TEAM ROCKSTAR ENERGY SUZUKI Claims Top Tens At Seattle Supercross

SEATTLE, WA (April 18, 2011) –
The AMA Supercross series swung back west this past weekend and Team
Rockstar Energy Suzuki grabbed a couple of top ten finishes in the
seventh round of the 2011 AMA/FIM Supercross Lites West Championship
Saturday night at Quest Field in Seattle, WA. Ryan Morais powered his
Yoshimura-equipped Suzuki RM-Z250 to a seventh-place finish in the
15-lap lites main event as teammate Martin Davalos followed close
behind in eighth on the tough and highly technical Seattle track.

Morais started the day with his best
qualifying result of the season in the afternoon timed practices and
carried that momentum into his heat race with a solid fourth place
aboard his Suzuki. In the main, a good start put him in eighth place
after the first lap and he was able to work his RM-Z250 up to as high
as sixth over the next few laps. Morais battled throughout the
remainder of the 15 laps on the heavily rutted course to cross the
line in seventh.

“Today went okay for me,” said
Morais. “I felt pretty good in practice – It was my best practice
qualifying time of the year. The track was really technical and hard
tonight and my team did a good job setting up my bike. I felt good in
the main event and got a good start on my RM-Z. I was battling with a
couple riders and the pace was good, but it kind of turned into a
little cat and mouse. I wasn’t able to get past sixth over the rest
of the race. It was a little frustrating, but I’ve come out of here
healthy and we have two weeks ‘til Salt Lake City. I’m going to
work hard and try to put my Suzuki on the box in these last two
races. I like Salt Lake City and I feel like I’m where I need to
be, so we’ll see what we can do.”

Davalos rode strong all day, starting
with the third fastest time in the shortened afternoon practice and
continuing into his heat race to bring his RM-Z across the line in
fourth. A decent start in the main put Davalos just behind his
teammate Morais for nearly the entire 15 laps. The Rockstar Energy
Suzuki rider used the power and handling of his RM-Z250 to negotiate
the tough and technical conditions to score an eighth-place finish.

“It was a tough weekend for me,”
said Davalos. “I felt like I rode good but kind of got a bad start
in the main and just really couldn’t get around anyone. The track
was really challenging, really gnarly rutted, but my RM-Z worked
great. I just couldn’t make anything happen. The positive thing is
that I’m safe and healthy and I’m gonna go back home and work on
some starts. I need to get the start. I’ve never been to Salt Lake
City, so I’m really looking forward to racing there. I need to put
my Rockstar Energy Suzuki team on the box. We work so hard and they
are so good to me.”

After seven rounds in the books, Morais
sits fifth and Davalos ninth in the west region point standings. The
2011 Rockstar Energy Suzuki team’s next event is Saturday, April
30th, at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT.

Seattle Supercross Lites Class
Results:

1. Cole Seely

2. Eli Tomac

3. Broc Tickle

4. Kyle Cunningham

5. Tyla Rattray

6. Joshua Hansen

7. Ryan Morais

8. Martin Davalos

9. Travis Baker

10. Gared Steinke

2011 Supercross Lites West
Standings:

1. Broc Tickle –
145

2. Joshua Hansen
– 143

3. Eli Tomac –
138

4. Cole Seely –
113

5. Ryan Morais –
110

6. Tyla Rattray –
96

7. Kyle Cunningham –
89

8. Ken Roczen –
83

9. Martin Davalos –
82

10. James Decotis –
67

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