by Chase Stallo
250 Moto 1 Report: Washougal
Saturday, July 23, 2011 | 6:15 PM
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PrintAfter battling through a shoulder injury to salvage a third place finish last week at Millville, Blake Baggett entered round eight of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship with his batteries fully recharged.
Early in the race Baggett and Ryan Sipes fought for positioning. Sipes charged past Baggett for the lead, but Baggett was able to find his lines and found his way back around Sipes. That would be the last anyone would see of Baggett as he dominated the field en route to the moto one win.
While Baggett was blitzing the field it was an all out battle royal behind as Kyle Cunningham, Ryan Sipes, Tyla Rattray, Justin Barcia and Washington native Tommy Weeck battled for top-five supremacy. It was Cunningham coming out on top early as he grabbed the bull by the horns and took over second place. Meanwhile Sipes was having all sorts of trouble with Barcia and Weeck. Sipes would eventually lose out to Barcia and Weeck and continued to drop anchor from there eventually finishing a disappointing 15th.
Series point’s leader Dean Wilson was buried deep in the pack early, but sliced and diced his way into the top-five late in the race, where he found his longtime rival Justin Barcia. Wilson's momentum came to a screeching halt as he took a digger in the corner trying to pass Barcia. Wilson would rebound to finish fifth.
Meanwhile the steady South African Tyla Rattray had worked his way around Cunningham for second. But round eight belonged to Baggett as he cruised to the moto one win followed by Rattray and Cunningham. Barcia, Wilson, Weeck, Gareth Swanepoel, Malcolm Stewart, Broc Tickle, and KTM’s Marvin Musquin in his first race since Freestone would round out the top-ten.
250 Moto 1 Results
- Baggett
- Rattray
- Cunningham
- Barcia
- Wilson
- Weeck
- Swanepoel
- Stewart
- Tickle
- Musquin
- Durham
- Audette
- Davalos
- Hahn
- Sipes
- Tomac
- Seely
- Baker
- Larsen
- Anderson
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Tommy Weeck was flying. I know it was his home track but still a great ride. Wish someone would pick him up for the rest of the series. Hope Cunningham gets on the podium. Roger Vista,Ca
Mookie !! Nice to See one Stewart out there.. This IS Motocross
The Washougal finish line flagman needs to be pistol whipped into paying attention. He almost did the same thing during the 450 race.
This guy keeps writing 'point's'... most 7th graders would know that's wrong. And the term is 'battle royale', not 'royal'. I could go on...
Actually "Oldlocalpro" the term battle royal does apply. Here is the definition if you need proof.
Battle royal (plural battles royal) traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing.
Thanks for reading.
Mookie on a slow Pukie Zookie,good job.I hope you get a good ride next year.
I thought this was supposed to be Musquin's kind of track. I'm still waiting to see something from this kid. I'm way more impressed with Roczen so far.
Whats with all the props for a guy who barely gets the top ten?? He isnt very good, just Stewtards I guess, but he sucks.
@Musquin is very over-rated also. He is top tem amterial here aty the Nationals, sorry GP lovers. And he needs to move up next year, he is 21 years freakin' old, time to put on your big boy pants and get away from the rookie class. Just like Rattray.
Musquin is downplaying the damage to his thumb. But the truth is, he can hardly bend his thumb, and late in the motos he cannot hold on. Go ride sometime with your thumb stuck next to your index finger in an old pair of gloves and see how long you last before you crash your brains out in the whoops.
what is wrong with sipes. Went from fastest qualifier, to 5 sec lead, to 15th.
Get off Marvins back, i think he is easing his way in to the series, he should be good to go in about 7 more rounds,
Maybe he,s holding back for a showdown with Pourcel later in the year?
Regardless he,s Gay
SCOOP, i can relate back in the day late 70's i was a flag man at 16, it is not brain surgery, yet they stil pick morons to flag a dangerous sport such as moto, that includes SX'S, some of the flag people need a triple shot of starbucks whoop ass just to pay attention or pull them before some one gets hurt..............
Musquin would be lucky to beat the USA girls Chupa almost lapped him. He might have a sore thumb but Blake has a dislocated shoulder and still smoked him bad.
Marvin got himself lapped today and an 18th place. Oh second thought no he cannot beat the USA girls.
Good ride for cunningham
now here this wrote:
Did Blake start the race with a dislocated shoulder, did he fall and dislocate and then ride with it dislocated? If he rode with a shoulder that was out of socket for the entire race that would be something.
Did you see it dislocate?
You're all right about Marvin age but at 19 he was too busy leading the MX2 World Championship on a private Honda with $0 salary than switch in the middle of the series to KTM factory, he stayed home 1 race because of contract issue and became World Champion. Why the 250 class for the Euros in US ? Maybe because prior to pay Euro riders in the 450 class American teams (I should say Mitch and Roger) want be sure they are able to adapt their life in US and keep their speed. Euro and US life are a lot different and speed is not enough to success when you move. Racing is about 30 days a year and you have to live 352 days away from home to make it. I don't remember a lot of US guys success the move to Europe. What I see around me every day is that 60% of you don't even know how life is in your neighbor state...be proud of your guys, don't change anything about that but respect the other countries please.