Hangtown Pre-Race Notes:





125cc Moto One:


1. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 2. Mike Brown (Kaw); 3. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 4. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 5. Steve Boniface (KTM); 6. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 7. Josh Hansen (Yam); 8. Grant Langston (KTM); 9. Brock Sellards (Yam); 10. Craig Anderson (Yam); 11. Steve Mertens (Yam); 12. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 13. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 14. Brian Gray (Suz); 15. Tim Weigand (Hon); 16. Ryan Mills (Hon); 17. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 18. Kuraudo Toda (Hon); 19. Sean Collier (Hon); 20. Andrew Short (Suz).


250cc Moto One:

The gate is almost ready to fall...The holeshot goes to Windham followed by Ward, Wey and Plotts...Carmichael is back in 7th spot...As the finish Lap 1 the running order is Windham, Ward, Hamblin, Plotts, Carmichael, Wey, Reed and Lusk...Windham has an 8 second lead over 2nd place Larry Ward...Carmichael is working his way through and has moved up to 3rd spot behind Ward...RC got around Ward but has a lot of ground to make up if he wants to catch Windham...

Windham's lead is about 12 seconds over Carmichael...They complete lap 3 and the running order is Windham, Carmichael, Hamblin, Reed, Ferry, ward, Wey, Plotts, LaRocco and Vuillemin...Ferry has gotten around Hamblin and moves into 3rd spot...

Windham is pulling away from Carmichael by about a second a lap...Reed has now moved up on Hamblin and is trying to take over the 4th position from him...Reed makes the pass on Hamblin, who kind of just moved over and let Reed by...

Halfway through themoto and therunning order is Windham, Carmichael, Ferry, Reed, Hamblin, LaRocco, Wey, Tortelli, Dowd and Plotts...Windham's lead is 15 seconds now over Carmichael...

Windham is looking solid out in front, this could break RC's 26 straight moto wins... Tortelli got around Wey seventh... Not much action right now, Windham is still pulling RC...

Vuillemin is out with bike problems... Windham has slowed his pace down, but still is in good shape for the moto win... The two lap board is out now... Windham is still ahead by 13 seconds... Tortelli got around Hamblin for 6th... The white flag is coming out now, it looks like RC's moto win streak is coming to an end...

Windham is on cruise control... As they cross the finish line it is Windham! RC comes in second for the first time in almost two years... Ferry finishes third followed by Reed, LaRocco, Tortelli, Hamblin, Wey, Dowd, Reynard, Lusk, Ramsey, Fonseca

1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Chad Reed (Yam); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 7. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 8. Nick Wey (Yam); 9. John Dowd (KTM); 10. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 11. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 12. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 13. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 14. Akira Narita (Suz); 15. Pierrick Paget (Hon); 16. Damien Plotts (Hon); 17. Larry Ward (Hon); 18. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 19. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 20. Jason Thomas (Hon).


125cc Moto Two:

They are on the paradelap right now...The holeshot goes to...Kelly Smith again, followed by Sellards and Sorby...Sellards is banging into Smith trying to get the lead...Selllards finallly gets around and takes the lead...Hughes is Running in 4th place now...

Running order after a lap is Sellards, Sorby, Hughes, Smith, Gray, Hurley, Tedesco, Brown, Mertens and Metcalfe...Sorby is all over Sellards trying to take over the lead, but Hughes is coming up right behind them...Sorby has taken over the lead from Sellards and now Hughes is right on Sellards

Sorby is pulling away slightly from Sellards and Hughes...Hughes and Sellards come together andHughes takes over 2nd position from Sellards...Brown is on the move now also, He's up to 4th and putting pressure on Sellards...

Running order after 3 laps is Sorby, Hughes, Sellards, Brown, Hurley, Smith, Gray and Tedesco...Sorby is still in the lead, but Ryno is coming is reeling him in...Brown has finally gotten around Sellards and is trying to catch up to the leaders, Sorby and Hughes...

Hughes takes the lead but Sorby staying right on him and trying to regain the lead...Running order after 5 laps is Hughes, Sorby, Brown, Sellards, Tedesco, Gray, Hurley and Kelly Smith...Sorby is still all over Hughes trying to get the lead back and Brown is creeping up on them...

Hughes has pulled away from Sorby now by about 8 bike lengths...Running order after 7 laps is Hughes, Sorby, Brown, Sellards, Tedesco, Gray, Metcalfe and Brandes...Sorby has closed back up on Hughes now as Brown is still trying to catch them...

Brown is still chasing the top 2 and clkosing on them only by inches each lap...Hughes has pulled away from Sorby a little and Brown is catching Sorby a little quicker now...

Running order after 10 laps is Hughes, Sorby, Brown, Sellards, Tedesco, Gray, Langston, Metcalfe, Brandes and Kelly Smith...Roncada has stopped and is looking down at his bike...Roncada is heading back to the pits...

Hughes is still looking solid out front with Sorby about 2 seconds behind him and then Brown about 2 seconds behind Sorby... Brown is getting a little closer to Sorby...The 2-lap board is out now for Hughes and the rest of the field...

The White flag is coming out for Hughes now and the top 3 have all closed up on each other...Langston is on the move, he just passed Sellards to move into 4th spot...Sorby is putting some pressure on Hughes with a few turns to go...

Sorby got right next to Hughes but Hughes held on for the win and the overall. Brown was 3rd, then Langston, Sellards and

1. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 2. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw); 4. Grant Langston (KTM); 5. Brock Sellards (Yam); 6.


250cc Moto Two:

They are on the parade lap right now.... The gate drops and the holeshot goes to.... Windham with Reed, Ferryand RC right behind him... RC is now in third... Reed and k-Dub are going at it, Reed got around Windham for the lead

Windham went down he's now in eighth... After one lap the running order is Reed, RC, Ferry, Ward, LaRocco, Wey.... RC just got around Reed for the lead... RC is pulling away from Reed.... Windham went down again in front of the mechanics area... Fonseca is out of the moto, he's pushing the bike back to the pits...

After the third lap it's RC, Reed, Ferry, Ward, LaRocco, Tortelli, Wey, Reynard, Hamblin, Vuillemin.... RC has a 4 second gap over Reed with Ferry 6 seconds behind... Windham is running around 14th, but is looking fast...

RC is on his game this moto, he just pulled the fastest lap of the day... Windham is on the gas, he just got around Bobby Bonds for 10th... RC now has 6 seconds on Reed... Bonds is putting a solid ride with 11th... Windham just got Vuillemin for 9th

Wey just pulled off the track, he's going back to the pits... Hamblin and Windham are having good battle for eighth, K-dub just got around the Suzuki of Hamblin... Windham just caught Reynard, and he makes the pass for 7th... RC still has a big lead over Reed, about 11 seconds now

Hamblin and Vuillemin are now have a good battle the number 8 spot... Tortelli is out of the race, his mechanic is pushing the bike back to the pits, we havn't seen Tortelli himself yet... We got word that Tortelli had bike problems...

The two lap board is out now and the pack is spread out... RC just took the white flag... and as they cross the finish line the moto two winner is RC followed by Reed, Ferry, LaRocco, Ward, Windham, Reynard, Hamblin, Vuillemin, Bonds, Lusk, Lewis, Ramsey, Laughridge


125cc Overall:

1. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 2. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw); 4. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 5. Grant Langston (KTM); 6. Brock Sellards (Yam); 7. Steve Boniface (KTM); 8. Brian Gray (Suz); 9. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 10. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 11. Steve Mertens (Yam); 12. Craig Anderson (Yam); 13. Joshua Hansen (Yam); 14. Michael Brandes (Yam); 15. Tim Weigand (Hon); 16. Kelly Smith (Yam); 17. Andrew Short (Suz); 18. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 19. Ryan Mills (Hon); 20. Michael Byrne (Hon).


125cc Point Standings:

1. Ricky Carmichael (97/2 wins); 2. Chad Reed (82); 3. Timmy Ferry (76); 4. Kevin Windham (69); 5. Mike LaRocco (61); 6. Ezra Lusk (54); 7. Larry Ward (47); 8. Sean Hamblin (37); 9. John Dowd (35); 10. Sebastien Tortelli (33); 11. David Vuillemin (32); 12. Nick Wey (30); 13. Robbie Reynard (29); 14. Kyle Lewis (28); 15. Ernesto Fonseca (27); 16. Greg Albertyn (25); 17. Nathan Ramsey (17); 18. Bobby Bonds (16); 19. Joaquim Rodrigues (15); 20. Craig Decker (13).


250cc Overall:

1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Kevin Windham (Hon); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 7. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 8. Larry Ward (Hon); 9. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 10. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 11. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 12. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 13. Nick Wey (Yam); 14. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 15. David Vuillemin (Yam); 16. John Dowd (KTM); 17. Akira Narita (Suz); 18. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 19. Jason Thomas (Hon); 20. Evan Laughridge (Suz).


250cc Point Standings:

1. Mike Brown (89/1 win); 2. Ryan Hughes (88/1 win); 3. (TIE) Eric Sorby/Grant Langston (76); 5. Brock Sellards (57); 6. Brett Metcalfe (51); 7. Steve Boniface (50); 8. Michael Brandes (43); 9. (TIE) Ivan Tedesco/Chris Gosselaar (42); 11. Stephane Roncada (30); 12. Steve Mertens (26); 13. Brian Gray (21); 14. (TIE) Andrew Short/Michael Byrne (20); 16. (TIE) Billy Laninovich/Craig Anderson (18); 18. (TIE) Tim Weigand/Daryl Hurley (15); 20. Josh Hansen (14).


Broadcast By: Kory Klinger, Aaron Austin