by Chase Stallo
450 Moto 1 Report: Budds Creek
Saturday, June 18, 2011 | 1:55 PM
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PrintRound four of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship from Budds Creek, Maryland kicked off under sunny skies and pristine track conditions. It was series point’s leader Chad Reed grabbing the holeshot early, followed by Mike Alessi, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey , with Tommy Hahn rounding out the top-five.
Things quickly began to unravel for Reed as he was gobbled up early by Alessi with Villopoto following suit. Villopoto wasn’t done there as he made a hard charge and passed long time rival Mike Alessi to take over the lead. Behind the leaders Reed was having more troubles, this time in the form of Ryan Dungey.
Dungey would fight his way around Reed for third, setting his sights on Alessi for second. It wouldn’t take long for Alessi to succumb to Dungey’s pressure, who quickly tracked down the KTM rider for second.
Villopoto would go on a tear after passing Alessi for the lead, opening up a nine second lead over Dungey early on. Villopoto looked to have the race in his grasps as he opened up a surmountable lead over Dungey. But late in the race Villopoto would stall his bike allowing Dungey to close in. Dungey would get within two seconds of Villopoto with two laps left, but RV turned it up late and was able to hang on for the moto one win. Villopoto has now won every moto he has entered at Budds Creek dating back to his 2006 victory in the 250 class.
It was a tough day for MotoConcepts Tommy Hahn. Hahn began the day in the top-five and was pressuring Mike Alessi for fourth mid-way through the race, before going down in a corner, ending his day. Hahn reportedly has cracked ribs and is a question mark for moto two.
Dungey took second behind Villopoto, with Reed rebounding from a slow start to take third. Kevin Windham would take fourth in what may be his last race of the season with Mike Alessi rounding out the top-five.
Josh Grant made his return to racing for the first time since Januray and finished eighth. A great start to the season for Grant. Veteran Mike Brown was also on hand and finished twelfth, no surprise there as Brown continues to show the young guns that he still has a lot left in the tank.
450 Moto 1 Results: Budds Creek
- Villopoto
- Dungey
- Reed
- Windham
- Alessi
- Metcalfe
- Millsaps
- Grant
- Short
- Weimer
- Dietrich
- Brown
- Craig
- Byrne
- Wey
- Smith
- LaMay
- Spangler
- Chisholm
- T. Sewell
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Way to go Mikey! Way to fade... keep up those 5th place runs. I dont see anyone running away with this series either.
Holeshot!!!! awesome racing
no surprises here, thats basically how i figured the standings would look at the end of the season.
Where's BillC? Usually he pops up after RV wins to say something like "DID YOU SEE RV THAT RACE! Good thing charmichael retyred cuz Villopoto wood have smokked him! RV2 is the champ this year evryone else shuld quit cuz they wont win!"
@ride4life I think ya need to learn to spell buddy. oh yea and RV smoked um. BOOM!
where's Blake baggett? Was he in the 450 class today? He said he would be up front in some race today? Anyone know? Any washougal fans who love to say 'go home' know where their american hope is? No?
I think he's picking on BillC's tendency to misspell words.
Hey all I watched both first motos on ALI SPORTS and it was goood , never mind the winw I had whil;e whatching Can the races get much betrtert???? that was on poupuerse ?????? Lets Race!!!!!!!
who me???
RV2.... Winning again... Jason from DreamTraxx must of built him a monster outdoor track
GO RV! and give MA the extra 100cc and see how it goes then
@ride4life - The sad part is that you're exactly right about him. Funny, nonetheless.
Congrats to all! It was nice to watch the first motos on my computer in my easy chair. Those guys were all charging hard. Cant wait to see the 2nd moto on speed tonight, in my easy chair. Hpoefully that recliner wont buck on an hill jump and throw me off. lol
slowpoke58, are you serious, or being sarcastic? Alessi was on a 450.
@Welker, what did you say? Need a spell checker? I thought yesterday was a bad day for you or do we need to get Hannah to translate?
WHAT another 100 cc's for Alessi. Hmm, let me think here! How about a 540 Katoom!
reed just smoked rv by 45.677 seconds how about that
Short short short of the top ten in points, short of the required cc's to be competitive, short temper, short of a couple of sandwiches of a full picnic, short mx career
Short deserves better !
harry wrote: about 35 seconds ago
reed just smoked rv by 45.677 seconds how about that
I think Bill C will be @harry-ing you with some made up stat from 2002 to educate you on how RV2 actually won the title today
i dont care mr Reno i just care that the streak is broken now
There is a new streak now.......the streak of tears down BillC's face.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
@ride4life.............haha you guys are writing the old man off too early. RV can't even beat Reed in the second moto, much less an in shape RC. Go Reed!
Can't beleive want I am reading here! CR beat RV by 45 seconds. WOW what a stud! Good to see the old boy can still lay it down. Reed always knows where he's at and where he needs to be.
Ah, I think you meant ‘insurmountable’, as in Villopoto’s lead could not be overcome.
I said this before the outdoor started Villo & Wilson for the #1 plate & I hope thats how they finish! Nice ride!
Villopoto just rambles off his sponsors. He sounds like a moron. No character.
I enjoyed todays racing especially the 3 mins on speed in between flo the Prog#*&SIVE; skank commercials. Don't mind the schedule or the wait but today the ads just killed the racing .Reed rode a great second moto. RV rode a great first one ....it's a long LONG way from over. You reed guys were also kinda quiet this week and probably didnt have a lot to say until moto 2 was half over.. Credit where its due CR22 wore em out today . Grant 1 race down one to go (i actually hope he makes it a whole season), i'll miss watching 14.@hotstuff .....yeah coming back from a severely broken leg, winning the sx championship , trying hard to win the outdoors ..and you say he has no character because he doesn't have your well practiced podium skills. Where can we watch how you do it?
@HotStuff,
You sound like a moron. Why don't you upload a video of yourself demonstrating how one should demonstrate character after two motos?
And take to time to familiarize yourself with the meaning of 'character'. If by 'character' you mean some synthetic phony then just watch M(oron)TV.
You demonstrate the danger of a sport attracting a "wider fan base".
@hotstuff, you sound like a jealous loser. These guys arent actors, they are racers. To me thats all they have to be. I could care less how they act in front of a camera for interviews. Just go out and race. Period.
Coming back from injury to win like he has demonstrates talent and hard work, but he still just goes into "monotone sponsor mode" every time he's got a microphone pointed at him. He's more boring than Dungey to listen to, if that's possible. I dislike him because he has no personality and the three times I've seen him in real life he was acting like a douche to people. Get off his junk.
@hotstuff ,you're jealousy is obvious. no ones on anybodys junk we just don't feel like we have to put down someone or something in every comment. how long has it been since you complimented anyone for anything(ie 'more boring than dungey'). awhile i bet. try talking to anyone after 2 long motos,its not that easy...were all still waiting for your how to video.
I'm so glad you've taken it upon yourself to be the moral pillar of Racer X. I talk to my friends after we finish every moto, and I don't act like a douche, even if I have a bad race. I don't get paid to do it, either. Reed always seems collected enough to give a decent interview. RV's just a spoiled punk. Truthfully, causing you guys to get your panties in a bunch is the real reason I rag on certain riders. It's fun watching you try to set me straight, but in reality there's nothing you can say that matters to me. Way to take things seriously....on the internet.
@ hotstuff-- "get off his junk"?? How old are you? twelve?? I have been to dozens of races since RV has been pro. At least 3 every year, he is just a regulat guy who races. He never acted like anything other than that anytime I have ever seen him. If he isnt a favorite of yours fine, But quit being an even bigger douche. Who really gives a crap if he is monotone when he mentions his sponsers. One of the worse for that is K-Dub, so why just mention RV?? Its because you dont like him, so give it a rest..
@hotstuff ,you're right nothing i could say matters to you. Your probably really slow on the track thats why you don't get tired. The word douche is your favorite because your so familiar with using it and you are really jealous of Villapotos success. And if all you have to do is comment to to try and yank someones chain your probably just dumb and lazy.And as for taking someone like you seriously first have something to say thats not a put down.I'm on here because I like to talk to others about the races . Sometimes I just get tired of a*#es like you who are down on guys who are my heroes and have more heart and work harder than you ever will, just because they didn't bow to your feet in the pits or talk in the manner your talked to when you get tucked in . I have no idea where your coming from with the "moral pillar " sh*t ,sounds like something a game show host or radio personality might say. and @warmstuff you can believe i won't lose any sleep over this 'internet conversation'.
Amazing that somebody can have a lead on a four stroke, stall it, and then not get passed by the whole pack before getting it started again. Kudos to Villopoto and the Kawasaki team.
Reed interviews well these days, that's fo dam sho. Everyone else is an amateur.
Villopoto has a TON of sponsors to thank, and he blitzes through them like nobody's biz. It's obvious that he reads them off his pit board, and why not? It's vaguely comical, and he does it with a half-smile on his face every time, so I'm sure he knows exactly what he's doing. (Except when he says "I can't thank the whole X, Y and Z," and he's supposed to follow with "enough," as in "I can't thank them ENOUGH," but he never gets around to saying "enough," he just says he can't thank them. He probably doesn't know he's doing that. He didn't do it today, though, so maybe he does.)
Dungey...Man, I don't know. It's like he stumbles over himself trying to string together his thoughts. It can be painful. I'm rooting for him, though. Whoo, Dungey!
I'm having fun now. It's so obvious you guys are angry, but you can't do anything about it. It's great. I never said I tried talking to him. I just observed how he interacted with other people. He was a total jerk every time. You guys are just mad because he's not the high and mighty "hero" you expected. Even great motocross riders can be a-holes, and in my experience, RV's one of them. In fact, most pros I've ever had a chance to talk to, or be around, have had "I think I'm so awesome" complexes. Seems you guys have the same complex, but only because you fancy yourselves as the "Don't rag on RV" police. Read this over twice or even three times before replying, tonewall; since you seem to have problems with basic reading comprehension. That happens when you drop out of eighth grade.
@lukewarmstuff ....way to' take things seriously on the internet' hypocrite. You are laughable. When you finally win the backyard with mom watching class you can make us a how pros should act video . Funny you keep responding even though it doesn't matter to you.
When have I ever behaved seriously? I'm just enjoying myself. I keep responding to see how long this comment section can go. I want the record.