Ryan Dungey great showing in Round 4 of the AMA Supercross

Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey put in another great showing in Round 4 of the AMA Supercross on Saturday night to finish in fourth place to maintain his top finishes and hold onto the red number plate. Factory teammate Marvin Musquin also excelled in the Lites class to be on the podium in second.

Dungey had a strong showing at Oakland in the early afternoon, earning second fastest lap time of the combined practice sessions. He topped his impressive practice time with his first heat win of the season in the opening SX class heat race to lead from holeshot to checkered flag for the top gate pick in the main event.

While he failed to get away cleanly in the main and rounded the first corner in 12th position he quickly began to pick off riders even though the lead pack was pulling away. By the halfway point he was top five and in lap 12 he slipped by Andrew Short into fourth. Dungey’s speed and stamina were impressive throughout the twenty lap main but the time he spent through the pack had allowed the top three to pull out of reach.

Short 7th at Toronto Supercross

Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider Andrew Short made the best of what could have been a disastrous weekend with a come from behind climb through the pack to earn 7th overall at the twelfth round of the AMA Supercross Series in Toronto, Canada.
Short had unfortunate luck in his heat when he suffered a mechanical problem and was forced to withdraw from the race and head to the last chance qualifier. His teammate, Mike Alessi came from a bad start in the same heat to move into the final qualifying position to earn a spot on the main event gate.
“I was nervous heading to the LCQ because I haven’t been to one since 2008,” commented Short. “But it went well and I got a good start from the outside, made some safe passes to move into the lead and took the win to get my Red Bull/KTM into the main event.”

Roczen race Daytona SX

Roczen Announces Plans to Race Daytona SX and Return to Europe for the World Champion
There has been a lot of press circulating around the 16 year-old German Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider, Ken Roczen, after earning his first U.S. podium in the AMA West Lites Supercross class at Anaheim 2 and breaking into the top ten in the premiere class the following weekend. The question now, is what lies ahead for this young superstar?
To start, Roczen spent the majority of the morning riding around for the news cameras to promote this weekend’s San Diego Supercross where he will return to his KTM 250 SX-F in the West Lites SX class before he begins preparation for the MX2 World Championship back in Europe.

Roczen first AMA Supercross Lites podium

Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider Ken Roczen snaps his first podium in the AMA West Supercross Lites class at the fifth round of the series in Anaheim, CA.
From the moment Roczen set foot on the Anaheim 2 track he felt confident. “I liked the track right from the start today. It really suited my style and I was able to throw some pretty big whips right from the start,” stated a smiling Roczen.
Roczen had success in both timed practice sessions earning the third fastest time in the first session and the 5th fastest in the second to earn a decent gate pick in his heat.

With a great jump off the start of the second heat, Roczen rounded the first corner in 3rd position