Final Dallas Practice Report and Race Preview
Saturday, April 2, 2011 | 8:15 PM
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PrintThe final practice sessions are complete here and we’re ready to go racing. If the times are any indication, it’s going to be close tonight. For example, James Stewart led the first practice session 49.31 to Ryan Dungey’s 49.35, and in the second session times were all over the board. Stewart led early, then Chad Reed got into the mix, and then Stewart answered with a 48.731 to take the top spot. Reed was second with a 49.0, followed by Trey Canard’s 49.24, Dungey’s 49.26, Kevin Windham’s 49.6 and Ryan Villopoto’s 49.8. Six riders between .8 seconds.
In Lites, Ryan Sipes was off to his usual tricks, leading the first practice session pretty much the whole way. He was out front for most of the second session, too, but late in the game, Dean Wilson logged a late fast lap to top sipes, 50.8 to 50.9. Baggett, Stewart Barcia round out top five. Everyone got faster in session two, so Stewart is first overall in the SX Class, and Wilson in Lites.
Not much to seperate the pack on this track. Everyone is jumping the same through the long rhythm lane, so time will have to be made up in the corners and the whoops. And the whoops are very gnarly. The track is very hard packed, too, which only makes the the whoops tougher. Also, this has got to be the craziest stadium supercross has ever visited. This is truly a billion-dollar palace, and the seats are already looking pretty full, even with a Texas Rangers game taking place across the street.
We’re set for a big night of supercross. Be sure to follow us on twitter @racerxonline
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Put it down REED!! GO 22
All aboard the two-two train!! Go Reedy!!
JS7 will be eating terra firma by lap 7
I hope all the players get through the first turn and all get a top 5 start... then we will see who wants it.
GAME ON!
GO REED!!!!!
Go James! Earn back that bail money dude!
Maybe Stewart should try using his lights instead of just jumping on riders !
We can listen to the "fastest man on earth" BS no matter how many times he crashes.
I hope stewart wins so Erin Bates can ask him about the arrest instead of the win!!!!
I agree with motohead, if all 5 can get through the first turn clean, i`ll be a happy man.
Should be interesting if nobody is defining themselves through the rythym section. Hope Big-D stands for DRAMA tonight!
Go Reed !
Heat 1 - RV2 wins........ Reed hit the deck...
Heat 2 - Stewart passed Canard for victory
Malcolm's getting quick. Faster than Barcia. Hell yea. Hope James gets smoked. Its about time for a villopoto ride clinic!!! DArryn Durham needs to show the big red He needs blake whartons Geico Honda...Go Dean, go stroupe
Come on Reed!!!!!!! Season has been awesome so far, going to go down to the wire! Always been a Reed fan back to when he first stepped foot on U.S.A. soil, riding a Yamaha YZ 250. Would be awesome to see him win his 3rd Championship as a "privateer"! As long as the racing keeps on roosting as tight as it has been, I am a happy fan!!!!!!!!
JS7
Reed came to America on a Kawasaki I believe ......then rode the YoT 125cc.....
Do you think RV2 will melt down like Damon Bradshaw did in 92 supercross season?
@ Rick Melon, no he came to America to ride the YZ125. His Kawi days were in the GP's
@rick melon, @mw, he had the yot ride lined up for the 250f, no 125 fellas.
ozzi- you are correct, but in his rookie season in the states he rode a YZ 250 two stroke in the 250 class (the good ol` days) on the off weekends from the 125 coast he was running. (i don`t remember if it was east or west) He did pretty good too, I think he was as high as 5th place in one of the 5 or 6 races he did enter.
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