Pro Taper's Dungey Leads USA MXoN Victory

Corona, CA – Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey put the final touches on his Cinderella season at the 64^th
Motocross of Nations event, held in Lakewood, CO. Ryan, who was also on
the victorious 2009 USA team, not only led team USA to victory but also
took the individual overall MX1 class win along the way.

 

Dungey set the tone for the weekend by posting the fastest lap
time in Saturday’s MX1 free practice session, just edging out FIM World
Champion Tony Cairoli. The showdown that everyone was waiting for
materialized early in race one, with Dungey and Cairoli battling at the
front of the MX1/MX2 field. After an intense game of cat and mouse that
saw the AMA champion distance himself at times and the FIM champion
make up ground with ease at others, Dungey came out victorious by just
over 5 seconds.

 

USA trailed the German team entering the final race of the day,
which was set to be the MX1/Open class face-off. With a gate full of
450’s and Open class bikes, the start was more critical than
ever. Dungey and teammate Andrew Short did exactly what they needed to
do and finished out the opening lap in the first two positions. Ryan
made his move for the lead early in the race and put a comfortable
cushion down almost immediately. At the end of the 30-minute plus
two-lap race, Dungey took the win by 10 seconds over USA’s Short. The
one-two finishes were enough to overcome the pre-race deficit and give
USA their 21^st MXoN title. 

 

In the past two years Pro Taper EVO handlebars have led Ryan
Dungey to an AMA Supercross Lites Championship, AMA Motocross Lites
Championship, two MXoN Team titles-including individual MX1 overall
class wins at both, an AMA Supercross Championship and an AMA Motocross
Championship. Everyone at Pro Taper would like to congratulate Ryan and
the entire Rockstar Makita Suzuki organization for all of their
success. 

 

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