RIVERSIDE, Calif. (March 5, 2012). In St. Louis, Mo. this past weekend, a record breaking crowd of almost 60,000was in attendance to watch the ninth round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series.
The MotoSport.com/TiLUBE/Foremost Insurance duo of Nick Wey and Justin Sipes completed the daytime qualifing sessions with a season-best eighth for Wey and 23rd for Sipes.
Wey
and Sipes were both in heat race two and would be racing against the
other 18 riders on the line for the nine main event transfer spots. Both
riders started in qualifying positions and were under immediate
pressure to maintain their spots. Going into lap five of eight Wey and
Sipes sat in ninth and 10th place,
respectively. An untimely mistake by Wey on lap seven caused him to go
down and Sipes’ quick reaction avoided a collision with his downed
teammate. That pass moved Sipes into the final transfer position but he
would need to keep the momentum going as Bobby Kiniry was approaching
quickly. On the last lap, Kiniry snuck by and Sipes was in jeopardy of
not qualifying. With two corners left, a charging Sipes was able to
pressure Weston Peick into making a mistake and he capitalized, taking
the last transfer spot.
and Sipes were both in heat race two and would be racing against the
other 18 riders on the line for the nine main event transfer spots. Both
riders started in qualifying positions and were under immediate
pressure to maintain their spots. Going into lap five of eight Wey and
Sipes sat in ninth and 10th place,
respectively. An untimely mistake by Wey on lap seven caused him to go
down and Sipes’ quick reaction avoided a collision with his downed
teammate. That pass moved Sipes into the final transfer position but he
would need to keep the momentum going as Bobby Kiniry was approaching
quickly. On the last lap, Kiniry snuck by and Sipes was in jeopardy of
not qualifying. With two corners left, a charging Sipes was able to
pressure Weston Peick into making a mistake and he capitalized, taking
the last transfer spot.
Wey would rebound to put in an impressive ride en route to the LCQ victory.
In the main event, the MotoSport.com/TiLUBE/Foremost Insurance riders made it cleanly through the first lap with Wey in ninth and Sipes in 17th.
Wey would have his work cut out for him if he wanted to keep that top
10 position, while Sipes was focused on logging steady, consistent laps
and working his way through the pack. Wey battled with Mike Alessi for
nearly half the race before making a clean pass and breaking away on lap
14. With the laps winding down, Wey found himself in the familiar 10th position, which is where he would ultimately finish for the third week in a row. Sipes would go on to finish 15th.
Wey would have his work cut out for him if he wanted to keep that top
10 position, while Sipes was focused on logging steady, consistent laps
and working his way through the pack. Wey battled with Mike Alessi for
nearly half the race before making a clean pass and breaking away on lap
14. With the laps winding down, Wey found himself in the familiar 10th position, which is where he would ultimately finish for the third week in a row. Sipes would go on to finish 15th.
“Qualifying
was good but my crash in the heat was frustrating,” said Wey. “I’m glad
I won the LCQ but I needed a better start and to ride faster in the
main. I am going to spend some time on a Daytona-style track in Florida
and that will hopefully help me make the move inside the top-10 on
Saturday night.”
was good but my crash in the heat was frustrating,” said Wey. “I’m glad
I won the LCQ but I needed a better start and to ride faster in the
main. I am going to spend some time on a Daytona-style track in Florida
and that will hopefully help me make the move inside the top-10 on
Saturday night.”
“I
was finally able to keep it on two wheels in the main,” said Sipes. “I
felt solid until about halfway through the race when I made a few
mistakes and tightened up. I feel like I am getting better every
weekend.”
was finally able to keep it on two wheels in the main,” said Sipes. “I
felt solid until about halfway through the race when I made a few
mistakes and tightened up. I feel like I am getting better every
weekend.”
Next weekend the series travels to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. for the 10th round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. Be sure to stop by the MotoSport.com/TiLUBE/Foremost Insurance
team truck to show your support and to have your picture taken with
Nick Wey, Chris Blose, and Justin Sipes from 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm. See
you there!
team truck to show your support and to have your picture taken with
Nick Wey, Chris Blose, and Justin Sipes from 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm. See
you there!
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leader in personal lines insurance since 1952.
one of the fastest growing retailers of power sports apparel, parts and
accessories on the Internet today. TiLUBE products offer engine
protection in extreme conditions, outperform the manufactures
requirements, are dyno tested to offer high performance in both race and
recreational applications. Foremost Insurance is part of the Farmers
Insurance Group of Companies®; Foremost Insurance Group has been a
leader in personal lines insurance since 1952.
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