South African native wins the AMA Supermoto Unlimited Championship
PICKERINGTON, Ohio (Nov. 24, 2003) -- Grant Langston enjoyed the proverbial icing on the cake Friday night in Las Vegas by winning the Supermoto Unlimited class of the AMA Red Bull Supermoto Championship. Langston, 21, of South Africa, took the win riding a Red Bull HMC KTM. Already the recently crowned winner of the AMA Chevy Trucks 125 U.S. Motocross Championship, Langston showed equal skill in supermoto. After battling with early leader Ben Carlson and European ace Kurt Nicoll, Langston pulled away late in the 14-lap final to take the victory and the championship in the winner-take-all format.
Langston, the 2000 FIM 125 World Motocross Champion, proved to be a quick learner in supermoto. After qualifying for the Las Vegas finale via a 10th-place finish at the Dallas round last month, Langston proved he would be a contender in Las Vegas after qualifying second to Nicoll in Friday