250F vs. 450F - SX/SX Lites

[Combat767]

Fastest lap times last night... It just amazes me how close these two bike classes are in speed. I wonder what a 300 - 350cc bike built specifically for SX would do?? :think:

Best time Rider name
00:47.4 James M Stewart
00:47.6 Ricky Carmichael
00:48.3 Chad Reed
00:49.2 Ryan D Villopoto
00:49.3 Grant Langston
00:49.4 Jeremy A Mcgrath
00:49.4 Ivan Tedesco
00:49.5 Ernesto Fonseca
00:49.6 Nicholas A Wey
00:49.7 Mike Larocco
00:49.7 Andrew T Short
00:49.9 Michael Byrne
00:50.2 Nathan Ramsey
00:50.6 Mike A Alessi
00:50.6 Billy R Laninovich
00:50.8 Travis A Preston
00:50.9 Brett Metcalfe
00:51.0 Jake T Weimer
00:51.1 Paul P Carpenter
00:51.2 Timmy M Ferry

 

[rodH]

WOW, so you take out the 3 super freaks and you get a 17 year old kid with faster times on a 250f beating a 7 time champ (and EVERYONE ELSE) on a 450f.

 

[dirt bike dave]

The best Lites riders often turn top 5 times for the SX class. Bubba, RC and MC did it on 125 two strokes.

A few things to consider - the track is usually more hammered in the SX main than in the Lites main, and the SX racers are pacing themselves for 20 laps instead of 15.