PREVIEW | THUNDER VALLEY EVENT
MORGANTOWN, W.V. – For simply the second time ever, the Toyota AMA Pro National at Thunder Valley, cycle five of the 12-race Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, will be held under the lights this Saturday evening. A universal blending sits on the standings as Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Chad Reed, of Australia, conveys the 450 Class focuses lead while Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Christophe Pourcel, of France, expects to hold down the 250 Class focuses lead for a moment week consecutively.
Made in 1999, Thunder Valley Motocross facilitated its inaugural Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship race in 2005 and has been on the timetable from that point onward. A year ago, the track achieved an arrangement development when it facilitated the first-historically speaking night race. Subsequent to experiencing a few overhauls and remodels, Thunder Valley is anticipating the entry of the world’s best motocross racers to settle the score under the lit up mountainside Saturday night. Fans that can’t influence the race to will have the capacity to take after the 450 Class activity live on SPEED at 11:00 p.m. ET. The 250 Class will likewise air on SPEED at 6 p.m. ET on July 5.
The previous round of the arrangement, held at High Point Raceway, was won by fan most loved Reed. The occasion filled in as the principal first-historically speaking 450 Class general triumph for Reed, who has two AMA Supercross titles to his name. Following a two-year break, he has returned to the Nationals with a retaliation for 2009. Completing 1-1 at High Point, Reed broadened his general focuses lead and anticipates a rehash this end of the week.
“It certainly took me (quite a while),” said Reed. “To be honest, I didn’t think it’d be eight years for my first general. Be that as it may, it wasn’t for absence of endeavoring. It feels great to get one and this is really where I got my initial (250) win. This end of the week off is coming at a decent time for me; despite everything i’m not 100%. I’m simply not feeling right and that is not the approach (dashing).”
Completing second in the 450 Class was Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short while his partner Ivan Tedesco completed third. Short, a Colorado local, as of now sits third in the season standings and is on the cusp of catching his first vocation 450 Class triumph. A leader at Thunder Valley since 2005, a win before the place where he grew up group could be the push Short needs in the title battle.
Amidst his first season in the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, Pourcel fled with the generally speaking in Mt. Morris, completing 1-1 for the principal moto compass of his vocation, which converted into taking the focuses lead from Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey by only two focuses.
“I preferred supercross a great deal and I felt like today was that way. I just got into a musicality,” said Pourcel. “I went to my specialist and she disclosed to me I have a great deal of issues (inside) and it won’t show signs of improvement since I was incapacitated. It is difficult to ride that way yet I simply need to continue giving a valiant effort.”
Being his new kid on the block battle, Pourcel has never confronted a test very like running around evening time in mile-high elevation. His change in accordance with the conditions will be significant to his position in the standings as Dungey, who has not completed superior to anything eleventh in two excursions to Thunder Valley, hopes to beat his hard fortunes in Colorado.
The WMX Class additionally influences its arrival to Lakewood for cycle five of its eight-race to season. Up until now, Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ashley Fiolek has won each race and everything except one moto. In any case, match Jessica Patterson has been on her foot rear areas all season. A year ago, Thunder Valley denoted the site of current third place holder Sherri Cruse’s breakout execution as she commanded the field in transit to a moment moto triumph and a best profession complete of second by and large. Fiolek affirmed her control of the 2008 title in Colorado with the general triumph.
Finally season’s memorable occasion in Lakewood, inevitable arrangement champion James Stewart steered his way to the fifth successive 450 Class general win of 2008 and his tenth continuous moto win. In the 250 Class, Ryan Villopoto kept his general winning streak alive at Thunder Valley, making it four out of a line with his 1-1 moto clear. With Stewart’s nonappearance and Villopoto’s turn to the huge bicycles, Thunder Valley will welcome a couple of first time champ’s in each class under the lights this season.
On Friday, June 26 Sun Enterprises, Colorado’s biggest cruiser dealership, will be the site of the official Toyota AMA Pro National at Thunder Valley Fan Fest, a blend signature session and festivity of the arrival of AMA Professional Racing to Colorado. Beginning at Noon, the current year’s Fan Fest will finish up at 8:00 p.m. furthermore, confirmation is free.
Ticket Info:
Saturday General Admission Tickets
Grown-ups $37
Children (6-11 years) $18
Kids under 5 FREE
Saturday Grandstand Tickets
Grown-ups $50
Children (6-11) $40
Kids under 5 FREE
Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Standings
Cycle 4 of 12 at High Point Raceway
450 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki (1-1)
2. Andrew Short, Smithville, Tex., Honda (2-2)
3. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda (3-3)
4. Michael Byrne, Australia, Suzuki (4-5)
5. Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha (5-6)
6. Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki (8-9)
7. Scratch Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Yamaha (7-10)
8. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha (6-11)
9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM (13-7)
10. Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki (18-4)
450 Class Championship Standings
1. Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki, 161
2. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 142
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Tex., Honda, 137
4. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 119
5. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 110
6. Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha, 91
7. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki, 89
8. Michael Byrne, Australia, Suzuki, 84
9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 79
10. Dan Reardon, Australia, Honda, 68
250 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki (1-1)
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (3-2)
3. Tommy Searle, Great Britain, KTM (4-3)
4. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (5-4)
5. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda (6-6)
6. Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda (8-5)
7. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha (9-8)
8. Matt Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Yamaha (7-11)
9. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Kawasaki (10-10)
10. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda (2-32)
250 Class Championship Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 177
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 175
3. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 139
4. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 135
5. Tommy Searle, England, KTM, 117
6. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda, 116
7. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 111
8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 97
9. Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 83
10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 66
WMX Class (Moto Finish)
1. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda (1-1)
2. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda (4-2)
3. Sherri Cruse, Bakersfield, Calif., Suzuki (3-3)
4. Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Honda (2-4)
5. Elizabeth Bash, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki (5-5)
6. Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki (6-6)
7. Kim Kocher, Paris, Ohio, KTM (8-8)
8. Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM (11-7)
9. Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki (9-10)
10. Jackie Ives, Exeter, Calif., Yamaha (12-9)
WMX Class Standings
1. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 197
2. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 163
3. Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Honda, 154
4. Sherri Cruse, Bakersfield, Calif., Suzuki, 154
5. Elizabeth Bash, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki, 119
6. Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki, 117
7. Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM, 94
8. Penni Cyrus, Queen Creek, Ariz., Kawasaki, 85
9. Kim Kocher, Paris, Ohio, KTM, 81
10. Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki, 77
For more data, please contact Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship media organizer Brandon Short by means of email at brandon@mxsports.com or by phone at (949) 365-5752.
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