Main Event Wins
Jason Lawrence 3 - Ryan Dungey 2
Jake Weimer 1 - Austin Stroupe 1
Main Event top-3
Jason Lawrence 5 - Ryan Dungey 3 - Brett Metcalfe 3
Austin Stroupe 3 - Jake Weimer 2 - Tommy Hahn 2
Justin Brayton 1 - Bobby Kiniry 1
Main Event Laps Lead
Jason Lawrence 47 - Ryan Dungey 26 - Austin Stroupe 15
Jake Weimer 5 - Dan Reardon 4 - Broc Hepler 3
Main Event Fastest Times
Jason Lawrence 5 - Ryan Dungey 2 - Brett Metcalfe 1
Heats Wins
Ryan Dungey 6 - Jason Lawrence 4
Jake Weimer 3 - Brett Metcalfe 1
Heats top-3
Ryan Dungey 7 - Jason Lawrence 6 - Brett Metcalfe 4
Austin Stroupe 4 - Justin Brayton 3 - Jake Weimer 3
Dan Reardon 3 - Chris Blose 2 - Broc Hepler 2
Kyle Cunningham 2 - Tommy Hahn 2 - Matt Lemoine 1
Billy Laninovich 1 - Michael Lapaglia - Zack Osborne 1
Practice Fasted Time
Jason Lawrence 5 - Ryan Dungey 2
Stantings Points Lead
Ryan Dungey 5 - Jason Lawrence 2
Stantings Points top-3
Ryan Dungey 7 - Jason Lawrence 6
Dan Reardon 3 - Justin Brayton 2
Broc Hepler 1 - Brett Metcalfe 1
Austin Stroupe 1
Weimer-30 Dungey-28 & Kiniry-45 at Phoenix
pic from transworldmotocross.com
Supercross Lites West Stats after Houston
Red Riders Race Report: Houston Supercross Lites
The Torco Racing Fuels Honda team had to be happy in Houston.
First of all there was Windham’s win, but in the Lites class, both
Dan Reardon and Jake Weimer had good showings in the first
heat. Reardon finished third, with Weimer in fifth. In the main,
the two riders’ positions switched. Weimer got an excellent start,
rounding the first lap in third, while Reardon was back in 14th.
Reardon began his march forward, riding through some tough
traffic but eventually battling his way up to a respectable sixth.
Weimer, on the other hand, was slugging it out with the fastest
riders in the field, passing, getting passed, and repassing in the
earliest laps. By lap four he was in a solid fourth, where he rode
most of the race. But on the last lap, Weimer had come within
striking distance of Brian Metcalfe. Metcalfe crashed, and Weimer
took over third. Yet the race was far from over. Within sight of
the finish, Weimer himself went down, but kept his bike running
and remounted without losing a spot—a well-earned third place
for the Torco Racing Fuels Honda rider! hondaredriders.com
Torco Racing Fuels Honda Race Report - San Diego -ozzy go-
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The last California round of the 2008 AMA
Supercross Championship started out looking promising for the
Torco Racing Fuels Honda team. Riders Dan Reardon, Jake
Weimer and Kevin Windham all got the holeshots in their
respective Heat races, and Weimer and Windham went on to win
their Heats, while Reardon finished second to erstwhile points
leader Ryan Dungey in his.
Out and out speed wasn’t a problem for the Torco Racing Fuels
Honda team in San Diego.
However, Weimer couldn’t turn a decent start in the main event
into a top finish, as he fell in the early going and spent the rest of
the race fighting from behind, despite his earlier Heat win.
“The Heat race was good,” Weimer said. “I got the holeshot and
checked out. I rode good, smart and smooth. I was feeling good
going into the main, and I started fifth, and then just kind of went
downhill from there. I maybe got a little over-anxious and carried
way too much momentum into a corner, and that’s pretty much
the end. There’s not much to say. I felt good all night, and I felt
like I rode well, but it didn’t pan out like I wanted.”
Weimer sits 16th in points with two rounds left to run.
Lites teammate Reardon had a similar main event, although
damage from his crash eventually knocked him out of the race,
following a strong Heat.
“The Heat race wasn’t bad,” Reardon said. “After last week, I was
so paranoid that I just wanted to make things work. I got a great
start, and then Dungey passed me, and I finished second. It got
me a good starting spot in the final. Come the final, I got a good
start. I didn’t holeshot, but I was in like fifth or something, and
from there I moved my way up to fourth, and that’s when things
turned bad. I had a crash and bent the bike up a little bit and I
had no front brake, and then I was trying to ride around with it,
and the front brake ended up locking up on me. It was definitely
a disappointing night, but it happens. I’ll regroup and look
forward to making a good race of it next week in Houston.”
Reardon’s misfortune dropped him from third to seventh in points
with two rounds left to run in the... full story on racerxill.com
pics from hondaredriders.com & vitalmx.com
Jake Weimer Update
If you were wondering what happened to Torco Racing Fuels
Honda's Jake Weimer at Anaheim 3, we checked in with him
today for this update:
"Not sure really what happened," said Jake. "I fell in the first
turn and got run over. I'm not sure if I took a tire, boot, or
footpeg to the head, but I was feeling dizzy. I could have
probably continued after I shook the cobwebs out but I was a
lap down and the medics didn't want me to try it. I feel good
now, though. I just have to get out of the first turn on two
wheels. I felt good in the heat race and I feel like I can still
win, but I need to get a good start in the main." Racer X
pic from motocross.com
Red Riders Race Report: Anaheim III Supercross Lites class -ozzy go-
Jake Weimer of the Honda Torco Racing Fuels team started out
the night in blazing form, taking the Heat One win on his
CRF250R ahead of last week’s overall winner, Jason Lawrence.
TroyLeeDesigns/Honda/Redbull riders Chris Gosselaarand Justin
Keeneyslotted in fifth and eighth, and in all, six of the top nine
riders were astride Honda CRF250Rs.
Heat Two saw Gavin Gracyck take his CRF250R to a well-paced
sixth, while Dan Reardon grabbed fourth in the LCQ to transfer
to the main.
At the drop of the gate, Jake Weimer’s hopes for a repeat of his
Phoenix win disappeared in a cloud of roost, as an opening-lap
crash put him out for the night. Kyle Cunningham emerged from
the first-lap meleé in an impressive third place, just behind
Jason Lawrence and Austin Stroupe. CRF riders Gavin Gracyck
ran in 12th, Dan Reardon in 13th, and Justin Keeney in 14th
after the first lap
Reardon wrestled his CRF up through the field; by lap five he
was already in tenth, and he continued his dash from the back.
Up at the front, Kyle Cunningham was waging a brave fight to
stay in the top five. Which is where he finished, with Honda
riders Dan Reardon coming in eighth, and Gavin Gracyk tenth,
and Justin Keeney in 13th.
As the loam settled back to the Angels Stadium floor, Honda
Torco Racing Fuel’s Dan Reardon stood third in the SX Lites
points race. The Lites’ western division has just two races (San
Diego, Houston) before their long layoff period. Next week’s
race is just down the road from Anaheim, in San Diego,
California, a stone’s throw from Jeremy McGrath’s home.
www.hondaredriders.com
SPEEDtv Supercross Preview: Anaheim II -ozzy go-
The second of three Anaheim Supercrosses is guaranteed to
bring something different to the Monster Energy/AMA Supercross
Championship. First of all, the track itself has been built to mirror
(as best as possible) the 1986 Anaheim Supercross track (which
hosted one of the most famous battles in history, between Team
Honda’s Ricky Johnson and David Bailey).
Johnson was present on Press Day, and many of the old-school
crowd will be at Anaheim Stadium Saturday night, including
Johnson’s rival Bailey.
Opening ceremonies will likely have an ‘80s flair, as will much of
the activity in the pits, but as of now, it looks like the ‘80s fever
didn’t catch on to team graphics or gear very much, with a few
exceptions.
As far as the racing is concerned, the 450cc class should once
again come down to a battle between San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad
Reed and Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart, who have
split the first two wins of the season and are tied atop the
championship leaderboard with 15 races still left to run.
The Lites class has proven to be much less predictable. Well, at
least the fact that it’s unpredictable is predictable, as most knew
coming into the season that the Lites West could turn into a bit of
a toss-up. Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey… read full story
Jake Weimer on Vital Buzz
Was Jake Weimer stoked about winning the second race
of the season? You bet. Particularly after crashing out in
the first turn of his heat race at A1 and separating his
shoulder. “As soon as I went down, I knew something
was wrong,” he explained before the races on Saturday.
He underwent an extremely painful MRI last week to
check out the damage. “They told me they needed to
inject dye into my shoulder, and used a four-and-a-half
inch needle.” After x-rays to make sure the dye was in
place, followed by some painful additional adjustment
shots, they discovered that he had a torn labrum, and
that it should heal on its own. It was sore, but as Jake
said, “I just have to raw-dog it through race days without
painkillers.”
Watching Jake and Ryan Dungey going at it in the main
event was memorable, as it was obvious that it was two
very hungry guys going for the win.
In other team news, the Torco Racing Fuels Honda team
was watching all the same reports that everyone else
was seeing on message boards about Torco’s President,
Evan Knoll, cutting back on drag race team sponsorships.
It appears that these cutbacks are only for the four-
wheel teams, and will not affect them at all. pic from
motonews.com/pixeleffects.com
Jake Weimer RacerX Interview -ozzy go-
Monday Conversation: Jake Weimer January 14, 2008
Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Jake Weimer got his break riding
for the team as a rookie a couple years ago, and at the time,
he was kind of a team project. They knew he had potential, and
they hoped they would be able to help bring it out of him. Since
then, he has seen steady and constant improvement. Last
October, he won the main event on night two of the U.S. Open,
but doubters were quick to point out that he did so because the
top five from the previous night were on the ground off the
start. However, last Saturday night, Weimer shut the doubters
up by not only winning his first ever AMA Supercross Lites main
event, but winning one of the most action-packed main events
in recent history, fighting off phenom Ryan Dungey to grab the
checkered flag. We caught up with him after the race, and it
really hadn’t sunk in yet. interview on racerxill.com
Red Riders Race Report: Phoneix Supercross -ozzy go-
After the mud, sweat and cheers of Anaheim 1, the fast, dry
Phoenix Supercross track was something completely different.
And from the action on the track, both the riders and the crowd
approved.
It was also a standout performance from the Honda Red Bull
Racing team and Honda Torco Racing Fuels team. Kevin
Windham nailed down a spot on the podium with Andrew Short
and Ivan Tedesco following in fourth and fifth-places in the
Supercross main event. And young Jake Weimer did even
better, breaking through on his CRF250R to take his first-ever
Supercross Lites win, holding off a last-lap charge and coming
home a well-deserved winner.
Supercross class
Honda Red Bull Racing riders Andrew Short and Ivan Tedesco
served notice of their speed and consistency early on, taking
third and fifth in their heat race. CRF450R-mounted privateer
Heath Voss also advanced straight to the main with a strong
eighth, as did fellow Honda pilot Paul Carpenter in ninth.
The Heat Race 2 saw Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps ride
his CRF450R to an emphatic third place, with Kevin Windham,
the Pirate of the Coliseum, captaining his Honda Torco Racing
Fuels CRF450R to fifth. Bryan Johnson (eighth) and Antonio Balbi
(ninth) also took their Hondas directly into the main event.
When it came time for the Main, Davi Millsaps used the power
and agility of his CRF450R to nail down fourth place off the line,
but a miscue on the second lap sent him back in the pack. Kevin
Windham, however, was carving through the field and heading
for the front from his eighth-place start, taking fourth by the
second lap and third by lap three. In similar fashion, Honda Red
Bull Racing newcomer Ivan Tedesco and his teammate Andrew
Short advanced to fourth and fifth in the early going, the three
Hondas circulating in a virtual Red Tide of roost.
Up at the front, James Stewart was trading places with Anaheim
1 winner Chad Reed: Reed made Stewart work for every tenth
of a second, but Stewart eventually let him put a couple seconds
on the Australian. 
Andrew Short had been hounding Tedesco for fourth in the early
laps, clearly dissatisfied with fifth place: after a few laps of good,
clean, side-by-side racing, he finally edged ahead of Ivan.
Windham cruised just a few bike lengths ahead of the
Short/Tedesco battle, eventually bringing his Honda Torco Racing
Fuels CRF450R home to an impressive podium spot, cementing
his third-place ranking in the season’s points with yet another
inspiring performance. Short’s fourth-place finish at Phoenix put
him in fifth place in season points, with Ivan Tedesco eighth and
Davi Millsaps in ninth.
With his strong finish in Phoenix and the season still young,
Windham was ecstatic to take his first podium of the year.
“The Honda Torco Racing Fuels team had been working hard all
night to get me up here on the podium. I felt like I was close at
Anaheim 1, but I didn’t get it done [when] I went down in the
first corner. - “But I did it here tonight,” continued the veteran.
“I kinda felt like I’d been left out a little bit, I kinda had to get
myself back up here in the limelight. - “It feels good to keep us
old guys up here. I feel...” full story on hondaredriders.com
pics from tedescophoto.com
Stewart, Weimer Take Phoenix -ozzy go- speedtv.com
When the Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series rolled into
Phoenix for round two, the only thing anyone knew for sure was
that the track was going to be dry, unlike the opener in Anaheim.
A lot of riders who had poor outings in the mud at the opening
round were hoping to prove their mettle on the dry circuit.
At least one definitely succeeded.
Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Jake Weimer failed to make the main
event at the series opener after injuring his shoulder in a heat-
race crash and then falling again while in a qualifying position in
the Lites LCQ. However, despite the injury, and limited riding time
during the week because of it, Weimer grabbed the holeshot in
the Lites main and led the first lap in front of opening-round
winner Ryan Dungey of the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki squad,
Yamaha’s Broc Hepler, Monster/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Brett
Metcalfe, MDK KTM’s Justin Brayton, DNA Honda’s Kyle
Cunningham and opening-round runner-up Jason Lawrence of the
Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy squad.
Dungey and Hepler both found their way by Weimer on the
second lap, displacing Weimer to third, where he came under fire
from Metcalfe. Meanwhile, up front, Hepler was giving Dungey all
he could handle, and then some, and repeatedly passed the
Suzuki phenom, which had the side result of allowing Weimer to
stay close enough to strike if anything happened.
And it did.
On the 10th lap of 15, Hepler and Dungey got a little too close for
comfort coming up to the triple on Chase Field’s first-base line and
Dungey was forced to forego jumping the obstacle, which moved
Weimer up into second. On the very next lap, Hepler fell down by
himself in a tight right-hand turn following the finish line, and
Weimer reassumed the lead with four laps to go, and Dungey
breathing down his neck.
Over the final four laps, Dungey tried everything to get by
Weimer, but he was thwarted at every turn until the last lap of the
race, when Dungey tried to dive inside Weimer approaching the
same first-base-line triple he had trouble on previously, and
Weimer squeezed him down low, halting Dungey’s momentum and
forcing him again not to jump the obstacle. Weimer, meanwhile,
dropped the hammer and seat-bounced the triple, which gave him
all the space he needed to win his first-ever AMA Supercross main
event – one race after failing to qualify for the main event
altogether.
“I’m sure it will sink in tomorrow or something,” Weimer said, “but
right now, it’s pretty hard to believe.”
Dungey hung on for second and extended his points lead in the
West to nine over Lawrence, who wound up fifth on the night.
Metcalfe finished third, just in front of Hepler and Brayton.
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s holeshot artist Mike Alessi lived up to his
reputation in the 450cc main event, grabbing the holeshot just in
front of defending champ James Stewart of the Monster Kawasaki
squad and San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed, who won the
opening round.
Stewart quickly assumed the lead, with Reed right on his tail, and
the two proceeded to put on a clinic, as they lapped consistently
in the 46-second range, while everyone else was running laps of
47 seconds and higher. Stewart even got into the 45s on a couple
laps during the main event.
For the first few laps of the main, Reed was all over Stewart and
was threatening to pass, but as the time wore on, Reed slipped
little by little and fell further and further behind. Stewart ended up
winning his first main event of the year by just under two seconds
over Reed, with Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, and
Honda Red Bull Racing teammates Andrew Short and Ivan
Tedesco rounding out the top five.
Reed and Stewart are tied atop the championship leaderboard
each with 47 points with 15 rounds... full story on speedtv.com
Stewart Holds Off Reed To Win Phoenix SX, Jake Weimer wins Lites final
After finishing second at the opener in Anaheim last weekend,
James Stewart got back on the winning track, topping San Manual
Yamaha’s Chad Reed on a hard-packed and slippery track to win
the second round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Championship at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, tonight.
At the start, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Mike Alessi grabbed the
holeshot, leading Stewart and Reed through the first turn of the
20-lap final, however a few turns later Stewart would move his
Monster Energy Kawasaki to the front after Alessi made contact
with a Tuf-Bloc.
Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry and Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps got the
worst of Alessi’s encounter with the track marker as both riders
went down, dropping them to the back of the pack. Meanwhile,
Stewart and Reed gapped the field in first and second, while
Torco Racing Fuels/Honda Kevin Windham and Yamaha’s Grant
Langston ran in third and fourth (although, Langston would
ultimately drop out with suspension problems).
Up front, Reed remained within striking distance of Stewart,
waiting for any kind of mistake to capitalize on, but Stewart
never made one and led every lap en route to his first race-win
since the Colorado outdoor national way back in July.
Windham held off fellow Honda riders Andrew Short and Ivan
Tedesco to take the final podium position, while Alessi managed
sixth, despite the fact that he rode most the race with a Tuf-Bloc
cover hung on his footpeg.
Reed’s teammate, Nathan Ramsey, finished seventh, while Joe
Gibbs Racing’s Josh Hansen and Charles Summey were eighth and
ninth, respectively. Meanwhile, Ferry rebounded for 10th.
In the Lites division, Jake Weimer fended off a last-lap bid by
Ryan Dungey to win a crazy and action packed final.
Weimer put his Torco Racing Fuels/Honda into the lead at the
start of the 15-lap race, but dropped to fourth on lap two as
Dungey moved his Rockstar/Makita Suzuki into the lead, followed
by Yamaha’s Broc Hepler and Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s
Bret Metcalfe. Boost Mobile Yamaha’s Jason Lawrence and MDK
KTM’s Justin Brayton also joined the front runners for one of
the most exciting races in a long time.
With four laps remaining, Weimer worked his way back into the
lead, dropping Dungey to second, however, Dungey held tight
and was all over Weimer when the duo crossed the finish.
Metcalfe finished third ahead of Hepler and Lawrence.
cyclenews.com - pics from tedescophoto.com
Phoenix Supercross Lites class Results
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ, January 12, 2008
2008 Monster Energy Supercross
AMA Supercross Lites West Round 2: Phoenix
Phoenix Supercross Lites Main
1. Jake Weimer (Honda)
2. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki)
3. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki)
4. Broc Hepler (Yamaha)
5. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha)
6. Justin Brayton (KTM)
7. Wil Hahn (Yamaha)
8. Dan Reardon (Honda)
9. Kyle Cunningham (Honda)
10. Billy Laninovich (KTM)
11. Michael Lapaglia (Suzuki)
12. Jeff Northrop (Honda)
13. Eric McCrummen (Honda)
14. Thomas Hahn (Kawasaki)
15. Chris Gosselaar (Honda)
16. Michael Blose (Suzuki)
17. Chris Blose (Suzuki)
18. Bradley Graham (KTM) 
19. Adam Chatfield (Suzuki)
20. Danny Blair (Yamaha)
21. Andrew McFarlane (Kawasaki)
22. Robert Kiniry (Honda)
BLT: 00:47.541 Ryan Dungey
AMA Supercross Lites LCQ top-5
1. Chris Gosselaar (Honda)
2. Danny Blair (Yamaha)
3. Andrew McFarlane (Kawasaki)
4. Adam Chatfield (Suzuki)
5. Michael Willard (Honda)
AMA Supercross Lites Heat 2 top-10
1. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki)
2. Kyle Cunningham (Honda)
3. Billy Laninovich (KTM)
4. Jake Weimer (Honda)
5. Thomas Hahn (Kawasaki)
6. Wil Hahn (Yamaha)
7. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki)
8. Chris Blose (Suzuki)
9. Justin Brayton (KTM)
10. Andrew McFarlane (Kawasaki)
AMA Supercross Lites Heat 1 top-10
1. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha) 
2. Broc Hepler (Yamaha)
3. Dan Reardon (Honda)
4. Michael Lapaglia (Suzuki)
5. Robert Kiniry (Honda)
6. Eric McCrummen (Honda)
7. Jeff Northrop (Honda)
8. Bradley Graham (KTM)
9. Michael Blose (Suzuki)
10. Kevin Rookstool (Kawasaki)
AMA Supercross Lites West Standings after Phoenix Rnd #2
1. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 47 points - 1 win
2. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha) 38 points
3. Justin Brayton (KTM) 35 points
4. Dan Reardon (Honda) 31 points
5. Broc Hepler (Yamaha) 28 points
6. Jake Weimer (Honda) 25 points - 1 win
6. Wil Hahn (Yamaha) 25 points
8. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki) 22 points
8. Thomas Hahn (Kawasaki) 22 points
10. Michael Lapaglia (Suzuki) 18 points
10. Jeff Northrop (Honda) 18 points
12. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki) 16 points
12. Kyle Cunningham (Honda) 16 points
pics: vitalmx.com motocross.com transworldmotocross.com
Charge of the Lites Brigade -ozzy go- RacerX Bench Racing Ammo
History was made this weekend at the Rockstar U.S. Open of Supercross. No, it
wasn’t the crazy jumble of results that earned Grant Langston $100,000 for a 2
5 score, while at the same time earning Mike Alessi fifth overall and $95,000
less for his 5-3 score. Nor was it the vast amounts of cash that Chad Reed left
in the first turn at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when he went for the
$250,000 trifecta in Saturday’s extraordinary main event.
The history we’re talking about here was Jake Weimer becoming the first rider
on a 250F motorcycle to beat a star-studded field of 450 factory riders on a
stadium motocross track. Weimer, the unlikeliest winner since Jeff Emig took
the whole jackpot in 1999 aboard a privateer FMF Yamaha YZ250, led the
second night from start to finish (or at least first-turn crash to finish) on his
Sobe No Fear/Samsung Honda CRF250.
What makes this interesting is that it marks the second major race in a row
than someone on a Lites motorcycle beat all of the 450s. The last time, of
course, was at the 2007 Red Bull Motocross of Nations, when Ryan Villopoto
trounced everyone on his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki KX250F. Riding
for Team USA, the kid beat the best big-bike riders in the world—Ricky
Carmichael, Grant Langston, Tim Ferry, Steve Ramon, Chad Reed and more
while barely getting his Thor MX gear dirty.
Looking back at the last half of the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross Championships,
where Villopoto often posted the fastest laps in either class, all the way over to
Europe’s Grand Prix circuit, where Tony Cairoli was doing similar damage on his
YZ250F, has the Lites’ class finally caught up to the premier class?
One other thing: When Cairoli moved up to the MX1 class for the British GP in
late August after he clinched his MX2 title, he immediately went to the front of
the pack. Will Villopoto do likewise when he throws a leg over a 450?
We can’t wait to find out! racerxill.com - pic from transworldmotocross.com
Jake Weimer RacerX Interview -ozzy go-
5 Minutes With...Jake Weimer October 18, 2007
Unlike any city on earth, 24 hours in Las Vegas can
change things dramatically—for better or worse. After
finishing tenth in Friday night’s main event, Jake
Weimer used his potent SoBe No Fear/Samsung Honda
CRF250R to snag the Progressive Direct Holeshot while
all hell was breaking loose behind him in a first-turn
yard sale after Chad Reed rammed Timmy Ferry,
bringing down Grant Langston, Andrew Short and
more. From there Weimer held on to lead every lap of
the thrilling race and, in doing so, scored his first major
victory as a professional—as well as the first time a
250F beat such a star-studded field on a supercross
circuit. We caught up with the surprise winner after he
was back home in Idaho. interview on racerxill.com
pic from tedescophoto.com
Jake Weimer on Vital Buzz -ozzy go-
Slightly overlooked in all the commotion of the crazy main event
on Saturday night was the winner of the main event, Jake
Weimer, and the fact that he’d won on a 250F against the bigger
machinery. “I definitely had some luck on my side. I wasn’t
putting pressure on myself to win…riding a Lites bike, which I
don’t really think was that big a disadvantage aside from the
start.”
Jake did have some strategy on his side, though. “For starters, I
lined up on the inside, because I knew everyone was going to
push wide. I got a pretty good jump, but let off earlier than Reed,
and stayed to the inside, because I knew that…I didn’t know he
was going to go down, but I knew there’d be commotion the
outside. I let off early, got my braking done, saw that Reed was
sliding out, and I was like, ‘All right, I got the holeshot.’ The first
five laps I tried to really sprint, ride smooth with minimal
mistakes. After that, I took a look behind me, and saw Demuth
was behind me. I got a little bit of a gap, and just tried to keep it
right there and hold it with a smart, good pace, and it worked
out.” full story on vitalmx.com