Rockstar Makita Suzuki Claims Podium and Top Ten Finish at Houston

Ryan Dungey grabs a second-place podium and Brett Metcalfe
finishes eighth in an action-packed main event

BREA, CA
(February 13, 2011) – Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey put his
Yoshimura-equipped Suzuki RM-Z450 back on the box, scoring a
second-place podium finish last night during the sixth round of the
2011 AMA/FIM Supercross Championship at Reliant Stadium in Houston,
TX. Teammate Brett Metcalfe rode a strong race on his Suzuki, scoring
an eighth-place finish in the 20-lap main event.

Dungey had a solid day, tallying the
second fastest time in qualifying and piloting his Suzuki to a
convincing win in his heat race. In the main, Dungey was able to
avoid a first turn pile-up and moved from fifth to second over the
first eleven laps. His RM-Z450 powered him to the finish for a close
second-place finish.

“Overall, we had a real solid day,”
said Dungey. “The bike felt great all day. I really owe a lot to
Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki because they worked hard. We need to keep
pushing and start winning these races. I’m really thankful for the
day – coming off of last weekend was a real tough one for the whole
team and myself, but this is a step in the right direction and we’ll
keep building from here. It will be good to get a good solid week in
and show up in San Diego with my RMZ ready to go."

Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Brett
Metcalfe rode a solid practice and carried that momentum into his
heat race with a fourth-place finish on his RM-Z450. A strong start
in the main put him into third place on the first lap. Metcalfe rode
a consistent race and maintained a top-five position until the last
lap when a small mistake put him on the ground in the first whoops
section. Metcalfe remounted his Suzuki to finish in eighth place.

“I’m happy with the way I rode
tonight,” said Metcalfe. “The team made some good changes this
week. We made some big improvements to the engine and I have to thank
Yoshimura for all their help and everybody on the team. I think
myself and Ryan both got great starts. I came out strong in the heat
race and the main event was going good right ‘til the end. I made a
couple mistakes, and a couple guys got me at the end there and I
threw it away in the whoops trying to get a position back on the last
lap. I’m happy for next week because San Diego is close to home. I
should have a good week riding and each week my riding has been
improving. We just need to improve the result.”

The 2011 Rockstar
Makita Suzuki team’s next event is Saturday, February 19th, at
Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. You can meet the Rockstar Makita
Suzuki team riders on Friday, February 18th from 6 to 7 PM at the
Escondido Cycle Center, 1415 Montiel Road, Escondido, CA.

Houston Supercross Class Results:

1. Trey Canard

2. Ryan Dungey

3. Ryan Villopoto

4. David Millsaps

5. Andrew Short

6. Chad Reed

7. Ken Roczen

8. Brett Metcalfe

9. Ivan Tedesco

10. Mike Alessi

2011 Supercross Class Standings:

1. Ryan Villopoto – 132

2. James Stewart – 123

3. Trey Canard – 112

4. Chad Reed – 105

5. Ryan Dungey – 101

6. Andrew Short – 80

7. Brett Metcalfe – 80

8. Justin Brayton – 65

9. David Millsaps – 62

10. Kevin Windham – 61

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and marine engines. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has
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sponsors: Rockstar Energy Drink, Makita Industrial Power Tools,
Yoshimura R&D, Dunlop, Motorex, Vortex, Pro Taper, ONE
Industries, Works Connection, Hinson Clutch Components, Renegade
Fuels, Twin Air, Showa, Mechanix Wear, Fox, Matrix, Suzuki Equator,
Maas Brothers, D.I.D., Excel, CP Pistons and NGK.