by Chase Stallo
Sign of the Lap Times: Anaheim 2
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 | 4:30 PM
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PrintMonster Energy AMA Supercross returned to Anaheim for the second and final time in 2012, with a very similar outcome to the way things ended the first time around. Once again Ryan Villopoto shined brightly under the California lights, taking his second win in Anaheim en route to becoming the first two-time winner in the Supercross class. Cole Seely looked primed to repeat his dominating performance at A1, but a late crash from the Lucas Oil TLD rider would hand Eli Tomac the lead and ultimately, his third consecutive Lites win of the year.
Now onto the lap charts to see how it all broke down.
AMA Supercross
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 55.019 | 8 | 55.937 | Ryan Villopoto |
| 2 | 2 | 55.205 | 5 | 56.085 | James Stewart |
| 3 | 3 | 55.436 | 5 | 56.322 | Chad Reed |
| 4 | 4 | 55.722 | 9 | 56.709 | Ryan Dungey |
| 5 | 5 | 55.853 | 4 | 57.411 | Justin Brayton |
| 6 | 14 | 56.647 | 9 | 58.975 | Andrew Short |
| 7 | 12 | 56.668 | 3 | 58.914 | Kyle Chisholm |
| 8 |
7 | 56.775 | 3 | 57.888 | Davi Millsaps |
| 9 | 6 | 56.809 | 2 | 57.743 | Kevin Windham |
| 10 | 9 | 56.874 | 7 | 57.990 | Brett Metcalfe |
| 11 | 8 | 56.927 | 8 | 57.807 | Mike Alessi |
| 12 | 11 | 56.979 | 14 | 58.148 | Jake Weimer |
| 13 | 10 | 57.045 | 8 | 58.058 | Broc Tickle |
| 14 |
15 | 57.858 | 2 | 59.711 | Weston Peick |
| 15 | 13 | 58.007 | 5 | 59.112 | Nick Wey |
| 16 | 17 | 58.359 | 2 | 1:00.985 | Justin Sipes |
| 17 |
16 | 58.634 | 3 | 1:01.176 | Kyle Partridge |
| 18 | 18 | 58.722 | 6 | 1:01.577 | Jimmy Albertson |
| 19 | 19 | 59.738 | 2 | 1:05.783 | Jeff Alessi |
| 20 | 20 | 1:52.794 | 1 | 1:52.794 | Josh Hansen |
I know this is starting to sound like a broken record, but for the fifth consecutive week Ryan Villopoto set the fastest lap in the Supercross class. Now, with his second victory in Anaheim, RV also has control of the points lead, along with the title, “King of the Lap Charts.”
Muscle Milk Honda’s Justin Brayton turned in his most complete ride of the season to date in Anaheim. Brayton had a breakout performance at the first stop in Anaheim that had many screaming for a “Big Six” conversation, but has since struggled with consistency, following up his fourth at A1 with fourteenth, DNQ, and ninth-place results. With a pack of hungry newcomers and seasoned veterans stalking the Iowa native, now is not the time to follow another good ride with instability.
For the fifth straight week, Villopoto would set the fastest lap time in the Supercross class.
Photo: Simon Cudby
AMA Supercross Lites
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 55.175 | 7 | 56.692 | Eli Tomac |
| 2 | 2 | 55.239 | 3 | 57.061 | Cole Seely |
| 3 | 4 | 56.353 | 7 | 57.307 | Dean Wilson |
| 4 | 11 | 56.387 | 7 | 1:00.193 | Ryan Sipes |
| 5 |
3 | 56.677 | 10 | 57.143 | Marvin Musquin |
| 6 |
5 | 56.875 | 3 | 58.426 | Nico Izzi |
| 7 | 9 | 57.437 | 3 | 59.822 | Travis Baker |
| 8 | 6 | 57.750 | 4 | 59.001 | Michael Leib |
| 9 | 7 | 58.278 | 4 | 58.867 | Matt Moss |
| 10 | 20 | 57.819 | 3 | 1:04.749 | Jason Anderson |
| 11 | 12 | 58.284 | 7 | 1:00.128 | Killy Rusk |
| 12 | 10 | 58.422 | 3 | 59.778 | Martin Davalos |
| 13 | 8 | 58.652 | 3 | 59.955 | Vince Friese |
| 14 | 15 | 58.734 | 7 | 1:01.641 | Gareth Swanepoel |
| 15 | 13 | 58.817 | 11 | 1:00.390 | Billy Laninovich |
| 16 | 19 | 59.357 | 3 | 1:02.986 | Gavin Faith |
| 17 | 14 | 59.599 | 7 | 1:01.296 | Bruce Rutherford |
| 18 | 18 | 59.776 | 5 | 1:02.683 | Topher Ingalls |
| 19 | 17 | 59.976 | 3 | 1:02.084 | Ryan Marmont |
| 20 | 16 | 1:00.232 | 3 | 1:01.906 | Jean Carlo Ramos |
Like Ryan Villopoto in the Supercross class, Eli Tomac continues to make the top of the lap charts a home away from home. Although Cole Seely did give him a run for his money at A2, Tomac has been unstoppable as of late, and continues to pound out lightning fast lap times. With four west coast rounds still remaining, it’s hard to say that Tomac has the championship in the bag, but it’s surely his to lose.
After sweeping the Australian MX and SX 250 titles in 2011, Matt Moss was given another chance to shine stateside, and with the exception of a rough night in Phoenix where he failed to make the main after a questionable passing attempt on Ryan Sipes in the LCQ, he’s definitely making the most of it. Since Phoenix, Moss has put together three straight top ten finishes (eighth, fifth, seventh) during his steady climb up the Lites food chain.
Tomac would once again set the fastest time of the night in the Lites class.
Photo: Simon Cudby
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Impressive that Villopoto has had the fastest lap times 5 rounds in a row. Tomac has been equally impressive... both are flying.
so Tomac had a faster lap than Stewart, he is flyin....
@yamaha35-good eye. You are paying attention! Don't think I would have caught that. Wow, That really does beg the question "What would he do on a 450?" Here's hopin' we get to find out!!!
Two things here,, 1. The track is much smoother in the Lits race. 2. Its not un-common at all to go faster on a 250 vs a 450.
5 races in a row, RV1...like a boss.
rv fastest guy every time out...only 2 wins...sounds a lot like stewart back in the day...
haters beware
Tomac already raced a 450 at monster cup. He was fast but not a top 4 guy. 450 harder to stop and control. Motorcross is where the bigger bike shines on lap times. Heat races Stewart ran two laps in the 54's before he pile drove it. Reed ran one lap in the 54's during the heat (his one lap happened to be faster then Stewarts). RV did not break into the 54's all night.
yamaha35,
Stewart 56.085 vs Tomac 56.692....
So Tomac had a faster lap than RD
acording to this with a average lap time of 56.692, Tomac would have got 4th in the 450 clas, on a 250
Hey PW29, CR and JS turned those 54's because they were in the first heat but I noticed when those hot shoes got in the main on equal footing RV smoked them good!
Tomac had a faster time then JS7. Read the left side of the results under best lap....
RV is flying.
Also looks like he set the fast lap right around the time he started using JS7's on, on, off on the section after the finish.
More impressive for me though is the two mains RV had early falls and came though the pack he was still fastest.
I would have thought if any of CR22, JS7 or RD5 were upfront early with a clear track they would have put in a quick time.
Good job Tomac.
Dude looks like he finally believes he should be winning.
Apparently seely crashing on the third lap is late in the race..goons
Do these reporters even watch the races hahah
RV has yet to do anything that looks or sounds like Stewart. With the exception of consistenly running the fastest laps this year and perhaps knifing through the pack after an early fall, the commonality stops there.
When he has a brain fart and jumps on somebody or gets out of shape and center punches someone then you can compare, until then halfe316, I see no similarities.
It does however appear that Stewart is attempting to ride smarter this year so that is a trait that could be compared to a lot of your top 10.
GO RV!
RV regularly beat Stewarts lap times in 2007 (when RV was a “Lights” rider) both indoors and outdoors.
come on Red54m...you know darn well when stewey has the fastest lap time and doesn't win people say 'who cares who goes fastest in practice' trying to discredit him one way or another...
but the same can be said of RV, who cares about his speed when he has only won 2 out of 5 but been the 'FMOTP' in all 5...ran away with the two when he started up front...couldn't keep pace through 20 laps with JS last week could he? want to talk about that? didn't think so...
only matters where you finish some would say...and right now he is up 1 on the other guys, so good for him, he is a badass...
but rv fans hug his nuts just like js fans do...thats the point
RV can have the FMOTP title...its a much higher platform to fall from than being the washed out previous FMOTP...
@Red54m
Halfe is really bored or the captain of the Bubba Trooper cheer teem. Pretty sure he's wearing a skirt and pom pom'swhen he posts most of his crap as he refuses to acknowledge anything good about anyone other than the human lawn dart !
Fast lap times don't mean squat! If they did then the guy with the fast lap times would be winning and leading the series........Oh, nevermind!!!!!!!
And you are the EXACT same way Ripdown!! The hypocrisy on this site is unbelievable!! I'll tell you one thing, you guys must actually think quite highly of Stewart, because any time anybody else does something you compare it to James Stewart, quite a compliment i'd say!! Are you the head cucumber of the Villo-pickle team, Ripdown?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You are absolutely right halfe316, and i DO get your point!! Some JS fans are over the top for sure, but just read this page and see that it is no different with the RV crowd. It's all good both ways to me, it's just the hypocrisy that gets me going. Blasting one riders fans in the beginning of a post while following up with a quick lick of the gonads of their favorite rider......funny stuff!! Carry on kids!!
Whatever.
Thanks for crawling out from under your rock! Always enjoy your perspective. Glad you dislike me so much you spend all your time lurking around to jump on my every comment. Kind of flattering really.
Not sure where you're coming from though. I have alot of praise for Stewart the rider! He has incredible skill and is fun to watch. Stewart the racer however, has some serious issues and don't even get me started on his off track antics.
Look forward to toy ridicule. Lol. Helps keep me entertained between races.
And before you make fun of my spelling and call me an illiterate RVtard I'm honestly just having a hard time typing with my I-phone. Really the only time I miss the crackberry.
Who are any of you all to criticize these guys. Seriously...
Regardless... those are some faaaaaast 250 lap times!
Well done Scrub. Of course you know that'll just rile em up sone more. Not just insightful but entertaining. Love it
Keep throwing facts around in that manner Scrub-This and you may have a JS fan suicide on your hands haha.
Wow, all this bickering and the difference in lap times in some cases between the guys is less than .200 of a second...which isnt that much... JS7 and RV average lap time is about .150 difference which over 20 laps is around 2.5 seconds or so.... Things are pretty close so far and .200 can be made up over a jump.... Now you compare RV or JS7 to Dungey, then you see a little bit bigger of a gap in the times obviously...RV avg is almost a full second faster than Dungey.....When you look at the actual lap by lap timing on the AMA site, you can see things are pretty dang close lap after lap....Being .200 a lap faster doesnt mean you are going to pass a guy with ease....look how long it took Dungey to pass Brayton (brayton gave up in my opinion)......great tight racing is all we can ask for......
Word on the street is RV got a visit from the ol' Anti Doping Agency last night.... Personally, I dont think anyone in Moto would get into that....but then again, some folks were questioning Reed during the nationals....I wonder how something like that happens....Does somebody make an allegation and they look into it...or do they just randomly suprise a top athelete just for the hell of it??...could get interesting if its the result of someone making accusations.....
What this crap " King of the lap charts " racerx, Give him the name he deserves and has earned !! Its called FASTEST MAN ON THE PLANET !!!!!
Oh I forgot, you save that for your boy Stewart only.........................
What is very interesting about these threads is that you have the JS fans and then the rest of the fans. The JS fans are jumping on the anti- RV bandwagon cause their guy is not top of the heap anymore! Just an observation, not hatred.
I like both RV and JS7 and as a former racer respect them equally..... Both of these guys posess the skills and speed that many of the current pros can only dream of....It is almost silly to say one if far superior than the other when things are so close as far as laptimes and overall speed go....JS7 is the veteran who can still win on any given night and RV is the young gun who is reaching his prime....I hope to see these two guys go at it and step up their game even more to show everyone just how much talent they have.....I had thought RV and JS7 will gain speed over the series and in a few weeks, these two will be running 1 and 2......neither are excempt from crashes or mistakes.....so enjoy the show
i hate to admit it but i think in reference to what Killimoto said regarding doping and im a CR guy. I thought of this too when i saw him come out and just tear it up in those early outdoor rounds and it reminded me alot of the year when RONCADA was batteling JS7 starting with the last few rounds of supercross season and and epic battle between the two carried on to the first round at HANGTOWN....and shortly after that Hangtown round it came to light that Roncada had been dealing with an addtiction to vicodin and it really explained where he got that extra speed and confidence. i know its not steroids but i think theyre could be a legit argument !
and i would at it seems suspicious that the year before he was sufferring from epstein bar syndrom and i am not a doctor but it seems to me a syndrome that causes fatigue may be treated with some sort of steroid anyway just saying...........
vicodin is short lived pain masker,and you come down after any substance high,its not going to make anyone faster tho,it will allow a racer to race with less pain.And to prove that point AFTER he rolled up the windows in that nasty crash is when if he were to,thats when cr would`ve taken vcdn. Poto used to set the fastest times in I think in 07, occasionally. That was sx & mx. Its nothing new. Barcia on a450 is a huge surprise to me,people talkin about Trey & can he handle the 450,Poto went thru the crashes on the big bike, Townley,Grant, the same. Trey`s to much talent & determination not to overcome. Lap times dont give a racer points its amazing to me 1-10 are within what about 2 seconds of each other. Think of that, in the course of a lap all they deal with & their that close, x by 20 its deceiving. Dont like the AMA forcing Tickle up after I think 3 years,how long was Metty & Handjob in it. He should be able to defend. Musquin headin back to Europe I think. Love that kids style. Is Roczen going to race US mx or defend his GP title ?
I'm sure there is alot of under the radar sports enhancement drugs going around. Did a pro hormone one time and I got stronger as my motos wore down (i'm under 30).
Anyone who questions lap times go to amasupercross.com it dates pretty far back. Vicodin does relax muscles, not sure if it would help decrease lap times. I've worked on it before when I had injuries and I was in the zone.
any of the top five can win dpending on the circumstaces , starts etc etc ....lot more racing to go , and anything can happen
i hear ya trucker.....im just saying anyone that has taken a vicodin knows how it makes you feel. For some im sure it doenst have much of an effect however for some it makes you feel like superman. I cannot think of any other reason why Roncada that year would all the sudden display that type of speed and i think it was a suprise to all that he was the only one to really challenge JS at that point in his career....it was short lived but it was out of knowhere...
SORRY RACERX BUT VILLOPOTO DID NOT HAVE THE FASTEST LAP TIME. CHECK AGAIN...........STEWART WAS IN THE 54 SECOND LAP TIMES IN THE HEAT RACE BEFORE HE CRASHED. THATS JUST A BIT FASTER THAN ALL THE OTHERS.
YOU HAVE TO COUNT ALL THE LAP TIMES FOR THE NIGHT.
@ ctrefz..........Or they can do it the legitmate way like they do now, and count the lap times when they are all on the track at the same time facing the same track conditions.
CR, RC, R. Hughes all tweeting about drug test RV had to submit today...pretty interesting if you get a chance to check it out....
Anyone know when they decided to implement testing? I must not have been paying attention, but I thought the policy was not to test.
I believe its been a part of the AMA rule book for a while, not sure when it was implemented. I'm not too familiar with it but I think there has been quite a few guys suspended for testing positive from Marijuana, not sure what else. I'm speaking of AMA in general that includes Road Racing.
I beliee the top 3 finishers from the previous year are subject to testing at anytime....been a while since I broke out the rule book.....it happened to Windham last year I believe and this time they are checking up on the top dogs...
i know earlier CR tweeted to RV that he was next on the list....so i think your spot on...
...Reed allegedly had a 6:00am visit from the Dopes, but he wasn't home luckily..They later found him passed out on the floor at In-N-Out Burger just before lunch time....hahaha.. (only kidding..in one of those moods today)...I am not against the testing...I guess there could be some ways to chemically inhance your stamina...which is a BIG part of racing.....Weird they checked Windham last year and not the guy who did a complete 180 with his health and stamina..
I think most of us, including myself, pay too much to the fastest lap thing. Its fun to bench race and watch the quals all day on livetiming. I love to watch it all day before the races. However, that said the real stat here is the AVERAGE LAP TIME. Just like the points race week to week. It doesnt matter to be the fastest man one night or fastest man one lap but who does it all 20 laps or all 17 races.
It is so cool (especialy if you are tomac) to see how one class rider would finish in the other class. But it is all speculation and bench racing. Riding the 450 is got advantages ( I wouldn't trade mine..LOL) but I do like riding a 250f on tighter smaller tracks like starwest or perris. Not sure my lap time difference, but it feels like Im flying on the small bore and it is really fun to ride at 9000 rpms occasionally. Im not surprised to see a top lites rider put up a low lap time. More about getting power to the ground then actual power.
As fans think of what is coming soon- Barcia Wilson Tomac Bagget Rattray Roczen Sipes and Musquin all coming in the 450 class soon. If I was a rider finishing 15 to 20th I would really be thinking about this. Glad I m just a vet rider..LOL..at least as I graduate to the next age class my chances of winning actually get better..
PS the dope thing is being talked about alot. I have heard rumors about lots of things all the way to blood doping or transfusions to help a rider recover faster. Who knows what is true these days, but with all the outside sport trainers coming in and money being the bottom line to everything, we are all wondering if any are true. I hope not! I hype these atheletes to my kids as the best atheletes in the world and you got to train hard like they do. I would be really bummed if they learned it was drug enhanced performace. Some things might be better left in the closet.
interesting killimoto...i did hear that a double double does mask the presence of steroids you could be on to something...!