ROUND 5/JUNE 22, 2013
BUDDS CREEK/MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND
MOTOCROSS
2013 LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIE
in the 250s. Neither rider won
both their respective motos, but
the ones they did win were cerefending champs Ryan tainly eye-openers for their chalDungey and Blake Baggett lengers.
returned to championshipwinning form on a hot and humid 450 NATIONAL
day at Budds Creek, where the The two Ryans – Villopoto and
two number-one plate holders Dungey – have been on another
ran off with the overall victories – level from everyone else for nearDungey in the 450s and Baggett ly the entire summer. They still
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are. But while fans talk a lot about
whether racers win "heads-up"
against one another, that doesn't
matter in the record books; however, it does matter as a demonstration of raw speed. Red Bull
KTM's defending 450cc National
MX champ Dungey has pulled an
overall away from Monster Energy Kawasaki's Villopoto earlier
this year – in Tennessee – but he
DAY FOR THE
DEFENDERS
LAST YEAR'S CHAMPS SHOW THEY'RE
NOT DEAD YET AT BUDDS CREEK
