250 MOTO 1
Kawasaki has taken every win in the 250 class this season so far, so the question remained: could another team catch a good start and hold on for a win before a Pro Circuit rider rode away with it?
When the gate dropped, Justin Barcia and Blake Baggett battled for the holeshot, but it was Ryan Sipes who came out of the first lap in first place.
Sipes held the lead for a few laps, but Baggett made a great pass after a small double and started pulling away. From there, Sipes faded faster than an Arsenio Hall haircut. Soon after, Sipes’ teammate Kyle Cunningham found himself chasing down Baggett in the second spot, but he had Pro Circuit’s Tyla Rattray breathing down his neck. Justin Barcia, Dean Wilson, and privateer Tommy Weeck jockeyed for the top five spots. When all was said and done, Baggett took the convincing win, his teammate in second.
RESULTS
1. Blake Baggett
2. Tyla Rattray
3. Kyle Cunningham
4. Justin Barcia
5. Dean Wilson
6. Tommy Weeck
7. Gareth Swanepoel
8. Malcolm Stewart
9. Broc Tickle
10. Marvin Musquin
250 MOTO 2
Dean Wilson grabbed the holeshot, but his teammate Tyla Rattray didn’t let him get far. Geico Honda’s Eli Tomac, meanwhile, got tangled up in the second turn and found himself in the dirt. Former Geico Honda replacement Lance Vincent garnered a great start, and settled into third place in the first few laps. His success was cut short, however, when he jammed his knee and had to throw in the towel. Wilson managed to hold off the advances of Rattray and take the moto win. Blake Baggett didn’t garner much of a start, and DNA/Shred Stix/Star’s Gareth Swanepoel managed to hold off Baggett for much of the moto, but Baggett’s training took over and he charged fast laps at the end to seal third place and the overall win.
RESULTS
1. Dean Wilson
2. Tyla Rattray
3. Blake Baggett
4. Gareth Swanepoel
5. Martin Davalos
6. Alex Martin
7. Kyle Cunningham
8. Malcolm Stewart
9. Darryn Durham
10. Justin Barcia
| Overall 1. Blake Baggett 2. Tyla Rattray 3. Dean Wilson 4. Kyle Cunningham 5. Gareth Swanepoel 6. Justin Barcia 7. Malcolm Stewart 8. Martin Davalos 9. Darryn Durham 10. Broc Tickle 11. Tommy Weeck 12. Gannon Audette 13. Alex Martin 14. Marvin Musquin 15. Jason Anderson 16. Travis Baker 17. Eli Tomac 18. Wil Hahn 19. Nick Paluzzi 20. Ryan Sipes |
250 Class Championship Standings (After 8 of 12 rounds) 1. Dean Wilson 346pts 2. Tyla Rattray 333pts 3. Blake Baggett 329pts 4. Kyle Cunningham 233pts 5. Eli Tomac 201pts 6. Broc Tickle 187pts 7. Justin Barcia 181pts 8. Gareth Swanepoel 177pts 9. Martin Davalos 152pts 10. Darryn Durham 144pts 11. Malcolm Stewart 125pts 12. Cole Seely 123pts 13. Alex Martin 117pts 14. Gannon Audette 105pts 15. Nico Izzi 91pts |
TAGS: lucas oil motocross championship, motocross, mx nationals, Race Report, Washougal 2011
