Press Release

Ryan Villopoto Wraps Up His Second Consecutive AMA Supercross Championship

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4/10/2012 1:23pm


Buffalo, NY:
Nearly 49,000 fans filled Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX, to witness
Ryan Villopoto make history at round 13 of the Monster Energy AMA
Supercross, an FIM World Championship. With a commanding 104-point lead,
Villopoto clinched the championship title with four rounds still left
in the series—the earliest any rider has ever won the Supercross
Championship. He also joins an impressive list of only five riders to
ever earn back-to-back Supercross titles.




In a
season so intense that one by one the top riders in the championship
bowed out with injuries trying to maintain the blistering pace,
Villopoto kept the heat on and stayed free of injury. The Monster Energy
Kawasaki rider proved from the first gate drop of 2012 that he was the
man to beat, and Houston was no exception. Villopoto grabbed a great
start, quickly taking over the lead aboard his Dunlop-sponsored KX450F,
then proceeded to gap the field, riding with ease to his eighth season
win, 23rd career win and second consecutive title. Dunlop congratulates
Ryan Villopoto on a 2012 AMA Supercross Championship that was well
deserved.






About Dunlop

Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement
motorcycle tires in the U.S. and the only manufacturer of motorcycle
tires in North America. With North American operations headquartered in
Buffalo, NY, Dunlop has been making and selling high-quality tires in
the U.S. since 1923. For more information, visit www.dunlopmotorcycle.com.
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