Red Bull/KTM Race Report: San Diego

February 12, 2012, 12:55pm

San Diego, CA – Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Marvin Musquin suffered a hard crash in the AMA West Supercross Lites main event held at Qualcomm Stadium but recovered to return to action and salvage a 16^th place finish at the sixth round of the series.

Musquin impressed the sizeable crowd in his heat race earlier in the day where he earned a great jump off the start and came around 2^nd in the first corner. He maintained his position and finished 2^nd in his heat to easily secure a top spot in the main event.

Once in the main event, he got pushed back off the start and came around in 7^th place after the first corner. He quickly moved himself toward the top five on the first lap before suffering a huge crash in the back rhythm section. Musquin fell hard and took a moment to recover. Once back on his bike he had to return to the mechanics area to make some adjustments and then he returned to action one lap down. He quickly set to work to try and pick off any riders he could and by the end of the event he had worked his way up to 16^th place.

“This is definitely a disappointing race because I lost a lot of points toward the championship. The good thing is I walked away uninjured and will not be set back at all from my crash. I plan to race a few east coast rounds on the KTM 350 SX-F and I am looking forward to those races and mixing it up with a new class of riders,” stated Musquin after the race.

Musquin has confirmed that he will race both the St. Louis and Daytona Supercross races in the premier class and possibly one other round as well. The series will then make a return to the west coast in April when the riders head to Seattle, WA on April 21, 2012.

AMA Supercross Lites Class Overall –

AMA Supercross Lites Class Points –

Dean Wilson – 116
Eli Tomac – 114
Cole Seely – 101
Marvin Musquin – 89
Nico Izzi – 78

Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey put his KTM back on the podium at the sixth round of the AMA Supercross Series held during perfect weather at Qualcomm Stadium.

Dungey was placed in the second Supercross class heat where the first attempt at the heat race was red flagged after three laps. On the restart, Dungey came around the first corner in 2^nd place and began a battle with James Stewart throughout the remaining laps for the position. On the final corner, Dungey attempted a block pass to try and steal the position from Stewart but fell short of making the pass and finished a solid 3^rd place overall.

In the main event, Dungey lined up in a similar gate to his heat and earned another impressive start. He was within the top five around the first corner but made a small mistake in the first rhythm section and fell back to 5^th place. He remained in the 5^th spot for the first seven laps of the race, chasing the pack ahead of him. On the seventh lap of the race Stewart went down handing Dungey 4^th place and then Dungey made a quick pass on Brett Metcalfe to move up an additional spot. Once in podium position, Dungey maintained his pace and held on through the checkered flags to secure the podium spot.

“I struggled a little bit tonight in some sections and it held me back from fighting for the top spot. Overall, I am glad I was able to get on the podium and salvage some points but I need to battle for the win to help my fight in the championship chase. I am looking forward to heading east and hoping to run up front next weekend,” remarked Dungey.

After six rounds Dungey now sits 3^rd in the points chase just 10 points behind Villopoto.

Next Round: Dallas, TX – February 18, 2012

AMA Supercross Class Overall –

AMA Supercross Class Points –

Ryan Villopoto – 133
Chad Reed – 127
Ryan Dungey – 123
James Stewart – 101
Kevin Windham – 78