Press Release

Brown Wins Primm WORCS on New KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition


PRIMM –
Nev. – Factory FMF/KTM rider Mike Brown took his first win aboard
the new 2012 KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition motorcycle at the second
round of the WORCS held in Primm, NV.



The two
day event was held just around the corner from the famous Buffalo
Bill’s hotel and casino. The course conditions were rough and dusty
for day one. Off the start, Brown nailed the holeshot and led the
first two laps before he suffered a crash which dropped him to 4th
place. He spent the next half of the race catching back up to the 3rd
place ride of Kyle Summers. Once Summers was within his sight, Brown
entered into a three lap long battle with Summers until Brown made
the pass stick and went on to finish on the final step of the podium.



On day
two, Brown had another decent start, this time he came around the
first corner in 3rd
position. On the fifth lap, Robert, who was leading the race, broke
down which allowed Brown to move into 2nd
place behind Justin Soule. He was able to reel in Soule with a few
laps to go to take over the lead. He had pulled to a decent gap but
ran into trouble on the final lap of the race when he suffered a
crash that allowed the 2nd
place rider to catch back up to him. Brown recovered and charged hard
the last half of the final lap to take the win over Gary Sutherlin by
three seconds. Brown’s 3-1 moto scores earned him the overall for
the day and the first win for the KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition bike
in the WORC Series.



Factory
FMF/KTM Team Manager Antti Kallonen, reported, “Overall it was a
great debut for the new bike. Brown was really happy with its
performance and that showed in the result. The track was very tough
on the riders and the bike this weekend and it was a great testing
ground for the new machine. We had no problems and are really happy
to leave the second round with the points lead.”




Kailub
Russell also returned to the WORCS Series for the second round. He
suffered a bad crash during Saturday’s moto while running in 8th
place and chose to sit out the rest of the moto in order to be ready
for Sunday’s main event. His plan worked and he turned in his best
performance in the series with a 6th
place result in Sunday’s main. His 14-6 results earned him 10th
overall for the weekend.



The
RPM/KTM support team also had a successful weekend. Team rider Ivan
Ramirez took the win in the Pro 2 class while his teammate, Travis
Coy, finished 3rd.
The Women’s Pro class was dominated by KTM riders with Alexah
Pearson earning 2nd,
RPM/KTM rider Kacy Martinez in 3rd
and Elizabeth Bash in 4th.





Next
Round:
Mesquite, NV –
February 24-26, 2012





Overall
Results –


  1. Mike
    Brown – 3-1


  2. Justin
    Soule – 2-3


  3. Gary
    Sutherlin – 4-2


  4. Bobby
    Garrison – 6-4


  5. Kyle
    Summers – 5-5


  6. Taylor
    Robert – 1-14


  7. Ryan
    Abbatoye – 7-7


  8. Robby
    Bell – 8-8


  9. Colton
    Haaker – 9-9


  10. Kailub
    Russell – 14-6






Overall
Point Standings –


  1. Mike
    Brown – 87


  2. Taylor
    Robert – 79


  3. Justin
    Soule – 78


  4. Kyle
    Summers – 73


  5. Bobby
    Garrison – 69




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