Race Report - Red Bud

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• July 04 2009
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250 Moto One
On the line next was the 250 class, but in the first turn a massive pileup threw the race a curveball and left many top contenders on the soil, including Geico Powersports/Factory Connection/ Honda teenager Blake Wharton, Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM’s Martin Davalos, and points leader Christophe Pourcel and his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki. His teammate Jake Weimer snagged the holeshot with Gieco Powersports/ Honda’s Brett Metcalfe and Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s lone 250 rider of Ryan Dungey not far behind. Canidae/Motosport/Kawasaki rider Kyle Cunningham moved past British import Tommy Searle and his orange framed Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM, but would lose his front end in a rut and drop to eighth just laps later. The wide open sweeper is where Dungey made his move on Weimer for the lead, which allowed him to earn more points in his pursuit of Pourcel’s growing points lead.

Pourcel had picked up the mess from the opening lap and was up to a fifteenth within minutes, until ending his thirty minutes plus two laps in a solid eighth place, even after another crash and the loss of the visor. The riders who were forced to deal with the first turn mayhem attacked the ruts, bumps, and switchbacks harder than ever and the squealing brakes made the efforts well known. The top two spots were practically sealed for Dungey and Weimer, respectively, but behind them the teammates of Metcalfe and freshman, Justin Barcia, duked it out for the final podium spot. The final turn would be the deciding point, and Barcia’s panic rev and whip over the finish line showed his excitement of beating his veteran teammate.

1.    Ryan Dungey
2.    Jake Weimer
3.    Justin Barcia
4.    Brett Metcalfe
5.    Tommy Searle
6.    Tyla Rattray
7.    Kyle Cunningham
8.    Christophe Pourcel
9.    Wil Hahn
10.    Matt Lemoine

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250 Moto Two
Martin Davalos has had a rough season, which seemed to continue after the first turn catastrophe, but he seemed to have ended it with his holeshot and multiple laps in first place. His lead was extended after Ryan Dungey was bucked over his handlebars and onto his back, and from the help of his teammate Tommy Searle’s chase of Christophe Pourcel. Pourcel didn’t appeared worried of the young Brit’s pursuit, but instead looked ahead and then at Davalos as he passed the KTM in a wide open sweeper. Searle would also take away Martin’s position, and then Jake Weimer did the exact same as Davalos slipped back. Pourcel’s streak of first moto wins was shattered earlier in the day, but he still proceeded to notch a second moto win to his credit to add more points.

Brett Metcalfe was bound and determined to make a strong presence, and his methodical approach on the track got him past Jake Weimer and into the final podium spot. Ryan Dungey would not have the same luck, though, as he again laid down the bike in the same spot as his opening lap get off, and could only progress to eighth by the race’s end. Weimer backed off and let Metty have third, and stated later that just as he was about to make a run for the Australian and the position, his mechanic let him know he had clinched the overall for the day. The win in Michigan would be his second straight overall, the first time back to back wins have happened this year in the National tour.

1.    Christophe Pourcel
2.    Tommy Searle
3.    Brett Metcalfe
4.    Jake Weimer
5.    Martin Davalos
6.    Max Anstie
7.    Justin Barcia
8.    Ryan Dungey
9.    Blake Wharton
10.    Broc Tickle

250 Overall
1.    Jake Weimer
2.    Christophe Pourcel
3.    Tommy Searle
4.    Brett Metcalfe
5.    Ryan Dungey
6.    Justin Barcia
7.    Kyle Cunningham
8.    Matt Lemoine
9.    Wil Hahn
10.    Martin Davalos

Series Points Standings
1)    Christophe Pourcel    255
2)    Ryan Dungey        246
3)    Tommy Searle    191
4)    Brett Metcalfe    179
5)    Tyla Rattray        175
6)    Blake Wharton    156
7)    Jake Weimer        153
8)    Justin Barcia        151
9)    Broc Tickle        141
10)    Trey Canard        139

450 Class = Page 1

250 Class = Page 2