12 Things You Didn't Know About Ryan Villopoto's 2013 Supercross Season

(Disclaimer: This information is the result of analysis of all lap times provided by the AMA archives and is not representation of views, opinions or direct information from Ryan Villopoto.)

My goal with this is to show you some things about motocross that you don't normally get. Some motocross websites have their small analytics section that describes the basic results of a race. Here I am trying to show what is possible to accomplish with simple analytics. With this you can then create more effective strategies, know yourself as a racer better, understand your competition and scout riders in a different way if your a team owner. This is just a hint of things to come and I will do this for other big name riders and begin comparing the field of racers against each other.

So without keeping you any longer, here you go..........

Heat Races

1. In Heat races, 75% of his fastest individual laps occur in the first 6 laps
2. In Heat races, his laps with the least difference in time between each lap (the heat races were he was most consistent in his lap times), were 1) St. Louis 2) Anaheim II 3) Oakland 4) Toronto 5) Anaheim I
3. In Heat races, his most consistent string of 2 laps occurs at laps 6 and 7
4. In Heat races, his overall lower average lap times occurred during lap 6

Main Events

1. In Main events, 75% of his fastest individual laps occurred in the first 6 laps
2. In Main events, 87.5% of his fastest individual laps occurred in the first 9 laps
3. In Main events, his laps with the least difference in time between each lap (the main events where he was most consistent in his lap times), were 1) Salt Lake 2) Atlanta 3) Arlington 4) Indianapolis 5) Minneapolis
4. In Main events, his overall lowest average lap times occurred on lap 6
5. In Main events, his most consistent average 5 laps occurs between 7 and 11

Practices

1. In practice he averages overall 9 laps per timed practice
2. In practice roughly 55% of his fastest practice times occur during the 7th lap or later
3. In practice he gets his fastest lap most frequently on lap 8