Troy Lee’s Supermoto Mayhem at the Morongo roars into the
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, Calif., on Nov. 9-11.
This year’s event marks the first time the AMA Supermoto
Championship has visited California’s Palm Springs desert area.
“We are very excited to promote the Supermoto Mayhem at the
Morongo,” commented Troy Lee. “This year we have moved the
race to Morongo and I am very happy with the response and how
everything has gone so far. This event will cap off one of the
most thrilling and exciting AMA Supermoto Championships in
history. On Sunday we will be crowning three series champions.
The event area has given us an opportunity to make a large
track, which will provide top notch racing all weekend.”
The Morongo venue offers unique capabilities and elements sure
to provide excitement and great racing action. Fans will witness
up-close racing that utilizes unique obstacles, such as the Parts
Unlimited UrbanCross jumps. An international field of racers will
be competing during the prestigious season finale.
The AMA Red Bull Supermoto class has been a battle all season
between Graves Yamaha’s Mark Burkhart and Troy Lee Designs
Honda’s Jeff Ward. Burkhart has a 17-point lead heading into the
events this weekend. Ward, however, of nearby Newport Beach,
will have the California fans in his corner.
Last weekend in Galveston, Texas, Troy Lee Designs Honda’s
Cassidy Anderson captured his first-ever premier AMA Supermoto
victory. Burkhart was able to remount from an early race crash
and charged back to finish third. Ward suffered a devastating
blow in the series championship after suffering mechanical
problems while leading the race and ending up finishing in 15th
position.
“The win last weekend was worth everything I have been through
this year,” said Anderson. “It has been an up-and-down year with
some good rides but a lot of bad luck as well. Taking the win felt
like redemption for myself. I know I can win and I have the
confidence to do it again this weekend in Morongo.”
Burkhart, who has won five times this season, now takes his
largest points lead of the year into the series finale. full story on
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