Corona,
CA – Round twelve of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series went
north of the border this week to the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.
Pro Taper riders continued to dominate, with Justin Barcia taking his
fifth win of the East Coast Lites series and Kevin Windham fighting back
for his second Supercross class podium of the season.
After
Barcia’s win streak came to an end last week in Indianapolis, the
defending champ was out for revenge in Toronto. However, Geico Honda
Teammate Justin Bogle drew first blood and narrowly edged out Barcia for
the top qualifying spot. Second seed put Barcia in the first heat race,
where he would easily take the win and set himself up with a great gate
pick for the main event. In Supercross class qualifying Windham, also
aboard a Geico Honda, nabbed the third spot just behind the championship
points leader. Kevin rode to a solid third place in his heat race and
easily transferred to the main event.
In the Lites main event,
Pro Taper’s Barcia worked his way in to the lead on lap three and never
looked back. "I was able to get a great holeshot but wasn't able to get
through the rhythm section as fast as Roczen," Barcia said. "He was able
to pass me so I had to trail him for a few laps. Then I saw a little
opening and went for it. I was lucky enough to make the pass and just
kind of ran a smooth race from there." Justin built up close to an eight
second lead at the checkers and with this win, a 28 point lead in the
championship points. MotoConcepts rider Jake Canada turned in one of the
most impressive rides of the season, coming from 13th place
on lap one to finish just off the podium in fourth. Teammate Tommy
Weeck also logged a season best finish of seventh, just ahead of Geico
Honda’s Justin Bogle.
Veteran Kevin Windham hit the deck hard in
Indianapolis and was unable to practice all week. "It's a great day for
the whole GEICO Honda program," said Windham, who captured his second
podium in three weeks. "They did everything they could to get my bike
prepared to cut my number of laps down to a minimum.” Despite the lack
of track time and obvious discomfort, Windham dug deep and made his way
in to third place with five laps to go. Pro Taper riders Kyle Chisholm
and Bobby Kiniry also turned in solid top ten performances on the
treacherous track.
The next round of the series will be in Houston’s Reliant Stadium on Saturday March 31st.
Be sure to tune in to Pro Taper’s social media sites for updates
throughout the day at all of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross races.
To keep up on all things Pro Taper:
ProTaper.com
twitter.com/ProTaper
youtube.com/TheRealPT
facebook.com/ProTaperFans
About Pro Taper:
Founded
in 1991, Pro Taper revolutionized the motorcycle industry with the
introduction of the 1 1/8" Taperwall handlebar. Since it's inception
Pro Taper has set the standard in which all other motorcycle handlebars
are measured against.
Pro
Taper is constantly evolving and pushing innovation to the next level.
Now offering a full line of quality product that includes everything
from chains and sprockets to billet triple clamps and footpegs. Year
after year Pro Taper continues to dominate the off-road motorcycle
industry.
The confidence instilled by Factory Race
Teams, such as Rockstar Makita Suzuki and AmPro Yamaha, bleeds all the
way down to weekend warriors looking for the highest performing and
longest lasting products on the market. Pro Taper stands for
unsurpassed quality and a perpetual commitment to excellence.
Pro Taper
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3/26/2012 2:53pm
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