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There was a serious dose of nostalgia last weekend in upper New York. It was the 40th anniversary of the legendary music festival, Woodstock, which was held about 40 miles from Unadilla. And it was also a 40th anniversary at Unadilla, which makes us wonder, how did our moto forefathers not get the memo about the concert?
Actually, we're pretty glad that they didn't. There's a rich heritage of racing history at the facility, and it was fun to see what people brought out to remember the past. Be sure to check out Pit Bits gallery later to catch more of that, but in the meantime, let's check out the racing action.
250
Coming into Unadilla, both Ryan Dungey (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) and Christophe Pourcel (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) were sporting red plates on their respective bikes as co-leaders in the 250 points chase. At the end of the day? It was Pourcel with a six-point advantage as he made his day look particularly easy. Despite an upset stomach in the first moto, and a small crash near the end of the second, he tallied a pair of moto wins that weren’t even close.
For his part, Dungey had a slightly off day, and with six motos remaining in this championship chase, we know that you should also expect the unexpected...though for the moment, it's advantage Pourcel.
One thing that Dungey has to feel good about was being named as part of the 2009 Team USA MXoN effort, where he'll be riding as our representative in the MX1 class. He'll be joined by MXoN veteran Ivan Tedesco (MX3), and Jake Weimer (MX2).
Speaking of Weimer, he was third overall on Saturday, using a pair of third-place finishes to stay ahead of Geico Powersport Honda's Brett Metcalfe (4-4), and Division 7/Star Racing/Yamaha's Broc Tickle (9-5).
450
In the 450 class, it was Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chad Reed making it look easy, with a pair of moto wins. He followed his usual theme of starting within the top five, and moving into the lead in the first handful of laps.
The riders joining Reed on the podium were Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short (5-2), and Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Michael Byrne (4-3).
Reed now has an 82-point lead, and if he keeps accumulating points at his current pace he could clinch the 450 title in either the first or second moto at Southwick.
450 Results
1. Chad Reed (Suzuki) 1-1
2. Andrew Short (Honda) 5-2
3. Michael Byrne (Suzuki) 4-3
4. Justin Brayton (KTM) 8-4
5. Davi Millsaps (Honda) 3-11
6. Gareth Swanepoel (Kawasaki) 7-6
7. Ivan Tedesco (Honda) 6-8
8. Kyle Regal (Yamaha) 10-5
9. Tommy Hahn (Kawasaki) 2-16
10. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki) 11-7
11. Jarred Browne (Suzuki) 9-9
12. Jimmy Albertson (Yamaha) 14-12
13. Nick Wey (Yamaha) 13-15
14. Weston Peick (Honda) 16-13
15. Adam Chatfield (Kawasaki) 12-17
16. Robby Marshall (Suzuki) 29-10
17. Antonio Balbi (Honda) 38-14
18. Tyler Bowers (Honda) 15-27
19. Cody Cooper (Yamaha) 17-30
20. Jason Thomas (Honda) 25-18
450 Point Standings
1. Chad Reed 387
2. Andrew Short 305
3. Ivan Tedesco 286
4. Josh Grant 272
5. Michael Byrne 245
6. Tommy Hahn 198
7. Justin Brayton 183
8. Nick Wey 163
9. Cody Cooper 161
10. Mike Alessi 142
11. Ricky Dietrich 136
12. Jimmy Albertson 131
13. Davi Millsaps 101
14. Jeff Alessi 74
15. Jarred Browne 72
16. Matt Goerke 71
17. Dan Reardon 68
18. Antonio Balbi 67
19. Weston Peick 65
20. Tyler Bowers 63
250 Results
1. Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki) 1-1
2. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 2-2
3. Jake Weimer (Kawasaki) 3-3
4. Brett Metcalfe (Honda) 4-4
5. Broc Tickle (Yamaha) 9-5
6. Kyle Cunningham (Kawasaki) 6-8
7. Tommy Searle (KTM) 10-7
8. Justin Barcia (Honda) 7-10
9. Matt Lemoine (Yamaha) 14-9
10. P. J. Larsen (Kawasaki) 13-11
11. Blake Wharton (Honda) 5-28
12. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki) 34-6
13. Steven Clarke (Suzuki) 16-12
14. Darryn Durham (Yamaha) 8-38
15. Ben Evans (Honda) 17-14
16. Ryan Sipes (KTM) 11-36
17. Alex Martin (Honda) 20-13
18. Tommy Weeck (KTM) 18-15
19. Justin Weeks (Suzuki) 15-18
20. Kevin Windham (Honda) 12-21
250 Point Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel 387
2. Ryan Dungey 381
3. Brett Metcalfe 287
4. Tommy Searle 268
5. Jake Weimer 255
6. Justin Barcia 235
7. Broc Tickle 227
8. Blake Wharton 214
9. Tyla Rattray 175
10. Kyle Cunningham 162
11. Matt Lemoine 151
12. Trey Canard 139
13. Darryn Durham 134
14. Ben Evans 123
15. Max Antsie 107
16. Wil Hahn 94
17. Steven Clarke 89
18. P. J. Larsen 74
19. Alex Martin 73
20. Sean Borkenhagen 63
8/16/2009 3:55am
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