by Chase Stallo
Sign of the Lap Times: MEC
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 3:30 PM
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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 |
| 18 |
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 |

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 |

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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MAN........ Totle DOMANATION!!!
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.
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
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.
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...
Supermini laptimes are insane!! AC so close to paluzzi and pros. Some of those "Amateurs" were quicker then pros... Am i missing something?
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.......
@ 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.
@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.
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.
@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....
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.
@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.
@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.
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.
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.
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!
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..
@bd200- before RV1 retires, he should take his family to Europe and pick up a title there also.
Adam C!!
Race 1:
Best time 1:37.274.
Average 1:37.650.
How many laps did they do?
Awesome!!