Red Bull/KTM Race Report - LA SX - Andrew Short has Earns his 3rd Consecutive Top 10 Finish

Los
Angeles, CA – Red Bull/KTM rider Andrew Short finished 9^th
overall to earn his third consecutive top ten finish in the 2011 AMA
Supercross Championship Series.

This
weekend marked the first-ever Supercross event held at the famous
Dodger Stadium. The rider’s and fans enjoyed the new stop on the
AMA Supercross tour that brought in a crowd of over 40,000 motorcycle
enthusiasts.

Short
had a great start to the day qualifying 9^th
fastest in timed practice. His quick practice time awarded him a
decent gate pick in his heat. Unfortunately, he got a bad jump off
the gate and rounded the first turn in 15^th.
Thanks to years of experience he quickly maneuvered his way inside
the top ten and was sitting in 8^th
position at the end of the first lap. On lap three he passed
JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Tye Simmonds for 7^th
position and kept a consistent pace to qualify 7^th
into the main.

Short’s
Red Bull/KTM teammate, Mike Alessi, had a decent heat starting in 8^th
position and maintaining that spot through the checkered flag. “After
crashing last weekend and going to the LCQ, I was glad to have an
easy heat race this weekend putting my KTM 350 SX-F into the main
event,” remarked Alessi.

The
crowd was in high spirits as the riders lined up for the SX main
event. Both Short and Alessi reported that the moisture was coming
out in the soil and had made the track more slippery which had
changed some of the lines and jumps they were able to do in practice
and the heats.

When the
gate dropped Short came around the first corner in 8^th
position with Alessi a few spots back in 12^th.
On the second half of the track Short was passed by Ryan Villopoto
and dropped to 9^th
position as they crossed the finish line jump of lap one. The first
half of the race was a nine-rider freight train with Shorty at the
tail end of the pack.

On lap
three, Short closed in on the 8^th
place ride of Austin Stroupe. After pressuring Stroupe for two laps
he made a clean pass to gain the position and set his sights on Brett
Metcalfe. It appeared that Short would catch Metcalfe as the race
continued but pressure from Chad Reed caused Short to become
defensive of his lines and lose time on Metcalfe. Reed was able to
make the pass on Short with a couple laps to go. Short eventually
finished the race in 9^th.
Alessi hung on to finish 17^th.

“I’m
disappointed that I wasn’t able to hold Reed off at the end of the
race, but happy to still finish inside the top ten. This week I
worked with Sebastien Tortelli and he gave some great race advice
throughout the day. We also made a lot of progress to the bike which
helped my performance in the main event. I am happy with the
direction everything is going,” remarked Short.

Next
Event: Oakland, CA –
January 29, 2011

Overall
SX Results –

1. 
   

   Ryan
   Villopoto
   

   
   


2. 
   

   James
   Stewart

   
   


3. 
   

   Ryan
   Dungey
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Trey
   Canard

   
   


5. 
   

   Justin
   Brayton
   

   
   


6. 
   

   Kevin
   Windham
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Chad
   Reed

   
   


8. 
   

   Brett
   Metcalfe
   

   
   


9. 
   

   Andrew
   Short – KTM
   

   
   


10. 
    

    Kyle
    Chisholm
    

    
    

Overall
SX Points –

1. 
   

   Ryan
   Villopoto – 72
   

   
   


2. 
   

   James
   Stewart – 67
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Ryan
   Dungey – 58
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Trey
   Canard – 56
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Chad
   Reed – 48
   

   
   


6. 
   

   Brett
   Metcalfe – 39
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Andrew
   Short – 37
   

   
   


8. 
   

   Justin
   Brayton – 36
   

   
   


9. 
   

   Kyle
   Chisholm – 33
   

   
   



10. Kevin
    Windham – 32