2007 AMA Rookies of the Year Announced -ozzy go-

AMA Racing is proud to announce the 2007 AMA Rookie of the Year winners –
Ryan Dungey, Mike Rush and Luca Scassa. These top rookies will be honored at
the 33rd Annual AMA Pro Racing Championship Awards Banquet at the Rio All
Suite Hotel & Casino on Sunday evening, Nov. 18.

Ryan Dungey - AMA Motocross/Supercross Rookie of the Year
Ryan Dungey turned in a solid season in his first full year in the professional
ranks. The 17 year-old Makita Suzuki rider from Belle Plaine, Minn., won three
rounds of the AMA Supercross Lites East Series en route to finishing fifth in the
final standings. He capped off the Supercross season with an impressive victory
in the Dave Coombs East/West AMA Supercross Lites Shootout at Las Vegas'
Sam Boyd Stadium on May 5.

"It was unbelievable," said Dungey after winning the Shootout. "I'd hoped to
get a good start on my Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 but it was unimaginable to lead
the whole 15 laps like that.”

Dungey was a promising amateur champion when Makita Suzuki unexpectedly
called him up to race for them in the final motocross rounds of 2006. In
addition to the potential he showed in Supercross this season, Dungey also
scored four podium finishes in the Lites class of the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross
Championship presented by FMF. His best result of the year was a runner-up
finish at Unadilla in July.

Dungey finished the season ranked fifth in the final AMA Motocross Lites
Championship in spite of missing the final three rounds due to an injury.
“I’m really excited to be named AMA Rookie of the Year,” Dungey said. “I’m
really happy about such a big honor, because just one rider a year gets it for
working the hardest throughout the year and having the best results out of all
the rookies. But I couldn’t have gotten this without the support of my mom and
dad, all of Team Makita Suzuki, my team manager Roger DeCoster, my
sponsors, my manager Tony Gardea and..." full story on amaflatrack.com
Ryan Dungey at Vegas Shootout - vitalmx.com