Short
Finishes 6th
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
Ryan
VillopotoRyan
DungeyChad
ReedJames
StewartTrey
CanardAndrew
Short – KTMJustin
BraytonKevin
WindhamIvan
TedescoBrett
MetcalfeDavi
MillsapsNick
WeyKyle
RegalChris
BloseTye
Simmonds – KTMMatt
BoniFabien
IzoirdMike
Alessi – KTMAntonio
BalbiKyle
Partridge
Overall
Point Standings –
Ryan
Villopoto – 171James
Stewart – 161Chad
Reed – 150Trey
Canard – 146Ryan
Dungey – 145Andrew
Short – 110Brett
Metcalfe – 104Justin
Brayton – 90David
Millsaps – 88Ivan
Tedesco – 78