Daytona Practice Report
Saturday, March 9, 2013 | 5:10 PM
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PrintIt’s yet another historic running of the Daytona Supercross presented to you by Honda here at the famed Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. The weather couldn’t be any better here and the track any tougher—as it’s designed by past champion Ricky Carmichael. The lap times here are long, just about a minute and a half, which should make for an almost thirty-minute main event for the 450SX class.
The track featured a ton of jump combinations that riders were tripling and quading, and the natural braking bumps were starting to develop. The ruts are getting deep and it’s going to be a real test for the riders and teams. And with the track getting constantly developed and changed each and every lap, the lap times were reflective of that with some riders getting better times in the second practice (first timed) and some doing it in the third session.
Dean Wilson set the fastest time in 250SX.
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In the 250SX class, it was a predictable running order for practice as Dallas SX winner, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit’s Dean Wilson, was the quickest in both sessions. He was followed by GEICO Honda’s Wil Hahn (the Atlanta and St. Louis SX winner) who was .5 seconds slower than Wilson. Following those two is Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin and GEICO Honda’s Zach Bell.
Hahn’s got the points lead but it’s shaping up to be a great race tonight between Wilson and Hahn and as always here in Daytona, the track will play a factor tonight.
In the 450SX class there was some exciting news in 250SX West Region series points leader Ken Roczen joining the race on a Red Bull KTM 350 SX-F. And the German was pretty good as he put it into the top ten in the second practice and just outside the top ten overall.
In the first timed session it was TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed who would stand atop the board and overall it was good enough for second overall. However, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, fresh off his victory St. Louis, had a late fast lap in the second timed session to grab the top spot overall. After Villopoto and Reed comes Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart and then it was series points leader Rockstar Racing’s Davi Millsaps. In fifth spot overall was Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia who is using the Honda guys testing at his house all week to good use.
All in all the track is going to present its own challenges to the riders tonight and the real key to doing well is going to be in shape, get a good start and have a bike that is dialed in. We’re going to see some great racing here and we urge you to get in front of your TV and watch it on Speed TV at 7:30 Eastern.
RV was on fire in practice.
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250SX Combined Qualifying times
1 15 Dean Wilson Kawasaki KX 250F 1:18.913
2 19 William Hahn Honda CRF 250 1:19.403 -
3 25 Marvin Musquin KTM 250 SX-F 1:19.826
4 77 Jeremy Martin Yamaha YZ250F 1:20.194
5 13 Blake Wharton Suzuki RM-Z250 1:21.036
6 167 Zachary Bell Honda CRF 250 1:21.217
7 317 Justin Hill Kawasaki KX 250F 1:21.352
8 613 James Decotis Honda CRF 250 1:21.765
9 67 Gavin Faith Honda CRF 250 1:21.803
10 50 Kyle Peters Honda CRF 250 1:21.853
450SX Combined Qualifying Times
1 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki KX 450F 1:17.732 1:18.778
2 7 James Stewart Suzuki RM-Z450 1:18.126 1:18.441
3 22 Chad Reed Honda CRF 450 1:18.199 1:18.199
4 18 David Millsaps Suzuki RM-Z450 1:18.617 1:19.537
5 51 Justin Barcia Honda CRF 450 1:18.655 1:19.790
6 20 Broc Tickle Suzuki RM-Z450 1:18.743 1:20.238
7 17 Eli Tomac Honda CRF 450 1:18.769 1:19.423
8 5 Ryan Dungey KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edit 1:19.272 1
9 41 Trey Canard Honda CRF 450 1:19.679 1:19.979
10 29 Andrew Short KTM 450 SX-F 1:20.175
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Another wake up call for kt-ken since he's in US, first mx gp win at 15 and four years later only 12th in qualifying at Daytona! remember me the boxer Prince Naseem Hamed, a genius in Europe but a clown in America
Hey Frenchie or wherever you come from, stfu!
Go Canard!
stewart would have had the faster lap but he thought he saw a red cross flag and slowed down lmao
looks like reed is finally ready to race, welcome back the more the marrier
Was watching the times on my phone wile out and about. Man I can't wait!!! 1 1/2hr to go.
wilson is hauling ass his lap was faster than dungey's
Hey Steve... go look at the results and do the math again. James is 2nd overall. Maybe next time you shouldn't get in such a hurry to declare #22 the "winner". Geez. Could you guys get your chins a little closer? He was ALL over your practice photos, the front page. What's up with that? At least cover RV or Millsaps - both of whom have done something lately.
Cheers to RC for designing a track that seems more like the old days here. I know it's the same design as last year but we couldn't tell what kind of track it really was because of the inclement weather.
The RMF is out due to injury methinks. I don't suspect we're going to hear from him today.
Hey YZChris176 - LMFAO haha. I just hope Villopoto gets a bad start and/or Stewie and him both get a good start so its a good race.
They need to put in the big "wall" jump from a few years ago that Stewie was jumping before he endoed on that little kicker jump...that was awesome to watch. Too much sissie stuff on the tracks this year.
@preston I hear its at least a 150 shot of NOS haha
Preston: I don't like to invoke his "name" directly. I'm afraid it might conjure up some unnecessary evil. We don't need that. lol
Hey, could they announce the final race results now, please? I have to pick for a fantasy league and...
I guess I am kidding, but Daytona is more like predicting an outdoor mud race where at least one of the predictable top 4 guys has a bizarro event and 3 peloton guys have the ride-of-their lives and end up top 10. Throw in the 68% chance of 12+ bikes down in the 1st turn (somehow this is common @ Daytona). Awesome or awful, I can't decide.
Re Roczen: He represents an odd situation at an odd event. A very rutty event, which is a lot like..... jus saying. Doesn't want to get hurt, so in practice looks for lines and a pace he can duplicate safely? That's what a smart guy might do. If so, and he gets a good start, not pick him to win but to surprise? Yea, think so.
@SuperSX-- Dont worry yourself--I am fine.. No injuries for me and I am around for every race.. I have a life so I dont spend every waking hour in front of a computer.. It was 57 degrees here I was actually washing my bike... Then working on a JEEP...
I want to know where those guys are that said Reed was done and couldnt run up front.. Looks like we got another front runner now.. Awesome the more the merrier.. I dont look for him to be ahead of Stewart though.. I think it will be RV and Stewart up front, in either fashion, those two will be one and two.. Whoever makes the least mistakes will win..
@preston-get over your hateful self.. you accused me of hating on Stewart for talking up Reed the other day, so go away hateful...
Also kind of wondering were all the guys are who said Roczen would be in the hunt too.. Dont see his name anywhere, did I miss something?? Hope he isnt hurt and I missed it somehow..
As much as I hate to admit it, this is a race that Reed could actually win. I think a huge part of that is whether or not he is in good enough shape to run the full 20, full-out. Could be Reed, RV, Millsaps, James, Barcia. So many guys who can make this type of track work for them. Personally, I'm picking JS7, because I always pick JS7. hehe But I have a feeling that RV and Reed will be right there. I got my brilliant insight directly from the qualifying times. No crystal ball here. lol
@ RMF: Glad to hear it. Looks like we agree on this week's predictions. lol That's a first. Let's get this thing started already!
To all of you who don't know, this is the same track from last year, RC said in an interview. Since last years track was rained out he wanted to use the same track and just tweak some things but wanted the same track as last year because he thought it would make for good racing.
30 minute main event. Fitness is going to be huge tonight with 1:20 lap times or 1:17 lap times if you're RV. But seriously, fitness will be huge tonight. Going to be a good night for RV and RD.
Wilson is on rails tonight.
I hope I'm wrong, but I have a funny feeling that JS may finish off the podium tonight.......am I crazy?? I hope so!!LOL
Nitrous on an MX bike works, I had it on a 250F a few years back. Only used it on the holeshot but that thing would stay right with a 450. Nothing in the rule book saying you can't do it. (boondockers nitrous) I still have the kit.
Praying to the moto gods that we'll have something new to read/argue about tonight, no more f-gate, please and thank you.
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RV is clearly the fastest, Lets just give him the win now!!!! Knuckleheads - can't wait for the race, bring..... it...... on.........!!!
Really glad to see that there are some longer lap times tonight. Going to to be fun to watch how this entire thing plays out. I gotta say that I think its gonna be RV, Stewart, Reed, and Milsaps tonight.
I think Roczen could also be a surprise later in the race.
In the 250s, I would love to see Hahn take it to Wilson just cuz I think Wilbur is a really nice guy and is finally getting a full season together.
Another thing that is very entertaining about tonight is that if James takes 2nd or worse, all of his Stewtards will be on here making excuses for him and calling everyone a racist. If James wins, then we get to listen to the Stewtards gloat as if they had anything to do with his winning. Either way, Stewtards are annoying ball sack lickers. James has been having a great season and improving his consistency and staying out of the fray while nursing an injury. Props to him. He is doing all of the right things this year I think.
Now if he could send out word to his fans to quit being such dip$hits.......
Pratice, I have won practice before, and it does not mean much. When the real gate drops then the bul will stop.
I wanna see Reed win this one, then we have another winner! Lets see where the Cards fall.
I remember racing a guy with no'2 and he did get the starts. Did not really like the guy but feel bad for his son.
It is gonna be a longe race that is good! Us old timers will remember when at 15 mts our shocks began to fade then we had pogo sticks for a while..........
kt-ken outside the top-5 in the main, I bet my authentic WW2 Gestapo's helmet (with a bullet's hole) against a US Army helmet of the WW2
@Rene - way to go out on a limb - Kroc outside the top 5 against the 19 fastest 450 racers in the US, including 4 prior champs. I'd say he did pretty good in his heat and a top 13 in this class is something to be proud of, considering this is his first 450 race in about 11 months.
RV1 is back to himself again, Dominating!
@Shepster--they brought it for sure..Well at least RV did, he dominated.. I wonder what happened to Stewart, I picked him top 3, and something seemed to be wrong.. But Barcia looked good, so did Reed after a big mistake.. But Millsaps faltered too.. Daytona can do that to some guys..
Pretty good racing overall. What happened to James after he tipped over? He looked killer in the heat race.
Killer ride for RV. Very solid ride for Dungey and Barcia. Reeds ghost ride was pretty gnarly. He did good to salvage his night.
Earlier I said to watch Roczen (all though I said at the end of the race) He had a really solid night too.
Is it just me or were the 30 second girls wearing too much clothing?
@SuperSXFAn--If you look at my post, I have never said Stewart was slow or couldnt ride.. I said he wouldnt win titles against this young group.. I wasnt insulting, just some guys take it that way.. I have a problem with certain guys who think if I'm not kissing the guys tail I am hating , or in prestons case, I am a racist.. Its silly..
@René-Benito De La Van Der Von Poulos
what an idiot
Either MILLSAPS is hurt or we just learned that the tracks being so EASY this season helped him with the points lead.
I think Reed looked fantastic. I wished Roczen had more staying power
@therealmofo - EXACTLY!!!!! Usually it is the idiots like Preston that bring up race when nobody else on this board cares at all about it. Only the true race baiters do. They think that because they love someone (BHO, JS7 etc) that the rest of the world should too. If you don't like them as much as they do or are critical then it is surely because of someones skin color. It never factors in that someones character, actions, and how they carry themselves over all is what matters. Skin color does not. Not ever. The sooner the race baiters and the Jessie Jackson/Al Sharpton/Eric Holder nut suckers get over it, the sooner they will see how much the rest of the world is over it. The attitudes of the the pre 1960s are not very prevalent in society at all these days.
However, if you don't like a stereotype, then don't do what reinforces the stereotype. Act to change it and prove the stereotypes to be wrong. Idiots like Preston don't ever do that.
BTW - Great racing tonight and the track looked really gnarly....:-)
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@redneck - JS almost always looks killer in the heat race. It's the main events he's had trouble with since '09 ended. He'll win a few more this season and pass RC for 2nd all time SX wins, but there are a bunch more fast guys than there were back then. Always more interesting when JS is competing, hopefully he'll be at Hangtown again.
@ rickamatuzio Great race !!!!
We just got out of the track and are heading to eat full cast in tow.............LOL! No sprint here .. LSD
Marathon here only need apply ................ Milsaps hurt his knee this week and will be on a very steep slippery slope south............ Changing of the tide..........Marvin looked smooth esk as if he were Pichone-Pourcel bacon wrapped croissant........
@ BD25 WISH you could of made it ...I think Mr-Mx called your name a handfull of times this week....I'm sure you will lay it down in your usual post ! Keep up the great work !
Hehe!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and finally 7th! OUTSIDE THE TOP-5! I told you boys!
@ motodog, that euro prodigy is supposed to be better than RC and even himself (kt-ken) truly believed that he was more talented and faster than the best Bubba! welcome to the real world kid!
despite a great start, despite leading the race few laps, despite Bubba and Reed crashes, despite Millsaps injury etc etc etc etc kt-ken still can't make a top-5, that euro prodigy is limited at the very high level of mx/sx racing
@René-Benito De La Van Der Von Poulos. What is your problem arsewhip? Go get some help.
Where's all those zozos dreamers who truly believed that kt-ken would have won Daytona against Villo, Bubba, Dungey, Reed & Barcia ???
Mike & Manes console each other now, in the same bed ....