JDR/J-Star/KTM Race Report - Los Angeles Supercross‏

Moss
Breaks Top Ten at Los Angeles Supercross

Season
Best Finish

LOS
ANGELES, Calif. - JDR/ J-Star/KTM Team rider Matt Moss earned his
season best finish at the third round of the AMA West Supercross
Lites Series with an 8^th
place result at Dodger Stadium.

Moss,
who finished 15^th
at the opening round and missed qualifying at the second round,
arrived to the Los Angeles-based stadium ready to put his JDR/J-Star
backed KTM machine into the main event.

Heavy
rainfall the night before the event forced the track crew to keep the
track covered until the early afternoon. It also reduced the amount
of practice to just one session for all riders. Moss made the most of
his practice session and was able to qualify 9^th
fastest to earn a good gate pick in his heat.

Moss
struggled with a poor start in his heat but was able to quickly
charge forward to put his KTM into qualifying position. He moved into
7^th
place and maintained that position throughout the six lap heat to
easily transfer to the main event.

As the
gate dropped for the main event, Moss had a great jump off the start
but was too far to the outside as they neared the first corner and
was pushed out into a first turn crash with Cole Seely. Both riders
were slow to get up and remounted in last position. Moss quickly went
to work to pick off all possible positions and gain points.

By the
third lap he had already passed four riders and was sitting in 15^th.
Two laps later he knocked off another rider to step up to 14^th.
At the halfway point he put a clean pass on Billy Laninovich to move
into the top ten. Two laps later he moved to 9^th
when Marvin Musquin crashed out. Still full of energy he continued to
drive forward and was able to make a last lap pass on Martin Davalos
to move up to 8^th.
His result was his best of the season and a great starting ground for
what’s to come of this Australian Champion.

“My
goal is to definitely finish in the top five,” remarked Moss. “I’ve
been struggling with my starts the past three rounds. I am going to
work on improving in that area and then I think a top five finish
will be within my reach.”

Missing
from the racing action was Moss’ teammate Ryan Marmont. The young
Aussie rider suffered a practice crash this past Tuesday that
resulted in a concussion and caused him to sit out this weekend.
Marmont will return to his doctor this week to see if he can be
released in time for the Oakland Supercross event.

The
JDR/J-Star/KTM Team will now begin preparation for the fourth round
of the AMA West Supercross Lites Series to be held in Oakland, CA
next Saturday, January 28, 2012.

Overall
Results Supercross Lites –

1. Eli
   Tomac

   
   

2. Dean
   Wilson

   
   

3. Zach
   Osborne

   
   

4. Tyla
   Rattray

   
   

5. Jason
   Anderson
   

   
   

6. Max
   Anstie

   
   

7. Michael
   Leib

   
   

8. Matt
   Moss – KTM
   

   
   

9. Martin
   Davalos

   
   

10. Billy
    Laninovich

    
    

11. Nico
    Izzi

    
    

12. Ryan
    Sipes

    
    

13. Vince
    Friese
    

    
    

14. Teddy
    Maier

    
    

15. Cole
    Seely

    
    

16. Scott
    Champion
    

    
    

17. Nick
    Paluzzi

    
    

18. Gavin
    Faith

    
    

19. Marvin
    Musquin – KTM
    

    
    

20. Travis
    Baker