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 –
Eli
TomacDean
WilsonZach
OsborneTyla
RattrayJason
AndersonMax
AnstieMichael
LeibMatt
Moss – KTMMartin
DavalosBilly
LaninovichNico
IzziRyan
SipesVince
FrieseTeddy
MaierCole
SeelyScott
ChampionNick
PaluzziGavin
FaithMarvin
Musquin – KTMTravis
Baker
Overall
Point Standings SX Lites –
Eli
Tomac – 63Dean
Wilson – 62Tyla
Rattray – 60Cole
Seely – 47Zach
Osborne – 47Jason
Anderson – 44Marvin
Musquin – 42Max
Anstie – 32Nico
Izzi – 32Billy
Laninovich – 27