by Chase Stallo
Freestone 450 Moto One Report
Saturday, May 28, 2011 | 3:05 PM
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PrintIf there were any questions about TwoTwo Motorsports Chad Reed’s opening round victory at Hangtown, those questions were answered at round 2 of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship from Freestone.
Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda's Christian Craig grabbed a surprising holeshot in moto 1 over Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer and MotoConcepts Yamaha's Christophe Pourcel, with Reed and JGR Yamaha's Davi Millsaps rounding out the top-5.
Meanwhile co-points leader Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto were buried mid-pack.
It was all Craig early as he jumped out to the early lead. Behind Craig it was Reed, Dungey (who bulldozed his way through the pack) and Pourcel fighting over second. Reed and Dungey would eventually make their way around Pourcel who would pull off later in the race.
Mid-way through the race Reed would make his way around Craig, with Dungey tagging along. That would be the last Ryan Dungey would see of Chad Reed, as Reed cruised to the victory by seven seconds over Dungey.
Dungey would take second, with Villopoto rounding out the podium after a tough start. Millsaps would take fourth, with Craig rounding out the top five.
It was a tough day for Kevin Windham as he had to pull off late in the race with bike problems.
450 Moto 1 Results
- Chad Reed
- Ryan Dungy
- Ryan Villopoto
- Davi Millsaps
- Christian Craig
- Jake Weimer
- Tommy Hahn
- Ricky Dietrich
- Brett Metcalfe
- Nick Wey
- Les Smith
- Vince Friese
- Tye Simmonds
- Michael Byrne
- Andrew Short
- Ben LeMay
- Calle Aspegren
- Kyle Partridge
- Fredrik Noren
- Seth Rarick
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Now watching the 250's. Good to see the 250's have their rep also
Just (Bubba 2.0) Barcia!
Reed is a bad man. RV got a bad start and went down, then put a good charge. Moto 2 RV!! Come on!!
Just read where Pourcel pulled off with arm-pump!! HUH?? How long did this guy have to train for the outdoors?? WQell, maybe he doesnt have the suspension dialed in yet. Seems strange to me.
Awesome to see Christian showing what he is capable of! And Congrats to Ricky Dieteich who is obviously be a force this year!
ya its true - pourcel didnt have any bike problems or injuries.
he pulled off b/c of arm pump !
maybe sitting the sx series out was such a good idea !
unreal dude is running top 5 and pulls off ... Quitter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reed really dug deep and showed what he is made of. Good ride for Dungey, him and Reedy are going to make it interesting. Lets see what RV can do for the 2nd moto.
Running order early in moto 2:
1. Dungey
2. Reed
3. Millsaps
4. Metcalfe
5. Villopoto
Seems like a lot of bike problems ?
Looks like Dungey ran out of gas. Not metaphorically, literally.
Lon season ahead but I am pumped CR22 is riding like a champ! Keep it up. See you all at MilVille!
i think metcafes bike broke too. Sux for dungey, he was killen it. WTF suzuki!
what are you guys talking about, live timing shows Dungey over Reed by 25 seconds lap 14, Metty in 4th. Race over right?
Live timing is wrong. I watched it on the french live stream. Yes, that's right. There is a french live stream but not one for us.
It looks like Metcalfe just had transponder issues. Poor Dungey, all that effort for nothing.
REED!!!!!!! two in a row!!!!! What happened to RV? too bad for RV1, that sux!!!! Reed really looks strong!!
This is getting crazy! Great racing and going to be a good season. Havent fiqured out the overall status yet.
Again no JS7 ,get in the game James
strange to see travis pastrana in the track