mechanic row with banana peels, jumping jacks, hacky sacks and other various items to throw at opposing riders. think m m m merrrrger with WWF/SX.... maybe mini squids to ink rival riders goggles.... what about spikes shooting out the hubs? maybe thats too far.... but we definitely need sections of fire that they have to jump over
so if you win,....you win? is that right? and if you lose, you lose? no that cant be right
Keep talking about gifts . RV is riding himself into being 2011 SX champ deal with it !! GO VIllopoto !!
do you think rv or stewie (as they call him) has bigger biceps? cause i think the one with bigger biceps should be champ....can someone get some measurements on them for me?
What happened to A.Short and the "hype bike" ?
Stewart wasn't that for back, in those first few laps, and there were only three guys between him and villopoto. If he had the speed, he would have caught villopoto early. He was losing time, just trying to catch up. I think there's still time, but he better get on it soon. Villo looks pretty darn lean these days. Dungey looks pretty darn frustrated. And Canards luck is like a 'toggle switch'. Great season, it's going down to the wire. Vegas baby, here we come !
Right now JS7 is beating himself, as evident by last nights performance. All the mistakes he made and dang near crashing twice is what took him out of this race. But to keep the bike on two wheels on some of those mistakes even made me suck seat foam at home. But to say RV2 got a gift is stupid, he pulled the holeshot and rode fast laps to win. No mistakes, that is what you are supposed to do unless I am mistaken.
And I am no RV2 fan, but he was the best tonight.
: ) : ) Two tickets to Vegas, please !
It never ends! you guys badmouthing Rv? your all hateful poor lil' buddies that need a good pummelling! so, what you need to do right now is SHUT your traps as RV will continue to make your bladders boil! Get a grip and get some anger management help! Who wants it bad enough? just like democrats you don't have a clue!
RV2 won the race, enough said. He go to the checker's first, enough said. If he gets to the checker's first, thats obvious isn't it? He was the fastest person threw the whole race doesn't matter who had a faster lap time or who got bumped. Its racing, just be glad we have guys who are this close in speed. So everyone of you Stewart fan's saying RV2 is getting gifts, shut it, its the guy who gets to the line first, doesn't matter who can put in a blazing fast lap or Trademarks there name to be The Fastest Man on the Planet, that won't help you if you can't put it all together, and Villopoto clearly has it together, even on his bad nights.
RV2 great job. HE's been putting in the work this year it shows. I'm happy he's staying healthy an training hard. I just wish JS7 would step it up an stop with all the mistakes he's starting to look like a C rider an I'm a big fan so i can say that. Before all the stewie fans start bagging on me he's my fav but you cant take credit away from the other riders they work hard too. :-) I read that the TPS went out of A.Shorts bike last night! Please Correct me if i'm wrong
@A fan of the sport.... You're a f**ck*ing idiot. Nuff said.
rmz450??? What a tool! RV is a chump? He was smart at atlanta. He rode to his ability on that track. He could have been stupid and rode past his ability and crashed. He doesn't make excuses when he loses. As far as thanking God, Is this a bad thing? I think if you were laying on the ground in St Louis not knowing if you would ride again and came back to lead the SX series you might thank God too! I'm just glad we see all the different winners! Oh, and the last person Jlaw beat was you boy rd5 when he got in his head! What wins on sunday sells on monday! Lot's of RMZ's still for sale!
For the record... I like rmz's and RD5... Just haven't seen one on the top of the podium in a long time! Outdoors might not be any better....
I agree about the "gift" wins the fantards keep throwing out there, its wrong. If RV crashes its because he was trying to run Stewies pace and crashed, if Stewie crashes RV got a "gift", its hypocritical. Just like guys say RC crashed late in his career trying to go faster to beat Stewie, maybe Stewie is crashing all over the track this year trying to go faster to beat RV2. Its the same thing right??
I'm new to this sport and from watching the races so far and reading most all the comments here under a variety of headings I am confused.
Why are there 17 races if the guy who turns the fastest single lap at the first race is dubbed the Champion no matter where he finishes... What are the other 16 races for?
And why does everyone try so hard to win those last 16 if it's already over on that one fast lap in the first round and if the Champ has already been crowned why does he even show up for the last 16 I mean he's already laid down the fastest single lap and proved beyond all doubt that he is in fact the fastest man on the planet... What more must he prove!
I don't think I will be a fan of this sport much longer I didn't realize getting in that there was only supposed to be one winner and Champion and that the rest are just his supporting cast there to make him shine every week and if someone beats him it's a gift and doesn't really count as they were not supposed to do that.
I guess when the Hero falls all should stop and wait til he gets up and going again so we can have a straight up race.
How do you people call this a fun sport seems ridicules to me...
The lap chart only track the individual time for laps 2 - 20. With Stewart having a bad start and RV getting into first early we can safely say RV had the faster 1st lap.
From laps 2 - 20
RV fastest in laps: 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20
JS fasted in laps: 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18
So in 20 laps RV fastest in 10 and JS fastest in 10.
When RV saw the JS was closing in the end, he stepped up and put the fastest laps down that last two laps to maintain the victory.
I would conclude from this race that we have VERY evenly matched speed from these two riders.
Also keep in mind, RV had to come into the lappers first and that doe have some impact as well...as we witnessed.
One more thing.
And the individual fastest lap difference?
RV 48.433
JS 48.295
A gap of just .138 That is just over 1/10 of 1 second!!
So perhaps folks could back down on the strong opinions of speed when the facts clearly support something else...reality.
To the dweebs who say Stewart got a bad start, he was in 5th on the 1st lap, 3.5 seconds behind Villopoto. Suck on that for a while.
Plain and simple....Stewart screwed himself with the bad start tonight.
Good data Open Class... thanks. And I'll add just one more thing... because JV hasn't made many mistakes, he's able to ride his race according to his terms. The others have to react to JV and press. JV is in a very good place.
Open class, that was perfect, maybe Emig and Shaheen will see this..
lol at the peeps hating on reed for "taking out dungey"
and the the stewart fans... u guys pull info from ur butt dont you?
A little more data regarding the belief that the was some kind of last to 2nd OMG performance.
The gaps represent a change in position in the top 4 (JS passing). The number speak for themselves, just as the lap time number do.
Started in 5th and ended up in 2nd.
1 -2, 22, 1, 9, 7
2 -2, 22, 1, 7
3 -2, 22, 1, 7
4 -2, 22, 1, 7
5 -2, 22, 1, 7
6 -2, 22, 1, 7
7 -2, 22, 1, 7
8 -2, 22, 1, 7
9 2, 22, 1, 7
10 -2, 22, 7, 1
11 -2, 22, 7, 1
12 -2, 7, 22, 1
13 -2, 7, 22, 1
14 -2, 7, 22, 1
15 -2, 7, 22, 1
16 -2, 7, 22, 1
17 -2, 7, 22, 1
18 -2, 7, 22, 1
19 -2, 7, 22, 1
20 -2, 7, 22, 1
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