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| Stewart Overcomes The Elements to Win Rain Drenched Amp’d Mobile Supercross at SBC Park in San Francisco |
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| Ramsey picks up win and claims Western Region AMA Supercross Lites points lead |
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SAN FRANCISCO (January 28, 2006) – Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., won a mud-filled battle at Saturday night’s Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross race before a crowd of 37,557 at SBC Park in San Francisco. KTM’s Nathan Ramsey, of Menifee, Calif., won the Western Region AMA Supercross Lites.
Nick Wey, of DeWitt, Mich., plodded his Honda through the mud to claim the Toyota Holeshot Award to start the 12-lap AMA Supercross feature. Wey would surrender the lead to Stewart by the end of the first lap, with Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael, of Havana, Fla., a couple spot back in third.
Stewart would lead Carmichael for eight laps before a jump pass by Carmichael on lap nine shot him into the lead. Carmichael’s lead did not last long as Stewart regrouped and got back into the lead on the next lap. From there Stewart never looked back and won his fourth main event win of the season. Carmichael finished second, while Wey held on to finish third.
“The first few laps I was in my own world (and was thinking) I just wanted to finish,” said Stewart in the post-race press conference. “I made a few mistakes, but I think it was just more the track than me making mistakes. I knew (Carmichael) was behind me. I could hear the crowd going crazy and I didn’t know if he had crashed or if he was right up on me.
“He passed me after I cased it in the rhythm section. When he got in front of me, I was thinking “this is kind of over.” Then I caught back up to him and ended up making it happen from there.”
Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won the Toyota Holeshot Award to start the eight-lap main event for AMA Supercross Lites. His lead would be short lived after a crash at the end of the opening lap gave the lead to Yamaha’s Brett Metcalfe, of Murrieta, Calif. Metcalfe’s tenure at the top soon came to a halt when he crashed in the whoop section before the start straight. Meanwhile, Ramsey, who was running a few seconds back in second, shot to the lead.
Ramsey was able to hold a late-race charge from Metcalfe, who wound up crossing the finish line just one bike length behind in second.
“It was such a fun race, it was one of those dog paddlers,” said Ramsey, describing the legs-off-the-bike riding style he used in the mud conditions. “We had a bad go of it in the first (heat) race, so winning this really makes everything okay.”
Tonight’s race will air on CBS tomorrow, January 29, at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Season Standings
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 140
Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 136
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 122
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 98
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 96
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 95
Jeff Gibson, Westerville, Ohio, Honda, 74
Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda, 73
Ryan Clark, Phoenix, Honda, 69
Tyler Evans, Corona, Calif., Suzuki, 51
Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, San Francisco
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki
Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha
Tyler Evans, Corona, Calif., Suzuki
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Honda
Ryan Clark, Waddell, Ariz., Honda
Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda
Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings
Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 92
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 90
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 82
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 61
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 58
Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda, 55
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 51
Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 48
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 47
Jeremy McGrath, Encinitas, Calif., Honda, 44
Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Event Results, San Francisco
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif., KTM
Jason Lawrence, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
Ryan Mills, Clintondale, N.Y., Suzuki
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda
Ryan Morais, Menifee, Calif., Suzuki
Marco Dube, Quebec, Canada, Yamaha
Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM, 79
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 74
Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 71
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 69
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 64
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 60
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 57
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 49
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 39
Eric Sorby, Sun City, Calif., Honda, 33
For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to www.supercross.cc.com. For media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig at 630-566-6305/e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com or Tony Gardea at 949-365-5750/e-mail tony@nextlevelsportsinc.com.
Supercross LIVE!, the only place on the planet to catch Amp’d Mobile Supercross live at home, is available for fans at every race, starting at 7:00 p.m. local time at supercross.cc.com. Listen as Supercross LIVE! hosts Jim Holley and Jason Wiegandt capture the live race call, a pre-race show, a post-race show, post-race press conference, on-air industry guests and celebrities, in-depth interviews, promotions, call-ins and more. In 2004-2005, more than a three-quarters-of-million listeners logged on to Supercross LIVE!
For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to www.supercross.cc.com. For media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig at 630-566-6305 or e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com.
About Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP™/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series
Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP is a 17-round global off-road motorcycle stadium racing circuit. Riders must compete in the international rounds to be eligible to win the world championship. In 2005-2006, the 17-event Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP will be comprised of two international events and 15 of the 16 events that are conducted in major cities throughout the United States as a part of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series. Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series is a 16-event series solely conducted in the United States. The other Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series event held in Daytona Beach, Fla., is independently produced by the International Speedway Corporation and is not a part of the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP. An Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series rider will be crowned as the national champion for the series of events conducted in the United States only.
About the FIM
The FIM, Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme, is the body that globally governs motorcycle sport at the world level. Among other matters, the FIM groups together 85 affiliated National Federations relating to the sport of motorcycle racing. AMA Pro Racing is the National Federation representative that sanctions motorcycle-racing events in the United States. Dorna Off Road S.L. is an internationally recognized sports management group established in 1988 with an emphasis on major international motor sports events. Dorna is headquartered in Madrid, Spain with branch offices in Barcelona, London and Tokyo. In addition to its involvement with Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Dorna manage the rights to MotoGP. For more information on Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/ Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, log on to www.supercross.cc.com.
About AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship and the AMA Supermoto Championship. For more information about AMA Pro Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. Accredited media outlets can also access AMA Pro Racing's online Press Room at www.amaproracing.com/pressroom.
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