Photo: Ryan Sipes leads after a massive pile up on the first turn. Courtesy: Racer X Online

Racing headed to Dallas over the weekend, and the feel was electric! Unit Motoconcepts had some aesome results, despite lead 450 rider Dan Reardon being out, still suffering from his Anaheim 1 head smash...

In the Lites class, Ryan Sipes has been biting at the podium all year, but hadn't yet claimed his place in the top 3. Sipes qualified fast, and scored a 2nd place in his heat race. In the main, a cartwheel in the front of the pack into the first corner saw nearly the whole field go down! Ryan Sipes manouvered his way around the carnage and came out in front, to lead nearly the entire race. Only 2 laps from the finish, and a dedicated Blake Bagget made the push to get passed Sipes, and steal the lead. Sipes still recorded his best result of the year, and stood 2nd on the podium!  Sipes now sits in 4th on the overall East Coast Lites Championships, a mere 7 points behind 3rd place Justin Barcia.

In the opens, new recruit Kyle Chrisholm fought hard, and breezed through to the main, before scoring a solid 8th place overall. Kyle now sits 9th in the overall AMA Supercross Class.

Read the full race report now over at RACER X ONLINE

We wish the best of luck to team MotoConcepts leading into next week, as well as to Dan Reardon, who we hope can get back to full strength soon!

• By Allan H