Press Release

METCALFE SPLASHES TO DAYTONA TOP 10


Team Suzuki Press Office - March 12.

Yoshimura
Suzuki Racing battled inclement weather and a rain-ravaged
motocross-style track at the 10th round of the 2012 AMA/ FIM Supercross
Series at Daytona International Speedway at Daytona Beach, Florida on
Saturday night as Brett Metcalfe weathered the storm and raced his
Suzuki RM-Z450 to a solid 10th place.

Although race day started
out relatively dry, the bad weather was literally looming on the
horizon, and, as a result, the riders had to make do with less practice
time and abbreviated races. When the rain finally hit, it created a
rutted, muddy mess of a track.

"Daytona was interesting," said
Metcalfe. "The weather really challenged us. The first practice was
pretty good and in dry conditions. Then the rain came in and really
changed the whole dynamics. We had a pretty tough track; it was muddy
and very rutty. We were still able to do the jumps, but it was a tough
little track."

Despite the treacherous conditions, Metcalfe did
what he had to do to bring home maximum points. In his heat race, he
went down early but rallied to race his Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 to
sixth position and transfer to the Main. In the shortened 16-lap Main
Event, Metcalfe also suffered a get-off but remounted and put in a smart
ride that allowed him to finish with a top-10 result.

"Practice
went OK and I was feeling pretty comfortable," said Metcalfe. "I was
charging on the track and I had some attack in me. With a Main Event
that's muddy and you don't know what's going to happen, you really need a
good spot on the start gate to do something, so I was still pretty
confident going in. But on the second or third lap, I went down and I
dropped back a bit. I just couldn't get it going after that, and I
dropped back a few more and finished 10th. The Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450
was running good and made it through the whole race. The most positive
thing was that we got through something that could have made us take a
DNF."

With Daytona safely behind them, Metcalfe and the
Yoshimura Suzuki squad are looking forward to getting back to racing a
more Supercross-style track at an indoor venue.

Said Metcalfe:
"I just want to go back home and forget about this mud race, where you
can't really learn or take anything from it. We'll just have a regular
week at home and get ready for Indy next weekend. I'm looking forward to
getting back to good racing and getting up there in the results."

Team
Yoshimura Suzuki Racing's next event is the 11th round of the 2012 AMA/
FIM Supercross Championship on Saturday, March 17th, at Lucas Oil
Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Daytona Supercross Class Results:

1. James Stewart
2. Davi Millsaps
3. Kevin Windham
4. Marvin Musquin
5. Ryan Villopoto
6. Mike Alessi
7. Jake Weimer
8. Brock Tickle
9. Matt Goerke
10. Brett Metcalfe (Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450)

2012 Supercross Class Standings:

1. Ryan Villopoto - 221
2. Ryan Dungey - 192
3. James Stewart - 177
4. Kevin Windham - 143
5. Jake Weimer - 134
6. Davi Millsaps - 131
7. Chad Reed - 128
8. Brett Metcalfe (Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450) - 124
9. Justin Brayton - 121
10. Mike Alessi - 113


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