MPCK's Brett Metcalfe & Austin Stroupe Both Place In Top Five @ San Fran Supercross

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe got
things going early at San Francisco’s AT&T Ballpark, winning
his heat race and taking a bunch of momentum into the Lites
class main event despite having to battle torrential rains that
plagued this past weekend’s supercross event, Round Four
of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World
Championship.

With the lead rider (Jason Lawrence) in his sights, Metcalfe –
who had 2nd place in the bag – momentarily slowed a bit
when he reportedly mistook the white flag to be the
checkers. This allowed Thomas Hahn to pass him for 2nd
place, but Metcalfe was still able to hold on and make the
podium (3rd).

“The weather was crazy, but I actually had a lot of fun out
there,” said Metcalfe. “The guys at Pro Circuit had my
KX250F dialed and I think we could have won it had I not
made a few mistakes. Glad we were at least able to make
the podium. I’m looking forward to hopefully doing that
again here in Anaheim this weekend.”

Metcalfe’s Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki teammate,
Austin Stroupe, was on the podium pace as well, running in
3rd place during the early portions of the Lites class final
after ramping up for the main event by finishing 2nd in heat
No. 2. And though a couple bobbles would cost Stroupe a
spot on the podium with Metcalfe, he did manage to salvage
a respectable 5th place overall finish.

Through four Western Region Lites races Metcalfe is in 5th
place in the standings and Stroupe is in 8th – just seven
points outside the top four.

Next up for the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team is
Round Five of 2008 Monster Energy Supercross at Anaheim’s,
Calif., Angels Stadium (Feb. 2). monsterenergy.com