MDK KTM riders take on Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ - Round two of the AMA Supercross FIM Championship
held at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ brought a nearly sold out crowd
and perfect temperatures. In fact, it wasn't just the attendance
and temperature that were better than the muddy and cold opener
at Anaheim, the racing was too.

MDK KTM Lites riders, Justin Brayton and Billy Laninovich, were
eager for the day to start. Brayton wanted to show the audience
that he could maneuver his KTM to the front once again and
Laninovich wanted to show the crowd that he too was a front
runner after a spill of bad luck left him out of the main event the
week prior.

Both riders suited up for Heat #2. As the gate dropped Laninovich
jumped out into the top three while Brayton wasn't as fortunate
and ended up mid-pack around turn one. Laninovich was able to
hang on to third when the checkers flew earning himself a good
gate spot for the main event. Brayton charged hard and worked
his way through the pack passing for the last qualifying position on
the final lap.

MDK KTM Factory rider, Nick Wey, was in Heat #2 of the
Supercross class. He got a good jump but was pushed out causing
him to come around the first turn in last position. He charged his
way up trying to pass where he could on the fast track. By the
eighth and final lap he had moved into 10th just one spot shy of
qualifying.

Forced to go to the last chance, Wey, nailed the holeshot and lead
the race from start to finish to earn a spot in the main.

Soon the lights got brighter and the crowd screamed as the Lites
main event was about to get underway. Brayton and Laninovich
took their spots on the grid and waited in anticipation of the gate
drop. Joining them on the gate was All American KTM rider Brad
Graham on the #240 250SX-F lining up for his first main event of
the year. When the gate dropped, Brayton got a great jump and
came around the first turn in 5th while his teammate wasn't too far
behind in 10th. The crowd stood on their feet the first ten laps as
the top ten riders remained within milliseconds of each other. The
front running order changed repeatedly from lap to lap as Lites
riders diced back and forth. By lap ten Brayton was hanging on to
6th while his teammate was in 10th. The lead pack continued to
speed around the track remaining close... full story on ktm.com