Pourcel Earns Second Straight East Coast Title for Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki

Corona, Calif. (April 11, 2010) – Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki’s Christophe Pourcel locked up his second straight AMA
Supercross Lites Eastern Region Championship at Reliant Stadium in
Houston. Pourcel raced to his fifth win of the season and scored enough
points to claim the No. 1 plate while his teammate Dean Wilson crashed
on the last lap while trying to make a pass for second, finishing ninth.

 

Pourcel has two races remaining in his remarkable AMA Supercross Lites
career. There is the East Coast finale next week in St. Louis and the
Dave Coombs Memorial East-West Shootout in Las Vegas on May 8. In his SX Lites
career, Pourcel has 12 wins in 19 starts.

 

“I normally don’t think about the championship at the races, I just want
to put in a good race,” said Pourcel. “I am really happy that I was
able to wrap it up early, but next week I still want to go out with a
win.”

 

Pourcel set the fastest time in qualifying practice for the seventh
straight week more than a half-second ahead of his nearest competitor.
It was Wilson who was second, a tenth faster than third place. In the
Heat races, Pourcel earned another win while Wilson overcame a tough
start to finish second.

 

In the main event Pourcel led wire to wire after getting out of the
starting gate in a good position. Wilson was fourth after the first lap
but then made the move to a podium spot on the second lap. The Canadian
rider kept pushing trying to move up to second throughout the race and
on the final lap he went down in the whoops section. Wilson saw an
opportunity to make the pass but a small mistake cost him a spot on the
podium.

 

“I was so disappointed that I made that mistake,” said Wilson. “I know
everyone makes mistakes, but that one hurt a little bit. I really wanted
to be on the podium. Next week I want to finish with my best result.”

 

The AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Region season will wrap up next week at
the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.