The second round of the 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship took place Saturday afternoon at the Rockstar Energy Freestone National from Freestone Raceway. Coming off an opening-round win one week ago, TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray Racing’s Chad Reed, of Australia, swept the day’s motos to grab his second straight win of the season and open up an early advantage in the 450 Class standings. In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Tyla Rattray, of South Africa, took the overall win.
Reed picked up where he left off last weekend  … More
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Let’s start clearly and concisely here: We learned a lot at Hangtown. This column could take any form, including the confidence a racer like Blake Baggett gets after winning an AMA National at the opener the way that he did it, coming from behind in both motos; or the return of Chris Pourcel and what seems to be his need to race himself into shape; or how smart it was of Ryan Villopoto to not try and force anything since he was so sick for the last couple weeks; and on and on.
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Blake Baggett Grabs First Career Win in the 250 Class
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (May 21 2011) – The 2011 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship kicked-off on Saturday with the 43rd Annual Rockstar Energy Hangtown National. For the second consecutive year, TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray Racing’s Chad Reed, of Australia, grabbed the overall victory in the premier 450 Class after a strong 2-1 moto effort. In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett, of Grand Terrace, Calif., secured his first career motocross win with  … More
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