Press Release

DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha - Anaheim I Supercross Report







Anaheim,
CA
- The 2011 AMA Supercross season kicked off with a sold out
crowd under fair weather at the
Anaheim stadium in Southern California this past weekend. DNA Shred
Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha’s west coast squad comprised of #35 Kyle
Cunningham and a newcomer to professional Supercross #72 Nick Paluzzi
took to the track in timed qualifying in great form. Turning the most
heads early on was Cunningham who went out and set the 5th
fastest lap time. Following in contention was Paluzzi in 13th
who signed onto the team just two weeks before the opening round.



Moving
into the night show, both riders were slated into the second heat
race. Once the gate dropped and all the riders rounded the first
turn, it was Paluzzi taking the best of starts in 2nd
followed by Cunningham who was mired in the rear of the field. In the
six lap race, Paluzzi rode strong and smart, diligently holding down
the second spot the entire way and made his first ever main event in
the same amount of tries. Meanwhile, Cunningham started to make an
upward assault; setting quick times allowed him to net 5th
in the end.



The
main event got under way, and the starts by both teammates matched
those of the earlier qualifying race, when the first lap was in the
books Paluzzi held down 5th, and Cunningham sat 13th.
From there both DNA Shred Stix backed riders put their heads down,
making runs to climb the results tally. Three laps into the fifteen
total lap race, Paluzzi solidly sat in the top pack of riders in 5th,
and Cunningham had clawed his way to 9th.
With the race closing in on the halfway mark, very clearly Kyle had
made gains and was pressuring for the 5th
position, all the while Nick had fallen back a few positions to 9th
due to his lack of seat time. As the race came to a finish,
unfortunately on lap ten Cunningham was picking himself up off the
ground after crashing on a step on, step off section and would go on
to put his Yamaha in 13th.
Paluzzi had since kept up a steady pace, and went on to finish 9th
in his first ever Supercross. Undeniably showing true promise, both
riders are set to tackle the race in Phoenix, AZ this coming
Saturday.



Star
Racing/NCY/Yamaha would like to thank our great sponsors for having
us fully prepared.


DNA
Shred Stix, Yamaha Motor Corp, Scott Racing, DNA Energy, North County
Yamaha, Easton ExP, FMF, Sunstar, Factory Effex, Dunlop, Enzo,
Cosworth, N-Fab, Motion Pro, ODI Grips, RK Chains, Excel rims,
Yamalube, GYTR, Ride Engineering, Twin Air, Lightspeed, ARC, Braking,
Vortex Ignitions, Web Cams, ICW, JD Built, Renegade Fuels, Crank
Works, Eibach, Met Tec.




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