Press Release

Red Bull/KTM Race Report – AMA West Supercross Lites


LOS
ANGELES, Calif
. – Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Marvin Musquin was
definitely one to watch at Dodger Stadium for the third round of the
AMA West Supercross Lites Series with his smooth riding style and
impressive lap times that put him up front all night.



Musquin
qualified third fastest from the one and only practice session the
riders were given. The shortage of practice time was a result of a
shortened schedule from rain threats throughout the day. The riders
finally took to the track at 4:00pm where Musquin immediately clicked
with the technical Los Angeles race track and clicked off a lap time
inside the top three.



He
looked equally impressive in his heat race where he started in 5th
place. He quickly moved into the top three and finished the heat in
3rd
place for a great gate pick in the main event.



In the
main event, Musquin rounded the first corner in 7th
position and quickly set his sights on the lead group. By the second
lap he had passed Michael Leib to move into 6th
place and on the fifth lap he caught and passed Tyla Rattray for 5th.
He was the man to watch in the main event as he continued to put in
impressive lap times and began to catch Dean Wilson and Zach Osborne
who were battling for 2nd
position. With three laps to go, Musquin was within a bike length of
the two riders when he landed too far to the outside of a triple
which planted his front wheel in a mud hole bringing his bike to a
halt and throwing him over the bars.



Musquin
was slow to get up as the handlebar had hit him in the crash and
knocked the wind out of him. “I had trouble breathing after the
crash so I could not return to my bike,” remarked Musquin. “After
further evaluation, they told me I do not have any broken ribs but
will suffer some soreness and bad bruising but I should be good to go
for Oakland.”



Musquin
was credited with a 19th
place finish for the day only gaining two points in the championship
chase. His result dropped him to 7th
place in overall points. The riders will now prepare for the next
event which will be held in Oakland, CA next weekend January 28,
2012.



Overall
Results Supercross Lites –


  1. Eli
    Tomac


  2. Dean
    Wilson


  3. Zach
    Osborne


  4. Tyla
    Rattray


  5. Jason
    Anderson


  6. Max
    Anstie


  7. Michael
    Leib


  8. Matt
    Moss – KTM


  9. Martin
    Davalos


  10. Billy
    Laninovich


  11. Nico
    Izzi


  12. Ryan
    Sipes


  13. Vince
    Friese


  14. Teddy
    Maier


  15. Cole
    Seely


  16. Scott
    Champion


  17. Nick
    Paluzzi


  18. Gavin
    Faith


  19. Marvin
    Musquin – KTM


  20. Travis
    Baker






Overall
Point Standings SX Lites –


  1. Eli
    Tomac – 63


  2. Dean
    Wilson – 62


  3. Tyla
    Rattray – 60


  4. Cole
    Seely – 47


  5. Zach
    Osborne – 47


  6. Jason
    Anderson – 44


  7. Marvin
    Musquin – 42


  8. Max
    Anstie – 32


  9. Nico
    Izzi – 32


  10. Billy
    Laninovich – 27






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