Sign of the Lap Times: Southwick
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 | 3:50 PM
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Southwick is quietly, or maybe not so quietly, beginning to set the standard for the unusual. From Ryan Dugney going all NASCAR and making a pit stop, to what seemed like the entire GEICO team hitting trees, to Mike McDade becoming an overnight star for helping a fellow rider escape the clutches of his own bike—Southwick provided it all.
While the atypical grabbed the majority of headlines, Southwick also complied with the norm. Even with a pit stop Dungey captured his seventh straight overall after Mike Alessi was unable to capitalize on a rare mistake from the points leader. And the South African sand master, Tyla Rattray, won a moto at Southwick for the third time in his career—albeit in a different class. His second moto win would mark the first career 450 moto win for Rattray.
The 250 Class would also follow the company line, so to speak, as Blake Baggett used his prowess down the stretch in the second moto to wear down Ken Roczen en route to the moto win and the overall. But one story out of the 250 Class was unsual, as Justin Barcia—for the first time in his career—failed to win a moto at Southwick, and in the process lost valuable championship points. The New York native now returns home and finds himself approaching must-win scenarios each weekend to win the title.
Let’s check out the lap charts to see how it all broke down.
450 Class
Moto 1
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 1:59.082 | 2 | 2:04.312 | Ryan Dungey |
| 2 | 2 | 1:59.823 | 2 | 2:05.452 | Mike Alessi |
| 3 | 3 | 2:00.729 | 2 | 2:06.218 | Tommy Hahn |
| 4 | 4 | 2:00.890 | 2 | 2:06.648 | Robbie Marshall |
| 5 | 35 | 2:01.744 | 2 | 2:06.187 | Phil Nicoletti |
| 6 | 7 | 2:02.230 | 3 | 2:07.847 | Davi Millsaps |
| 7 | 20 | 2:02.805 | 2 | 2:11.427 | Tyla Rattray |
| 8 |
5 | 2:02.809 | 3 | 2:06.574 | Andrew Short |
| 9 | 8 | 2:03.254 | 3 | 2:08.028 | Josh Grant |
| 10 | 6 | 2:03.452 | 4 | 2:06.645 | Broc Tickle |
Moto 2
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00.584 | 3 | 2:06.550 | Ryan Dungey |
| 2 | 3 | 2:02.844 | 2 | 2:07.676 | Mike Alessi |
| 3 | 35 | 2:03.568 | 3 | 2:26.063 | Tommy Hahn |
| 4 | 1 | 2:03.619 | 9 | 2:05.702 | Tyla Rattray |
| 5 | 15 | 2:05.905 | 2 | 2:12.615 | Christian Craig |
| 6 | 11 | 2:05.984 | 2 | 2:11.231 | Andrew Short |
| 7 | 4 | 2:06.042 | 4 | 2:07.319 | Broc Tickle |
| 8 |
7 | 2:06.242 | 3 | 2:10.034 | Mike Brown |
| 9 | 10 | 2:06.259 | 3 | 2:10.327 | Les Smith |
| 10 | 6 | 2:06.648 | 3 | 2:09.283 | Davi Millsaps |
A rare mistake from Ryan Dungey in the second moto, which would eventually lead to the KTM rider having to make a pit stop after his gas cap came loose, opened the door for Tyla Rattray to seize his first career 450 moto win. But Dungey wasn’t going to make it easy on the South African, pushing him all the way to the finish. Let’s dig a little deeper to see how the two matched up down the stretch.
| Lap | Ryan Dungey | Tyla Rattray |
| 14 | 2.18.110 | 2.04.725 |
| 15 | 2.06.252 | 2.05.947 |
| 16 | 2.06.504 | 2.06.077 |
| 17 | 2.04.255 | 2.03.938 |
You can cleary see that Dungey switched it into another gear after his pit stop, but Rattray was there to match his every move, setting faster laps than the series points leader down the home stretch en route to his first career 450 moto win.
Rattray won his first-career 450 moto at Southwick.
Carl Stone photo
250 Class
Moto 1
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 2:01.577 | 2 | 2:05.075 | Eli Tomac |
| 2 | 38 | 2:03.141 | 5 | 2:13.523 | Zach Bell |
| 3 | 2 | 2:03.193 | 5 | 2:06.044 | Marvin Musquin |
| 4 |
3 | 2:03.239 | 5 | 2:06.192 | Blake Baggett |
| 5 | 5 | 2:03.803 | 4 | 2:08.231 | Jessy Nelson |
| 6 |
4 | 2:04.205 | 3 | 2:07.079 | Ken Roczen |
| 7 | 9 | 2:05.460 | 3 | 2:10.234 | Blake Wharton |
| 8 | 7 | 2:05.824 | 9 | 2:08.651 | Justin Barcia |
| 9 | 6 | 2:06.244 | 5 | 2:08.600 | Malcolm Stewart |
| 10 | 8 | 2:06.937 | 8 | 2:09.596 | Alex Martin |
Moto 2
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 2:02.524 | 3 | 2:07.058 | Blake Baggett |
| 2 | 2 | 2:02.614 | 2 | 2:08.115 | Ken Roczen |
| 3 | 3 | 2:03.711 | 9 | 2:08.594 | Eli Tomac |
| 4 | 4 | 2:05.208 | 3 | 2:09.150 | Justin Barcia |
| 5 | 13 | 2:05.412 | 3 | 2:14.226 | Justin Bogle |
| 6 | 6 | 2:05.462 | 2 | 2:09.613 | Alex Martin |
| 7 |
5 | 2:05.826 | 3 | 2:09.387 | Marvin Musquin |
| 8 |
11 | 2:06.223 | 2 | 2:13.541 | Jessy Nelson |
| 9 |
7 | 2:06.623 | 4 | 2:10.965 | Malcolm Stewart |
| 10 |
8 | 2:07.361 | 3 | 2:11.667 | Jason Anderson |
While Blake Baggett was able to capture the overall, extending his points lead in the process, at Southwick, it was GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac that was the fastest on the day. After crushing the field in moto one, Tomac went down early in moto two. Remarkably, Tomac began to click off laps at a astonishing pace, quickly closing the gap on Baggett and Roczen. Although a late crash would cost Tomac the overall, his lap times were worth comparing to that of Baggett’s and Roczen’s.
| Lap | Blake Baggett | Ken Roczen | Eli Tomac |
| 9 | 2.07.540 | 2.08.060 | 2.03.711 |
| 10 | 2.06.225 | 2.09.105 | 2.06.916 |
| 11 | 2.07.703 | 2.08.718 | 2.05.823 |
| 12 | 2.09.229 | 2.08.679 | 2.05.645 |
| 13 | 2.10.134 | 2.09.455 | 2.05.539 |
| 14 | 2.09.801 | 2.10.677 | 2.23.835 |
| 15 | 2.11.117 | 2.11.308 | 2.17.478 |
| 16 | 2.07.311 | 2.14.673 | 2.11.712 |
| 17 | 2.10.749 | 2.19.301 | 2.13.858 |
Baggett set the fastest lap in the second moto en route to the overall.
Simon Cudby photo
WMX Class
Moto 1
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 1 | 2:18.021 | 5 | 2:21.181 | Ashley Fiolek |
| 2 | 2 | 2:18.401 | 2 | 2:22.327 | Jessica Patterson |
| 3 | 3 | 2:20.413 | 2 | 2:25.143 | Tarah Gieger |
| 4 | 4 | 2:23.118 | 4 | 2:26.158 | Sara Pettersson |
| 5 | 31 | 2:24.232 | 2 | 2:27.436 | Brianna DeGray |
Moto 2
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 2 | 2:16.863 | 2 | 2:22.959 | Jessica Patterson |
| 2 | 1 | 2:17.552 | 3 | 2:21.471 | Ashley Fiolek |
| 3 | 4 | 2:22.145 | 5 | 2:22.964 | Sara Pettersson |
| 4 | 3 | 2:20.244 | 5 | 2:23.060 | Mariana Balbi |
| 5 | 5 | 2:20.514 | 2 | 2:23.517 | Tarah Gieger |
The WMX title chase failed to clear itself up at Southwick, and will head to the season finale at Lake Elsinore with three riders separated by 10 points. Ashley Fiolek captured her third straight overall after returning from a concussion in Colorado, and now enters the final round only five points back of leader Jessica Patterson. Meanwhile, Patterson will gladly welcome the break as she is still recovering from a hand injury.
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Tomac was clearly riding at the ragged edge in Moto 1, He used the WHOLE track and it was immpresssive to watch, Dungey was his typical machine self
and barcia is on mxdn team hes not getting good results latley
Ya, I know exactly what your saying. Going 1-2 for the overall at Washougal is just shitty. If I were Barcia, I wouldn't even go out in public. I mean, that's just not worth even getting out of bed for.
Plus, other than Southwick (of course), he hasn't even raced since Washougal. Clearly doesn't deserve to be on MXoN.
Hey Jake511...there's a reason DeCoster is team manager and your not....you clearly have no idea what your talking about... but look at the bright side...if you educate yourself the sky has no limits
Hey Jake, Roger needs to hire you so he can slap you when he hears comments like yours. Barcia deserves it for sure.
What a great idea Claxton...We'll call it the Jake511 slappin bag...your definately on to something big...I bet DeCoster isn't the only team manager who needs a good slappin bag...lets hook up, I'll invest
wait...hold the presses...we'll name it...the porcupinetree slappin tree
For a comedian you must be 66 because you really don’t get jakes sarcasm and same to you Claxton.. Jake, love the comments!!! I had a good laugh. and i had a bigger laugh a these two turkeys!!
I feel they chose the best team. They chose the top two in points in the 250's and the only healthy top dog. There’s no arguing with that!
@comedian @Claxton--really, are you two so ignorant or out of it that you didnt get that Jake511 was being sarcastic about porcupinetrees stupid comments.. That Barcia was off for one race after winning the overall at Washougal so he doesnt deserve to be on the MXDN team?? Jake was being sarcastic defending Barcia and you two cant see that, its a wonder you can get on the internet and find this page,,
If people here cant tell that jake was using sarcasm than i feel very sorry for you
barcia is going crash usa 3rd place
@comedian @claxton -
Probably the dumbest comments I've seen on this site, jake was clearly being sarcastic...
Lol
porcupinetree.......barcia will win the MX3 on the 450.......and beat most of, if not all of the MX1/MX2 guys when they are on track together.........
Thanks claxton and comedian66. I knew somebody would take the bait. Hahahaha
Here we biyatch about who gets on the team while other countries teams are lucky to have ONE good guy. No problem picking the team Kerplachistan.
PC has Tickle & Rattray* in the 450's and just Baggett in the 250F's? Are they (not so) secretly building a 450 class effort?