Best of 2007 Nationals -ozzy go- vitalmx.com

The AMA Nationals are a much different breed from the technical
ballet of Supercross. Wide open and rough, the riders string
together 24 motos throughout a long, hot, summer to determine
National Champions in the Motocross Lites and Motocross classes.

By now we're not going to be surprising anyone by congratulating
Ryan Villopoto and Grant Langston on their titles, but how they
got there was pretty wild to watch. Ryan had stretched out a lead
over his Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammate, Ben
Townley, in the AMA Lites standings by the time they got to
Unadilla, but a DNF allowed Ben back into the chase, and they two
were only a few points apart for much of the rest of the season.
Villopoto turned it on near the end, and combined with a few
mistakes by Townley, clinched his second straight outdoor title.

In the Motocross class, you'd have had a hard time finding
anyone who'd have bet against James Stewart as a shoe-in for
the title at the beginning of the season. Ricky Carmichael was
only running a limited number of events, and it appeared that no
one would have the speed to run with Ricky or James. When they
raced together, they were often 30 seconds or better ahead of
third place. But James suffered a practice crash at Unadilla that
left him with a whiplash-style neck injury... read the full story