Tomac, Hampshire Set the Pace in Thunder Valley Qualifying

Saturday, June 1, 2019 | 1:15 PM

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is back in the mile-high altitude of the greater Denver area for the landmark 15th running of the True Value Thunder Valley National, where the scenic mountainside track provides one of the most challenging rounds of the entire 2019 season.

The annual task of dialing in settings at the highest elevation of any professional motocross track in the world, at over 6,000 feet, has been ongoing throughout the morning hours as the fastest teams and riders on the planet took to the track. At the conclusion of two qualifying sessions a familiar name graced the top of the 450 Class time sheets, with Monster Energy Kawasaki's Eli Tomac making a big, early statement at his home race. The reigning back-to-back champ posted the fastest lap for the first time in 2019 with a blistering 2:02.527, more than 1.5 seconds faster than Team Honda HRC's Ken Roczen in second.

Over in the 250 Class, GEICO Honda's RJ Hampshire earned his first career number-one qualifying spot with a time of 2:04.774, which was attributed to a much-needed adjustment to the bike in between sessions. Hampshire was the only rider in the division to break into the 2:04 range, which put him three tenths ahead of Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing's Dylan Ferrandis in second.


Thunder Valley - 450 Class Combined Qualifying

- Lakewood, CO

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1Eli Tomac 2:02.527United States Cortez, CO
2Ken Roczen 2:04.198Germany Mattstedt, Germany
3Zach Osborne 2:04.575United States Abingdon, VA
4Jason Anderson 2:05.008United States Edgewood, NM
5Marvin Musquin 2:05.503France La Reole, France
6Joey Savatgy 2:05.717United States Thomasville, GA
7Blake Baggett 2:06.006United States Grand Terrace, CA
8Justin Barcia 2:06.484United States Monroe, NY
9Cole Seely 2:06.548United States Newbury Park, CA
10Justin Hill 2:06.550United States Yoncalla, OR
Full Results

Thunder Valley - 250 Class Combined Qualifying

- Lakewood, CO

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1R.J. Hampshire 2:04.774United States Hudson, FL
2Dylan Ferrandis 2:05.032France Avignon, France
3Justin Cooper 2:05.413United States Cold Spring Harbor, NY
4Michael Mosiman 2:05.748United States Sebastopol, CA
5Hunter Lawrence 2:05.815Australia Landsborough, Australia
6Adam Cianciarulo 2:05.830United States Port Orange, FL
7Chase Sexton 2:05.866United States La Moille, IL
8Colt Nichols 2:06.259United States Muskogee, OK
9Jordon Smith 2:06.819United States Belmont, NC
10Alex Martin 2:07.017United States Millville, MN
Full Results

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