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AURORA, Ill. (April 24, 2009) – After a four-year hiatus, Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, makes its return to Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah for the penultimate round of the 2009 season. The chase for the championship is a two-man race between Team San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Chad Reed concluding next weekend in Las Vegas.
AURORA, Ill. (April 21, 2009) – Ryan Villopoto has thrown a wrench into the two-man machine that has dominated the 2009 Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, and with the penultimate round set for this Saturday at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium, the story line is expected to take another exciting twist.
US Supercross Lites West Series: 7th round Seattle, WA
Ryan Sipes finished 17th in Seattle Supercross Lites class - West series
Results
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 10 Ryan Dungey Suzuki United States
2 116 Ryan Morais Kawasaki United States
3 39 Trey Canard Honda United States
4 19 Jake Weimer Kawasaki United States
5 42 Jake Moss Honda United States
17 31 Ryan Sipes KTM United States
Standings
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT. POINTS
1 10 Ryan Dungey Suzuki United States 160
2 19 Jake Weimer Kawasaki United States 151
The fourth round of the WORCS took place in Hollister Hills, CA where Shock Doctor/KTM Factory rider Mike Brown took the holeshot and the early lead.
Shock Doctor/KTM Factory National Enduro rider Russell Bobbitt won the ISDE qualifier in Missouri over the weekend after a two-day mud storm that left the course a sloppy mess.
"It rained both days we were there," commented Bobbitt on the race. "The track was really rutted and slick. There was water running through the ruts the entire time. The hardest part was trying to keep my goggles clean!" Despite the conditions, Bobbitt prevailed taking 3rd the first day and 1st the second to earn a combined score that awarded him the overall.
The Shock Doctor/KTM GNCC Team encountered their biggest challenge yet at the fifth round of the series - MUD!
The FRE/KTM ATV GNCC Team continued their podium streak by placing all three riders, Adam McGill, Josh Kirkland and Angel Atwell on the podium again. All three riders now hold the Championship points lead in their respective class.
Husqvarna CH Racing Team remained on Italian ground for the 3rd WEC GP, which took place in amazing Sardinia last week end.
Although the race was very hard and made the riders sweat for the top positions, the Husqvarna riders accepted the challenge and came away with strong results.
In E3 class, Sebastien Guillaume took his WR 300 right to the top of the podium on Saturday, beating long time rival Ivan Cervantes. Unfortunately on Sunday the French rider couldn’t get higher than second place, which is the position that he also holds in the provisional classification.
Rider penalized for actions at Jacksonville, Fla., round of the 2009 AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Officials with AMA Racing have penalized Supercross-licensed rider Jason Lawrence for his on-track actions at the Jacksonville round of the 2009 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship.
Paul Holmes and Team KTM UK now lead the ACU British MMX Quad Championship after an epic performance to take their first outdoor race and overall wins of the 2009 season.
Team-mate James Hellewell also doing the team proud by putting in a superb display to record his first British Championship points in only his second meeting at this level.