Press Release

Red Bull/KTM Race Report - Atlanta Supercross‏


Short
Finishes 6
th
at Atlanta Supercross



Red
Bull/KTM rider Andrew Short put together another solid performance
finishing 6th
at the eighth round of the AMA Supercross Series at the Georgia Dome.



Short
had a decent day turning the 10th
fastest lap time in the afternoon qualifying. His teammate, Mike
Alessi, was able to qualify 12th
fastest. As a result both KTM riders were placed in the first heat.



In the
heat both riders got a decent start near the top five. Alessi just
edged out Short off the start and the two teammates battled
throughout the 8 lap heat. Near the final lap Short was able to put a
pass on Alessi and take over 4th
position. Short would go on to finish 4th
while Alessi finished 5th.



In the
main event, Short got off to an okay start rounding the first turn in
8th.
Alessi didn’t have as good of a jump and came around the first
corner around 15th.
Short had a great first few laps moving from 8th
place quickly up to 6th.
When Trey Canard crashed early in the race, Short was able to
capitalize on the crash and move into 5th
place.



Once in
5th,
Short remained consistent and maintained his position throughout the
majority of the race. Meanwhile, Alessi had some problems as he was
trying to come up through the pack. Midway into the race, Alessi
suffered a crash that put him at the back of the pack. He would
eventually finish the night in 18th.



On the
final lap, Canard had caught back up to Short. The Red Bull/KTM rider
tried as he could to hold off the hard-charging Canard as they
completed the final lap. Unfortunately, Canard was able to make the
pass with a few turns to go and grabbed the 5th
spot while Short went on to finish 6th.



“Overall
I was happy with my ride tonight. My first five laps were really good
and I was able to move into the top five. I’m bummed Trey got
around me at the end but I am still happy to be close to the top
five. We are continuing to make great progress every week,”
commented Short after the race.



Next
Race: Daytona Supercross – March 5, 2011



Overall
Results


  1. Ryan
    Villopoto


  2. Ryan
    Dungey


  3. Chad
    Reed


  4. James
    Stewart


  5. Trey
    Canard


  6. Andrew
    Short – KTM


  7. Justin
    Brayton


  8. Kevin
    Windham


  9. Ivan
    Tedesco


  10. Brett
    Metcalfe


  11. Davi
    Millsaps


  12. Nick
    Wey


  13. Kyle
    Regal


  14. Chris
    Blose


  15. Tye
    Simmonds – KTM


  16. Matt
    Boni


  17. Fabien
    Izoird


  18. Mike
    Alessi – KTM


  19. Antonio
    Balbi


  20. Kyle
    Partridge






Overall
Point Standings –


  1. Ryan
    Villopoto – 171


  2. James
    Stewart – 161


  3. Chad
    Reed – 150


  4. Trey
    Canard – 146


  5. Ryan
    Dungey – 145


  6. Andrew
    Short – 110


  7. Brett
    Metcalfe – 104


  8. Justin
    Brayton – 90


  9. David
    Millsaps – 88


  10. Ivan
    Tedesco – 78






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