AMA-SX: Brayton makes SX podium while Tickle toasts Lites victory

RACE REPORT 26/04/2010 Brayton makes SX podium while Tickle toasts Lites victory Brayton starts in Seattle 2010 YZ450F and YZ250F technology were apparent in the winner's circle in front of more than 51,000 spectators at Qwest Field, Seattle as Muscle Milk JGR's Justin Brayton earned his first ever podium finish with 3rd place in the AMA Supercross/FIM World Championship and Broc Tickle was delighted with a maiden victory in the West Coast Lites. The fifteenth round of seventeen saw the series head to the tip of the west coast and the uncovered venue in Seattle that presented a rutty and technical layout to the riders after some typically inclement weather in the days leading up to the meeting. The 39th Main Event to start in Seattle witnessed mistakes and relatively lengthy lap-times as the riders battled the conditions. Although Brayton could not give Yamaha their first win in the city since 1998 he did snare a chance to reach second at one stage after an error by new champion Ryan Dungey. Brayton was not immune to the difficultly of the terrain and was relegated to 3rd by the end of the 20 lap sprint. "I've had a lot of ups and downs and in St. Louis I really thought it was my night, but it wasn't to be last week," he said. "This week, it was really tough but I think the key to the night was the starts; I got good starts tonight and that helped a lot." San Manuel Yamaha's Josh Hill is still struggling with a rib injury and did not complete the race after nine laps. Two Six MX Racing's Michael Byrne was 7th and Motoconcept Yamaha's Kyle Chisholm was the third YZ450F rider in the top ten with 10th spot. Tickle on the podium In the penultimate outing for the West Coast Lites campaigners Yamaha Star Racing's Broc Tickle was able to put the YZ250F on top of the podium for the first time in two years after he capitalised on incidents to title contenders Jake Weimer and Trey Canard to escape with the Main Event. He led for almost the entire distance for a debut triumph Indoors. "During the break I did a bunch of outdoor testing with the team and then when I came back to riding supercross two weeks ago, I felt fresh," he said. "It definitely feels good and now that I've done it, I want to keep working towards being the best - not racing for podiums, or top-fives, or top-tens, but to win. Winning is what this is all about, and that's what I want to keep doing." Josh Hill is now 5th in the championship but still has a chance of reaching the top four while he heads Brayton in 6th and the injured and absent Ivan Tedesco in 7th. Tickle is 4th in the Lites standings and 11 points from second place. The penultimate round of the 2010 contest will take place at the Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City next Saturday. The West Coast Lites will finish in Utah but Las Vegas will host the traditions West-East Shootout in two weeks time. Circuit Length: n/a Crowd: 51,544 Weather: Dry Last Years Winner: Ryan Villopoto 2010 AMA-SX Seattle, WA 26/04/2010 Race 1 - 20 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Kevin Windham Honda USA 21'37.338 2 Thomas Hahn Suzuki USA 0'22.670 3 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 0'28.839 4 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 0'47.347 5 David D Millsaps Honda USA 0'54.477 6 Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 0'57.128 7 Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 0'58.178 8 Chad Reed Kawasaki AUS 0'58.178 9 Andrew Short Honda USA 1'08.146 10 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA -1Laps 11 Matt Boni Honda USA -1Laps 12 Jason Lawrence Yamaha USA -1Laps 13 Kyle Cunningham Yamaha USA -1Laps 14 Justin Keeney Kawasaki USA -1Laps 15 Chris Blose Honda USA -2Laps 19 Josh Hill Yamaha USA -11Laps Rider Standings 24/04/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 320 2. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 266 3. Kevin Windham Honda USA 248 4. David D Millsaps Honda USA 231 5. Josh Hill Yamaha USA 227 6. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 211 7. Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA 183 8. Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 174 9. Thomas Hahn Suzuki USA 161 10. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 147 11. Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 145 12. Andrew Short Honda USA 114 13. Trey Canard Honda USA 103 14. Chris Blose Honda USA 101 15. Jason Thomas Suzuki USA 69 17. Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 67 18. Jason Lawrence Yamaha USA 62 20. James Stewart Yamaha USA 51 25. Dan Reardon Yamaha USA 25 28. Weston Peick Yamaha USA 17 32. Kyle Cunningham Yamaha USA 8 34. Kyle Regal Yamaha USA 7 44. Josh Grant Yamaha USA 1 Manufacturer Standings 24/04/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Suzuki 324 2. Honda 312 3. Kawasaki 307 4. Yamaha 289 5. KTM 3 Yamaha Racing Communications Barentszplein 4B / 1013 NJ Amsterdam / The Netherlands T. +31 (0) 20 625 6539 E. office@yrc.nl W. www.yamaha-racing.com © Copyright Yamaha 2010 | Unsubscribe