by Chase Stallo
RedBud 450 Moto 1 Report
Saturday, July 7, 2012 | 3:20 PM
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PrintWith the headlines belonging to James Stewart and his return to racing, points leader Ryan Dungey continued to put his head down and brush away the hype, putting in another dominating performance en route to an over forty second victory in moto one at RedBud.
Stewart would fall in behind Dungey early, but was clearly a step behind the 2010 National Champion. The wheels would then fall off for Stewart as he tipped over, losing a couple of spots in the process. Never able to recover, Stewart would finish a disappointing sixth in the first moto.
With Dungey running away with the lead Jake Weimer, Justin Brayton, a returning Tyla Rattray and Broc Tickle were jockeying for positioning inside the top five. The Kawasaki duo of Rattray and Tickle tried pushing their way into the top three but Brayton and Weimer were able to hold strong and take home second and third, respectfully, behind Dungey.
Rattray, in his first race back since Hangtown, would finish fourth. Tickle would take home fifth.
Other Notes:
- At the ripe age of 41, Mike Brown was running inside the top ten for a majority of the moto before running out of gas late in the race.
- For the second straight race Star-Valli Yamaha’s Nico Izzi would suffer a big get-off. Izzi, who was running inside the top ten at the time of the crash, would not return. We will continue to update you on his status as soon as we hear more.
- Privateer Cole Thompson put together a spectacular race, finishing a career-high seventh.
- Bobby Kiniry is back from Canada, while the series takes a break, and finished just behind Canadian Cole Thompson in eighth.
- Mike Alessi was involved in a first turn crash but was able to charge back to finish just outside the top ten in eleventh.
450 Moto 1 Overall
Ryan Dungey
Jake Weimer
Justin Brayton
Tyla Rattray
Broc Tickle
James Stewart
Cole Thompson
Bobby Kiniry
Josh Grant
Michael Byrne
Mike Alessi
Andrew Short
Derek Anderson
Ben LaMay
Kyle Chisholm
Christian Craig
Nick Wey
Heath Harrison
Kevin Rookstool
Vince Friese
Jason Thomas
John Dowd
Preston Mull
Kyle Regal
Dalton Carlson
Drew Yenerich
Jake Loberg
Dakota Kessler
M. Stryker
Tucker Saye
M. Giese
Mike Brown
Fredrik Noren
Matt Lemoine
Nico Izzi
Les Smith
John Greco
Jimmy Albertson
Ryan Sipes
Sean Borkenhagen
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Dungenator killin it
And let the excuses begin!
Brown ran out of gas?!?! They should have been running the WORCS tank.
Dungey was hauling ass. Stewart looked full of nerves. Cant wait for moto 2.
Bestwick was the man on the last lap, "if you want a reality TV star, James is your man". I wonder whose fault it was that Stewart crashed/stalled/lost/sucked, or is it still just the wrist he's gonna go with to explain this one.
Surprisingly, JS7 used few excuses post-race. He ended his interview that he needed to grow a sack.
@uneasy_rider, you anti chodes need to shut up and/or go away, you are every bit as bad as the over-the-top fanatics!! No doubt a less than exciting return for JS, but damn, Dungey and that KTM look good!!! That bike looks like it is working better than anything out there right now!! Good rider/bike combo!!!
Haha dont try hitchen a ride on the Dungey bandwagon after he just beat ur lover boy JS7 straight up ThetoothPerry. All u could say in the beggining of this season was how great Js is, how he "had another gear" and how Stewart had this one in the bag. U look pretty retarded now thetoothperry!
...that includes you too "warrior".....can you not just comment on what went down, rather than try and stir s h i t?? Same old crap, do you fools actually enjoy MX or are you just more in to talking trash?? Ridiculous!!
Yep, just as i thought, all the little men who get little hard-on's whenever they can bash on anything JS start to squeak on here as usual!! Jokes!!
I agree with uneasyrider. All of the JS fans will begin to make excuses like, "If JS wouldn't have fallen he would have beat RD." I get so sick of that!!! To win you have to be fast AND stay on two wheels. Anybody can twist the throttle WFO but whoever can do that and stay on the bike will win. JS cannot do that much anymore. I cannot believe that he is still making the excuse about his injury and then said, "no excuses." Stewart is fast but he is not the fastest. His "sac" comment was unprofessional too but that is just how he is. As for RD, he rides hard and fast and gets the win...by 40+ seconds!!!
I love MX, which is why I despise Stewart, the two go hand in hand. We need racers out there, not reality TV stars.
Well said warrior462.
Idiots and haters. It's futile!!
Excusses are like farts we all have them..... The new red ones need to easy off! Unless yo have raced against the best then give up the couch potato racing!!! When I was 19 years old Barnett passed me and I thought to myself who is this kid????/ well I think we know now!
@ mr MX where are you when I need a backup???? lol just joking......
"Dungey Express" Right on time!
Brown ran oouta gas that hurts I have done it befor, OH that can make you mad. Then when it happed to Dungy he took it like a Man, I do respect him for that! Brown was upset and he took it well.
Im not gonna talk shit about a rider that is going fast @kawi567 hahah youre stupid. Stewart will always be the most talented rider out there. Ill never take that back and never get on a bandwagon. Stewart will always be my favorite rider. Dungey will always be the consistent boring rider. I just have respect for other riders. Unlike the naive Dungey/RV lovers/JS haters. So annoying. But glad my comments leave impacts on you from the beginning of the year. DOUCHE.
@ Whatever, you are ok and post good comments!
Its the haters that give JS so much publicity. And im not gonna listen to a BMX rider about the whole tv reality star comment. He doesnt ride. He has no idea. If you want a boring racer only with no personality. Dungeys your man.
@Whatever
I didnt say a word about Stewart, why am I the hater? Is everything in your world about stewart? Grow up!
Bestwick is now my favorite anouncer of all time!
Trash a multi champ like all the Stewart fans do? Is that what you meant to say? It can't just go one way. Yall Stewart fans hate on Dungey just as much as any of the haters do, so give it up!
Dungey is a MACHINE, pulled the holeshot and might have glanced back a few times. Glad to see James back, it is a shame he isn't running at 100%. It looked like he had second place locked up until he fell. I think Ryan and the KTM have finally got that last little bit of setup dialed in and that's to bad for the rest of the field. I was looking forward to seeing Dungey ride a smart race today, but he just pinned the throttle and created a little puff of dust for everyone else to chase.
I read these boards religiously, try not to post too much because of the childish one sided fans. Read any post on here and it is how boring Dungey is, how he is not a real champ because he never beats the great one straight up.....etc. His character does not get bashed, but he his ability is regularly trashed on these boards, so yes, I know what I am speaking of.
Oh yeah, and what is that reason you speak of? Is it his arrogance, his constant media attention for mediocre results, his "injuries" that keep him from racing when he is not winning?Are those the reasons you speak of?
Really? You quoted the most mature other posters are the ones that post the same BS biased crap that you do. I give up! This is why I usually don't get involved with all of these children on here.
Haha toothperry dont cry me a river dude. Ur man got beat straight up, no need to insult Dungey cause he kicked ur boyfriends a$$. Nice to know my comments get u so riled up. DOUCHE
I like Stewart and respect his ability. I am a Dungey fan and notice that the Stewart fans always say Dungey can't win a championship with all the big hitters in it and the only Outdoor championship Stewart won on the 450 was against Tim Ferry placing second and Byrne placing 3rd. Nothing against those guys but he didn't win one against RC or RV for that matter. I think that is why there are so many haters for him because his fans will throw stuff at RD like that and not think about how he hasn't won one with the main guys in it.
I would comment on Stewarts finish but.... Let's talk about J Bestwick stepping up with some nice insight and Tiffinay Simmons asking good post race questions. I love the blank looks by the riders and then the automatic sponsor speel.
@CrossRut so true, glad to see someone on here that can actually respect all the riders out there. I'm a dungey fan, but enjoy watching everyone race, wether it's bubba or whoever. Btw, awesome to see dungey to win by 40 seconds, didn't just win, dominated. See if James can step it up in Moto 2
@Welker~ I was racing against Barnett when he was 13 years old and I never asked "who's that?" ... I always knew who he was and so did everybody else who grew up within 200 miles of Red Bud
Dungey dominating moto 2 also. He is running lap times 4 seconds faster than JS and #800 twelve laps into the race with 30+ seconds over 2nd place.
I just come here for the novice comments about the top pro's cause ya know, they know better about whats going on.
I don't know how you can call Dungey boring if you are into motocross. The guy is so fluid and precise, lap after lap, at speeds the same or nearly the same as Stewart, yet he rarely (really never) goes down. Yes, Stewart is fun to watch too and he probably would be the guy I would watch a little more if they gave each rider three laps and said ride as fast as you can. But that is why this is so classic..its the rabbit vs. the tortoise, Rocky vs. Apollo, Bird vs. Magic, McEnroe vs. Borg (I know I've just dated myself there)...the flashy vs. the machine....makes for great stuff!
The only thing I want is for motocross/supercross to not get the "NASCAR mentality" I like to call it. It's where you know more than the teams/racers. I notice nascar fans always like to root against people as well. From growing up around motocross I always prided our sport for being a fairly knowledgeable fan base. The reason is, is because no matter what level we are riding at we do understand what it takes to go those speeds and most of us can't do it but can appreciate those who can. As the sport gets more and more popular I fear of us heading in that direction.
There is nothing wrong with being a fan of a certain rider. I am a Dungey fan but as I said before I appreciate and respect Stewarts abilities. I was always a K-Dub fan but when him and the G.O.A.T were going at it in the early 2000s (before really) but when they were both on Honda i never wanted RC to go down. And man was it always a pleasure to see him ride. The same can be said for races between riders going back to even before the 70's. I always felt that motocross fans were the best fans because as I said we all knew what it took to rail that corner or go through that rough section of the track and navigate breaking bumps. NASCAR fans will never know what it's like to go on a Super-speedway and what it takes to drive those cars so they can't really appreciate it.
I guess my real point was no matter who you cheer for each weekend you always have to respect the other guys on the bikes. Stewart is an awesome rider and maybe the most creative. I don't see Dungey as boring, the dude can flat out ride and has some of the best fitness there is. He never rides over his head and maybe that's why some of the JS7 fans call him boring because he rarely wrecks super hard. Obviously he is not perfect and makes mistakes but he is pretty consistant. Anyways looking forward to the rest of the season and then supercross. Ride on everyone!
People (me especially) can't have it both ways. While you could consider Stewart's post-race interview unprofessional, I think it was candid and honest which, fans like to hear. It's better than the canned speeches we usually hear. I give him a pass on that one sooooo..............................Jamie Bestwick gets one too. It's been said that the truth hurts, that was Bestwick's truth (his opinion is shared obviously) and that's that, get over it.
Why a BMX'er is in the booth in the FIRST PLACE is beyond me. Why can't the network rustle up a knowledgable ex-MX'er? Hello David Bailey.
"In 2012, THIS (Dungey) is the speed you have to go to win"............well said, Fro.
@ whatever, while I tend to agree with you about the Dungey / bike interface looking good, the pessimists will say that RV, Reed, Canard, etc aren't their to measure against so, it's an unfair assesment. Point, counterpoint. I think +30 seconds at the flag is a fairly strong statement though........
RD5 has been as fast/fastest all season long, injury or not, he has been there! James made no excuses, he will be back, no worries, the outdoors got better when he lined up today. Hell, I'm not a Bubbles fan, but he is needed for our sport. Relax, enjoy the show! SX will be a full, healthy class, until then let James and Dungey entertain and battle!!
@ offroadnomore, I like the analogies and I'd like to add one:
Stanton vs Bradshaw.
While "The Beast" was a charismatic racer with a big fan base (and maybe more pure speed, a lot like Stewart), "Droopy" was much the same as Dungey is now, a machine. Not as popular as his contemporaries, Stanton put his head down, handled business and racked up the trophies......and titles. Sounds like Dungey huh?
@JW61557----- Heck he was just a 15 year old when he passed me while I was leading the qualifier for the 10K race at Cycle World in St Peters. Gee his but was only 5 inches higher than his Honda seat. I had just got the white flag for the 6 lap qualifer and everyone gave me the sigh for a big lead? Well next thing I know this kid blows by me? Y I found out who he was. His dad was cool also! Jimmy Hendrix T-shirt aqnd a Bandana. My high lite of the day was being local and all of the people cherring for me! Nuff said.
Barnett is a legend and I am happy to have raced against him!
Here's an excuse!! If RV1 didn't get hurt he would smoke the King of Consistentcy!!
@Mr-MX, i wish i was at RED BUD!! I've been busy. It's good to be missed, thank you.
We have the best sport ever in my opinion an the BEST fans, If your an RV fan CR,RD,TC,JS, list goes on an on But no matter who your fav rider is we all have so much Passion for this sport an it shows. No matter what the weather is like out side we all show up to cheer on our riders, We have the best group of fans out there, No other sport can compare to us not nascar football or anyother So i just wanted to say i'm proud to say i love our sport an the fans that come with it. You guys are GREAT.!.!.!.!.! We're like one big Family.
Hey, give me a REDBUD! We were all so hot, I saw some families leave after the first two races. Me, I sat in the car for at least 1/2 hour 2 times due to the horrible killer heat that has ravaged the Midwest this past week.
Congrats to all the racers, it was brutal!
Funniest thing I saw was a young dude, tatooed and wearing flip-flops, standing on one of those pointy "Igloo" coolers with one foot and a collapsable cooler with the other...We were all on tippy toes trying to see the Hole shot....Next thing we see is him crashing to the ground! All were silent for a second, then...REDBUD! We all yell REDBUD and he started laghing and trying to repair his blown out flip-flop.
CLASSIC REDBUD!
Also, the Dungey, Dungey! call during the interviews after the race. Seemed to unsettle him while trying to recite the vendor names!
There were Bubba fans, but they were a bit more subdued but the moto fans are awesome. Like the race, leave the attitude and fan worship at home. If you need to pollute the boards with non-racing enmity, we hope you will grow to love the sport and or go away.
Well said Lisa!