Team San Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won his fourth consecutive Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race of the season at Qualcomm Stadium before 64,251 fans. Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won his third consecutive Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race and advanced into the championship point’s lead.
Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., jumped out to an early lead as he won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award. Reed followed Millsaps through turn one in second place and moved into the lead a few turns later. Millsaps struck back and held the lead until lap three when Reed secured the number-one position.
On lap 12, Reed crashed in turn-one and Millsaps once again held the number-one position. Reed remounted and chased down Millsaps until lap 16 when he made the pass for the lead and rode off to his fifth win of the season and his fifth win at Qualcomm Stadium.
“I am so happy to get this win,” said Reed. “I knew I needed to catch Davi after I fell. I have never won all of the races in California, and with this win tonight, I accomplished a new goal. I get to leave the West Coast with a big points lead.”
Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry, of Dade City, Fla., staged a late-race comeback and passed Millsaps on lap 13. It was Ferry’s first second-place finish of the season. Millsaps finished third.
Lawrence won his first $1,000 Progressive Holeshot Award, leading Motorsport/Xtreme Kawasaki’s Tommy Hahn, of Alvord, Texas, through turn one in the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class main event.
Lawrence led all 15 laps of the main event en route to his first win in San Diego. Hahn finished second and Team Solitaire’s Robert Kiniry, of LaFayette, N.Y., finished a season-best third place.
“I came into the first turn and had an open track in front of me,” said Lawrence. “I am excited to take over the points lead heading into Houston next weekend.
Coming into tonight’s race, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey of Belle Plaine, Minn., was the points leader, but a series of crashes set him back. He finished sixth and is second overall to Lawrence.
Racing takes place at Houston’s Reliant Stadium next Saturday, February 16.
AMA Supercross Class Results, San Diego
1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
2. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
3. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
5. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
6. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Calif., Yamaha
7. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
8. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
10. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, San Diego
1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha
2. Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki
3. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Honda
4. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
6. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
7. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki
8. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha
9. Michael LaPaglia, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
10. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda
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Metal Mulisha Month: Larry Linkogle
Link turned pro at 15 and is a much respected founder of the Mulisha…
Link, followed the sport of motocross since the age of 11, quickly running through the ranks & becoming pro at age 15, racing AMA Supercross and Motocross. Quickly seeing threw the politics, rules and lies of this sport, Link dropped all his sponsors and joined up with his best friend; pro surfer Nathan Fletcher. On a road trip to Oregon in 1996 Nathan and Link came up with the METAL MULISHA, writing it on their stuff with marker was how it all began. The first M.M. stencil was made in Trigger Gumm’s garage.
Link went on to tell the whole MX INDUSTRY to go downtown. He bulldozed his supercross track, teaming up with Brian Manley & Miky Dymond, and designed the first ever freestyle MX course; along with going to the hills and just making huge jumps. This new style of riding started getting huge editorial. He then met up with Brian Deegan, who saw the vision of M.M. and had the same seek-and-destroy attitude - wanting to crush the corporate world. Deegan and Link began hanging out and riding the M.M. compound. In 1999, Link and Deegan made the business decision to make M.M. a company with plans to destroy and crush the corporate world with their MULISHA.
Link is best known for his vow to never sell out and has remained underground, riding for the cause and not for the money. He has been voted the Worlds Best Natural Terrain Rider and is not afraid to go big.
Link has the most horrific crash in the History of FMX by getting hit by a helicopter 40ft in the air while filming the movie Triple X as Vin Diesel’s stunt double. The collision left Link with his frontal lobe of his brain ripped from his interskull, among other injuries the brain injury kept him down, but he refused to give up on riding and stayed underground, only shooting photos and video on natural terrain hits that he would spend days alone shoveling despite the seizures from the helicopter wreck.
Link has overcome all his injuries, as well as conquering some personal demons along the way. Link has crawled out of the fires of hell and has been in full effect - breaking a world distance record in 2006 in a pair of cut-off camo pants & a sweatshirt. The only gear or pads he wore was a helmet, skateboard kneepads, chest plate and a pair of boots. He conquered this jump on a stock bike he borrowed that day. Link has also made frequent appearances on Fuel TVs M80, Crusty Demons reality show & Discovery Channels Biker Build Off, building a METAL MULISHA Bike that was built to ride through Armageddon; as well as appearing in all the Crusty Movies.
Link remains loyal to the company’s that backed him threw the good, bad and ugly years; along with staying true to his hardcore fans. Link states fans aren’t just fans, they are my family. Link is 100% in full effect and training harder than ever, so expect some big things this up-coming year.
Live Nation Notes: This Week in Supercross
WEEKLY NOTES - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO
(February 8, 2008) – Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., has three races left in the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship to win his first championship. He’s learning that the road to winning a championship is never smooth. He left Anaheim 1 with a three-point lead over Jason Lawrence. He went into Anaheim 2 nine points ahead of Lawrence. Heading into San Francisco, he was 22 points ahead of Broc Hepler. He led Dan Reardon by 19 points heading into Anaheim 3. It was that night in Anaheim, where he crashed a few times that his commanding lead diminished to eight heading into San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium tomorrow night.
Going into this weekend, AMA Supercross Lites rider Dungey is still in possession of the championship points lead, having won both the Anaheim I and Anaheim II races. The young rider hopes to pick up another victory at this weekend’s race.
“In the last two races everything hasn’t gone our way,” said Dungey. “But that’s racing and you have to take the bad with the good. I’d love to go to San Diego and get a win but at the same time, I know the championship is what matters, so I want to go out and ride smart and get as many points as possible. I’ve continued to work with Johnny O’Mara and stick with my regular program this week. And like I said, my goal is to ride smart and put myself in good positions on the track.”
Luke Dungey, his Rockstar Makita Suzuki AMA Supercross-class teammate Alessi is also looking forward to the San Diego race. Alessi has raced at Qualcomm Stadium in the past and enjoys the venue.
“I raced in San Diego back in 2006,” said Alessi. ”I had a lot of fun because Live Nation and Dirt Wurx always do a great job putting on the race at Qualcomm Stadium. Getting ready for the race, my training has been the same as usual. Although I have had some suspension testing to do this week, I’m just putting in laps and doing my regular training.”
Similarly, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Vuillemin is enthusiastic about the upcoming San Diego race. The Frenchman is still recovering from a knee injury and he recently went to France to have his personal physician work on the leg. Even so, he is optimistic about this weekend.
“San Diego is always special because it’s where I won my first AMA Supercross-class race in 2000,” said Vuillemin. “I like the huge stadium and it’s always an open track. It’s a packed house every year and that makes it fun. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be 100 percent by this weekend. I haven’t been completely ready this season yet. I am frustrated because I know I could do way better. In spite of my injuries, though, I am doing my best to show up at the races and give the maximum of my abilities on that day.
Former AMA Supercross Lites class champion Ivan Tedesco, who is riding in his debut season with the Red Bull Honda team, broke a bone in his hand last weekend in Anaheim. He’s expected to miss the next few races. Ironically, he set the fastest lap in practice prior to crashing. “I really felt great out there today,” said Tedesco. “I have had a rough start this season and today I was feeling it. I am really bummed about this, but I can’t dwell on it.”
Yamaha also ran into some bad luck last weekend with Grant Langston watching from the sidelines with blurry vision, and Broc Hepler breaking his thumb. Langston’s situation comes at the tail end of several mishaps this situation. “He led a few laps of the opener and ended up fourth, he was in third place in Phoenix and had a shock problem,” said Jim Perry, Yamaha’s team manager. “At Anaheim 2, he was fast in practice, crashed on the first lap in the main event, worked his way into the top 10 and got a flat tire.” Perry also said that Hepler will be out six weeks and will return for the final Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites race at Seattle’s Qwest Field. At one point Hepler was in second place this season and led for three laps Chase Field in Phoenix.
AMA Supercross class points leader Chad Reed, of Team San Manuel, is enjoying some better luck. Winning four of the first five races, Reed has a 26-point lead over Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham. It’s shaping up to a season reminiscent of 2004 when Reed won his first AMA Supercross class championship and Windham kept him honest week after week. Things look good for Reed in San Diego having won four races at Qualcomm since 2003. The Australian native scored his 30th-career AMA Supercross class win last weekend and joins Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael as the only riders to win 30 or more AMA Supercross class races.
Josh Hill will be the lone rider under the factory Yamaha tent this weekend. As a rookie in the AMA Supercross class Hill sits in 10th place with 49 points. “He’s only rookie in the class, and needs more race time, but he’s looking forward to the rest of the season and the challenge,” added Perry. “In the heat races, he has led a lot of laps and has finished second to Reed in those races.”
With traditional Southern California weather is the forecast for San Diego, the Monster Energy Kawasaki team is ready for another great night at Qualcomm Stadium. Timmy Ferry continues to ride well and after earning his second podium of the season at Anaheim 3. He hopes all of the bad luck is behind him and he can repeat his podium performance from last year.
“San Diego is a good track for me,” said Ferry. “I love the dirt; they brought in some new stuff a couple of years ago. There’s a ton of people there and they always go crazy. I got a second there last year, not to far behind the winner. It’s always a good feeling to be up on the podium and I want to be there in San Diego.
Ferry’s teammate Travis Preston made his Kawasaki debut at Anaheim 3 and despite only two days of preparation, he made the main event directly from his heat race and held on to finish 15th. With another week of riding and learning the Kawasaki KX™450F, Preston feels he’ll improve even more.
“Coming to San Diego I’m going to work on my heat race,” said Preston. “If I can do better in the heat race, I can get a better gate pick in the main. Every time I ride, I learn something new about the bike, so I’m going to keep learning.”
The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team is coming off of a double podium as Austin Stroupe and Brett Metcalfe finished second and third, respectively at Anaheim 3.
“It’s supposed to be dry in San Diego, and I’m looking forward to the race there,” said Stroupe. “I have been riding really well, and I’m working on my endurance to stay out front. I think it is going to be a good weekend.”
By being more aggressive in both the heat race and the main event, Metcalfe has finished third in the last two events and is currently fourth in the championship standings.
“I think these technical tracks are working in our favor,” said Metcalfe. “I’ve got a little bit of speed to make up, so I’m going to work hard on that cause I’m trying to get a win. I am going to keep pushing myself as hard as I can because that is what it is going to take to win a race.”
SAN DIEGO
(February 8, 2008) – Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., has three races left in the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites championship to win his first championship. He’s learning that the road to winning a championship is never smooth. He left Anaheim 1 with a three-point lead over Jason Lawrence. He went into Anaheim 2 nine points ahead of Lawrence. Heading into San Francisco, he was 22 points ahead of Broc Hepler. He led Dan Reardon by 19 points heading into Anaheim 3. It was that night in Anaheim, where he crashed a few times that his commanding lead diminished to eight heading into San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium tomorrow night.
Going into this weekend, AMA Supercross Lites rider Dungey is still in possession of the championship points lead, having won both the Anaheim I and Anaheim II races. The young rider hopes to pick up another victory at this weekend’s race.
“In the last two races everything hasn’t gone our way,” said Dungey. “But that’s racing and you have to take the bad with the good. I’d love to go to San Diego and get a win but at the same time, I know the championship is what matters, so I want to go out and ride smart and get as many points as possible. I’ve continued to work with Johnny O’Mara and stick with my regular program this week. And like I said, my goal is to ride smart and put myself in good positions on the track.”
Luke Dungey, his Rockstar Makita Suzuki AMA Supercross-class teammate Alessi is also looking forward to the San Diego race. Alessi has raced at Qualcomm Stadium in the past and enjoys the venue.
“I raced in San Diego back in 2006,” said Alessi. ”I had a lot of fun because Live Nation and Dirt Wurx always do a great job putting on the race at Qualcomm Stadium. Getting ready for the race, my training has been the same as usual. Although I have had some suspension testing to do this week, I’m just putting in laps and doing my regular training.”
Similarly, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Vuillemin is enthusiastic about the upcoming San Diego race. The Frenchman is still recovering from a knee injury and he recently went to France to have his personal physician work on the leg. Even so, he is optimistic about this weekend.
“San Diego is always special because it’s where I won my first AMA Supercross-class race in 2000,” said Vuillemin. “I like the huge stadium and it’s always an open track. It’s a packed house every year and that makes it fun. Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be 100 percent by this weekend. I haven’t been completely ready this season yet. I am frustrated because I know I could do way better. In spite of my injuries, though, I am doing my best to show up at the races and give the maximum of my abilities on that day.
Former AMA Supercross Lites class champion Ivan Tedesco, who is riding in his debut season with the Red Bull Honda team, broke a bone in his hand last weekend in Anaheim. He’s expected to miss the next few races. Ironically, he set the fastest lap in practice prior to crashing. “I really felt great out there today,” said Tedesco. “I have had a rough start this season and today I was feeling it. I am really bummed about this, but I can’t dwell on it.”
Yamaha also ran into some bad luck last weekend with Grant Langston watching from the sidelines with blurry vision, and Broc Hepler breaking his thumb. Langston’s situation comes at the tail end of several mishaps this situation. “He led a few laps of the opener and ended up fourth, he was in third place in Phoenix and had a shock problem,” said Jim Perry, Yamaha’s team manager. “At Anaheim 2, he was fast in practice, crashed on the first lap in the main event, worked his way into the top 10 and got a flat tire.” Perry also said that Hepler will be out six weeks and will return for the final Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites race at Seattle’s Qwest Field. At one point Hepler was in second place this season and led for three laps Chase Field in Phoenix.
AMA Supercross class points leader Chad Reed, of Team San Manuel, is enjoying some better luck. Winning four of the first five races, Reed has a 26-point lead over Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham. It’s shaping up to a season reminiscent of 2004 when Reed won his first AMA Supercross class championship and Windham kept him honest week after week. Things look good for Reed in San Diego having won four races at Qualcomm since 2003. The Australian native scored his 30th-career AMA Supercross class win last weekend and joins Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael as the only riders to win 30 or more AMA Supercross class races.
Josh Hill will be the lone rider under the factory Yamaha tent this weekend. As a rookie in the AMA Supercross class Hill sits in 10th place with 49 points. “He’s only rookie in the class, and needs more race time, but he’s looking forward to the rest of the season and the challenge,” added Perry. “In the heat races, he has led a lot of laps and has finished second to Reed in those races.”
With traditional Southern California weather is the forecast for San Diego, the Monster Energy Kawasaki team is ready for another great night at Qualcomm Stadium. Timmy Ferry continues to ride well and after earning his second podium of the season at Anaheim 3. He hopes all of the bad luck is behind him and he can repeat his podium performance from last year.
“San Diego is a good track for me,” said Ferry. “I love the dirt; they brought in some new stuff a couple of years ago. There’s a ton of people there and they always go crazy. I got a second there last year, not to far behind the winner. It’s always a good feeling to be up on the podium and I want to be there in San Diego.
Ferry’s teammate Travis Preston made his Kawasaki debut at Anaheim 3 and despite only two days of preparation, he made the main event directly from his heat race and held on to finish 15th. With another week of riding and learning the Kawasaki KX™450F, Preston feels he’ll improve even more.
“Coming to San Diego I’m going to work on my heat race,” said Preston. “If I can do better in the heat race, I can get a better gate pick in the main. Every time I ride, I learn something new about the bike, so I’m going to keep learning.”
The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team is coming off of a double podium as Austin Stroupe and Brett Metcalfe finished second and third, respectively at Anaheim 3.
“It’s supposed to be dry in San Diego, and I’m looking forward to the race there,” said Stroupe. “I have been riding really well, and I’m working on my endurance to stay out front. I think it is going to be a good weekend.”
By being more aggressive in both the heat race and the main event, Metcalfe has finished third in the last two events and is currently fourth in the championship standings.
“I think these technical tracks are working in our favor,” said Metcalfe. “I’ve got a little bit of speed to make up, so I’m going to work hard on that cause I’m trying to get a win. I am going to keep pushing myself as hard as I can because that is what it is going to take to win a race.”
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