Ryan Dungey Wins The Final East Coast Round of Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Lites Class at Ford Field
Apr 24, 2007
Suzuki Racing
Team Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ryan Dungey won the final East Coast round of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Lites class at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan at the weekend as team mate Ivan Tedesco brought home an eighth-place result in the Supercross class.
“I pulled an awesome holeshot, “ said Dungey. “I just got up there and took it, and led every single lap. It was cool. I had a good night and a fun time. It was a bummer that we didn’t get the number-one plate, but we’re learning this year, and next year we’re going to work hard at it again and hopefully I’ll earn it. Our program’s really good and we just had a little bit of bad luck. All we can do is head to the Outdoors and hope that we get them there. “
In the Supercross class, Tedesco started the night strong with a second-place finish in his heat race. In the 20-lap main, he got a decent start but was unable to get around some slower riders. Several laps in, he suffered a get-off but remounted and was able to bring home eighth place.
“From the first practice, right off the bat, I didn’t feel too good, “ admitted Tedesco. “I struggled a little bit. The second practice was a lot better and we dialed the Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 in. I felt like I was going into the night with a good set up. I felt confident. I got a good start in the Main and got pushed around a little bit on that first lap and kind of lost a few spots. I lost some momentum and got into a little bit of a slow pace at the beginning of the race. I went down on lap nine or so I hit a hay bale in the mechanic’s area and highsided and by that time I was pretty far back and did what I could to get back. “
In the Supercross Lites class, Dungey started out the night with a strong second-place result in his qualifying heat race and finished the night with a season-ending victory. In the final East Coast SX Lites Main Event, 17-year-old Dungey got the holeshot on his Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 and led all 15 laps of the Lites race to victory. This win is Dungey’s third victory of his rookie season.
