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Sign of the Lap Times: MEC

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 3:30 PM
What a way for the 2011 season to ride off into the Vegas sunset. With one million dollars up for grabs in Sin City at the inaugural Monster Energy Cup, the already tempestuous and batty Vegas strip got turned up a notch. Ryan Dungey made a last minute decision to make his KTM debut, Ben Townley made his long-awaited return indoors, Mike Alessi was back on a Suzuki and fighting for a factory ride, and Ryan Villopoto was in-line for one of the greatest seasons of all time--needless to say, the drama was at full throttle in Vegas. Throw in the best SuperMini and A/B amateur riders in the country and you have a recipe for success. We will be breaking down the race from every angle imaginable throughout the week, so let's get to the lap charts brought to you by Motion Pro.

MEC Open Class // Race 1

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 1 1:27.096 2 1:28.318 Ryan Villopoto
2 4 1:28.670 6 1:29.639 Brett Metcalfe
3 3 1:28.839 5 1:29.198 Ryan Dungey
4 2 1:29.050 2 1:29.332 Ben Townley
5 16 1:29.259 5 1:32.573 Broc Tickle
6 8 1:29.378 8 1:31.506 Marvin Musquin
7 6 1:29.471 2 1:31.403 Mike Alessi
8
5 1:29.736 3 1:30.561 Eli Tomac
9 12 1:29.908 5 1:32.908 Jake Weimer
10 7 1:29.939 4 1:30.828 Martin Davalos
11 21 1:30.354 5 1:31.092 Cole Seely
12 13 1:30.427 4 1:32.416 Justin Brayton
13 10 1:30.752 4 1:32.264 Chris Blose
14
18 1:30.769 2 1:34.436 Kyle Partridge
15 9 1:30.883 4 1:31.717 Kyle Chisholm
16 15 1:30.977 9 1:32.193 Kevin Windham
17
11 1:31.016 4 1:32.454 Jimmy Albertson
18 17 1:31.238 5 1:32.707 Jarred Browne
19 14 1:31.318 4 1:32.128 Nick Wey
20 19 1:32.054 5 1:34.133 Weston Peick
21 20 1:32.823 5 1:34.996 Nick Paluzzi
22 22 DNF DNF DNF Josh Hansen


MEC Open Class // Race 2

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 1 1:26.814 2 1:28.645 Ryan Villopoto
2 2 1:28.450 3 1:29.093 Ryan Dungey
3 4 1:28.654 4 1:30.291 Eli Tomac
4 5 1:29.326 3 1:30.561 Justin Brayton
5 3 1:29.446 5 1:30.232 Brett Metcalfe
6 19 1:29.868 2 1:30.345 Ben Townley
7 6 1:30.307 6 1:30.834 Jake Weimer
8
8 1:30.275 2 1:31.466 Marvin Musquin
9 7 1:30.340 5 1:31.403 Martin Davalos
10 12 1:30.948 6 1:31.861 Cole Seely
11 9 1:30.959 4 1:31.853 Kyle Chisholm
12 10 1:31.002 10 1:31.944 Jimmy Albertson
13 11 1:31.143 10 1:31.914 Nick Wey
14
18 1:31.524 3 1:35.142 Broc Tickle
15 13 1:31.644 3 1:33.559 Jarred Browne
16 16 1:32.598 4 1:34.172 Chris Blose
17 14 1:32.939 3 1:34.196 Kevin Windham
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17 1:33.010 4 1:34.535 Josh Hansen
19 15 1:33.129 3 1:34.108 Kyle Partridge
20 20 1:35.136 2 1:36.178 Weston Peick
21 21 DNF DNF DNF Mike Alessi
22 22 DNS DNS DNS Nick Paluzzi


MEC Open Class // Race 3

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 1 1:27.472 2 1:30.491 Ryan Villopoto
2 2 1:29.818 6 1:30.825 Ryan Dungey
3 3 1:29.898 5 1:31.640 Brett Metcalfe
4 10 1:30.684 2 1:31.926 Eli Tomac
5 4 1:30.896 3 1:31.928 Nick Wey
6 17 1:30.904 4 1:35.904 Marvin Musquin
7 11
1:30.979 7 1:33.261 Jake Weimer
8
9
1:30.996 7 1:32.494 Broc Tickle
9 5
1:31.103 3 1:32.200 Martin Davalos
10 13
1:31.485 2 1:32.696 Cole Seely
11 6
1:31.584 2
1:32.956
Mike Alessi
12 18
1:31.790
5
1:34.883
Justin Brayton
13 8
1:31.959
10
1:32.595
Jimmy Albertson
14
7
1:31.975
5
1:32.573
Kyle Chisholm
15 12
1:31.995
10
1:33.914
Kevin Windham
16 14
1:32.659
2
1:35.920
Kyle Partridge
17
19
1:33.035
2
1:34.768
Jarred Browne
18 15
1:33.312
3
1:35.628
Chris Blose
19 16
1:34.436 4
1:36.037
Nick Paluzzi
20 20 1 Lap 1 Lap 1 Lap Ben Townley
21 21 DNF DNF DNF Josh Hansen
22 22 DNS DNS DNS Weston Peick


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Villopoto set the fastest lap in all three races at the Monster Energy Cup.
Photo: Simon Cudby

MEC SuperMini // Race 1

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 1 1:37.274 3 1:37.650 Adam Cianciarulo
2
2 1:37.504 3 1:38.528 Cooper Webb
3 3 1:38.953 2 1:40.591 Blake Green
4
22 1:39.806 3 2:07.579 Chase Bell
5 14 1:40.511 3 1:42.530 Jon Ames
6 18 1:40.868 3 1:56.633 Tristan Miller
7
6 1:40.884 4 1:42.334 Mark Worth
8 4 1:41.196 3 1:41.512 Andrew Pierce
9 5 1:42.507 4 1:43.081 Bradford Young
10 7 1:42.549 3 1:43.945 Ashton Hayes


MEC SuperMini // Race 2

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 1 1:35.642 3 1:36.611 Adam Cianciarulo
2
2 1:36.036 3 1:36.036 Cooper Webb
3 3 1:39.497 2 1:40.844 Blake Green
4
5 1:40.625 3 1:42.096 Tristan Miller
5 6 1:40.821 3 1:42.368 Mark Worth
6 7 1:41.144 2 1:42.747 Justin Hoeft
7
4 1:41.993 2 1:43.490 Bradford Young
8 9 1:42.477 3 1:43.700 Jeremy Byrne
9 8 1:43.081 3 1:46.213 Ashton Hayes
10 12 1:44.323 4 1:46.822 Chase Marquier


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Adam Cianciarulo set the fastest lap in both SuperMini races en route to the overall.
Photo: Simon Cudby

MEC Amateur All-Stars // Race 1

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 1 1:31.315 2 1:32.747 Zach Bell
2
2 1:32.929 2 1:33.134 Cole Thompson
3 3 1:33.592 2 1:34.566 Austin Politelli
4
5 1:33.677 2 1:34.171 Jessy Nelson
5 4 1:33.953 4 1:34.314 Justin Hill
6 6 1:34.564 3 1:35.698 Grant Ransdell
7
13 1:34.785 2 1:36.625 Chris Alldredge
8 9 1:35.063 3 1:36.003 Brady Kiesel
9 8 1:35.065 4

1:36.633

Thomas Covington
10 14 1:35.296 3 1:39.538 Dillan Epstein


MEC Amateur All-Stars // Race 2

Lap Rank Finish Best Lap In Lap Avg Lap Time Rider
1 4 1:31.242 4 1:34.361 Zach Bell
2
1 1:32.515 3 1:33.209 Justin Hill
3 3 1:32.860 3 1:33.730 Cole Thompson
4
2 1:33.579 3 1:33.790 Austin Politelli
5 6 1:34.306 4 1:35.046 Dillan Epstein
6 5 1:34.725 2 1:35.802 Thomas Covington
7
7 1:34.902 3 1:36.418 Jessy Nelson
8 10 1:35.242 3 1:35.726 Chris Alldredge
9 9 1:35.341 4 1:36.512 Zack Williams
10 8 1:35.890 3 1:36.352 Vann Martin


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BillC wrote: 4:22pm October 18, 2011

MAN........ Totle DOMANATION!!!

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BillC wrote: 4:30pm October 18, 2011

If RV was not there is would have been a He!! of a race LOL. Zake Bell aint bad either his time would have been top 10 in the 3rd moto.

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KilloMoto wrote: 4:54pm October 18, 2011

Indeed Bill C... Villototal Domination!!! ......You have to wonder too if RV could have stepped it up too....he looked like he was just keeping a good pace and wasnt pressured at all....if he needed to make up time due to a bad start, Im thiking he could have wicked it up a bit more.......

I watched inside the outdoors last night....that first moto crash that RV had at Red Bud awoke the demon. His comeback charge from dead last to 9th in moto 1 and in Moto 2 he demolished those guys...nobody was close to his speed ....that was a sign of things to come....Reed knew he better turn it up after that 2nd moto and ended up on the ground the next week doing so.....we then saw a couple more weeks where RV blitzed the field at Unadilla, Steel City and moto 1 at Pala....nobody could touch him, just like we saw at MEC....I hope JS7 is ready to go...otherwise the RV show will continue in 2012

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BillC wrote: 5:16pm October 18, 2011

Agree 100%, RV found the "next" level maybe. I don't see Reed matching it, RD will need a lot of time to dile in the new bike by then it will be to late, TC.. Not sure, You break your femer 3 time..WOW that will be something if he can come back and run RV's pase..I say no.... So that leaves JS... He has the speed but can he stay off the ground?? thats the question. I thing RV could run away with it in 2012... I hope not cuz 2011 was a lot of Fun but boy I just have a feeling that RV might dominate.

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MustardDog wrote: 5:28pm October 18, 2011

BillC i noticed your spelling and grammer has slowly gone south- are you drinking more or just getting old? Im ok with it, was just wondering...

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shane352 wrote: 5:33pm October 18, 2011

Supermini laptimes are insane!! AC so close to paluzzi and pros. Some of those "Amateurs" were quicker then pros... Am i missing something?

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wrote: 5:53pm October 18, 2011

RV is in the exact same position RC was in his 2002-2004 days....Unless he crashes or starts beyond 10th place , he can most likely pull off the win...He now has that mental edge and that " holy crap...that damn RV won a million bucks" over peoples heads in addition to some flat out ass whoopin' the last few Nationals and during MXoD he showed he is the top guy in the world..Reed won that first moto over in France, got on his "i am finally over the crash" high horse, then got annilhilated by Poto in the final moto, so bad he just wanted to go home and dropped out of the MEC.......

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mxmofo1 wrote: 6:02pm October 18, 2011

@ Trend Killer,, you said "RV is in the exact same position RC was in his 2002-2004 days.."

I think its kind of hard to say that when JS, Canard, Reed and Dungey will be on the line come A1.. But yes, RV did look good, but RD will get better, I assure you.

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bigtireguy wrote: 6:29pm October 18, 2011

@trend, I don't believe Reed fears RV2. He has stated his respect for him, but to say he ran and hid from Villi, is sorta silly. He is waiting o see what he is going to ride, that and family time is why he pulled out. not fear. RV2 is the guy to beat right now, no disagreement here.

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fred wrote: 6:32pm October 18, 2011

I dumbfounded here.Maybe somebody can explain this to me.For example.Race1 in the open class.Townley got second and dungey third.How can Dungey have a faster average lap time yet finish behind Townley.They started at the same time and finished at the same finishline.Townley was ahead yet Dungey has a faster average lap time.Can someone explain this to me.

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wrote: 6:59pm October 18, 2011

@mxmofo - True, although RV did race those guys this year and beat them pretty convincingly more than once.....IMore so just his frame of mind and confidence is like RC's was is what I am trying to say and many folks simplye cant run with him.....at the moment.......A1 could be a whole new world....so we'll see ...I am excited

@Tireguy - I didnt say Reed feared RV or he ran and hid from him... Just stated what Reed said himself...he had a good first moto then had nothing that final moto....he was frustrated, tired and all he wanted to do is go home...that is the same time he said " F-that MEC race...im going home".....Had Reed won that final race, I think you would have seen a different attitude....Great year for Reed and I hope he " recharges"...we need as many top guys as possible....

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mit12 wrote: 11:00pm October 18, 2011

I am a huge RV fan but no one was there that should be able to beat him. No Reed, no Stewart and no Canard. No disrespect to RD I am a fan of his also but he was not as fast as RV during the SX season and he is at least 2 seconds off the pace of a winning SX lap time. Had RD showed up on the Suzuki things might have been a little bit harder for RV.

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dz958 wrote: 11:41pm October 18, 2011

@fred, they do not count the first lap into the average lap time. If Townley was a little over a second ahead of Dungey at the end of the first lap then a little over one tenth of a second wouldnt beat him.

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fred wrote: 12:23am October 19, 2011

@dz959 Thanks.I think I understand what your saying.The transponder doesn't start counting until they cross the finishline to start the second lap.Thanks again,I've never thought about that.

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tonewall wrote: 1:23am October 19, 2011

Wow Cianciarulo was faster than Hansen....lol....A 1:26..really! RV is in RC & Havoc7 world of speed and has been for awhile ,even though the early SX and early outdoors did not show it..if he ain't tfmotp now I don't know who is.......Havoc , Reed now has your fans and RV has your speed....you now have something to prove..... And Barcia and Canard will soon be knockin at that door. Reed maybe is , maybe ain't,but definitely earned some repect this year.......RD welcome to the funky strange world of WP... your comfortable lounge chair doesn't look quite so comfy anymore..... #800 , just relax your grip and change your swing...I honestly admire your tenacity and passion but sometimes you just have to let it flow and not bang the hammer so hard.................I can't wait till high noon at A1 when the new sheriff is in the middle of the street with his bars and pegs adjusted to 50 cal.and the electronic gizmo set to auto.

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CZmark wrote: 3:25am October 19, 2011

If RV could cut and paste last Saturday night performance to every round next year, I think he will be the new FMOTP. You are correct Tonewall, his earlier performance of SX and outdoors didn't show it. His performance and agressive riding of hitting every mark and line was unbelieveable. Watching him was like seeing him ride during his 250F days. So I guess there will be a new Sheriff in town come A1.

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yamyblues wrote: 3:01pm October 19, 2011

All I hear is how fast RV was that night..If you just learned something new what rock were you hiding under..The only story of the night with Stewart, Reed, and Canard away was how would RD do on a KTM..? If you think he is close your crazy..RV was cruising and standing up in corners in late laps..If RD5 was on is old steed those 2 would of been 30 seconds in front of the pack..But Villo rode very smart with a 8-10 second lead..Million bucks on the line sweep all 3 get out of here very easily...RD5 went from a real challenger for the million to not even in the same league with a switch of brands..Villo could of ran a 1.25 if needed ..RD5 will need to find 3 seconds a lap on that bike just to match his pace on the Suzuki or risk battling for 4th and 5th all year..Too me the big story is "What the hell were you thinking?"RD5 ..Gonna be a long season for KTM lovers..Don't even think about criticizing the rider either...The righting is on the wall...That bike will cost even a former champion 3 seconds a lap...Wish I could see RV try it just to prove it!

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bd200 wrote: 7:34pm October 19, 2011

czmark--RV1 IS the fastest man on the planet. He won supercross, the Nationals, and the Des Nations. What else is there?? He is the fastest..

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CZmark wrote: 3:16am October 20, 2011

@bd200- before RV1 retires, he should take his family to Europe and pick up a title there also.

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MX691 wrote: 3:29am October 20, 2011

Adam C!!

Race 1:
Best time 1:37.274.
Average 1:37.650.

How many laps did they do?

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