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JDR/J-Star/KTM Race Report - Phoenix SX

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1/16/2011 5:21pm



JDR/J-Star/KTM’s Ryan Marmont Shines in Heat, but Struggled in Main


Phoenix,
AZ – JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Ryan Marmont showed flashes of brilliance
in his heat race finishing an impressive 3rd
overall to earn a good qualifying position into the main. In the main
event, Marmont struggled after a crash and eventually finished in
17th
overall.



The
Australian rider, known for his good starts, didn’t disappoint in
his Lites heat. Marmont nearly pulled the holeshot in his heat race
before rounding the first turn in 2nd
place. He eventually finished the race in 3rd
place after holding off a large pack of riders for his qualifying
position.



“I
felt strong in my heat race and am looking forward to carrying the
momentum to the main event. I have been racing my race bike from the
Australian Super X Series and it has been performing very well here,”
remarked Marmont after the heat.



Marmont
didn’t get the great start he had hoped for in the main event, but
still managed to muscle his way up through the pack and into the top
ten in the first few laps. On lap three he tried to get around a
rider but ran out of room to make the pass and washed out his front
end.



“The
crash set me back quite a ways and when I recovered I was a little
disoriented,” stated Marmont. “Everyone had passed me and I
didn’t know what position I was in. I found it hard to get back
into a rhythm so I just focused on finishing the race.”



Marmont
eventually finished 17th
overall for the evening. “The plan is to go back to Murrieta and
train three days this week before heading to the third round in Los
Angeles,” said Marmont.



The
second rider for the JDR/J-Star/KTM Team, Tye Simmonds, improved upon
his performance this weekend but came up a few spots short of the
main event gate. “I need to qualify from my heat races, but I have
made small mistakes that have kept me from qualifying the past two
weekends. This weekend I grabbed the holeshot in the LCQ but rode too
tight and lost positions each lap and did not qualify. I know the
areas that I need to work on and I will continue to train with the
team each week until we get where we need to be,” stated Simmonds.






Overall
Results SX Lites –




  1. Josh
    Hansen




  2. Broc
    Tickle




  3. Ryan
    Morais




  4. Cole
    Seely




  5. Eli
    Tomac




  6. Tyla
    Rattray




  7. James
    Decotis




  8. Travis
    Baker




  9. Martin
    Davalos




  10. Kyle
    Cunningham




  11. Jake
    Canada




  12. Ben
    Evans




  13. Bruce
    Rutherford




  14. Antonio
    Balbi




  15. Nick
    Paluzzi




  16. Casey
    Hinson – KTM




  17. Ryan
    Marmont – KTM




  18. Scott
    Champion




  19. Ken
    Roczen – KTM




  20. Christian
    Craig






Overall
Point Standings SX Lites –




  1. Josh
    Hansen – 50




  2. Broc
    Tickle – 44




  3. Ryan
    Morais – 35




  4. Tyla
    Rattray – 35




  5. Cole
    Seely – 34




  6. Martin
    Davalos – 30




  7. Eli
    Tomac – 27




  8. Travis
    Baker – 26




  9. Kyle
    Cunningham – 19




  10. Nick
    Paluzzi – 18








Overall
Results SX –




  1. James
    Stewart




  2. Ryan
    Villopoto




  3. Trey
    Canard




  4. Chad
    Reed




  5. Ryan
    Dungey




  6. Justin
    Brayton




  7. Andrew
    Short – KTM




  8. Brett
    Metcalfe




  9. Kyle
    Chisholm




  10. Kyle
    Regal




  11. David
    Millsaps




  12. Nick
    Wey




  13. Weston
    Pieck




  14. Ivan
    Tedesco




  15. Chris
    Blose




  16. Thomas
    Hahn




  17. Ryan
    Clark




  18. Jeff
    Alessi




  19. Kevin
    Windham




  20. Austin
    Stroupe






Overall
Point Standings SX –




  1. Ryan
    Villopoto – 47




  2. James
    Stewart – 45




  3. Ryan
    Dungey – 38




  4. Trey
    Canard – 38




  5. Chad
    Reed – 34




  6. Brett
    Metcalfe – 26




  7. Andrew
    Short – 25




  8. Kyle
    Chisholm – 22




  9. Ivan
    Tedesco – 21




  10. Justin
    Brayton – 20







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