Glen Helen September 09, 2007
MX
Moto1
Alessi came out firing on all cylinders, leading Kevin Windham, Short, Ferry and Langston. The top five stayed that way for about half the race, but then at the bottom of one of the enormous downhills, Ferry suffered the first miscue, high-siding his KX450F, dropping him to fifth, moving Langston up to fourth. For the next few laps Windham closed up to rear wheel of Alessi and looked to be making a charge, but then he hit the dirt in the very same corner as Ferry. All of a sudden Langston found himself in third, not too far behind Short and Alessi. The next few laps Langston put on a charge, catching and passing the two frontrunners, holding on for the moto win.
Moto 2
It was another Alessi holeshot in the second moto, with Windham, Short and Langston in tow. Alessi went down, and Windham put his Honda into the lead, which he would not relinquish. Langston rode in second with Alessi third. Ferry suffered a mediocre start and tried to recover the entire moto. As the laps wound down, Alessi mounted a charge on Langston, and Grant let him go. Langston guided his 2008 YZ450F home to a third-place in the final moto of the season, winning the premier motocross championship in the world.
MX Lites
Moto1
Ben Townley started off with a holeshot, leading almost till the halfway mark. The Villopoto would take the lead for good. Stretching an enormous lead out over third place, which in the early stage of the race was Josh Grant, who then suffered a crash which would force him to call it a day. Brett Metcalfe then inherited the final podium position. Out front Villopoto was able to maintain about a five-second cushion over his teammate, and he held on to the end, adding three more points to his lead. Rounding out the top five was Trey Canard in fourth, and Yamaha’s Broc Hepler in fifth.
Moto 2
In the second moto Townley again pulled the holeshot, with Trey Canard and Villopoto running second and third. From then on Townley put his head down and let his riding make a statement—setting a blistering pace and gapping his teammate. Ryan Villopoto won and is now a two-time AMA Motocross Lites champion. Broc Hepler finished fourth overall with a 5-5, and Austin Stroupe was fifth with a 10-4.